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Symbols

2D curve, Edit Mode

2D image editing, Introduction to GIMP

3D cursor, Scenes

3D curve, Edit Mode

3D Viewport, About Blender, Multiple Layouts

background images in, UV Image Editor

coordinates in, The 3D Viewport

customizing, Optimizing Sculpting Performance

display modes in, The 3D Viewport

Edit mode, Edit Mode

navigating, The 3D Viewport

regions in, Layout and UI Terminology

Sculpt mode, Sculpting

Texture Paint mode, Texture Painting

Textured Solid shading option in, Images and Textures

3d.sk, Creating, Finding, and Using References

A

active object, Scenes

Adaptive Renderer option, for hair particles rendering, Emission Panel

Adaptive/Constant QMC setting, for ray-traced shadow, Shadows in Blender Internal

Add blending mode, Adding a Light

Add brush in Weight Paint mode, Creating a Scalp, Particle Mode

Add Shader Node, for Cycles renderer, Cycles Materials, Peach Fuzz

add-ons, enabling, Baking Diffuse Colors and Textures

Airbrush tool (GIMP), The Toolbox

aliasing, Dimensions

Align tool (GIMP), The Toolbox

aligning orthographic references, Testing Compositions in Blender

Alpha Over node, Extra Ambient Occlusion

alphas

as textures, Texture Map Types, Combining Leaves onto a Single Texture

for sculpting, Brush Options, Detailing

Ambient Color, in Blender Internal renderer, World Settings and Ambient Light and Occlusion

ambient occlusion

adjusting curves to add color, General Tips for Baking Maps, Layer Modes and Opacity

baking, Applying the Displacement Map

as mask, Ground Texture

for Bat Creature, Adjusting Colors

for Jungle Temple scene, General Tips for Baking Maps

for Spider Bot, Baking Maps for Multiple Objects

in World settings, World Settings and Ambient Light and Occlusion

texture type, Texture-Baking Controls

Ambient option, for material shading, Blender Internal Materials

anatomy

in sculpting, Sculpting Concepts, Coarse Anatomy

of skull, Sculpting Natural-Looking Faces

Anchored stroke for sculpting, Brush Options

angles, snapping viewport to specific, The 3D Viewport

animated .gih GIMP brush, Adding Variation to a Brush

animation, Going Further, Different Looks

Animation layout, Layout and UI Terminology

anti-aliasing, Dimensions

Appearance panel, in Sculpt mode, Brush Options

appending, Datablocks

Apply Base operator, The Multires Modifier

Apply Camera Image, in Texture Paint mode, Project Paint

Approximate Gather method, in Blender Internal renderer, World Settings in Blender Internal

area lamp, Lighting

Area Plane, of brush, Scrape Flat

armature object, Going Further, Different Looks

Array modifier, Modifiers, Plants, IvyGen

Aspect Ratio setting, for Blender Internal renderer, Dimensions

associated alpha, Anti-Aliasing and Motion Blur

Attenuation setting, in Blender Internal renderer, World Settings in Blender Internal

Autoclip Start/End setting, for shadow buffers, Lamp Objects in Cycles

Average Islands Scale operator, Sharing UV Space Efficiently

axes

constraining sculpting to, Brush Options

display option for objects, Applying Transforms, Applying Transforms

for Mirror modifier, Building the Bat Creature Base Mesh

guidelines in 3D viewport, switching off, Optimizing Sculpting Performance

in 3D space, The 3D Viewport

in UV space, Editing UV Coordinates

of 3D manipulator widget, Manipulating Objects

restricting operators to, Modifiers

B

B-Spline method, for hair strand rendering, Render

back light, The Fill Light

for Jungle Temple, Temple Entrance Lighting

background color

in GIMP, The Toolbox

Only Render option and, Optimizing Sculpting Performance

background images

concept art as, Snapping

in 3D Viewport, UV Image Editor

background of scene, The 3D Viewport

for Jungle Temple, Depth of Field in Cycles

render options for, Anti-Aliasing and Motion Blur

Background shader, for Cycles renderer, Cycles Materials

baking, Texture Baking

(see also texture baking)

Bake mode, Images and Textures

Bake panel, Baking Displacement from Sculpt to Final Mesh

displacement to retopologized mesh, About Displacement Maps

base meshes, Snapping

(see also Bat Creature: base mesh)

