Resources

[ 01 ] Affinity Photo and design suite for markup, thumbnails, and graphics. affinity.studio ↗ [ 02 ] Blender 4.5 LTS Core 3D software for the course. blender.org ↗ [ 03 ] DaVinci Resolve Video editing, audio editing, color grading, and VFX. blackmagicdesign.com ↗ [ 04 ] GIMP Open-source image manipulation and paintover work. gimp.org ↗ [ 05 ] Inkscape Open-source vector art tool and Illustrator alternative. inkscape.org ↗ [ 06 ] Krita Open-source digital painting app. krita.org ↗ [ 07 ] Materialize Turns flat images into usable 3D material maps. boundingboxsoftware.com ↗ [ 08 ] MediaInfo Reads detailed format, codec, and tag metadata for media files. mediaarea.net ↗ [ 09 ] OBS Studio Screen recording, livestreaming, and lesson demos. obsproject.com ↗ [ 10 ] PureRef Reference board tool with a low-cost personal license option. pureref.com ↗

[ 01 ] AmbientCG CC0. Models, HDRIs, and materials. ambientcg.com ↗ [ 02 ] IES Library IES photometric profiles and lighting data. ieslibrary.com ↗ [ 03 ] Poly Haven CC0. Models, HDRIs, and materials. polyhaven.com ↗ [ 04 ] TextureCan CC0. Materials and surface imperfections. texturecan.com ↗ [ 05 ] Texture Ninja Textures. Created by Joost Vanhoutte. texture.ninja ↗

[ 01 ] Blender Guru Beginner-friendly flagship tutorials youtube.com ↗ [ 02 ] Grant Abbitt Practical modeling and beginner drills youtube.com ↗ [ 03 ] Christopher 3D Focused workflow and rendering breakdowns youtube.com ↗

[ 01 ] Course Brief PDF Printable overview and study map 3dwest.org/assets ↗ [ 02 ] Shortcut Cheatsheet One-page Blender quick reference 3dwest.org/assets ↗ [ 03 ] Starter Scene Pack Base scene files for lesson practice 3dwest.org/assets ↗ [ 04 ] Color Palette (.ase) Shared accent and UI swatches 3dwest.org/assets ↗