Learning Blender (Book) and Introduction to Blender LiveLessons (Video Training) Bundle

Create Amazing 3D Characters with Blender: From Design and Modeling to Video Compositing   Learning Blender walks you through every step of creating an outstanding animated character with the free, open source, 3D software Blender, and then compositing it in a real video using a professional workflow. This is the only Blender tutorial to take you from preproduction to final result, and its perfect for both 3D novices and those whove used other 3D Software.   Focusing on Blender 2.71 and above, 3D-professional Oliver Villar explains all the basics, including Blenders interface, controls, and how to manipulate objects. Once youve mastered the fundamentals, youll follow a realistic 3D workflow through a complete project.   Youll find chapters on every aspect of the character creation: design, modeling, unwrapping, texturing, shading, rigging, and animation. Once your character is ready and animated, youll learn how to integrate it into a real video using camera tracking techniques, lighting, and compositing. Each skillset is taught hands on, and available online video tutorials (more than 5 hours) will guide you through Blenders trickier tasks.   By the time youre done, youll understand how the whole process fits together, and how to use Blender to create outstanding characters for all media. Youll also build strong Blender skills you can apply in any 3D project, whether it involves characters or not.   Learn How To Master Blenders innovative user interface, navigation, and selection techniquesCreate your first scene with Blender and get comfortable with its core toolsPrepare for projects so theyll go as smoothly as possibleUse modeling tools to create a 3D characterBring your character to life with color, textures, and materialsCreate your characters skeleton and make it walkMake the most of Blenders Camera Tracking toolsAdd lights to your 3D sceneRender with Blender Internal or the powerful new Cycles render engineComposite your 3D character into a real videoSwitch to Blender from 3ds Max, Maya, or XSI   11+ Hours of Video Instruction   Introduction to Blender LiveLessons provides a comprehensive overview of Blender, the professional, free, open source software used to make 3D graphics and animation for animated films, visual effects, art interactive applications, and video games. Description   Blender Foundation Certified Trainer Oliver Villar starts from scratch, downloading and installing Blender. Then he jumps into the interface and basic controls. Learning how to create and manipulate objects is the next step before creating a simple scene to understand the workflow. After that, he goes a little deeper, explaining how to model your own cr...