Bat Creature

ambient occlusion texture map for, Adjusting Colors

base mesh

applying transforms, Applying Transforms

finished body, Applying Transforms

hands and feet, Poses for Modeling Characters

head, Modeling the Hands and Feet

loop cuts and face and edge loops, Building the Bat Creature Base Mesh

poses for modeling, Loop Cuts and Face and Edge Loops

proportional editing, Modeling the Head

Blender Internal renderer, to render, Render Engines: Blender Internal and Cycles

clouds, Creating the Rock, Different Looks

composited output, Compositing Feedback and Viewer Nodes

compositing node tree for, Compositing Feedback and Viewer Nodes

compositing passes, Balancing Render Time and Quality

diffuse texture, Specular Map

added to skin material, Further Textures

lighting, World Settings in Cycles

eyes, Shadows and Fur

floor shadows, Shadows and Fur

materials, Materials for the Bat Creature

fur, Subsurface Scattering, Fur

peach fuzz, Peach Fuzz

skin, Materials for the Bat Creature

teeth, nails, and eyes, Subsurface Scattering

modeling details, Coupling

nails and teeth, Adjusting Colors

peach fuzz for, Peach Fuzz

platform, Creating Pebbles

render layers, Balancing Render Time and Quality

rendering and compositing, Balancing Render Time and Quality

retopology for, Retopologizing the Jungle Temple Trees

body, Retopologizing the Body

decimation, Retopologizing the Bat Creature

shadow buffer spot lamps, Shadows and Fur

shaping and styling hair, Particle Mode

texture baking for, Texture Map Types

ambient occlusion baking, Applying the Displacement Map

bit depth and textures, Baking Displacement from Sculpt to Final Mesh

displacement from sculpt to final mesh, Texture Map Types

displacement map applied, Applying the Displacement Map

normal map baking, Applying the Displacement Map

texture painting, Texturing the Bat Creature, In Review

eyes, Specular Map, Texturing the Eyes

layer groups, Reconciling Fixed Seams and Layered Images

layer masks, Reconciling Fixed Seams and Layered Images

layer modes, Adding a Light

materials and UI setup, Texturing the Bat Creature

seams, Fixing Seams

specular and hardness textures, Reconciling Fixed Seams and Layered Images

unwrapping, Assigning UV Textures

UV seams, Unwrapping Tools

World settings for, World Settings for the Bat Creature

Bevel modifier, Walls

beveled edge, adding to wall blocks, Walls

Bézier curves, The Toolbox, Edit Mode, Blocking in the Jungle Temple

wires modeled from, IvyGen

Bias setting

for shadow borders, Shadow-Buffer Options

in Render tab, Bake panel, Images and Textures

Bidirectional Scattering Distribution Function (BSDF) Shader nodes, Blender Internal Materials

