Comments on: Blender Training in Tokyo, Japan and Kassel, Germany http://www.blendernation.com/blender-training-in-tokyo-japan-and-kassel-germany/ Fresh Blender News, Every Day Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:06:38 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Tony http://www.blendernation.com/blender-training-in-tokyo-japan-and-kassel-germany/comment-page-1/#comment-412821 Tony Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:41:01 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/?p=5073#comment-412821 The workshop went great! Here are some pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/yoshizawa808/BlenderWorkshop2008111516?authkey=hiZDIcwe6F0 The workshop went great! Here are some pictures:

http://picasaweb.google.com/yoshizawa808/BlenderWorkshop2008111516?authkey=hiZDIcwe6F0

]]> By: Tony http://www.blendernation.com/blender-training-in-tokyo-japan-and-kassel-germany/comment-page-1/#comment-401231 Tony Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:57:36 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/?p=5073#comment-401231 Ah, I didn't know there were notifications... Cool stuff. Ah, I didn't know there were notifications… Cool stuff.

]]> By: Bart http://www.blendernation.com/blender-training-in-tokyo-japan-and-kassel-germany/comment-page-1/#comment-401190 Bart Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:56:21 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/?p=5073#comment-401190 I did :) (And most commenters above will also automatically get a notification of your message, by the way). Congratulations on filling the course! I did :) (And most commenters above will also automatically get a notification of your message, by the way).

Congratulations on filling the course!

]]> By: Tony http://www.blendernation.com/blender-training-in-tokyo-japan-and-kassel-germany/comment-page-1/#comment-401189 Tony Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:51:18 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/?p=5073#comment-401189 Not that anybody will see this little update, but as of today we filled the 10 person maximum for this course (still over a week off). So I guess that answers the question of whether there's a demand! We've got 2D animators, gamers, hobbyists, students, a high school teacher (whose students are interested in Blender so he wants to learn) a couple interior designers, and a biologist who wants to do animations of protein interactions. All in all should be a great course. Not that anybody will see this little update, but as of today we filled the 10 person maximum for this course (still over a week off). So I guess that answers the question of whether there's a demand! We've got 2D animators, gamers, hobbyists, students, a high school teacher (whose students are interested in Blender so he wants to learn) a couple interior designers, and a biologist who wants to do animations of protein interactions. All in all should be a great course.

]]> By: Tony http://www.blendernation.com/blender-training-in-tokyo-japan-and-kassel-germany/comment-page-1/#comment-386885 Tony Fri, 17 Oct 2008 23:58:55 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/?p=5073#comment-386885 @Maboule, the question of whether there's a demand takes care of itself. If there are not enough applicants for this workshop, we won't have the workshop, as I stated in the original post. What's nice is that the workshop is being promoted and hopefully it will reach people who might not otherwise have known what the possibilities are with Blender. For example, the notice was posted in an online community of animators, and one person signed up who is an experienced independent 2D animator but had never tried 3D. This is just the kind of person I would like to reach. As for material available on the net, I suspect you probably don't have a very good idea of what's available on the net in Japanese. There are some things, and I know where they are, and of course people are more than welcome to learn from them. I'm certainly not holding anybody back from teaching themselves. On the contrary, any seminar I give will include me giving all the pointers I can to where people can find other helpful tutorials and learning materials. 3D is certainly hard work, and teaching certainly should be done by people who know their stuff and can explain it. This is actually one of the reasons why the Blender Foundation Certified Trainer program was started. I do strongly encourage trainers and Blender educators to submit their material for certification. Becoming a certified trainer will not only bolster your own credentials but will also support the Blender Foundation and its efforts to raise the bar on Blender training around the world. @Maboule, the question of whether there's a demand takes care of itself. If there are not enough applicants for this workshop, we won't have the workshop, as I stated in the original post. What's nice is that the workshop is being promoted and hopefully it will reach people who might not otherwise have known what the possibilities are with Blender. For example, the notice was posted in an online community of animators, and one person signed up who is an experienced independent 2D animator but had never tried 3D. This is just the kind of person I would like to reach.

As for material available on the net, I suspect you probably don't have a very good idea of what's available on the net in Japanese. There are some things, and I know where they are, and of course people are more than welcome to learn from them. I'm certainly not holding anybody back from teaching themselves. On the contrary, any seminar I give will include me giving all the pointers I can to where people can find other helpful tutorials and learning materials.

