How I Animated this 3D CINEMATIC Scene in Blender!

Learn how I animated this 3D Dragon Scene in Blender! This was my entry to the Pwnisher VFX CGI Render competition challenge Boss Fight. Here is a narrated animation breakdown behind the scenes of how I made it! I learnt a lot from this project that I can't wait to use for future animations, and I hope you enjoy the video!
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[@Achilless1]

This man just made blender look easy. Respect!

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you so much glad you like it! :)

[@grindordie3336]

He said it took 3 weeks to get 5 seconds!

[@peterdesigns]

The way you animated that emisive design was incredible would like more of an indepth tutorail on that for sure! Great job!

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you so much! :)

[@FynnGB]

@@lewisanimation would love to see that as well!

[@all3ngaming407]

@@lewisanimation i wanna see that too!

[@gameplayontamil2879]

yes i really liked that part man. can u make video about that.. looks fire!

[@doroshenko6473]

@@lewisanimation We need a tutorial!

[@user-dw6nd5kx9v]

that's what a generalist means

[@atch300]

I really love your method of creating a matte painting. It looks so good yet its less time consuming than modeling.

[@FM-lo9vv]

Completely awesome. Big budget feature film grade for sure!

[@judedarby7506]

Lewis disappears when we need him most

[@wwklnd]

Absolutely stunning! I ended up not having time to work much on my animation and couldn't finish it on time, so I'm thinking about turning it into something slightly different, but this is a wonderful example of where smart work within set boundaries can get you!

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you so much! Like most projects it was certainly still getting more and more rushed as the deadline approached :)

[@PJZ]

Just starting my Blender jouney but this is an INCREDIBLE inspiration. Amazing work.

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you so much! Good luck on your Blender journey, it's one of the best decisions I ever made and I hope it is for you too :)

[@Misterred-GW2]

What a good breakdown! so clear, so statifying to watch. And a beautiful result aswell! Please do continue these types of video's, with voice over and showing your process.

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you so much I really appreciate it :) More videos like this on the way!

[@erik_james]

Dude, that looks amazing/mindblowing/excellent/awesome/woderful - and many many other synonyms! I couldn't even imagine how much experience man should have to literally repeat the entire production pipeline used in big studios with many different kinds of professionals. And not only repeat but do it successfully and get awesome result at the end. I can definitely tell you - "My dream is to be able to do the same stuff".

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you so much I really appreciate it! Most of the techniques used are from youtube tutorials so it's really the Blender community I have to thank for sharing the knowledge. Good luck on your 3D journey and thank you for the comment :)

[@inmalopez8692]

We need a full course of this scene creation asap!!! 🔥

[@3dMistri]

So many techniques we got aware, days of work explained in 5 minutes, thanks for making this breakdown video...

[@lewisanimation]

Happy to help! Thank you for watching :)

[@John-ru4iz]

I've just started trying to learn Blender and 3D animation like, last week, and stuff like this is what I want to ultimately create. It's easy to see how much I have to learn!

[@lewisanimation]

Most of the techniques were learnt from KZbin tutorials so there's a lot of info out there for Blender! Just takes some time and consistency :)

[@ARUSHROBLOX]

Man I don’t even know blender this much in depth but THIS FIVE MINUTES.. just five!! Taught me like so much even though this isn’t a tutorial And I was am amazed to see the end result of all the boss fight renders This one’s my favourite

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you so much! Really glad you found the video helpful :)

[@mwauraerick]

2 things I love about this: The cloth sim and the emissive pattern design

[@lewisanimation]

Amazing! Glad you like it :)

[@Oybek554]

after seeing your work, my interest in blender increased even more 👍

[@lewisanimation]

That's amazing! Glad you like it :)

[@hardiksoni6546]

breathtaking

[@Ben_CY123]

This maybe one of the most detailed boss challenge breakdown/tutorial. Thanks you for share!💪

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you so much :) Glad you like it!

[@patrickmuenster]

Impressive job. But what excited me the most is the animation and the glow effect of the clothes. Just awesome! I have to try this.