Big Buck Bunny, About Blender

bit depth, and textures, Baking Displacement from Sculpt to Final Mesh

Bleed option for Project Paint method, Project Paint

Blend (Color/Texture) setting, for subsurface scattering, Subsurface Scattering

.blend files, Datablocks

default, Multiple Layouts, Scenes, Snapping, Drag Alpha

hierarchical structure, The Node Editor

layouts saved with, Layout and UI Terminology

packing, Datablocks

Blend tool (GIMP), The Toolbox

Blender

basics, Introduction to Blender

user interface, default layout, About Blender

using, The Node Editor

Blender builds, availability, About Blender

Blender Foundation, Introduction to Blender

open movie projects of, Introduction to Blender

Blender Internal renderer, Materials

lighting, Lighting

shadows, Shadows in Blender Internal

vs. Cycles, Lighting

materials for, Transmission and Refraction

nodes in, Texture Nodes, Materials for the Bat Creature

vs. Cycles renderer, Project Paint

Blender Units option, for strand rendering, Fur

Blender wiki, Blender Internal Materials

for Color Management, Anti-Aliasing and Motion Blur

Blob brush type, in Sculpt mode, Brush Options

blocking in, Blocking In

base meshes, Snapping

Jungle Temple, Modifiers

modifiers, Other Ways to Model: Curves

bloom, Bloom

adding to Bat Creature, Bloom

adding to Jungle Temple, Depth of Field

adding to Spider Bot, Depth of Field in Cycles

Blur brush in Weight Paint mode, Creating a Scalp

Blur node, Color Correction

Blur tool (GIMP), The Toolbox

Border setting, for Blender Internal renderer, Dimensions

Bounce setting, for Cycles renderer, Rendering with Cycles

Braid option, for hair particles, Children

breaking symmetry, Bat Creature sculpting, Procedural Details

brightness, of lamp, Lighting in Blender Internal

brush angle setting, Creating Custom Brushes

Brush brush type, Texture Painting

Brush Dynamics dialog, Adding Variation to a Brush

Brush mode, Specular Map

Brush panel, Brush Options

brushes

in Blender

creating custom, Creating Custom Brushes

making available by default, Drag Alpha

sculpting options, Sculpting, Brush Options

in GIMP, Dialogs

creating custom, Texturing in GIMP

BSDF (Bidirectional Scattering Distribution Function) Shader nodes, Blender Internal Materials

Bsurfaces add-on, Using Snapping to Retopologize, Retopologizing the Jungle Temple Trees

Bucket tool (GIMP), The Toolbox

bump map, Texture Map Types, Displacement

C

Cage Deform tool (GIMP), The Toolbox

camera

in default scene, Scenes

snapping to current view, Modifiers

texturing to camera, Texturing to Camera

Camera option, for Normals texture map, Texture-Baking Controls

canceling selection in GIMP, Filters

canvas, in GIMP, The Toolbox

Catmull-Clark subdivision, Topology, The Multires Modifier

caustics, Rendering with Cycles

CGTextures, Adjusting Colors, Creating Seamless Textures with GIMP, Painting the Sky in GIMP, Adding to the Jungle Temple

Channels dialog, Dialogs

child particles, Hair Length, Render

for Bat Creature fur, Shaping Your Hair

Clamp option, in Cycles renderer, Rendering with Cycles

Classical shadow buffers, Shadow-Buffer Options

Classical-Halfway shadow buffers, Shadow-Buffer Options

Clay brush type, in Sculpt mode, Brush Options, Volumes

clay renders, Positioning the Lights, Dimensions

Clay Tubes brush, Body

creating, Creating Custom Brushes

Clear option, in Render tab, Bake panel, Images and Textures

Clip Start/End setting, for shadow buffers, Lamp Objects in Cycles

clipping, Building the Bat Creature Base Mesh

Clone brush type, Texture Painting

Clone option for Project Paint method, Project Paint

Clone tool (GIMP), The Toolbox, Adjusting Colors, Fixing Seams, Ground Texture

closed curves, Edit Mode

cloth, simulating, The Properties Editor

cloud texture, Procedural Details, Fur

clump option, for child particles, Render

coarse anatomy sculpting, Sculpting Concepts

Bat Creature, Coarse Anatomy

color

adjusting in GIMP, Layer Modes and Opacity, Adjusting Colors

and background in Blender Internal renderer, World Settings and Ambient Light and Occlusion

