Blender for Dummies - 3rd Edition

Find out how to harness the new multi-window unblocking interface, and get going fast with 3D modeling, rigging, lighting, animating, and rendering. Updated for the latest version of Blender and containing a new part covering Blender projects, you get the functionality of a reference with the hands-on learning that gives you confidence!

For people who think that 3D animation is cool and interesting, but don't want to spend thousands of dollars getting started, Blender For Dummies, 3rd Edition is just what the animator ordered! Blender, the open-source, free 3D animation software has been used for everything from television animations to full-length animated features. Blender has the features that you expect in expensive, 3D animation products like AutoDesk Maya and AutoDesk 3ds Max and provides a way for novices to "learn the ropes" of 3D animation on the cheap.

Blender For Dummies, 3rd Edition presents information on how to use the program to create 3D objects with meshes, curves and surfaces and 3D text; add color, texture, shades, reflections and transparency; set your objects in motion with animations and rigging; render your objects and animations; and create scenes with lighting and cameras.
Written by expert animator Jason van Gumster,this book provides the know-how and shortcuts that allows middle-school students to create incredible 3D objects and animations in a single-day workshop. If you want to start using Blender fast to create your own 3D objects and animations, Blender For Dummies, 3rd Edition is definitely the place to start.