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Taking Blender to the Next Level

By : Ruan Lotter
Book Image

Taking Blender to the Next Level

By: Ruan Lotter

Overview of this book

If you're ready to start exploring the more advanced workflows and processes in Blender to create intricate 3D models, then Taking Blender to the Next Level is for you. This book focuses on a few different VFX-related workflows such as geometry nodes, organic modeling, 3D camera tracking, photogrammetry, sculpting, compositing, and physics simulations. You’ll learn how to use geometry nodes to create dynamic motion graphic scenes as well as perform 3D scanning of real-world objects using photogrammetry. You’ll also find out how to model, rig, and animate your own 3D characters from scratch. Next, you’ll progress to using simulations to break objects apart and then use cloth and hair simulations to add realism to your 3D creations. Finally, you’ll go over the final render settings and export your 3D animation masterpiece as a video. By the end of this Blender book, you’ll be able to model your own 3D characters, objects, and landscapes; rig, animate, and texture your characters; 3D track live-action footage; and composite your 3D characters into live-action scenes.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
1
Part 1: Modeling, Materials, and Animation Workflows
10
Part 2: Let's Do Some Physics
14
Part 3: Match Moving and Compositing

Summary

You should now have a good understanding of how to go about creating organic models and how to UV unwrap them. You have also learned how to use the Multires modifier to create extra geometry for sculpting. We also looked at how you can use a lattice to easily deform objects without editing their geometry. We also looked at how you can create low-poly and high-poly versions of your mesh, as well as baking the high-poly details to a normal map that we will use in Chapter 5, PBR Materials: Texturing Our Mushroom Scene, when creating materials.

In the next chapter, we will focus on creating the landscape around our mushroom model and we will also be adding grass using geometry nodes.