3D is certainly hard work, and teaching certainly should be done by people who know their stuff and can explain it. This is actually one of the reasons why the Blender Foundation Certified Trainer program was started. I do strongly encourage trainers and Blender educators to submit their material for certification. Becoming a certified trainer will not only bolster your own credentials but will also support the Blender Foundation and its efforts to raise the bar on Blender training around the world.

]]> By: Maboule http://www.blendernation.com/blender-training-in-tokyo-japan-and-kassel-germany/comment-page-1/#comment-386844 Maboule Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:56:37 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/?p=5073#comment-386844 Ysvry: 150€ to learn to do that : http://home.deds.nl/~mp/expo/expo20.jpg or http://home.deds.nl/~mp/expo/expo11.jpg? Tony: Is there a demand? there is more material over the net than ever. Dvd videos have changed a lot the way of learning and reapplying technics. 3D is work, a lot of hard work, don't expect anybody coming to do 5% of BigBuckBunny. Teaching has to be done by real skilled peoples with experiences, not a guy who know how to apply a subsurf on a cube and connect two nodes. Ysvry: 150€ to learn to do that :
http://home.deds.nl/~mp/expo/expo20.jpg or http://home.deds.nl/~mp/expo/expo11.jpg?

Tony: Is there a demand? there is more material over the net than ever. Dvd videos have changed a lot the way of learning and reapplying technics.

3D is work, a lot of hard work, don't expect anybody coming to do 5% of BigBuckBunny.

Teaching has to be done by real skilled peoples with experiences, not a guy who know how to apply a subsurf on a cube and connect two nodes.

]]> By: Haunt_House http://www.blendernation.com/blender-training-in-tokyo-japan-and-kassel-germany/comment-page-1/#comment-386805 Haunt_House Fri, 17 Oct 2008 19:09:22 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/?p=5073#comment-386805 @maboule Before you can use Blender, you have to learn it. And some people take the convenience of a class to learn it. There's nothing wrong about that. And the most important quality for a teacher is not to be the greatest artist. There's a lot of highly talented people who cannot explain well, cannot make a pupil feel comfortable (which is important to keep their attention and motivation). You cannot hit beginners with nine texture channels and 6 modifiers on a mesh. And the few bucks I get from that are spent for project Steam Train. We'll see what that will do to the artistic output. Huge goals are started by small steps. cheers Haunt @maboule

Before you can use Blender, you have to learn it. And some people take the convenience of a class to learn it. There's nothing wrong about that.

And the most important quality for a teacher is not to be the greatest artist. There's a lot of highly talented people who cannot explain well, cannot make a pupil feel comfortable (which is important to keep their attention and motivation). You cannot hit beginners with nine texture channels and 6 modifiers on a mesh.

And the few bucks I get from that are spent for project Steam Train. We'll see what that will do to the artistic output. Huge goals are started by small steps.

cheers

Haunt

]]> By: Tony http://www.blendernation.com/blender-training-in-tokyo-japan-and-kassel-germany/comment-page-1/#comment-386634 Tony Fri, 17 Oct 2008 10:41:58 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/?p=5073#comment-386634 @temujin, I suspect he's actually not getting paid for his work ;) @temujin, I suspect he's actually not getting paid for his work ;)

]]> By: temujin http://www.blendernation.com/blender-training-in-tokyo-japan-and-kassel-germany/comment-page-1/#comment-386611 temujin Fri, 17 Oct 2008 09:41:07 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/?p=5073#comment-386611 never mind that guy maboule. he is probably a hired goon who's task is to drop flame comments every now and then using different names. never mind that guy maboule. he is probably a hired goon who's task is to drop flame comments every now and then using different names.

]]> By: terence http://www.blendernation.com/blender-training-in-tokyo-japan-and-kassel-germany/comment-page-1/#comment-386534 terence Fri, 17 Oct 2008 03:41:03 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/?p=5073#comment-386534 Tony - I'd love to come. I used to live in Tokyo and plan to be back for a couple of months in January, but I can't make it in November. (besides, my Japanese is pretty good, but not good enough for a seminar Tony – I'd love to come. I used to live in Tokyo and plan to be back for a couple of months in January, but I can't make it in November. (besides, my Japanese is pretty good, but not good enough for a seminar

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