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

ISBN-13: 9781430231264 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 415 str.

Lance Flavell

Opis

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.

Spis treści

1. History and Installation
2. The Interface
3. Modeling
4. Lighting and  Procedural Textures
5. UV Mapping
6. Curves and NURBS
7. Basic Rigging and Animation
8. Advanced Rigging
9. Making Movies
10. Particles and Physics
11. The Game Engine
12. Going Further
13. Companies That Use Blender
14. Blender and GPL Terms of Use
15. GNU Public License
16. OpenContent License

O autorze

Lance Flavell is a 3D modeling and animation teacher with an animation diploma from Auckland's Media Design School in New Zealand. He has a strong interest in teaching students how to use open source software, especially Blender, to create and explore 3D computer graphics.