7:00–11:00 am PDT / 10:00 am–2:00 pm EDT

7:00–8:00 am PDT / 10:00–11:00 am EDT

Blender is an open-source 3D illustration program. We will learn how to use Blender from the very basics to advanced techniques for creating high-quality 3D illustrations for science communication. This is a 2-day workshop (4 hours on Saturday, 1 hour on Sunday).

Blender, an open-source 3D illustration program, blender.org

Scidart Academy | scidart.com | linkedin.com/in/rafeequemavoor

Rafeeque mavoor is a scientific illustrator. He works with researchers, developing illustrations for scientific publications and science communication projects. He completed a BS-MS dual degree with a major in chemistry from IISER Thiruvananthapuram (IISER TVM) in 2016 and has been working on scientific illustration and animation projects for 5 years at IISER TVM and IISER Pune. Later he conducted multiple science illustration workshops at IIT Gandhinagar, IIT Guwahati, IISER Bhopal, IISER TVM, IISER Pune, SciRio, Wow Science, and more. In 2021, He founded Scidart Academy, an online platform to help researchers learn graphic design for science communication. In the last nine months, the academy has trained more than 500 researchers and is looking forward to creating a change in the way researchers communicate their findings via illustrations.

Introduction to Blender