Particle systems, volume, physics simulations, and 3D animation.

This is a lot to learn when you’re just starting to learn 3D in Blender.

You can make a lot of cool things with these tools!

But first, how to use them correctly…

This is the difficult part and it can take a very long time to learn.

There are a lot of settings to understand to be able to make your animation work properly and not get weird bugs.

You can fully go in depth and follow 10-hour courses about these tools,

But, it’ll quickly become too confusing to understand for a beginner, you’ll get lost and never use them.

A simple way to start learning how to use these tools is by creating a cool project you can make in a few hours.

I created a project that I think is very good for beginners.

The steps are simple :

Use a volume to make a fluffy cloud

Use a particle system to create rain falling from the cloud

Use another particle system to create grass

Use physics to create dynamic water where the raindrops are going to create little waves

I made this 2-hour course about this project and you can follow it right now.

In this course, I teach you everything you need to know, step by step.

You’ll learn how to use volumetrics and displacements to make clouds,

Use different particle systems to make the rain and grass,

Use physics simulations to make the raindrops interact with the water,

Create the whole scene and render your 3D animation smoothly!