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Still the only Blender tutorial to take you from preproduction to final result, this guide is perfect for both novices and those moving from other software to Blender (open source and free software). This edition covers the powerful new selection and modeling tools, as well as high-efficiency improvements related to other parts of the project such as texture painting, shading, rigging, rendering, and compositing. Pierre Mervaillie, the game artist and animator behind some of gaming’s most iconic characters like Sonya Blade or Red Hood has just released his latest project. Now fully updated for Blender 2.78b and beyond, Learning Blender, Second Edition, walks you through every step of creating an outstanding 3D animated character with Blender, and then compositing it in a real video using a professional workflow. The new Blender add-on is called ‘Grease Pencil’ and it lets you pose characters by drawing a stroke. Master the Newest Blender Techniques for Creating Amazing 3D Characters: From Design and Modeling to Video Compositing