
Blender Production
Creating Short Animations from Start to Finish
Roland Hess(Author)
Focal Press
1st Edition
Published on 18. July 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-0-240-82145-0 (ISBN)
Description
Short animation projects are ambitious and time-consuming, but with a good plan and toolset, they can be hugely rewarding. Blender expert Roland Hess will get you up to speed on animated short fundamentals, including writing, storyboarding, blocking, and character creation. This follow-up of Blender Foundations will introduce the more advanced functionalities of Blender, such as the Library and Linking system, physics simulators, the integrated compositor, and the Sequence Editor. If that wasn't enough, this tutorial-based book will also have you create a short animation from scratch, making you a master of the Blender toolkit in no time.
* Learn how to fully manage your art assets using the Library and Linking system
*Gain practical advice on story construction tailored specifically for short animations
*Companion website includes the full Blender software kit, sample project files amounting to 100+ MB of valuable content, including models, textures, materials, scenes and animations
***PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTIES WITH THE COMPANION SITE URL. PLEASE VISIT http://cw.routledge.com/textbooks/9780240821450/ TO ACCESS ALL OF THE COMPANION MATERIALS!***
* Learn how to fully manage your art assets using the Library and Linking system
*Gain practical advice on story construction tailored specifically for short animations
*Companion website includes the full Blender software kit, sample project files amounting to 100+ MB of valuable content, including models, textures, materials, scenes and animations
***PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTIES WITH THE COMPANION SITE URL. PLEASE VISIT http://cw.routledge.com/textbooks/9780240821450/ TO ACCESS ALL OF THE COMPANION MATERIALS!***
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Professional Practice & Development
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
400 Farbfotos bzw. farbige Rasterbilder
400 Halftones, color
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 191 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
804 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-240-82145-0 (9780240821450)
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Person
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)
Content
At A Glance Chapter 1: An Overview of the Short Animation Process Chapter 2: Story Chapter 3: Setup and Organization Chapter 4: Storyboarding and the Story Reel Chapter 5: Character Design Chapter 6: Libraries Chapter 7: Rough Sets, Blocking and an Animatic Chapter 8: Recording Good Sound Chapter 9: Rigging and Animation Testing Chapter 10: Character Animation: Blocking and Finishing Chapter 11: Sound syncing Chapter 12: Special Effects: Physics, Fluids and Particles Chapter 13: Final Sets, Backgrounds, Materials and Lighting Chapter 14: Rendering and Post-Processing Chapter 15: Editing and Final Output