Blender Foundations

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The Essential Guide to Learning Blender 2.5

By Roland Hess

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Blender Foundations by Roland Hess is the definitive guide for beginners keen to master 3D art using Blender, one of the leading 3D and animation tools available. The book covers fundamental concepts starting from the updated 2.6 interface, exploring modeling, sculpting, lighting, materials, rendering, compositing, and video editing. New features such as the redesigned interface, character animation and keying, and smoke simulation are thoroughly explained.

Beyond tutorials, the book delves into the philosophy behind Blender's innovative software design. Complemented by a dedicated website offering projects, support files, videos, and direct links to official Blender resources, this book equips artists and animators with everything needed to start creating with Blender.
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This book is ideal for beginners and aspiring 3D artists or animators eager to learn Blender from the ground up. It suits those interested in both the technical skills and conceptual understanding of Blender’s powerful capabilities.

Blender is free, Open Source software, which makes it ideal for new users wanting to try 3D with little investment, animation studios looking to increase their capabilities and educational institutions with limited resources in their art departments. This title offers techniques and tools for the complete Blender workflow.

Description

Blender Foundations is the definitive resource for getting started with 3D art in Blender, one of the most popular 3D/Animation tools on the market. With the expert insight and experience of Roland Hess, noted Blender expert and author, animators and artists will learn the basics starting with the revised 2.6 interface, modelling tools, sculpting, lighting and materials through rendering, compositing and video editing.

Some of the new features covered include the completely re-thought interface, the character animation and keying system, and the smoke simulator.

More than just a tutorial guide, Blender Foundations covers the philosophy behind this ingenious software that so many 3D artists are turning to today. Start working today with Blender with the accompanying website which includes all of the projects and support files alongside videos, step-by-step screenshots of the trickier tutorials, as well as a direct links to official resources like the Blender download site and artist forums.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780240814308

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 15 July 2010

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Focal Press

Illustration: 5 Tables, color; 478 Halftones, color

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 191.0mm

Height: 235.0mm

Weight: 770g

Pages: 404

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Computing & Technology Education & Reference Non-Fiction Roland Hess

About the Author

Roland Hess is the leading expert on Blender. He is one of a handful of people who has been involved with Blender since its inception, and is a key voice in the community. Hess brings a unique perspective to Blender instruction that bridges the difficult gap between technical knowledge and artistic expression. Hess wrote Focal Press titles: Animating with Blender (2009) and Tradigital Blender (2011)