Blender For Dummies [Fileserve / Filesonic / 7.35 MB]

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Blender For Dummies [Fileserve / Filesonic / 7.35 MB]
Blender For Dummies
Jason van Gumster
ISBN: 978-0-470-40018-0
Paperback
424 pages
February 2009
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 creations. You!|ll learn how to:
Create almost anything with meshes, save time with the Mirror modifier, and use Blender!|s secret weapon, Dupliverts
* Understand texture mapping, know when to use which type of lamp, and use radiosity in animation
* Work with curves and surfaces, and add color, shades, texture, and reflections
* Rig your characters for animation with shape keys, hooks, and armatures, and understand kinematics
* Navigate in three dimensions
* Make your animations more believable, and let Blender do the animating for you
* Use the video sequence editor
* Export, render, composite, and edit for output
You!|ll even get tips on common problems new Blender users face and how to avoid them. Blender For Dummies will have you creating eye-popping 3D animations before you know it!
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