Rainbow morph animation

3D Model

This is a free Blender resource I created to encourage people who are just starting out with 3D animation. The basic principles shown here have a wide range of potential uses, from game design, to scientific presentation.

Some of the concepts include:

• Rotation/translation using [Actions]
• Morphing using [Shape keys] & the Shrinkwrap modifier
• Texture mapping using [UV coordinates] & [Materials]
• Procedural texure animation using [Nodes]

For instance, I’ve animated some of my models to demonstrate:

• projection mapping: projecting a texture from a sphere onto an irregular asteroid surface
• timelapse evolution: morphing through 3 scanned baking phases of a fruit tart
• fossil recovery: isolating and reconstructing a fractured dinosaur skull
• rigid body physics: simulating the accretion of an asteroid

Happy modelling / scanning & animating!