Blender 2.5 HOTSHOT -- Table of Contents -- Blender 2.5 HOTSHT -- Credits -- About the Author -- About the Reviewers -- www.PacktPub.com -- Support files, eBooks, discount offers and more -- Why Subscribe? -- Free Access for Packt account holders -- Preface -- What this book covers -- What you need for this book -- Who this book is for -- Conventions -- Mission Briefing -- Why Is It Awesome? -- Your Hotshot Objectives -- Mission Checklist -- Task 1 -- Prepare for Lift Off -- Engage Thrusters -- Objective Complete - Mini Debriefing -- Classified Intel -- Reader feedback -- Customer support -- Downloading the example code -- Errata -- Piracy -- Questions -- 1. Render a Starship Shield Impact -- Mission Briefing -- What Does It Do? -- Why Is It Awesome? -- Your Hotshot Objectives -- Mission Checklist -- Modeling the mother ship -- Prepare for Lift Off -- Engage Thrusters -- Objective Complete - Mini Debriefing -- Modeling the space fighter -- Prepare for Lift Off -- Engage Thrusters -- Objective Complete - Mini Debriefing -- Classified Intel -- Shading the space fighter -- Prepare for Lift Off -- Objective Complete - Mini Debriefing -- Classified Intel -- Modeling and shading the planet -- Engage Thrusters -- Objective Complete - Mini Debriefing -- Classified Intel -- Creating the nebula background -- Engage Thrusters -- Particle's Party -- Compositing the Nebula -- Objective Complete - Mini Debriefing -- Classified Intel -- Assembling and Organizing the Final Scene -- Engage Thrusters -- Energy Shield to the Rescue -- Objective Complete - Mini Debriefing -- Compositing the final scene -- Prepare for Lift Off -- Getting on with It -- Objective Complete - Mini Debriefing -- Mission Accomplished -- You Ready to go Gung HO? A Hotshot Challenge -- 2. Fly a Fighter Aircraft Through a Storm -- Mission Briefing -- What Does It Do? -- Why Is It Awesome?.

Your Hotshot Objectives -- Mission Checklist -- Modeling the Fighter Aircraft -- Prepare for Lift Off -- Engage Thrusters -- First stage -- Second stage -- Third stage -- Fourth stage -- Fifth stage -- Objective Complete - Mini Debriefing -- Classified Intel -- A word on topology -- Shading the Fighter Aircraft -- Engage Thrusters -- Objective Complete - Mini Debriefing -- Classified Intel -- Modeling and Shading the Storm Cloud -- Prepare for Lift Off -- Engage Thrusters -- Objective Complete - Mini Debriefing -- Classified Intel -- Assembling the Final Scene -- Engage Thrusters -- Objective Complete - Mini Debriefing -- Animating the Fighter Aircraft -- Prepare for Lift Off -- Engage Thrusters -- Objective Complete - Mini Debriefing -- Animating a Simple Lightning Effect -- Engage Thrusters -- Objective Complete - Mini Debriefing -- Mission Accomplished -- You Ready to go Gung HO? A Hotshot Challenge -- 3. Construct a Car Using Modeling and Shading -- Mission Briefing -- What Does It Do? -- Why Is It Awesome? -- Your Hotshot Objectives -- Mission Checklist -- Creating the Initial Patches for the Model -- Prepare for Lift Off -- Engage Thrusters -- Objective Complete- Mini Debriefing -- Classified Intel -- Creating the Doors -- Engage Thrusters -- Objective Complete - Mini Debriefing -- Joining the Patches -- Engage Thrusters -- Objective Complete - Mini Debriefing -- Creating the Wheels -- Engage Thrusters -- Objective Complete - Mini Debriefing -- Shading -- Engage Thrusters -- Objective Complete - Mini Debriefing -- Simple Render Setup -- Engage Thrusters -- Objective Complete - Mini Debriefing -- Mission Accomplished -- You Ready to go Gung HO? A Hotshot Challenge -- 4. Create a Professional Looking Demo Reel -- Mission Briefing -- What Does It Do? -- Why Is It Awesome? -- Your Hotshot Objectives -- Mission Checklist.

