Classes, Courses & Events

Hi! Here you find a list of Events, where you can take part and learn. I’m looking forward to seeing you there in order to start or accompany your path as an Artist in Blender, Godot, or Unity.

So if you are interested in learning and taking one of these opportunities to learn with a group of other enthusiastic artist, please do not hesitate to write me for more information (info (at) pixeltrain.net)

Wishing you all the best!
Yours,
Helge

Upcoming Events & Courses

Godot – Godot Engine Fundamentals of 2D Game Development, Jan. 30 + Jan. 31, 2025
Godot – Building 3D Games with Godot Engine, Apr. 03 + Apr. 04, 2025

>> Introduction to Blender – Jan. 23 + Jan. 24, 2025

In cooperation with Visualisierungsakademie Schweiz I will teach you online taking your first steps in Blender (in German) -> https://visualisierungs-akademie.ch/bildung/blender-einfuehrungskurs/

On request I also teach this online course in English. Please do not hesitate to ask your questions (info(at)pixeltrain.net).

Some of the topics you learn in this course:

Getting to know the Blender Infrastructure
Installation, AddOns and Konfiguration
User-Interface and Navigation
Scene-Organisation, Outlines, Collections
Polygone-Modeling Techniques
Working with Curves & Surfaces
Modifier
SubDivision Surfaces
UV Editor
Lightening, Types of Lights, Previews
Camera & Physical Setting
Materials & Shader
Using Textures
Photorealism & PBR
Preview with Eevee (Realtime)
Using Shading Workspace
Rendersettings with Eevee and Cycles
Final Rendering
Simple Compositing in the Compositing Workspace
Introduction to Sculpting Workspace
First Keyframes and Animationen
Rendering of Animations

>> Rendering with Eevee and Cycles, Febr. 20 + Febr. 21, 2025

In cooperation with Visualisierungsakademie Schweiz I will give an Online-Training on Rendering in Blender (in German) -> https://visualisierungs-akademie.ch/bildung/blender-vertiefung/

On request I also teach this online course in English. Please do not hesitate to ask your questions (info(at) pixeltrain.net).

Two days of intensive advanced training for everyone who wants to use Blender to create sophisticated materials and visualizations for architecture, product design, games & film.
In addition to photorealistic rendering, you will also learn techniques for non-photorealistic rendering for animation, motion design, manga, comics and architecture / product sketching.

Some of the topics you learn in this course:

CyclesX Render-Engine for Photorealism
Physical Lighting and physical settings in Cameras
Eevee for Realtime Rendering
Using the powerful Asset Manager for Objects, Materials, Light- & World setups
Deep dive into the Shader Editor
Building complex Shaders
PBR Workflows
Creating photorealistic Materials
Architecture- & Design Materials
Photorealistic Lighting through HDRIs, World Settings and Light Sources
Advanced Cycles features like Micropolygon Displacement, AOVs, LightGroups, Caustics
Introduction to Sculpting & Color Attributes for detailing Objects
Detail-Sculpting & Baking of Normals and Displacement
Introduction to Texture Painting in Blender
Introduktion to Grease Pencil
Image-Finishing with the internal Compositor
Exchange with Photoshop, Affinity Photo, After Effects, Fusion & NUKE
Internal Freestyle Renderer for Sketch & Toon
Creating Freestyle Materials
Creating Comic Shader
Refining Comic & Manga styles in the Compositor

For further information, please visit this website:
https://visualisierungs-akademie.ch/bildung/blender-vertiefung/

>> Blender Animation Training, Mar. 06 + Mar. 07, 2025

In cooperation with Visualisierungsakademie Schweiz I will give an Online-Training on Animation & Rigging in Blender -> „Introduction to Animation and Rigging“

On request I also teach this online course in English. Please do not hesitate to ask your questions (info(at) pixeltrain.net).

You learn how to work with the powerful Animation Tools of Blender. You get to know helpful add-ons for MotionGraphics and Rigging and you build your first technical and organic animation rigs. We bring camera animations to life and also learn how to export these animations for game engines like Unity, Unreal or Godot. You will get to know Timeline, Dopesheet, Graph Editor, NLA, Shapes and Drivers.

