Blender for dummies / Jason van Gumster.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Van Gumster, Jason.

Series:

--For dummies.

For dummies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Blender (Computer file).

Computer animation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (412 p.)

Place of Publication:

Indianapolis, IN : Wiley, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

So you've heard about Blender, the free 3D animation software. You really want to know more about the features of Blender, where to get it, and how to use it. You're in luck! It's all in Blender For Dummies, including Blender software on the bonus DVD. Because there's a lot to learn about Blender, you'll be glad this book takes it step by step. First, you'll learn to install Blender 2.48 and think the Blender way. Then you'll start creating 3D objects and setting them in motion with animations and rigging. Soon you'll be texturing with Blender, rendering with Blender, and sharing your

Contents:

Blender For Dummies®; Table of Contents; Introduction; Part I Wrapping Your Brain Around Blender; Chapter 1 Discovering Blender; Chapter 2 Understanding How Blender Thinks; Chapter 3 Getting Your Hands Dirty Working in Blender; Chapter 4 Working in Edit Mode and Object Mode; Part II Creating Detailed 3D Scenes; Chapter 5 Creating Anything You Can Imagine with Meshes; Chapter 6 Using Blender's Non-Mesh Primitives; Chapter 7 Changing that Boring Gray Default Material; Chapter 8 Giving Models Texture; Chapter 9 Lighting and Environment; Part III Get Animated!; Chapter 10 Animating Objects

Chapter 11 Rigging: The Art of Building an Animatable PuppetChapter 12 Animating Object Deformations; Chapter 13 Letting Blender Do the Work for You; Part IV Sharing Your Work with the World; Chapter 14 Exporting and Rendering Scenes; Chapter 15 Compositing and Editing; Part V The Part of Tens; Chapter 16 Ten Problems for New Users in Blender (and Ways around Them); Chapter 17 Ten Tips for Working More Effectively in Blender; Appendix About the CD; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

0-470-47159-X

0-470-47158-1

OCLC:

428125737