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Tradigital Blender: A CG Animator's Guide to Applying the Classic Principles of Animation book cover

1st Edition

Tradigital Blender A CG Animator's Guide to Applying the Classic Principles of Animation

By Roland Hess Copyright 2011
308 Pages 400 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

308 Pages
by Routledge

308 Pages
by Routledge
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Expand your animation toolkit with foundational animation techniques, software expertise, professional best-practices, proven and time-tested work flows. Roland Hess, a leading Blender artist and instructor, expertly navigates you through Blender's character animation systems and controls, with a focus on each of the classical principles of animation like timing, anticipation, appeal, staging,... Read more
  • Tradigital Blender
  • Chapter 1: Overview
    Chapter 2: Blender's Animation Tools and Workspaces
  • Chapter 3: Concept and planning, PRINCIPLES: APPEAL, SOLID DRAWING, STAGING, TIMING
  • Chapter 4: Basic posing and key framing. PRINCIPLES: STRAIGHT AHEAD VS. POSE TO POSE, EXAGGERATION, SOLID DRAWING, TIMING, SQUASH AND STRETCH
  • Chapter 5: Additional still poses. PRINCIPLES: ANTICIPATION, FOLLOW THROUGH
  • Chapter 6: Interpolation. PRINCIPLES: TIMING, SLOW IN/OUT .
  • Chapter 7: Fine tuning interpolated motion. PRINCIPLES: OVERLAP, ARCS
  • Chapter 8: Bringing balance to the character. PRINCIPLES: SECONDARY MOTION
  • Chapter 9: Specific Techniques.
    Chapter 10: Rendering and compilation

    • Biography

    Roland Hess is the leading expert on Blender. He is one of a handful of people who has been involved with Blender since its inception, and is a key voice in the community. Hess brings a unique perspective to Blender instruction that bridges the difficult gap between technical knowledge and artistic expression. Hess wrote Focal Press titles: Animating with Blender (2009) and Tradigital Blender (2011)

    "2011 PROSE Award Winner for Art Technique"

    Focal Press/Elsevier Science and TechnologyTradigital Blender: A CG Animator's Guide to Applying the Classic Principles of Animation,  Roland Hess

    "For those who'd like to get their models moving, Tradigital Blender offers an in-depth guide to character animation in Blender. The book contains over 300 pages of tuition, covering everything from planning your piece, workflow tips and advice, plus more. It's $44.95, plus you also get access to project files and a companion website with 40 videos to help you tackle the tasks at hand. Visit www.focalpress.com for a closer look."--3D Artist News.com

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