In this video, learn to use the brand new Population add-on for Blender to quickly generate animated characters and crowds in your Blender models!
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 – Introduction
0:11 – Where to find Population
1:44 – Installing/Enabling Population
3:20 – Adding Individual Characters
6:35 – Color and Character randomization
8:18 – Animating individual characters along a path
9:50 – Adding crowds – classic mode
13:02 – Adding crowds – cluster mode
14:52 – Walking and Running crowds – Follow Curve mode
16:31 – Adding crowds on a grid with grid mode
17:33 – Easy stadium crowds with stadium mode!