Overview of topics of this online class:

Important Blender Concepts for Animators & Riggers
Project Settings for Animation
Blender Timeline
Keying, Keying Sets & Autokeys
Channels & Keyframes in the Dopesheet
Making of Playblasts
Motion Path Tool
Graph Editor & F-Curves
Interpolation & Handles
Curves Modifiers
Channel Groups
Basics of Rigging
Armatures
Building Rigs for mechanical / organic Objects
Bone Layers, Bone Groups & Bendy Bones
Binding Meshes & Weight-Painting
IK Setups
Poses
Shape Keys
Working with Constraints
Drivers & Expressions
Action Editor & Blender’s Action System
Pose Libraries
Asset Manager
NLA System
Working with Audio
Basics of Grease Pencil

For further information, please visit this website:
https://visualisierungs-akademie.ch/bildung/blender-animation/

>> Blender Modeling Training, Feb. 06 + Feb. 07, 2025

In cooperation with Visualisierungsakademie Schweiz I will give an Online-Training on Polygon Modeling in Blender. Build your virtual worlds and projects in Blender! Learn how to create professional models from concept to finished 3D model with Blender. For games, product presentations and 3D visualization.

On request I also teach this online course in English. Please do not hesitate to ask your questions (info(at) pixeltrain.net).

In this workshop you will learn about the complete Blender modeling toolset and how to use it efficiently in practice. We work on several complete scenes with different models at increasing levels of difficulty so that you get an optimal insight into all the important techniques of Blender modeling.

The main aspects of the course are:

HardSurface Modeling in Blender
Subdivision Surface Modeling in Blender
Clean polygon topology
Working with UVs
Baking of high polygon objects

For further information, please visit this website:
https://visualisierungs-akademie.ch/de/kurs/blender-modelingkurs

>> Godot – Fundamentals of Game Development, Jan. 30 + Jan. 31, 2025

In cooperation with Visualisierungsakademie Schweiz I will give an Online-Training on Godot Engine Fundamentals for 2D & 3D Games. Learn how to build your own 2d games in Godot!

On request I also teach this online course in English. Please do not hesitate to ask your questions (info(at) pixeltrain.net).

The main aspects of the course are:

Get to know Godot as a feature-rich 2D & 3D game engine, as well as the basics of 2D & 3D game design / development
Understand the different render engines and project settings in Godot for desktop, mobile and web
Build a solid understanding of coding in GDScript
Understand nodes and the structure of complex levels / scenes
Instancing and controlling enemies
Capture user inputs from the keyboard, game pads and react to them
Get to know signals, callbacks and custom signals
Working with 2D art, pixel art, sprites and tilesets
Working with animations, audio and particles
Building user interfaces, start and end screens
Exporting and publishing the finished game

For further information, please visit this website:
https://visualisierungs-akademie.ch/de/kurs/godot-einfuhrungskurs/110d03e5-680d-414d-9521-7d46567f0712

>> Godot – Building 3D Games with Godot Engine, Apr. 03 + Apr. 04, 2025

In cooperation with Visualisierungsakademie Schweiz I will give an Online-Training on Godot Engine Building 3D Games. Learn how to build your own 3d games in Godot!

On request I also teach this online course in English. Please do not hesitate to ask your questions (info(at) pixeltrain.net).

The main aspects of the course are:

Learn how to prototype 3D levels with greyboxing
Importing 3D objects, scenes and animations from Blender
Godot’s 3D physics with RigidBody3D, CharacterBody3D, collision shapes and forces
Illuminate scenes with skyboxes, 3D lights, real-time GI and light baking
Create exciting scenes with grid maps, environments and fog
PBR materials, shaders and textures
Advanced GDScript techniques such as classes, getters & setters, tweens & globals
3D player mechanics and movement in 3D space
First person and third person cameras and raycasting
Learn the Godot 3D animation system with AnimationPlayer, AnimationTree, libraries and state machines
Opponents with NavMeshes and AI
Working with spatial audio
Creating UIs, scores, Lives, inventory and viewports
Introduction to programming your own shaders