Beginning Blender: Open Source 3D Modeling, Animation, and Game Design

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A new world of creative possibilities is opened by Blender, the most popular and powerful open source 3D and animation tool. Blender is not just free software; it is also?an important professional tool used in animated shorts, television commercials, and shows, as well as in?production for films like Spiderman 2.?Lance Flavell?s Beginning Blender will give you the skills to start shaping new?worlds and virtual characters, and perhaps lead you down a new professional path. Beginning Blender covers the Blender 2.5 release in-depth. The book starts with?the creation of simple figures using basic modeling and sculpting. It then?teaches?you how to bridge from modeling to animation, and from scene setup to texture creation and rendering, lighting, rigging, and ultimately, full animation. You will create and mix your own movie scenes, and?you will?even learn the basics of games logic and how to deal with games physics.? Whether you are new to modeling, animation, and game design, or whether you are simply new to Blender, this book will show you everything you need to know to get your 3D projects underway. What you?ll learn How to create models using sculpt mode, extrusion modeling, and more Go beyond playing with color to learn procedural texturing and UV mapping How to use light and depth of focus to make are realistic-looking model Adding rigging and realistic animation Using the compositor for movie mixing and?lip-syncing animations? How to put the games engine and physics to work to create full-featured games Who this book is for This book appeals to all who are starting out in 3D, animation, and games design. It also appeals to those who know about 2D design and photography and would like to expand their skill set. Table of Contents History and Installation The Interface Modeling Lighting and? Procedural Textures UV Mapping Curves and NURBS Basic Rigging and Animation Advanced Rigging Making Movies Particles and Physics The Game Engine Going Further Companies That Use Blender Blender and GPL Terms of Use GNU Public License OpenContent License Beginning Blender: Open Source 3D Modeling, Animation, and Game Design Author: Lance Flavel By: Apress ISBN10: 1430231262 ISBN13: 9781430231264

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A new world of creative possibilities is opened by Blender, the most popular and powerful open source 3D and animation tool. Blender is not just free software; it is also?an important professional tool used in animated shorts, television commercials, and shows, as well as in?production for films like Spiderman 2.?Lance Flavell?s Beginning Blender will give you the skills to start shaping new?worlds and virtual characters, and perhaps lead you down a new professional path.
Beginning Blender covers the Blender 2.5 release in-depth. The book starts with?the creation of simple figures using basic modeling and sculpting. It then?teaches?you how to bridge from modeling to animation, and from scene setup to texture creation and rendering, lighting, rigging, and ultimately, full animation. You will create and mix your own movie scenes, and?you will?even learn the basics of games logic and how to deal with games physics.?
Whether you are new to modeling, animation, and game design, or whether you are simply new to Blender, this book will show you everything you need to know to get your 3D projects underway. What you?ll learn
How to create models using sculpt mode, extrusion modeling, and more
Go beyond playing with color to learn procedural texturing and UV mapping
How to use light and depth of focus to make are realistic-looking model
Adding rigging and realistic animation
Using the compositor for movie mixing and?lip-syncing animations?
How to put the games engine and physics to work to create full-featured games Who this book is for
This book appeals to all who are starting out in 3D, animation, and games design. It also appeals to those who know about 2D design and photography and would like to expand their skill set. Table of Contents
History and Installation
The Interface
Modeling
Lighting and? Procedural Textures
UV Mapping
Curves and NURBS
Basic Rigging and Animation
Advanced Rigging
Making Movies
Particles and Physics
The Game Engine
Going Further
Companies That Use Blender
Blender and GPL Terms of Use
GNU Public License
OpenContent License
Beginning Blender: Open Source 3D Modeling, Animation, and Game Design
Author:
Lance Flavel
By:
Apress
ISBN10:
1430231262
ISBN13:
9781430231264