Introduction to Blender 3.0: Learn Organic and Architectural Modeling, Lighting, Materials, Painting, Rendering, and Compositing with Blender

Table of Contents
About the Author
About the Technical Reviewer
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Introducing Blender 3.0
	Exploring the Main Changes in Blender 3.0
		Left Button Selection (LBS)
		Asset Browser and Pose Library
		Workspaces
		The Blender 3.0 Toolbar (T)
		Eevee
		Cycles X
		Workbench
		Scene Collections
		Grease Pencil
		Geometry Nodes
		USD Importer
	Installing Blender 3.0
		The Blender Foundation Website
		Installing Different Versions of Blender 3.0
	Using the Default Interface of Blender 3.0
		Main Areas
			Topbar, Header, Toolbar, and Status Bar
				The Topbar
				The Header of the Editor Type
					Object Interaction Mode Button
					Transformation Orientation, Transform Pivot Point, Snap and Proportional Editing
					Visualization Tools
					Tool Settings
				The Toolbar
				The Status Bar
	Introducing Editors and Views
		Editor Types
		Properties Editor
		Menus and Workspaces
			The Topbar Menu
				File
				Edit
				Render
				Window
				Help
			The 3D View Header Menu
			Pie Menus
			Workspaces
		Blender Customization
	Selecting, Navigating, and Transforming
		Navigation Techniques
		Selection Methods
			Object Selection in Object Mode
			Subobject Selection in Edit Mode
		Basic Transformations
		The Object Context Menu (RMB)
	Using New Keyboard Shortcuts
	Introducing Eevee
		Eevee, Cycles, and Cycles X
		Node-Based Materials
	Summary
Chapter 2: Modeling Inorganic and Organic Objects in Blender
	Preparing to Start Modeling
		Digital Spaces
		Add Objects (Shift+A)
			Mesh
				Add Mesh
			Curve
				Add Curve
				Explaining Splines
				Editing a Curve
					The Toolbar
					Object Data Properties
			Surface
			Metaball
				Object Data Properties
			Text
				Object Data Properties
			Other Blender Objects
				Empty and Image
				Light
				Camera
	Understanding Mesh Modeling
		Object Mode
			Transform
			Set Origin
			Mirror
			Clear and Apply
			Snap
			Duplicate
			Link/Transfer Data
			Join
			Convert
			Show/Hide
			Delete
		Edit Mode
			Mesh Visualization
				Normals
				Normal Configuration
				Auto Smooth
			The Toolbar in Edit Mode
			Other Modeling Tools in Edit Mode
				Duplicate (Shift+D)
				Fill: Make Edge/Face (F)
				Deleting & Dissolving (X)
				Merge Vertices (M)
				Separate (P)
				Bridge Edges Loops
				Triangles to Quads (Alt+J)
			Add Mesh Add-Ons
	Sculpting
		Brush Settings
			Preparing the Object
			Preparing the Interface
		Sculpting Tools
		Adding Resolution
			Remesh
			Dyntopo
	Modeling with Modifiers
		Generate Modifiers
			Array
			Bevel
			Boolean
			Decimate
			Geometry Nodes
			Mirror
			Multiresolution
			Remesh
			Skin
			Solidify
			Subdivision Surface
		Deform Modifiers
			Displace
			Wave
	Exercises: The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party
		Exercise 1: Modeling a Teapot
			Setting the File
			Creating the Base Shape
			Creating the Handle and Spout
			Separating the Cover
			Creating the Teapot Base
		Exercise 2: Creating a Glass
			Setting the File
			Preparing the Basic Object
			Creating the Profile and Screwing It
		Summary
Chapter 3: Building a 3D Environment
	Modeling for Architecture
		Precision Drawing
			Importing and Exporting CAD File Formats
			CAD Drawing Tools
				FreeCAD
				QCAD
				ODA File Converter
			Blender 3.0 Measuring Tools
				Annotate
				Measure
