Create Amazing 3D Characters with Blender: From Design and Modeling to Video Compositing Learning Blender walks you through every step of creating an outstanding animated character with the free, open source, 3D software Blender, and then compositing it in a real video using a professional workflow. This is the only Blender tutorial to take you from preproduction to final result, and it s perfect for both 3D novices and those who ve used other 3D Software. You ll find chapters on every aspect of the character creation: design, modeling, unwrapping, texturing, shading, rigging, and animation. Once your character is ready and animated, you ll learn how to integrate it into a real video using camera tracking techniques, lighting, and compositing. Each skillset is taught hands on, and available online video tutorials (more than 5 hours) will guide you through Blender s trickier tasks. By the time you re done, you ll understand how the whole process fits together, and how to use Blender to create outstanding characters for all media. You ll also build strong Blender skills you can apply in any 3D project, whether it involves characters or not. Learn How To Master Blender s innovative user interface, navigation, and selection techniques Create your first scene with Blender and get comfortable with its core tools Prepare for projects so they ll go as smoothly as possible Use modeling tools to create a 3D character Bring your character to life with color, textures, and materials Crea