Blender 3D: Characters, Machines, and Scenes for Artists
Gain the insights and techniques you need to give life to your own custom characters, machines, and scenes in Blender 3D
A course in three modules
BIRMINGHAM - MUMBAI
Blender 3D: Characters, Machines, and Scenes for Artists
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Published on: October 2016
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Authors Enrico Valenza Christopher Kuhn Romain Caudron Pierre-Armand Nicq Reviewers Luo Congyi Waqas Abdul Majeed Reynante M. Martinez Jordan Matelsky Ian Smithers Jacek Herman Fernando Castilhos Melo | Content Development Editor Trusha Shriyan Graphics Kirk D'Phena Production Coordinator Deepika Naik |
Preface
Welcome to Blender 3D: Characters, Machines, and Scenes for Artists!
Blender 3D is one of the top pieces of 3D animation software. Machine modeling is an essential aspect of war games, space games, racing games, and animated action films. As the Blender software grows more powerful and popular, there is a demand to take your modeling skills to the next level.
Let your creative freedom begin!
What this learning path covers
, Blender 3D Cookbook , will take you on a journey to understand the workflow normally used to create characters, from the modeling to the rendering stages, using the tools of the last official release of Blender exclusively. With the help of this module, you will be making production-quality 3D models and characters quickly and efficiently, which will be ready to be added to your very own animated feature or game.
, Blender 3D Incredible Machines , will help you develop a comprehensive skill set that covers the key aspects of mechanical modeling. Through this module, you will create many types of projects, including a pistol, spacecraft, robot, and a racer. By the end of this module, you will have mastered a workflow that you will be able to apply to your own creations.
, Blender 3D By Example , will help you to create many types of projects using a step-by-step approach. Each project in this module will give you more practice and increase your knowledge of the Blender tools and Blender game engine.
What you need for this learning path
A desktop or laptop computer (recommend at least 4 GB of RAM).
Windows 7, Mac OS X, or Linux.
The Blender 3D software package, free to download at www.blender.org.
Who this learning path is for
This learning path is for those who know the basics of Blender and have hands-on experience with the software. We will directly dive into creating characters first. If you wish to use Blender to create games, animated films, and architecture simulations, this learning path will benefit you.
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