				Measurement
				MeasureIt
		Blender 3.0 Add-ons for Architectural Modeling
			Preinstalled Add-ons
				Edit Mesh Tools
				Precision-Drawing-Tools (PDT)
				Scatter
				Tiny CAD Mesh Tools
				Bool Tool
				Sapling Tree Gen and Modular Tree
			External Add-ons
				QBlocker
				Blender GIS
	Procedural and Parametric Modeling
		Add-ons for Procedural and Parametrical Modeling
			Internal Add-ons
				Archimesh
				Tissue
				Mesh Maze
			External Add-ons
				Archipack
				Sverchok
				Sorcar
	Modeling and Importing Furniture
		Asset Libraries in Blender
	Character Modeling for Architecture
		Modeling a Character with Make Human
	Exercises: Creating an Environment
		Exercise 3: Modeling a Living Room
			Creating the Walls
			Creating the Windows
				Creating Windows
				Creating French Windows
			Importing Furniture
		Exercise 4: Populating Our Environment
		Exercise 5: Modeling a Chair
			Modeling the Chair Structure
			Modeling of the Chair Feet
			Modeling the Pillow
	Summary
Chapter 4: Understanding Materials, Lighting, and World Settings
	Learning Nodes and Material Nodes
		PBR Materials
			The Light Ray Model
				Diffusion and Reflection
				Fresnel
				Microsurface
				PBR Textures
			Standard Textures
			PBR Textures
				Metal/Roughness vs. Specular/Glossiness
		Understanding Material Nodes
			Material Nodes
			Introducing the Editors
			Introducing the Shading Workspace
				Understanding the Material Properties Editor
				The Shader Editor and the Material Nodes
					Input Nodes
					Output Nodes
					Shader Nodes
					A Node Material
					Texture Nodes
					Color Nodes
					Vector Nodes
					Converter Nodes
					Script Node
					Group Nodes
					Layout Nodes
				The Node Wrangler Add-on
				Merge Selected Nodes
				Add Texture Setup
				Add Principled Setup
	Learning More About Textures
		Bitmap and Procedural Textures
		Open Source Image Editors: Gimp and Krita
	UV Mapping and Unwrapping
		UV Editing Workspace and UV Editor
		UV Mapping
			Magic UV Add-on
	Lights, Shadows, and Cameras
		Light Types
			Point Light
			Sun Light
			Spot Light
			Area Light
		Add Extra Lights Add-on
		Cameras
	The World Settings: Sky and Environment Texture
		Deepening HDRI Environment Maps
		The Sky Texture Node
		Sun Position
			Synchronize Sun Light with an HDRI Texture
			Synchronize Sun Light with a Sky Texture
	Exercises: Creating Materials
		Exercise 6: Creating Standard Material Nodes
			Creating Standard Textures with Gimp
				Diffuse Map
				Normal Map
				Specular Map
			Creating the Material
			Exercise 7: Creating a PBR Material
			Exercise 8: Creating Textures for PBR Materials
				Materialize
				Apply Textures to the Material
			Exercise 9: Creating a Procedural Material
	Summary
Chapter 5: Painting
	Painting in Blender 3.0
		Introducing Color Theory
			Understanding Color Relationships
			Value, Saturation, and Hue
		Introducing Digital Painting
			Krita
				Krita’s Tools, Palettes, and Color Selectors
				Krita’s Brush System
			Graphics Tablets with and Without Screens
			The Graphics Tablet with Blender
			Blender’s Painting Brushes
				Brush Controls
			Painting in Blender
	Practicing Texture Paint
		Texture Paint Workspace
		Painting on an Object
		The Toolbar
		Brush Settings
		Blending Modes
		Practicing Masking
			The Paint Mask and Face Selection Masking
			Create a Stencil
			Painting with a Mask
	Learning Vertex Paint
		The Toolbar
		The 3D View Header and the Tool Settings
		Using Vertex Paint
