Van Gumster Jason. Blender All-in-One For Dummies

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2024. — 768 p. — (For Dummies (Computer/Tech)). — ISBN: 978-1-394-20404-5.Create excellent 3D animations with free, open-source software.When you're looking for help with creating animation with Blender, look no further than the top-selling Blender book on the market. This edition of Blender For Dummies covers every step in the animation process, from basic design all the way to the finished product. This book walks you through each project phase, including creating models, adding lighting and environment, animating objects, and building a final shareable file. Written by long-time Blender evangelist Jason van Gumster, this deep reference teaches you the full animation process from idea to final vision. With this fun and easy guide, you're on your way toward making your animation dreams a reality.With Blender, you can create characters, props, environments, and nearly anything else your imagination can generate. And it's not just about creating objects. You can set them in motion, too. Tell a story in an animation, walk people through the world of your creation, or add a special effect to some video footage. It's all possible. They still haven’t quite designed a way for Blender to give you a foot massage if you’ve had a bad day, but in all seriousness, it’s difficult to imagine a task in computer animation that you can’t do with Blender. And just think: the developers of Blender have included all these features in a package you can download for free and run on nearly any computer. Crazy!Blender sits at a very unique position in the world of 3D computer graphics. In the distant past, to get into 3D modeling and animation, you had only a few options, and most of them were too expensive, too limiting, or — ahem — too illegal for people just trying to see what this whole 3D thing was all about. Blender circumvents all those issues because it’s free. And not just zero-cost free, but freedom Free. Blender is open-source. A world full of developers and users regularly contribute code and documentation to this project, adding enhancements and improvements at a mind-boggling pace.Of course, 3D computer graphics is a complex topic, and all software of this type is dense with buttons, options, settings, and unique ways of working. Perhaps more than any other program like it, Blender has carried a pretty heavy reputation for being difficult to understand. Blender wasn’t typically viewed as software for beginners. But, with every new release, it gets better and better. Of course, there’s still a lot in there. That’s why this book exists. If I’ve done my job right, this book will help get you started at a sprint. Blender All-in-One For Dummies is not just a book on using Blender. Sure, I explain why things in Blender work in their peculiar Blenderish ways, but I also make a point to explain the core principles of 3D computer graphics as they are relevant. There’s no use in being able to find a button if you’re not sure what it does or how it works. I hope that with this combined knowledge, you can take advantage of Blender’s unique traits to create your high-quality 3D art as quickly and efficiently as possible.Set up Blender and navigate the interface.
Learn how to build models in virtual space.
Texture, light, and animate your figures — then render your final product.
Get help and inspiration from the Blender community.If you're new to Blender or an experienced user in need of a reference, Blender For Dummies is the easy-to-use guide for you.