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Blender 3D Cookbook

Name: Blender 3D Cookbook
Author: Enrico Valenza
ISBN: 9781783984886

by Enrico Valenza

July 2015

Beginner to intermediate

608 pages

12h 11m

English

Packt Publishing

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Blender 3D Cookbook
Table of Contents
Blender 3D Cookbook
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
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Preface
What this book covers
What you need for this book

Who this book is for
Sections
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…There's more…See also
Conventions
Reader feedback
Customer support
Downloading the example codeDownloading the color images of this bookErrataPiracyQuestions
1. Modeling the Character's Base Mesh
Introduction
Setting templates with the Images as Planes add-on
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…
Setting templates with the Image Empties method
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…
Setting templates with the Background Images tool
Getting readyHow to do it…
Building the character's base mesh with the Skin modifier
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…
2. Sculpting the Character's Base Mesh
Introduction
Using the Skin modifier's Armature option
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…There's more…See also
Editing the mesh
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…
Preparing the base mesh for sculpting
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…
Using the Multiresolution modifier and the Dynamic topology feature
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…
Sculpting the character's base mesh
Getting readyHow to do it…There's more…
3. Polygonal Modeling of the Character's Accessories
Introduction
Preparing the scene for polygonal modeling
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…
Modeling the eye
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…
Modeling the armor plates
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…See also
Using the Mesh to Curve technique to add details
How to do it…How it works…
4. Re-topology of the High Resolution Sculpted Character's Mesh
Introduction
Using the Grease Pencil tool to plan the edge-loops flow
Getting readyHow to do it…There's more…See also
Using the Snap tool to re-topologize the mesh
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…
Using the Shrinkwrap modifier to re-topologize the mesh
Getting readyHow to do it…
Using the LoopTools add-on to re-topologize the mesh
Getting readyHow to do it…
Concluding the re-topologized mesh
Getting readyHow to do it…There's more…How it works…
5. Unwrapping the Low Resolution Mesh
Introduction
Preparing the low resolution mesh for unwrapping
Getting readyHow to do it…
UV unwrapping the mesh
Getting readyHow to do it…
Editing the UV islands
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…There's more…
Using the Smart UV Project tool
Getting readyHow to do it…
Modifying the mesh and the UV islands
Getting readyHow to do it…
Setting up additional UV layers
Getting readyHow to do it…
Exporting the UV Map layout
Getting readyHow to do it…
6. Rigging the Low Resolution Mesh
Introduction
Building the character's Armature from scratch
Getting readyHow to do it…Building the rig for the secondary partsCompleting the rigHow it works…
Perfecting the Armature to also function as a rig for the Armor
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…
Building the character's Armature through the Human Meta-Rig
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…
Building the animation controls and the Inverse Kinematic
Getting readyHow to do it…See also
Generating the character's Armature by using the Rigify add-on
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…See also
7. Skinning the Low Resolution Mesh
Introduction
Parenting the Armature and Mesh using the Automatic Weights tool
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…There's more…See also
Assigning Weight Groups by hand
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…See also
Editing Weight Groups using the Weight Paint tool
Getting readyHow to do it…See also
Using the Mesh Deform modifier to skin the character
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…See also
Using the Laplacian Deform modifier and Hooks
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…See also
8. Finalizing the Model
Introduction
Creating shape keys
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…
Assigning drivers to the shape keys
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…There's more…See also
Setting movement limit constraints
Getting readyHow to do it…See also
Transferring the eyeball rotation to the eyelids
Getting readyHow to do it…
Detailing the Armor by using the Curve from Mesh tool
Getting readyHow to do it…There's more…See also
9. Animating the Character
Introduction
Linking the character and making a proxy
Getting readyHow to do it…See also
Creating a simple walk cycle for the character by assigning keys to the bones
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…There's more…See also
Tweaking the actions in Graph Editor
Getting readyHow to do it…See also
Using the Non Linear Action Editor to mix different actions
Getting readyHow to do it…See also
10. Creating the Textures
Introduction
Making a tileable scales image in Blender Internal
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…
Preparing the model to use the UDIM UV tiles
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…
Baking the tileable scales texture into the UV tiles
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…There's more…
Painting to fix the seams and to modify the baked scales image maps
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…There's more…See also
Painting the color maps in Blender Internal
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…See also
Painting the color maps in Cycles
Getting readyHow to do it…
11. Refining the Textures
Introduction
Sculpting more details on the high resolution mesh
Getting readyHow to do it…
Baking the normals of the sculpted mesh on the low resolution one
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…There's more…
The Armor textures
Getting readyHow to do it…There's more…See also
Adding a dirty Vertex Colors layer and baking it to an image texture
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…See also
The Quick Edit tool
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…
12. Creating the Materials in Cycles
Introduction
Building the reptile skin shaders in Cycles
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…There's more…See also
Making a node group of the skin shader to reuse it
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…
Building the eyes' shaders in Cycles
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…
Building the armor shaders in Cycles
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…There's more…
13. Creating the Materials in Blender Internal
Introduction
Building the reptile skin shaders in Blender Internal
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…There's more…See also
Building the eyes' shaders in Blender Internal
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…
Building the armor shaders in Blender Internal
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…There's more…
14. Lighting, Rendering, and a Little Bit of Compositing
Introduction
Setting the library and the 3D scene layout
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…See also
Setting image based lighting (IBL)
Getting readyHow to do it…Image based lighting in CyclesImage based lighting in Blender InternalHow it works…See also
Setting a three-point lighting rig in Blender Internal
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…See also
Rendering an OpenGL playblast of the animation
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…There's more…See also
Obtaining a noise-free and faster rendering in Cycles
Getting readyHow to do it…See also
Compositing the render layers
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…See also
Index

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Building the animation controls and the Inverse Kinematic

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