Intermediate
Michael Flood
A hands-on exploration of procedural design and emergent form creation using Blender's powerful toolset to generate unexpected visual outcomes.
COURSE OVERVIEW
MODULE
1
Setting Up for Generative Play
MODULE
2
Procedural Form-Finding
MODULE
3
Emergent Aesthetics
MODULE
4
Curating & Exporting
What you’ll get
3D sketching and visual idea generation
Procedural form-finding using modifiers & generative techniques
Building simple node-based geometry generators in Geometry Nodes
Exploring silhouettes, negative spaces & emergent shapes
Developing a playful, curiosity-driven creative workflow
Concept development for installations, sculptures, and digital works
Before you start
Decent PC
Beginner / Intermediate Blender knowledge
WHAT YOU’LL WALK AWAY WITH
Knowledge You’ll Gain
How procedural and generative systems create form in Blender.
The role of modifiers, geometry nodes, and randomness in design.
Techniques for guiding emergence rather than controlling every detail.
Ways to read and refine unexpected visual outcomes.
Perspectives That May Shift
3D as a sketchbook for ideas, not just a tool for finished renders.
Accidents and surprises as creative material, not mistakes.
Process and iteration as the real source of original forms.
Skills You’ll Develop
Building flexible, non-destructive modifier and node setups.
Generating and steering emergent shapes with intention.
Curating, refining, and exporting a cohesive body of work.
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