Blender lighting & compositing for beginners
The course begins with an essential overview, preparing you to dive into the world of Blender with a focus on lighting and compositing fundamentals. It progresses to cover lighting basics, where you'll learn to manipulate area, point, spot, and sunlight sources, and understand their properties...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Packt Publishing
2024
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| Edition: | [First edition] |
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| Collection: | O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | The course begins with an essential overview, preparing you to dive into the world of Blender with a focus on lighting and compositing fundamentals. It progresses to cover lighting basics, where you'll learn to manipulate area, point, spot, and sunlight sources, and understand their properties for creating mood and atmosphere. The course focuses on Blender's Eevee renderer to teach ambient occlusion, bloom effects, and real-time rendering options, enhancing the visual fidelity of your projects. Advanced lessons explore techniques for reducing render times, exploring HDRI skybox lighting, and achieving stylistic effects with cell shading. The course wraps up with practical applications in night scene lighting, professional 3-point setups, interior and studio lighting configurations, and the intricacies of 3D environment presentation. By the end, you'll be equipped to add depth, realism, and emotion to your 3D scenes through proficient lighting and compositing. Neil is an excellent tutor known for his concise instructions and expertise in Blender, Unreal Engine 5, and Unity. His to-the-point guidance and years of experience make him a valuable resource for learning particle effects, complex asset animation, and game development What you will learn Apply HDRI skyboxes for environmental lighting Utilize Eevee renderer for ambient and bloom effects Accelerate Blender render times efficiently Implement cell shading with Freestyle Light night scenes and create volumetric fog Set up professional 3-point lighting Audience This course is ideal for beginners and hobbyists eager to delve into 3D art, with a focus on lighting and compositing. No prior knowledge of Blender is required, making this course perfect for those new to 3D modeling and looking to enhance their visual storytelling skills. About the Author 3D Tudor By Neil Bettison: Neil Bettison is a professional 3D artist with nine years of modelling experience, including assets, characters, and environments. After attending the University for Creative Arts (UCA) for a BA (Hons) Computer Games Arts degree, Neil began freelancing. In 2019, Neil Bettison founded 3D Tudor, a YouTube channel, to help other game developers because of his passion for 3D modeling. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 video file (4 hr., 59 min.) sound, color |
| ISBN: | 9781835883020 |