- 304 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About This Book
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 anda 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.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- About the Book
- Chapter 1 An Overview of the Short Animation Process
- Chapter 2 Story Story Story
- Chapter 3 Organization
- Chapter 4 Storyboarding and the Story Reel
- Chapter 5 Character Design and Creation
- Chapter 6 Libraries and Linking
- Chapter 7 Rough Sets, Blocking, and an Animatic
- Chapter 8 Good Sound
- Chapter 9 Managing Animation at the Project Level
- Chapter 10 Dialogue, Sound Effects, and Music
- Chapter 11 Final Sets and Backgrounds
- Chapter 12 Simulation
- Chapter 13 Rendering and Compositing
- Chapter 14 Final Edit
- Index