Animating with Blender

Creating Short Animations from Start to Finish

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Paperback, 368 Pages
Published: SEP-2008
ISBN 13: 978-0-240-81079-9
Imprint: FOCAL PRESS


By
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.
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.

Description
Blender has become one of the most popular 3D and animation tools on the market, with over 2 million users, and it is free! Animating with Blender is the definitive resource for creating short animation projects from scratch, the ideal platform for experimenting with animation. Blender expert and author Roland Hess walks you through the entire process of creating a short animation, from writing to storyboarding and blocking, through character creation, animation and rendering.

Audience:
Primary market: 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 market: Animation/3D students, Animation Faculty. Level: Intermediate


 
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