for shadow, Shadows in Blender Internal

lighting and, General Lighting Tips

swatches in GIMP Toolbox, The Toolbox

Color Balance node, Bloom

color blend settings, for subsurface scattering, Subsurface Scattering

color grading

Bat Creature, Color Correction

Jungle Temple, Depth of Field

Spider Bot, Depth of Field in Cycles

Color Mix node, Socket Types

color picker

in Blender

for lamps, Lighting in Blender Internal

in Materials tab, Blender Internal Materials

in GIMP, The Toolbox, Texturing in GIMP

Comb tool, for hair shaping, Particle Mode

compositing

Bat Creature, Balancing Render Time and Quality

feedback and viewer nodes, Color Correction

Jungle Temple, Depth of Field in Cycles

layout for, Layout and UI Terminology

Spider Bot, Retouching in GIMP

turning on, Anti-Aliasing and Motion Blur

composition, What to Look for in Reference Material

rule of thirds, Composition

silhouette and negative space, Composition

simplicity and focus, Simplicity and Focus

testing in Blender, Testing Compositions in Blender

visual path, Simplicity and Focus

composition guides, in Blender, Testing Compositions in Blender

Compositor, Balancing Render Time and Quality

Connect operator, in Edit mode, Edit Mode

Constant QMC setting, for ray-traced shadow, Shadows in Blender Internal

Convert to Mesh operator (ALT-C), IvyGen, Coupling, Creating a Scalp

▸Mesh From Curve/Meta/Text, Retopologizing the Jungle Temple Trees

coordinates, Manipulating Objects

in 3D, The 3D Viewport

copying objects, Datablocks

copyright for reference material, Creating, Finding, and Using References

coupling, for Spider Bot, Coupling

Crease brush type, Body

in Sculpt mode, Brush Options, Volumes

Crease Lazy brush, Scrape Flat, Sculpting the Wings

creasing, Stone Carvings

Crop setting, for Blender Internal renderer, Dimensions

Crop tool (GIMP), The Toolbox

Cube Projection operator, The UV Grid

cube, in default scene, Scenes

Cubic Interpolation option, for material shading, Blender Internal Materials

Cull option for Project Paint method, Project Paint

Curl option, for hair particles, Children

curve handles, Other Ways to Model: Curves

Curve modifier, Modifiers

for mesh along curve, IvyGen

Curve object, Edit Mode

as input for modifiers, Other Ways to Model: Curves

converting to meshes, IvyGen

types of, Other Ways to Model: Curves

Curve panel, in Sculpt mode, Brush Options

curves, Edit Mode

Curves tool (GIMP), Creating Seamless Textures with GIMP

custom brushes

adding variation, Adding Variation to a Brush

creating in GIMP, Texturing in GIMP

customizing Blender user interface, Layout and UI Terminology

Cut operator, in Edit mode, Edit Mode

for fixing topology, Dealing with Difficult Topology

Cycles renderer, About Blender, Materials, Blender Internal Materials

lighting, Shadow-Buffer Options

vs. Blender Internal renderer, Lighting

mesh-emitter objects in, Lamp Objects in Cycles

preview, Peach Fuzz, Lighting the Spider Bot

Render Tab options for, Rendering with Cycles

screen layout for editing materials, Adding Textures

Texture nodes, Texture Nodes

vs. Blender Internal renderer, Project Paint

World settings in, World Settings in Cycles

Cylinder Projection operator, The UV Grid

D

Darken brush in Weight Paint mode, Creating a Scalp

Darken Only brush mode, Specular Map

datablocks, Other Coordinate Systems

defining objects as, Other Coordinate Systems

linking and appending from other .blend files, Datablocks

names for, Datablocks

decals, for Spider Bot, Creating Three Textures

decimation, Retopologizing the Bat Creature

Deep shadow buffers, Shadow-Buffer Options

default .blend file, Scenes

custom brushes in, Drag Alpha

saving layout in, Multiple Layouts

default layouts, Layout and UI Terminology

default node tree, Compositing the Passes

Defocus node, Retouching in GIMP, Depth of Field

Delete Edge Loop operator, Loop Cuts and Face and Edge Loops

Delete operator, in Edit mode, Edit Mode

deleting

curve segments, Edit Mode

faces, Modifiers

loops, Building the Bat Creature Base Mesh

objects, Other Coordinate Systems

unused datablocks when quitting Blender, Datablocks

depth of field

and focus, Simplicity and Focus

for Jungle Temple scene, Depth of Field

for Spider Bot, Retouching in GIMP

in Cycles renderer, Retouching in GIMP

Descartes, René, The 3D Viewport

details, adding extra, Going Further

(see also modeling details)

development builds, About Blender

dialogs, in GIMP, Dialogs

Difference blend mode, Fixing Seams

Diffuse BSDF shader, Leaves

for Cycles renderer, Cycles Materials

diffuse colors, baking, Baking Diffuse Colors and Textures

Diffuse panel, in Materials tab of Blender Internal renderer, Blender Internal Materials

