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Blender 3D: Characters, Machines, and Scenes for Artists

By : Enrico Valenza, Christopher Kuhn, Pierre-Armand Nicq, Romain Caudron
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Blender 3D: Characters, Machines, and Scenes for Artists

By: Enrico Valenza, Christopher Kuhn, Pierre-Armand Nicq, Romain Caudron

Overview of this book

Blender 3D is one of the top 3D animation software available. As the Blender software grows more powerful and popular, there is a demand to take your modeling skills to the next level. This learning path is divided into three modules that will take you on this incredible journey of creating games. The first module will take you on a journey to understand the workflow normally used to create characters, from the modeling to the rendering stages, using the tools of the last official release of Blender exclusively. You will be making production-quality 3D models and characters quickly and efficiently, which will be ready to be added to your very own animated feature or game. The second module will help you develop a comprehensive skill set that covers the key aspects of mechanical modeling. You will create many types of projects, including a pistol, spacecraft, robot, and a racer. By the end of this module, you will have mastered a workflow that you will be able to apply to your own creations. The final module will help you to create many types of projects using a step-by-step approach. Each project in this module will give you more practice and increase your knowledge of the Blender tools and game engine. This learning path combines some of the best that Packt has to offer in one complete, curated package. It includes content from the following Packt products: ? Blender 3D Cookbook, Second Edition by Enrico Valenza ? Blender 3D Incredible Machines, Second Edition by Christopher Kuhn ? Blender 3D By Example by Romain Caudron and Pierre-Armand Nicq

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Table of Contents (5 chapters)
Preface
Preface
What this learning path covers
What you need for this learning path
Who this learning path is for
Reader feedback
Customer support
Free Chapter
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1. Module 1
1. Module 1
1. Modeling the Character's Base Mesh
2. Sculpting the Character's Base Mesh
3. Polygonal Modeling of the Character's Accessories
4. Re-topology of the High Resolution Sculpted Character's Mesh
5. Unwrapping the Low Resolution Mesh
6. Rigging the Low Resolution Mesh
7. Skinning the Low Resolution Mesh
8. Finalizing the Model
9. Animating the Character
10. Creating the Textures
11. Refining the Textures
12. Creating the Materials in Cycles
13. Creating the Materials in Blender Internal
14. Lighting, Rendering, and a Little Bit of Compositing
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2. Module 2
2. Module 2
1. Sci-Fi Pistol - Creating the Basic Shapes
2. Sci-Fi Pistol - Adding Details
3. Texturing and Rendering Your Sci-Fi Pistol
4. Spacecraft – Creating the Basic Shapes
5. Spacecraft - Adding Details
6. Spacecraft – Materials, Textures, and Rendering
7. Modeling Your Freestyle Robot
8. Robot - Freestyle Rendering
9. Low-Poly Racer – Building the Mesh
10. Low-Poly Racer – Materials and Textures
1. All About Packt
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3. Module 3
3. Module 3
1. Robot Toy – Modeling of an Object
2. Alien Character – Base Mesh Creation and Sculpting
3. Alien Character – Creating a Proper Topology and Transferring the Sculpt Details
4. Haunted House – Modeling of the Scene
5. Haunted House – Putting Colors on It
6. Haunted House – Adding Materials and Lights in Cycles
7. Rat Cowboy – Learning To Rig a Character for Animation
8. Rat Cowboy – Animate a Full Sequence
9. Rat Cowboy – Rendering, Compositing, and Editing
A. Bibliography
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Index
Index

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