Animating 2D Characters for Games in Blender
by: Alan Thorn
Pages: 151 pages
Edition 版本: 1
Language 语言: English
Publisher finelybook 出版社: Cengage Learning PTR
Released: 2014-11-11
ISBN-10: B00P9WDAGA
ISBN-13: 9781305501843
Book Description
2D games are incredibly popular these days and are played on many systems,including desktop computers and mobile devices. But creating pro-level graphics for them presents many technical challenges for artists,animators,and programmers. In ANIMATING 2D CHARACTERS FOR GAMES IN BLENDER,Alan Thorn offers a complete,step-by-step workflow for modeling,rigging,and animating 2D characters that perform well for real-time games—all using the powerful free software,Blender. Learn critical preparation and referencing techniques,how to model and build meshes optimally with a 2D production-line in mind,how to UV map and texture for animation,and how to rig,weight-paint,and animate 2D characters for a professional-grade result. Finally,see how to export your animated character for use in the Unity game engine. By the end of this book,you will have mastered a solid start-to-finish pipeline for creating animated 2D characters for games.
Contents
Chapter 1 Preparation and Modeling
Step 1: Drawing Your Character
Step 2: Importing Character References into Blender
Step 3: Modeling from References
Step 4: Optimizing Topology for Games and Animation
Step 5: Housekeeping
Chapter 2 UV Mapping and Texturing
Step 6: Removing Doubles
Step 7: Creating the Character Atlas Texture
Step 8: UV Preparation and Projection
Step 9: Creating UV Islands and Mapping
Step 10: Completing the Mapping
Chapter 3 Rigging,Bones,and Weights
Step 11: Creating Armatures
Step 12: Creating Bones
Step 13: Skinning
Step 14: Adjusting the Weighting
Step 15: Applying Inverse Kinematics
Chapter 4 Animation
Step 16: Preparing for Animation
Step 17: Blocking In the Walk Cycle
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