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you! Glad you liked it, I hope it goes well for you :)

[@companyomidayendeh5325]

This art of making realistical vfx is so phenomenal. It motivated me alot. Thank you so much❤🎉

[@lewisanimation]

Amazing!! I'm really happy to hear that :)

[@cliq7513]

My goodness this was amazing! Thanks for the breakdown and well done.

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you very much :) Glad you liked it!

[@AdenMackdaddy]

This in one of the most inspiring things I've seen all year! Thank you for sharing man!

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you so much it really means a lot! Glad you enjoyed :)

[@yamil9015]

That's just epic. it's amazing!

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you very much! :)

[@ILikeAmazingThings]

That clothing on the character with the appearing symbols is dope!

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you! Glad you like it :)

[@MiDaY_i]

Amazing work bro! this is studio level quality by one man!

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you very much :) Really glad you like it!

[@LarsLegacy]

This is absolutley stunning!

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you so much! :)

[@nicoprothanimator6529]

Amazing !!

[@fived9424]

Amazing! You make it look easy

[@lewisanimation]

Amazing!! Thank you so much I really appreciate your support it really means a lot :) Really glad you like the video and I hope you find my future videos entertaining and helpful! :D

[@DesignSantos17]

Perfect !

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you!

[@BlueBerryFTW]

Truly remarkable work. Very informative as well. I'm feeling very inspired after watching this. You also did a great job of making this video engaging.

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you so much! Really happy to hear it's inspired you :)

[@engineersquad]

Amazing work and perfect explanation.

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you very much! :)

[@RobinPittelkow]

Wow, beautifully done! Hope to see you again in the next challenge!

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you very much! :)

[@filmeric-films]

AMAZING! So nice work! Hopefully you were in the top 100!

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you so much! :)

[@Brockolii]

Wow, I need a whole real-time workflow tutorial of this! That was insane! Great job!

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you very much! :)

[@enriquebarrios6245]

one of the best

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you! :)

[@gabrielmoro3d]

This is stunning. Great breakdown.

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you very much! :)

[@FunnyAmped]

Always loved your videos. It's just a different style, like the Lewis style.

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you so much! That's exactly what I've been trying to do so I'm very happy you think so :)

[@Chilloveque]

SO much knowledge condensed into one beautiful piece of work! Amazing job man, really cool to watch!

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you I really appreciate it :)

[@Chilloveque]

@@lewisanimation bro, keep going strong! I wish I had enough motivation to learn more of this :)

[@lewisanimation]

@@Chilloveque It's mainly just consistency over time and you'll get there! Most of this was learnt from KZbin tutorials, it just takes a bit of time to get there! :)

[@blockschmidt]

i am blown away, crazy 10/10

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you glad you like it! :)

[@Bellator_of_the_Shadow]

Awesome!

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you!

[@yorivisuals]

Amazing breakdown, thanks for this.

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you :) Glad you like it!

[@horoscin]

Amazing work, I'm surprised that you didn't get to the top 100. You have such a good workflow and a good optimization of the scene, thanks for the breakdown, I'm going to try your workflow next time

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you so much really glad you like it :) I hope this workflow goes well for you!

[@sctoonz8552]

@horoscin please where can I find the top 100?

[@RaffoVFX]

Nice breakdown, that creature is amazing!

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you :) Glad you like it!

[@sagarpandita371]

Mind blastinggggg

[@lewisanimation]

:)

[@MrFour4th]

Dude this is freaking awesome! As a concept artist. This is what we aspire to be

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate it :)

[@SirPanda47]

Outstanding breakdown!

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you :) Glad you like it!

[@vnt956]

Wow this is so good😍 I have learned a lot from you!!

[@lewisanimation]

Amazing! Happy to help :)

[@HussainBassam]

I'm so mad at the youtube algorithm for not showing me your videos sooner! this was very impressive! Can't wait to binge watch your other videos now haha

[@lewisanimation]

Welcome to the channel! I hope my current and future videos live up to expectations! :D

[@mists_of_time]

Love it!

