ABSTRACT

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, exaggeration, squash and stretch and much more. Unique from other software titles, the Tradigital series offers a specific tool-set of practical instruction and foundational knowledge that all great animators will need to know. Expand your digital workflow to include the practical resources with the robust companion web site that include demonstrations, project files, links to further resources, available at www.tradigitalblender.com.

chapter 2|38 pages

Your Tool Kit

chapter 3|37 pages

How to Not Waste Your Time

chapter 4|45 pages

Basic Posing and Key Framing

chapter 7|19 pages

Fine Tuning Motion

chapter 8|28 pages

A Second Pass

chapter 9|18 pages

Straight Ahead Animation

chapter 10|25 pages

Animation Extras