ABSTRACT

Blender has become one of the most popular 3D and animation tools on the market, with over 2 million users, and it is free! Animating with Blender is the definitive resource for creating short animation projects from scratch, the ideal platform for experimenting with animation.

Blender expert and author Roland Hess walks you through the entire process of creating a short animation, from writing to storyboarding and blocking, through character creation, animation and rendering.

chapter 1|12 pages

An Overview of the Short Animation Process

chapter 2|12 pages

Story Story Story

chapter 3|4 pages

Organization

chapter 4|28 pages

Storyboarding and the Story Reel

chapter 5|20 pages

Character Design and Creation

chapter 6|20 pages

Libraries and Linking

chapter 7|20 pages

Rough Sets, Blocking, and an Animatic

chapter 8|10 pages

Good Sound

chapter 9|34 pages

Rigging and Skinning

chapter 10|26 pages

Facial Motion and Controls

chapter 11|28 pages

Animation

chapter 12|8 pages

Lip Sync

chapter 13|20 pages

Final Sets and Backgrounds

chapter 14|44 pages

Simulation

chapter 15|38 pages

Rendering and Compositing

chapter 16|20 pages

Final Edit and Output