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you! :)

[@rainv974]

This is amazing as always!

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you very much! :)

[@snakeverg9390]

Very inspirational and useful video, I'm happy youtube recommended you

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you :) Glad you enjoyed!

[@harshh8196]

This is More than the audience demands.

[@lewisanimation]

Just happy people are enjoying the videos! :D

[@Movilavideo]

really fantastic! Great work!

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you so much! :)

[@Agent-57]

Just starting to learn blender and this is Godly to see. Suscribed

[@lewisanimation]

Amazing! Blender is an incredible piece of software to learn. Welcome to the channel! :D

[@yhiu92]

thank you, i learned so much from this breakdown. one thing miss is staging. the dragon move and the cloth's glowing effect happened in the same time. we focus on the dragon and didn't see the cloth at the first glance. I hope you can make another awesome next time!

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you very much! And I completely agree, the effects would look a lot better being able to focus on one part then the other, it would've probably overall worked better in a small sequence instead of one shot. Thank you for your feedback :)

[@KevinMerinoCreations]

Excellent work!👏👏👏

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you so much! :)

[@sakugaaddictraunak5919]

The cloth design lighting animation is cool but kinda remains unnoticed due to day lighting it will do great in dark lighting anyway great work learned a lot

[@blenderconch]

Damn! That is some excellent work!

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you so much! :)

[@nossacamera]

Incredible work! And the breakdown is amazing!! 👏

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed :)

[@GlitchmanVGM]

This is epic!! I hope I will someday learn how to make amazing works of art like this in Blender! It's a long learning process, but I'm willing to put in the time and effort! 😁

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you so much! That's a really great approach to have, most of this was learnt from KZbin tutorials so the info is out there, it just takes time and consistency. Really good luck on your Blender journey! :)

[@siemensohm]

crazy. amazing work

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you :)

[@nisharupapara3695]

Amazing work. Very informative. I'm feeling very inspired after watching this. please can you give us your next tutorials in depth?

[@lorenzocasciaro3717]

Amazing work and great explanation!

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you very much! :)

[@tony_cgivfx]

Lots of great stuff here, well done!

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you :) Glad you like it!

[@saadalarifi8144]

There's no way this didn't make it to the top 100 in the boss fight challenge I just watched the video and your render was not there howw its so good

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you so much! I do think there's a lot of story elements and extra effects that I wanted to add that could've taken it to the next level :)

[@fortissimoX]

Amazing! Thanks for sharing!

[@lewisanimation]

You're very welcome! :)

[@ahmedabdalla970]

Wow!

[@lewisanimation]

:)

[@VFXBlend_yt]

Great Job.

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you!

[@br11bronc34]

insane🔥

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you :)

[@gehriggosselin9468]

ah man this is great! Would love to see more in depth on your multi-res workflow, that's a part of blender I feel like I rarely see touched...

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you :) I'll see if I can include more info on it in future videos. Most of it is just doing a base high res sculpt, retopologizing that mesh to make it low res, adding a multi-res to the retopology subdividing it a few times, then add a shrinkwrap modifier targeting the high res sculpt, then apply it and it puts that detail onto the multi-res layer, so you've now got an animatable mesh with detail kept in the modifier. Then to texture it I UV unwrap the low res mesh, duplicate it and apply the modifier on the duplicate so I'm texturing on a high res model but the textures still work on the original with the multi res

[@KPCStudioOfficial]

​​@@lewisanimationyour videos motivated me to learn animation, can you tell me how much time do I need to learn animation like you ? I was working as judge so I need to manage time to learn animation. Edit: hope you will answer to me

[@lewisanimation]

@@KPCStudioOfficial Amazing to hear you've liked my videos! Animation is a really great thing to learn :) So I've been learning Blender for about 3.5 years now. It depends on what type of animations you want to make as to how long it will take. It's taken a while for me because I want to create quite complex scenes, but you may find your niche sooner. It definitely is a years long process to develop the skills to a high level and to find your own style, but I will always say that it's worth it!

