Blender is a powerful and free 3D graphics tool used by artists and designers worldwide. But even experienced designers can find it challenging to turn an idea into a polished piece.For those who have struggled to create professional-quality projects in Blender, author Ben Simonds offers this peek inside his studio. You’ll learn how to create 3D models as you explore the creative process that he uses to model three example projects: a muscular bat creature, a futuristic robotic spi...

Written in a friendly, practical style this Cookbook deep-dives into a wide-array of techniques used to create realistic materials and textures.This book is perfect for you if you have used Blender before but are new to the impressive Cycles renderer. You should have some knowledge of the Blender interface, though this is not a strict requirement. If you want to create realistic, stunning materials and textures using Cycles, then this book is for you!

Learning Processing, Second Edition, is a friendly start-up guide to Processing, a free, open-source alternative to expensive software and daunting programming languages. Requiring no previous experience, this book is for the true programming beginner. It teaches the basic building blocks of programming needed to create cutting-edge graphics applications including interactive art, live video processing, and data visualization. Step-by-step examples, thorough explanations, hands-on exercise...

Bring your 3D characters to life with DAZ StudioKey FeaturesLearn to pose characters in a natural way with easeApply morphs to create new characters with endless variations and discover how to use lighting effectivelyCovers DAWN: The new 3D figure on the block by Hivewire3D, as well as a free download code for DAWN buried insideLearn how to use DAZ Studio with practical examples and step-by-step instructionsBook Descripti...

Perfect the art of creating CRYENGINE games through exciting, hands-on game development projectsKey FeaturesBook DescriptionCRYENGINE is a game engine developed by Crytek for PC, Playstation, Xbox, Android, and iOS. It can be used to create AAA games, movies, high-quality simulations, and interactive applications. It is most popularly used for game development. In this book, you will start off by exploring the CRYENGINE “Blank” Game Starter-kit, creati...

See Why Blender Is Right for Your Studio's PipelineBlender for Animation and Film-Based Production explores why Blender is ideal for animation films. It demonstrates Blender's capability to do the job in each production department. Whether you are a beginner or more advanced user, you'll see why Blender should be taken into consideration in animati

This book is a practical guide to the OpenGL Shading Language, which contains several real-world examples that will allow you to grasp the core concepts easily and the use of the GLSL for graphics rendering applications.If you want upgrade your skills, or are new to shader programming and want to learn about graphic programming, this book is for you. If you want a clearer idea of shader programming, or simply want to upgrade from fixed pipeline systems to state-of-the-art shader programmin...

This e-book is an interactive e-book this means that the user can enter datas in the pages and content of these will conform to the new values.To enter these datas, in the pages of the e-book, have been implemented controls similar to those that can be found on the Internet pages and also an executing button to impart the command to adapt the content of the page to the new values.The subject of the e-book is the Compose HTML5 Canvas, that for its characteristics well suits to...

A comprehensive guide that covers advanced tasks performed with the CryENGINE system using interesting examples and illustrations demonstrating each of its features. This book is designed for developers who already have a basic understanding of CryENGINE and who want to take their skills to the next level. Whether you are a hobbyist developer or you are working on an AAA project, Mastering CryENGINE will help you enhance your CryENGINE proficiency.

Game AI Pro2: Collected Wisdom of Game AI Professionals presents cutting-edge tips, tricks, and techniques for artificial intelligence (AI) in games, drawn from developers of shipped commercial games as well as some of the best-known academics in the field. It contains knowledge, advice, hard-earned wisdom, and insights gathered from across the com

While the earliest character representations in video games were rudimentary in terms of their presentation and performance, the virtual characters that appear in games today can be extremely complex and lifelike. These are characters that have the potential to make a powerful and emotional connection with gamers. As virtual characters become more

Build four projects using Blender for 3D Printing, giving you all the information that you need to know to create high-quality 3D printed objectsKey FeaturesA project based guide that helps you design beautiful 3D printing objects in BlenderUse mesh modeling and intersections to make a custom architectural model of a houseCreate a real world 3D printed prosthetic hand with organic modeling and texturing paintingBook Description