Blender 3D basics beginner's guide [[electronic resource] ] : the complete novice's guide to 3D modeling and animation / / Gordon C. Fisher

• Autore: Fisher Gordon F
• Pubblicazione: Birmingham, : Packt Pub., 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (468 p.)
• Disciplina: 006.696
• Soggetto topico: Computer animation; Three-dimensional imaging; Three-dimensional display systems; 3-D films
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Introducing Blender and Animation; Welcome to the world of Blender 3D; Discovering Blender and animation; Learning Blender will literally change how you think; Installing Blender; Using Blender; Time for action - rendering your first scene in Blender; Time for action - closing Blender; Top 10 reasons to enjoy using Blender 3D; Learning from your animation hero's; Going back to the year 1922 on an animation field trip ; Time for action - searching on Felix Turns the Tide + 1922 Moving ahead a few years in time, to 1928; Time for action - searching on Plane Crazy +1928; Arriving in 1938, the animation industry is at a peak; Time for action - searching on Goonland + 1938; Starting to use computers for animation in the 1960's; Beginnings of 3D animation in 1963; Time for action - searching on Ivan Sutherland + Sketchpad; Going to the late 1970's, a few companies are doing 3D animation; Time for action - searching on Triple I demo; Time for action - watching Information International, Inc. (Triple I) 1982 demo reel ; Introducing Pixar - 1984, and everything comes together Time for action - searching for the video of The Adventures of André and Wally B; 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; Chapter 2: Getting Comfortable using the 3D View; Exploring the Blender 3D interface; Setting up Blender the way you want it; Using the three basic Blender controllers; Using the numeric keypad with Blender; Emulating the three-button mouse and Numpad; Understanding how to use Blender Windows; Time for action - playing with the Blender windows; Time for action - resizing windows; Time for action - flipping the window header; Time for action - maximizing and tiling the window; Time for action - splitting Blender windows ; Time for action - joining Blender windows Exploring the 3D View window, the heart of Blender; Time for action - discovering your tools; Looking at the 3D View window, what do you see?; Making pictures with computers; Making colors with a computer; Making millions of colors with just red, green, and blue; Measuring things in 3D; Navigating in the 3D View; Time for action - rotating the scene in 3D View; Time for action - zooming the scene in 3D View; Time for action - panning the scene in 3D View; Using the Numpad to change the angle in the 3D View ; Time for action - seeing the top view, front view, and right side view
• Sommario/riassunto: The complete novice's guide to 3D modeling and animation
• Titolo autorizzato: Blender 3D basics beginner's guide
• ISBN: 1-281-09010-7; 9786613775467; 1-84951-691-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910790494003321
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