[@uesleimenezes9489]

nice job sir!!

[@scenefiller]

masterful work 🙂

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you! :)

[@proathome]

Amazing work!

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you!

[@ImRaynosaurus33]

super underated channel. Keep going!

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you so much I really appreciate it :)

[@beaustine6093]

Incredible work. Keep it going! 🤘🏻

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you so much will do! :)

[@HomieOficial]

CRAZY GOOD

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you! :)

[@sprigganforce174]

I just started today making the Blender Guru's Doughnut and im picking it up quite fast. this inspires me to keep making my cylinder sprinkles xD watching this is amazing. great work!

[@lewisanimation]

Amazing! Learning Blender was one of the best decisions of my life and I hope it turns out the same for you, I wish you luck on your new journey! Really glad you enjoyed the video :)

[@sprigganforce174]

@@lewisanimation Thank you! it really is a great pleasure when you create something from start to finish! WHAT to create next! haha

[@ForcePF]

Seeing amazing work like this almost makes me want to give up 3D art, because I know I'll never be this good

[@lewisanimation]

Please don't give up! Getting to this stage has taken years of work and a lot of things went wrong along the way. A shot like this also takes a very long time to make too so definitely don't compare your current ability to it. It just takes some time to find your own niche and what you're good at and that you enjoy :)

[@ForcePF]

@@lewisanimation Thank you for the advice.😀

[@mohanplays]

Great work

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you! :)

[@MoreCreativeGFX]

great artwork

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you!

[@PlaymakersInTheFaith]

Great Work!

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you!

[@MadrasGamers]

😊thank you i really learned new things from this

[@lewisanimation]

No problem! Really glad it helps :)

[@RAAnimation]

great man

[@lewisanimation]

:)

[@ahmedkamal1901]

God bless you awesome Artist ❤

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you very much :)

[@electronicmusicartcollective]

Good work and explain, thanx

[@lewisanimation]

You are very welcome! :)

[@FreeW1ngs]

THANK YOUUUUUU!!!!! I wanted to model a creature for my story, and i couldn't find the thing that works for bones... NOW, CAUSE OF YOU, I KNOW. I LOVE YOUUUUUUUUUUU THANK YOU SO SO SO MUCHHHH

[@lewisanimation]

Amazing! Really happy to help, good luck with your creature story! :)

[@bd3d]

Awesome work!

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you so much! :)

[@rafales1525]

woow - very impressive - hats off ☺👏👏👏greate artwork ♥☺

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you so much :) Glad you like it!

[@jabumahlangu6830]

Holy crap! You're ages into the Blender future.

[@chrischart]

Top tier this mate - bravo!

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you so much! :)

[@wb2463]

This is honestly amazing work and I love how thoroughly you've broken it down here to show that even a super complex looking scene like this is actually created by a LOT of fairly simple techniques, just combined very well.

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you so much! Exactly most people already have a lot of the skills it's just learning how to combine them :)

[@cgimadesimple]

amazing dude ❤

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you!

[@DavesBrain]

amazing

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you!

[@weilouie5430]

excellent breakdown

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you :)

[@Drimsbaby]

I’m proud of you ❤️🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@lewisanimation]

Your comment made me very happy, thank you :)

[@subzero2971]

u r great bro

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you :) u r also great!

[@ChrisWalker-ol8et]

Bravo mate - really nice work

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you very much :)

[@brycecgi]

You’re insane 👍👍👍

[@lewisanimation]

:)

[@conorsvfx]

Great breakdown! I’d appreciate an even slower, step by step tutorial on how to do different techniques to get from high poly to low poly

[@lewisanimation]

Thank you :) There are quite a few good retopology tutorials on youtube, then I'd recommend also learning about the multiresolution modifier and the shrinkwrap modifier!

[@mrstanlez]

Very nice animation. What is a HW requirements(how much RAM, type of RAM, CPU, type CPU, type VGA, is laptop possible or not ?, time spend on animation, etc) for this animation ? Thnak you. Do not stop make it your perfect animations. I like it.