Blenderella - Character Modeling in Blender 2.5

Blenderella - Character Modeling in Blender 2.5
English | 40 hours | MKV | 1440x900 | 7.89 GB

http://www.blender3d.org/
Genre: eLearning

Polygon Modeling Techniques with Focus on Topology: 100% quad polygon modeling. No sculpt, no triangles.
Created by Angela Guenette, Character Modeler, project Durian, Sintel
Angela has a background in fine arts and since 2000 worked on a variety of CG Animated Feature Films, DVD Movies, Television Series, and most recently the independent animated short film, Sintel. She has worked in Blender, Maya, XSI, Softimage3D, Gimp, and Photoshop. Some of her professional credits include Everyones Hero, Spider-Man: The New Animated Series, Popeye’s Voyage, Barbie on Swan Lake, Barbie as Rapunzel, Barbie in the Nutcracker, Max Steel, Heavy Gear.
In this DVD, Angela Guenette walks you through her approach on modeling a character within Blender 2.5. She demonstrates the tools used in Blender and techniques on how to create efficient topology with clean edge flow. This will facilitate the creation of facial and body deformations for rigging and animation use.

Content Summary of Contents:

Preparing Reference Images in Gimp

01_Head
02_Body
03_Hand

Modeling the Head

01_Eyeball and Cornea
02_Setting Up Background Images
03_Eye Socket Blocking
04_Nose Blocking
05_Mouth Blocking
06_Eyeball Fitting
07_Eye Socket Detailing
08_Mouth Detailing
09_Nose Detailing
10_Cheeks, Jaw, Forehead, Scalp
11_Neck
12_Shaping
13_Ear
14_Final Shaping
15_Geometry Eyelashes

Modeling the Body

01_Setting Up Background Images
02_Torso
03_Pelvis
04_Leg
05_Arm
06_Fingers
07_Hand and Thumb
08_Rest Pose

Modeling the Geometry Hair

01_Base
02_Strands

Modeling the Clothing

01_Pants
02_Shirt
03_Boot
04_Masking Under Clothing
05_Shirt2 and Corset
06_Boot Detailing
07_Corset Detailing
08_Pants Finishing

Wrap Up