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Blender 3D Basics Beginner's Guide Second Edition

By : Gordon Fisher
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Blender 3D Basics Beginner's Guide Second Edition

By: Gordon Fisher

Overview of this book

This book teaches you how to model a nautical scene, complete with boats and water, and then add materials, lighting, and animation. It demystifies the Blender interface and explains what each tool does so that you will be left with a thorough understanding of 3D. This book starts with an introduction to Blender and some background on the principles of animation, how they are applied to computer animation, and how these principles make animation better. Furthermore, the book helps you advance through various aspects of animation design such as modeling, lighting, camera work, and animation through the Blender interface with the help of several simple projects. Each project will help you practice what you have learned and do more advanced work in all areas.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
Blender 3D Basics Beginner's Guide Second Edition
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
3
Controlling the Lamp, the Camera, and Animating Objects
Index

Time for action – finishing the video sequence


Good. You are getting a solid understanding of how to assemble clips. Now, you'll learn to create a hold and fade the scene to black:

  1. Move the Current Frame Indicator until you see the sloop centered between the last two shields of the Viking ship.

  2. Select the Cam1 video strip in Channel 2. Press Shift + D to make a copy. Move the copy to Channel 9.

  3. In the Video Sequence Editor header, select Strip. Choose Clear Strip Offset from the pop-up menu or press Alt + O.

  4. Begin to move the strip and press the MMB to keep the motion within the channel. Move the strip until the stern of the Viking ship disappears behind the sloop in the Video Sequence Editor – preview window. Press the LMB to release the strip.

  5. Select the strips in Channel 8 and Channel 9.

  6. Press K. Select the left-side strip in Channel 9 and the right-side strip in Channel 8. Delete them both.

  7. Move the Current Frame Indicator to the last frame of the strip in Channel 9. Press the left arrow button...