Bounce, Tumble, and Splash!

Foreword

Introduction

Chapter 1 Re-creating the World: An Overview

Re-creating the Physical World with Blender

Blender's Physical Simulation Functionality

The Science of Simulation

Nonsimulation Tools and Techniques

Using Materials and Textures

Hot Lava with Material Nodes

Transparency and Subsurface Scattering

Sky Maps

Faking Physics with General Tools

Modeling Bodies of Water by Using Modifiers and Textures

Faking a Cloth Flag by Using a Displacement Modifier

Creating a Poseable Spring by Using an Array Modifier, Shape Keys, and PyDrivers

Chapter 2 The Nitty-Gritty on Particles

Introducing Particles

Setting Particle Parameters

Using the Physics Tab

Setting Visualization Options

Using the Extras Tab

Using Force Fields and Deflection

Working with Dynamic Particles

Creating Fire and Smoke

The BB vs. the Crystal Ball: Using the Explode Modifier

Boids!

Setting Up the Boids System

Working with Goals and Predators

Creating a Simple Flying Bird

Chapter 3 Getting Flexible with Soft Bodies and Cloth

Getting the Hard Facts on Soft Bodies

Understanding Soft Body Basics

Baking

Animating a Spring with Soft Bodies

Using Force Fields and Collision

Working with Soft Bodies and Curves

Using Stress-Mapped Textures for Rubbery Surfaces

Getting Jiggly with Lattices

Simulating Cloth and Clothing

Putting Some Clothes on Mancandy

Learning More about Cloth

Demolition!

Chapter 4 Hair Essentials: The Long and Short of Strand Particles

Introducing Blender Hair

Setting Up a Hair Simulation

Creating Clumping, Roughness, and Kink

Texture Mapping

Lighting and Rendering

A Trip to the Beauty Salon

Preparing the Mesh

Editing Hair Particles

Releasing Your Inner Hairdresser

More Tips and Tricks for Controlling Hair

Soft Bodies and Hair

Other Uses for "Hair" Particles

Chapter 5 Making a Splash with Fluids

Using the Blender Fluid

Tony Mullen, PhD, teaches at Tsuda College, Tokyo, where his courses include modeling and animation with Blender as well as the Python programming language. Mullen has been a cartoonist and an illustrator and has a broad background in CG-related work. His screen credits include writer, codirector, or lead animator on several short films, including the award-winning Gustav Braüstache shorts. He is also the author of Introducing Character Animation with Blender (Sybex).