# Create Animated 3D Blobs that React to Your Mouse (https://academy.spline.design/tutorials/create-animated-3d-blobs-that-react-to-your-mouse)

> A video tutorial from the Spline Academy.

- Product: Spline 3D
- Level: beginner
- Duration: 11 min 45 s
- Published: 2025-04-20
- Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l32kDk5DU00
- Part of: [Spline 101 | Build Your First Interactive Scene](https://academy.spline.design/collections/spline-101-build-your-first-interactive-scene.md)

## About this tutorial

In this beginner-friendly tutorial, we’ll start from scratch and learn how to create colorful, animated, and interactive 3D blobs, using Shape Blend.

We’ll walk you through some easy tips for applying colors and textures to create smooth transitions and natural-looking gradients.

Plus, we’ll explore how to add interactive events, like changing the shape of the blob when you hover over it.

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## Chapters

- [0:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l32kDk5DU00&t=0s) Intro
- [0:24](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l32kDk5DU00&t=24s) Creating a Blob with Shape Blend
- [1:31](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l32kDk5DU00&t=91s) Adding Colors
- [3:21](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l32kDk5DU00&t=201s) Adding Glow Effects and Textures
- [5:20](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l32kDk5DU00&t=320s) Animating Our Blob
- [6:49](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l32kDk5DU00&t=409s) How to Make the Animation Loop
- [8:32](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l32kDk5DU00&t=512s) Interactive Effect with Cursor
- [9:44](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l32kDk5DU00&t=584s) Quick Tips
- [10:38](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l32kDk5DU00&t=638s) Other Examples of Interactive Scenes with Shape Blend
- [11:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l32kDk5DU00&t=660s) Our Spline Community
- [11:05](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l32kDk5DU00&t=665s) Be Our Next Designer of the Week!

## Related documentation

- [Shape Blend](https://docs.spline.design/designing-in-3-d/shape-blend)
- [Materials & Shading](https://docs.spline.design/#%F0%9F%8C%88-materials-&-shading)
- [How state-based animation works](https://docs.spline.design/interaction-states-events-and-actions/how-state-based-animation-works)
- [Follow Event](https://docs.spline.design/interaction-states-events-and-actions/events/follow-event)