--For dummies

Includes index

"Blender, the free software for creating anything in 3D from scratch, is a dream come true for digital artists. This book is a treasure trove of information for anyone who wants to create their own animations. Explore every step in the 3D creation process with jargon-free instructions and walkthroughs. Ever if you've never created in 3D before, you can start building models, working with light and texture, rendering images, editing video, and finalizing your finished product."--Page 4 of cover

Introduction --

Book 1: Wrapping Your Brain Around Blender. Discovering Blender -- Understanding How Blender Thinks -- Getting Your Hands Dirty Working in Blender -- Working in Edit Mode and Object Mode -- Book 2 : Creating Detailed 3D Scenes. Creating Anything You Can Imagine with Meshes -- Simplifying Your Life as a Modeler with Modifiers -- Sculpting in Virtual Space -- Using Blender's Non-Mesh Primitives -- Getting Procedural with Geometry Nodes -- Book 3: Working with Colors and Materials. Changing That Boring Gray Default Material -- Giving Models Texture -- Lighting and Environment -- Exporting and Rendering Scenes -- Book 4: Get Animated!. Animating Objects -- Adding Controls to Your Scene -- Rigging: The Art of Building an Animatable Puppet -- Animating Object Deformations -- Letting Blender Do the Work for You -- Making 2D and 2.5D Animation with Grease Pencil -- Book 5: Sharing Your Work with the World. Editing Video and Animation -- Compositing Images and Video -- Mixing Video and 3D with Motion Tracking -- Book 6: Getting Technical. Working with Linked Data -- Automating Blender with Python Scripting