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Author Fisher, Gordon.

Title Blender 3D Basics.

Publication Info. Birmingham : Packt Publishing, 2012.

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Description 1 online resource (843 pages).
Series Open source : community experience distilled
Community experience distilled.
Note Print version record.
Contents Blender 3D Basics Beginner's Guide; Blender 3D Basics Beginner's Guide; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Support files, eBooks, discount offers and more; Why subscribe?; Free access for Packt account holders; Preface; What this book covers; What you need for this book; Who this book is for; Conventions; Time for action -- heading; What just happened?; Pop quiz-- heading; Have a go hero -- heading; Reader feedback; Customer support; Downloading the example code; Errata; Piracy; Questions; 1. Introducing Blender and Animation; Welcome to the world of Blender 3D.
Discovering Blender and animationLearning Blender will literally change how you think; Installing Blender; Using Blender; Time for action -- rendering your first scene in Blender; What just happened?; Time for action -- closing Blender; What just happened?; Top 10 reasons to enjoy using Blender 3D; Learning from your animation heros; Have a go hero -- making a folder of your animation heroes; Going back to the year 1922 on an animation field trip; Time for action -- searching on Felix Turns the Tide + 1922; What just happened?; Pop quiz-- analyzing pioneer animators.
Moving ahead a few years in time, to 1928Time for action -- searching on Plane Crazy +1928; What just happened?; Pop quiz-- analyzing early animators; Arriving in 1938, the animation industry is at a peak; Time for action -- searching on Goonland + 1938; Pop quiz-- analyzing what animators had learned in 16 years; Have a go hero -- studying the masters; Starting to use computers for animation in the 1960s; Beginnings of 3D animation in 1963; Time for action -- searching on Ivan Sutherland + Sketchpad; What just happened?; Pop quiz-- analyzing pioneer computer animators.
Going to the late 1970s, a few companies are doing 3D animationTime for action -- searching on Triple I demo; What just happened?; Pop quiz-- analyzing early computer animators; Time for action -- watching Information International, Incorporated (Triple I) 1982 demo reel; What just happened?; Introducing Pixar -- 1984, and everything comes together; Time for action -- searching for the video of The Adventures of André and Wally B; What just happened?; Pop quiz-- analyzing mature computer animation; Have a go hero -- educating yourself about animation; Back to the present time; Animation principles.
Using 3D skills, what can you do with them?Making 2D animation; TV and video; Films and pre-visualization; Stereoscopic 3D; Web animation; Games; Flight and driving simulators; Digital signage; Displaying scientific data; Legal evidence display; Architectural walkthroughs; Virtual reality; Virtual sets; Interactive instruction; Showing what can't otherwise be seen; Creating a portfolio to get a job; Product development and visualization; Summary; 2. Getting Comfortable using the 3D View; Exploring the Blender 3D interface; Setting up Blender the way you want it.
Note Using the three basic Blender controllers.
Summary The complete novice's guide to 3D modeling and animation.
Subject Blender (Computer file)
Blender (Computer file) (OCoLC)fst01393538
Computer animation.
Three-dimensional imaging.
Three-dimensional display systems.
3-D films.
Blender (Computer file)
Computer graphics.
Fine Arts.
Computer science.
COMPUTERS -- Digital Media -- Video & Animation.
3-D films. (OCoLC)fst00793701
Computer animation. (OCoLC)fst00872015
Three-dimensional display systems. (OCoLC)fst01150324
Three-dimensional imaging. (OCoLC)fst01150331
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Fisher, Gordon. Blender 3D Basics. Birmingham : Packt Publishing, 2012 9781849516914
ISBN 9781849516914 (electronic bk.)
184951691X (electronic bk.)
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