The Bell of Souls - Blender 5 Cinematic Masterclass (Patreon)

Dive into a complete cinematic journey and create a haunting short animation entirely in Blender 5 – from a blank scene to a finished film that feels like real cinema.

Starting with a single sketch, we build a ruined mountain bell tower and its massive ancient bell, adding centuries of damage through fast sculpting, optimized baking, and layered texturing with the free Ucupaint add-on. The heart of the project is the sweeping animated camera flight – natural pacing, perfect framing, and subtle breathing that drives every decision from day one.

We craft drifting fog and falling snow in separate scenes for lightning-fast renders, use smart lighting tricks for mood and depth, and finish with powerful post-production in Blender 5’s revolutionary Video Sequencer Compositor with live cache playback.

Blocking the Main Object (19:47)

Camera and Animation (17:52)

Finish Environment Blocking (02:18)

Sculpting tools (15:51)

Baking Sculpted Details (11:36)

Sculpting Environment Cliff and Mountains (16:42)

Light and Texture Paint - Ucupaint (17:03)

Texture Paint - Snow material (09:46)

Light and Texture paint - The Bell (08:12)

Texture Paint - Weathered Streaks (02:35)

Texture Paint - Environment (12:13)

Light and Sky (8:50)

Depth of Field and Motion Blur (09:08)

Mist and Light (15:48)

VFX Fog and Haze (17:12)

VFX Snow (14:25)

Render settings and Render Farm (13:12)

VSE Compositing Final Animation (28:16)

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