	Getting Started with Weight Paint
		The Toolbar
		The 3D View Header and the Tool Settings
		Using Weight Paint
	Exercises: Introducing Digital Painting
		Exercise 10: Painting a Texture
			Unwrapping the Mesh
			Creating and Painting the Texture
		Exercise 11: Creating a Painted Texture
		Exercise 12: Node-Based Texture Painting
			Introducing the Add Texture Paint Slots
			Understanding Layers in Blender 3.0
			Drawing a Bump Map Directly on the Object
	Summary
Chapter 6: Render, Compositing, and Video Editing
	Comparing Cycles and Eevee
		Cycles and Eevee’s Shared Settings
		Render Layers and Passes
			Render Layers
			Render Passes
		Rendering with Eevee
			Settings of Eevee
		Rendering with Cycles
			Setting of Cycles
		Introducing the Freestyle Render
			Using Freestyle
				The Freestyle Panel
				The Freestyle Line Set Panel
				The Strokes, Color, and Alpha Panels
				The Thickness, Geometry, and Texture Panels
				The Freestyle Modifiers
					Along Stroke
					Calligraphy
					Crease Angle
					Curvature 3D
					Distance from Camera
					Distance from Object
					Material
					Noise
					Tangent
				More on Freestyle
	Compositing
		The Compositor Workspace
		Setting the Compositor
			The Denoise Node
		Compositing Nodes
			Input Nodes
				Bokeh Image Node
				Image Node
				Mask Node
				Movie Clip Node
				Render Layers Node
				RGB Node
				Texture Node
				Time Curve Node
				Track Position Node
				Value Node
			Output Nodes
				Composite Node
				File Output Node
				Split Viewer Node
				Viewer Node
			Color Nodes
				Alpha Over Node
				Bright/Contrast Node
				Color Balance Node
				Color Correction Node
				Hue Correct Node
				Hue Saturation Value Node
				Invert Node
				Mix Node
				RGB Curves Node
				Tone Map Node
				Z Combine Node
			Converter Nodes
				Alpha Convert Node
				Color Ramp Node
				Combine and Separate Nodes
				Math Node
				RGB to BW Node
				Set Alpha Node
				Switch View Node
			Filter Nodes
				Bilateral Blur Node
				Blur Node
				Defocus Node
				Denoise Node
				Glare Node
				Pixelate Node
				Vector Blur Node
			Vector Nodes
				Map Value Node
				Normal Node
				Normalize Node
			Matte Nodes
				Channel Key Node
				Chroma Key Node
				Color Key Node
				Color Spill Node
				Cryptomatte
				Luminance Key Node
			Distort Nodes
				Crop Node
				Displace Node
				Flip Node
				Lens Distortion Node
				Rotate Node
				Scale Node
				Translate Node
				Transform Node
			Node Groups
				Make Group
				Edit Group
				Ungroup
				Appending Node Groups
			Layout Nodes
				Frame Node
				Reroute Node
				Switch Node
	Editing Videos
		The Video Editing Workspace
		Playhead
		Adding Strips
		Adding Effects and Transitions
			Movie and Image Strips
			Scene Strips
			Sound Strips
			Color Strips
			Text Strips
			Effect Strips
			Transitions
	Exercises: Rendering and Compositing
		Exercise 13: Rendering with Eevee
			Rendering an Image with Eevee
			Preparing a Camera Animation
			Rendering a Video with Eevee
		Exercise 14: Rendering in Cycles with Denoise
			Denoising the Render
			Changing Rendering Colors
		Exercise 15: Deepening Compositing Techniques
			From Colors to Black and White
			Playing with Colors and Desaturation
			Creating a Mask
			Preparing the Nodal Chain
		Exercise 16: Creating a Video for The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party
			Importing Content
			Adding Transitions and Effects
			Introducing a 3D Blender Scene in the Video
	Summary
Index