: Ezra Thess Mendoza Guevarra
: Modeling and Animation Using Blender Blender 2.80: The Rise of Eevee
: Apress
: 9781484253403
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Along the way you'll see why Blender 3D has proved its competency in UV unwrapping, texturing, raster graphic editing, rigging, sculpting, animating, motion graphics, and video editing through the years.Modeling and Animation Using Blender gives a thorough tour of Blender Eevee, covering its new features and how to make best use of them. After reading this book you will have the confidence to choose Blender for your next project.

What You Will Learn

    < i>Master the features of Blender Eevee
  • Work with modeling, animation, and much more using the updated software
  • Understand important concepts such as physics and particles

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Who This Book Is For

Art enthusiasts and professionals who want to learn Blender 3D. Blender 3D professionals who want to learn about the latest version would find the book useful. 




Ezra Thess Mendoza Guevarra graduated with a bachelor of science degree in information technology from STI College, the Philippines. Though she's become a web developer, her passion for the arts that started in her childhood never went away. In 2016, she got interested in 3D modeling and even tried to create a game with a team. 


he also loves researching and because of this hobby, she created the website didyouknow45 on WordPress for her to be able to share the knowledge she gained through her research. She also served as a government employee the Philippines.



Table of Contents5
About the Author10
About the Technical Reviewer11
Acknowledgments12
Introduction13
Chapter 1: The Tour14
Why Blender?14
Hidden Tools14
Launches Quickly15
Customizable Interface15
Significant Upgrades15
Workflow Speed15
Blender Cycles Built-in Renderer15
The Community15
Open Source Software18
Blender’s Future Is Bright18
What’s with Blender 2.80?19
User Interface19
Eevee20
Viewport20
2D Animation20
Cycles20
Installation21
System Requirements21
Installation Process22
The Face of Blender 2.8026
Customization28
Workspaces33
Areas34
Toggle Maximize Window/Fullscreen36
Editors37
Chapter 2: Blending with Blender: Getting Started39
Modeling with Blender 2.8039
Types of Objects41
Mesh41
Curve and Surface41
Metaball42
Text43
Grease Pencil43
Armature43
Lattice44
Empty45
Image45
Light45
Light Probe46
Camera and Speaker46
Force Field47
Menus48
The Layout Workspace51
The 3D Viewport51
3D Viewport ? Mode and Menus52
View Menu54
Select Menu57
Add Menu60
Object Menu62
3D Viewport ? Transform Controls62
3D Viewport ? Display and Shading64
3D Viewport ? Toolbar70
3D Viewport ? Sidebar73
The Sidebar74
Outliner74
Properties75
Render Settings77
Sampling Settings78
Output Settings80
View Layer Settings81
Passes Settings82
Scene Settings83
World Settings83
Object Settings85
Physics Settings86
Material Settings87
Object Constraints and Texture Settings88
Sample Project Time!88
Lighting94
Chapter 3: Blending with Blender: The Modeling Workspace98
Toolbars99
Toolbar ? Mesh100
Extrude Tool101
Extrude Individual Tool103
Extrude to Cursor Tool103
Inset Tool104
Bevel Tool105
Loop Cut and Offset Edge Loop Cut Tools107
Knife and Bisect Tools109
Polybuild Tool110
Spin and Spin Duplicates Tool111
Smooth Tool112
Edge Slide and Vertex Slide Tool112
Shrink/Flatten Tool113
Push/Pull Tool114
Shear Tool114
To Sphere Tool115
Rip Region and Rip Edge Tools116
Toolbar ? Armature117
Toolbar ? Grease Pencil117
Toolbar ? Curve118
Sample Project119
Chapter 4: Blending with Blender: The Shading Workspace127
File Browser128
Image Editor129
Tools131
Sidebar132
Tool Panel132
Image Panel133
Shader Editor139
Header140
Toolbar140
Node Editor141
Principled BSDF141
Mix Shader143
Diffuse BSDF143
Glossy BSDF143
Emission143
Subsurface Scattering143
Image Texture144
Sample Project144
Other Samples159
Chapter 5: Let’s Animate with Blender163
Animation Workspace163
Dope Sheet164
Dope Sheet ? Dope Sheet Mode164
Dope Sheet Mode Header Menus167
Markers Menu168
Channel Menu16