Blender Production
Creating Short Animations from Start to Finish
Published on 21. August 2012
304 pages
978-1-136-14630-5 (ISBN)
Description
Blender has become one of the most popular 3D animation tools on the market because it is robust and absolutely free. Blender Production is the definitive resource for anyone who wants to create short animations from scratch. With this book, and Blender, you have the ideal platform to make it happen.
Blender expert and author Roland Hess walks you through the entire process of creating a short animation including: writing, storyboarding, blocking, character creation, animation, rendering, and production.
The associated web site includes the full Blender software kit and a complete short animation work broken down into handy modules that animators can study, learn from, and reuse in their own animated films. The sample project files amount to 100+ MB of cool content, including models, textures, materials, scenes and animation work.
Blender expert and author Roland Hess walks you through the entire process of creating a short animation including: writing, storyboarding, blocking, character creation, animation, rendering, and production.
The associated web site includes the full Blender software kit and a complete short animation work broken down into handy modules that animators can study, learn from, and reuse in their own animated films. The sample project files amount to 100+ MB of cool content, including models, textures, materials, scenes and animation work.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
<P>Primary: Independent or Freelance Animators (small studios); Professional Animators (large studios also work Blender into their pipelines); 3D Artists; Hobbyist Animator (Blender is free - easy entry for hobbyists).
Secondary: Animation/3D students, Animation Faculty.
Level: Intermediate</P>
Illustrations
400 Farbfotos bzw. farbige Rasterbilder
400 Halftones, color
File size
28,57 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-136-14630-5 (9781136146305)
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Schweitzer Classification
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07/2012
1st Edition
Focal Press
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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
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
