Mastering Blender Second Edition

New edition shows you how to get the very most out of the latest version of Blender

Blender, the open-source 3D software, is more popular than ever and continues to add functionality. If you're an intermediate or advanced user, this new edition of Tony Mullen's expert guide is what you need to get up to speed on Blender and expand your skills. From modeling, texturing, animation, and visual effects to high-level techniques for film, television, games, and more, this book covers it all. It also highlights Blender's very latest features, including new camera tracking tools and a new renderer.
* Provides intermediate to advanced coverage of Blender and its modeling, texturing, animation, and visual effects tools
* Covers advanced topics such as cloth, fur and fluids, Python scripting, and the Blender game engine
* Brings you up to speed on Blender's new camera tracking tools and new renderer
* Showcases techniques used in real-world 3D animation and visual effects

Create realistic animation and visual effects with Blender and this expert guide that shows you step by step how to do it.

Mastering Blender, 2nd Edition is the complete resource for intermediate and advanced users. Not only does the book cover the key intermediate and advanced usages for the modeling, texturing, animation, and visual effects tools in a professional environment, but it also covers advanced topics on cloth, fur and fluids, as well as Python scripting for improving productivity to give users more time for creativity. There is also an entire section on the Blender game engine. Get extensive, hands-on, intermediate to advanced coverage of Blender, the open-source 3D software that is gaining popularity. If you already know Blender basics, this authoritative book takes you to the next level. From modeling, texturing, animation, and visual effects to high-level techniques for film, television, games, and more, this book provides professional-level Blender instruction. The book covers the very latest Blender tools and features, including the new camera tracking tools and the new renderer. An entire section is devoted to Python programming, where author Tony Mullen makes the complex understandable for using Python to optimize Blender, as well as harness its most powerful resources to create realistic animation and visual effects.

New edition shows you how to get the very most out of the latest version of Blender Blender, the open-source 3D software, is more popular than ever and continues to add functionality. If you're an intermediate or advanced user, this new edition of Tony Mullen's expert guide is what you need to get up to speed on Blender and expand your skills. From modeling, texturing, animation, and visual effects to high-level techniques for film, television, games, and more, this book covers it all. It also highlights Blender's very latest features, including new camera tracking tools and a new renderer. Provides intermediate to advanced coverage of Blender and its modeling, texturing, animation, and visual effects tools Covers advanced topics such as cloth, fur and fluids, Python scripting, and the Blender game engine Brings you up to speed on Blender's new camera tracking tools and new renderer Showcases techniques used in real-world 3D animation and visual effects Create realistic animation and visual effects with Blender and this expert guide that shows you step by step how to do it.