Creating the Intro and Closing Image -- Prepare for Lift Off -- Engage Thrusters -- Objective Complete - Mini Debriefing -- Creating the Studio Setup -- Engage Thrusters -- Objective Complete - Mini Debriefing -- Classified Intel -- Creating the Individual Scenes -- Engage Thrusters -- Objective Complete - Mini Debriefing -- Classified Intel -- A Word on Datablocks -- Composing the Final Video -- Prepare for Lift Off -- Engage Thrusters -- Objective Complete - Mini Debriefing -- Classified Intel -- Mission Accomplished -- Are You Ready To Go Gung HO? A Hotshot Challenge -- 5. Build an Interactive Walkthrough Using the Game Engine -- Mission Briefing -- What Does It Do? -- Why Is It Awesome? -- Your Hotshot Objectives -- Mission Checklist -- Modeling the Building -- Prepare for Lift Off -- Engage Thrusters -- Objective Complete - Mini Debriefing -- Modeling the Environment -- Engage Thrusters -- Grass -- Cement Floor -- Fence -- Trees -- Skydome -- Objective Complete - Mini Debriefing -- Shading the Environment -- Engage Thrusters -- Skydome -- Grass -- Floor -- Fence -- Trees -- Objective Complete - Mini Debriefing -- Shading the Building -- Engage Thrusters -- Objective Complete - Mini Debriefing -- Classified Intel -- Setting Up the Objects for the Game Engine -- Engage Thrusters -- Objects Setup -- Logic Bricks Setup -- Objective Complete - Mini Debriefing -- Scripting -- Engage Thrusters -- Objective Complete - Mini Debriefing -- Classified Intel -- Mission Accomplished -- You Ready To Go Gung HO? A Hotshot Challenge -- 6. Detailed Render of the Earth from Space -- Mission Briefing -- What Does It Do? -- Why Is It Awesome? -- Your Hotshot Objectives -- Mission Checklist -- Preprocessing the Textures -- Engage Thrusters -- Clouds Map -- Specular Map -- Bump Map -- Objective Complete - Mini Debriefing -- Object Setup -- Prepare for Lift Off.

Engage Thrusters -- Objective Complete - Mini Debriefing -- Lighting Setup -- Engage Thrusters -- Objective Complete - Mini Debriefing -- Compositing Preparation -- Engage Thrusters -- Objective Complete - Mini Debriefing -- Classified Intel -- Compositing -- Engage Thrusters -- Objective Complete - Mini Debriefing -- Classified Intel -- Mission Accomplished -- You Ready To Go Gung HO? A Hotshot Challenge -- 7. Animate a Humanoid Character -- Mission Briefing -- What Does It Do? -- Why Is It Awesome? -- Your Hotshot Objectives -- Mission Checklist -- Creating the Armature -- Engage Thrusters -- Objective Complete - Mini Debriefing -- Armature Setup -- Engage Thrusters -- Objective Complete - Mini Debriefing -- Classified Intel -- Parenting -- Constraints -- Skinning -- Engage Thrusters -- Objective Complete - Mini Debriefing -- Animation Keys -- Getting ready -- Engage Thrusters -- Objective Complete - Mini Debriefing -- Classified Intel -- Animation Breakdowns -- Engage Thrusters -- Objective Complete - Mini Debriefing -- Animation Tweaks -- Engage Thrusters -- Objective Complete - Mini Debriefing -- Classified Intel -- Mission Accomplished -- You Ready To Go Gung HO? A Hotshot Challenge -- 8. Create a Snail -- Mission Briefing -- What Does It Do? -- Why Is It Awesome? -- Your Hotshot Objectives -- Mission Checklist -- Modeling the Shell -- Prepare for Lift Off -- Engage Thrusters -- Objective Complete - Mini Debriefing -- Shading the Shell -- Engage Thrusters -- Objective Complete - Mini Debriefing -- Modeling the Body -- Prepare for Lift Off -- Engage Thrusters -- Objective Complete - Mini Debriefing -- Shading the Body -- Engage Thrusters -- Objective Complete - Mini Debriefing -- Classified Intel -- Scene Setup -- Engage Thrusters -- Objective Complete - Mini Debriefing -- Compositing -- Engage Thrusters -- Objective Complete - Mini Debriefing.

Mission Accomplished -- You Ready To Go Gung HO? A Hotshot Challenge -- Index.