Blender For Dummies (eBook)

Jason van Gumster, author of all previous editions of Blender For Dummies, has used Blender in animation, video, and digital design for over 20 years. A Blender Foundation Certified Trainer, he has taught numerous students and serves as lead moderator on BlenderArtists.org, the largest Blender community website.

Introduction 1

Part 1: Wrapping Your Brain Around Blender 7

Chapter 1: Discovering Blender 9

Chapter 2: Understanding How Blender Thinks 25

Chapter 3: Getting Your Hands Dirty Working in Blender 63

Chapter 4: Working in Edit Mode and Object Mode 77

Part 2: Creating Detailed 3D Scenes 111

Chapter 5: Creating Anything You Can Imagine with Meshes 113

Chapter 6: Sculpting in Virtual Space 157

Chapter 7: Using Blender's Non-Mesh Primitives 189

Chapter 8: Changing That Boring Gray Default Material 229

Chapter 9: Giving Models Texture 267

Chapter 10: Lighting and Environment 297

Part 3: Get Animated! 333

Chapter 11: Animating Objects 335

Chapter 12: Rigging: The Art of Building an Animatable Puppet 367

Chapter 13: Animating Object Deformations 411

Chapter 14: Letting Blender Do the Work for You 433

Chapter 15: Making 2D and 2.5D Animation with Grease Pencil 461

Part 4: Sharing Your Work with the World 497

Chapter 16: Exporting and Rendering Scenes 499

Chapter 17: Editing Video and Animation 513

Chapter 18: Compositing Images and Video 531

Chapter 19: Mixing Video and 3D with Motion Tracking 553

Part 5: The Part of Tens 577

Chapter 20: Ten Tips for Working More Effectively in Blender 579

Chapter 21: Ten Excellent Community Resources 589

Index 597