diffuse reflection, Render Engines: Blender Internal and Cycles

Diffuse setting, for point lamp, Lighting in Blender Internal

directional lighting, on characters, General Lighting Tips

displacement maps, Sculpting Around the Eyes

applying to model, Applying the Displacement Map

applying to sculpt, About Displacement Maps

baking from sculpt to final mesh, Texture Map Types

size guidelines, General Tips for Baking Maps

Displacement modifier, Procedural Details, Texture Map Types

controlling with vertex group, Applying Displacement to the Sculpt

Displacement texture map, Texture Map Types

Display (Percentage) option, for particle system, Render

display modes, in 3D Viewport, The 3D Viewport

Display panel

for particle system, Render

of 3D Viewport Properties region, Optimizing Sculpting Performance

Dissolve operator

for topology, Dealing with Difficult Topology

in Edit mode, Edit Mode

Distance setting

for Attenuation setting, world lighting, World Settings in Blender Internal

for lamps, Lighting in Blender Internal

in Render tab, Bake panel, Images and Textures

Dither setting, Anti-Aliasing and Motion Blur

Dodge/Burn tool (GIMP), The Toolbox, Diffuse Map, Painting the Sky in GIMP

Drag Alpha brush, Drag Alpha, Detailing

Draw brush

in Sculpt mode, Brush Types

in Texture paint mode, Texture Painting

Duplicate operator, in Edit mode, Edit Mode

duplicating

groups of objects, Retopologizing the Spider Bot

linked duplicates, Other Coordinate Systems, Plants

objects, Other Coordinate Systems

simple duplicates, Plants

Spider Bot legs, Unwrapping the Spider Bot

with face duplication, Adding to the Jungle Temple

E

ears, topology of, Nose/Nasolabial Fold

edge loops, Building the Bat Creature Base Mesh

adding, Dealing with Difficult Topology

operators, Loop Cuts and Face and Edge Loops

Edge operators, Tagging Edges

Edge Rendering, Anti-Aliasing and Motion Blur

Edge Slide operator, Loop Cuts and Face and Edge Loops, Retopologizing the Spider Bot

Edge Split modifier, Walls, Stone Carvings

edges, Edit Mode

aligning with form, Dealing with Difficult Topology

extruding, Edit Mode

rotating to move triangles, Dealing with Difficult Topology

subdividing, Poses for Modeling Characters

tagging, Stone Carvings

Edit mode, Datablocks, Blocking In

3D Viewport in, Edit Mode

switching to, Modifiers

editable text in GIMP, The Toolbox

editing UV coordinates, Editing UV Coordinates

editors, About Blender, Multiple Layouts

(see also names of specific editors)

switching, Layout and UI Terminology

Elephants Dream, Introduction to Blender

Ellipse Selection tool, Texturing the Eyes

Emission panel, for particle system, Hair Length

Emission shader, for Cycles renderer, Texture Nodes, Lamp Objects in Cycles

Emission texture map, Texture Map Types

Emit option, for material shading, Blender Internal Materials

Emitter setting, for hair particles, Emission Panel

Emitter type, for particle system, Hair Length

empties, image, UV Image Editor

Energy setting, for point lamp, Lighting in Blender Internal

Environment Lighting setting, in Blender Internal renderer, World Settings in Blender Internal

Environment Texture node, World Settings in Cycles

Eraser tool (GIMP), The Toolbox

Error setting, for subsurface scattering, Subsurface Scattering

exporting

in GIMP, Filters, Adjusting Colors

object as wavefront object, Retopologizing the Bat Creature

Exposure setting, for Cycles renderer, Rendering with Cycles

expression, sculpting for Bat Creature, Procedural Details

.exr (OpenEXR) file format, Baking Displacement from Sculpt to Final Mesh

saving displacement map as, Bit Depth and Textures

Extrude operator, in Edit mode, Edit Mode

extruding faces, edges, and vertices, Edit Mode

eyes

of Bat Creature, Coupling, Subsurface Scattering

sculpting, Sculpting the Wings

texturing, Specular Map, Texturing the Eyes

topology around, Dealing with Difficult Topology, Head Topology

F

face count, The Properties Editor

face duplication, Adding to the Jungle Temple

face loops, Building the Bat Creature Base Mesh

for Bat Creature body, Retopologizing the Body

Face option, for snapping, Snapping

faces (geometry), Edit Mode

deleting, Modifiers

extruding, Edit Mode

faces (of characters)

expression, Procedural Details

sculpting natural-looking, Legs

topology for, Head Topology

“fake” user, Datablocks

Falloff settings

for Attenuation setting, world lighting, World Settings in Blender Internal

for lamps, Lighting in Blender Internal

for proportional editing, Tweaking the Model with Proportional Editing

Fast Navigate, Drag Alpha

Fatten operator, in Edit mode, Edit Mode

feet, modeling, Modeling the Hands and Feet

File menu, The Properties Editor

▸Load Factory Settings, Multiple Layouts

▸New Image, Texturing the Eyes

▸Open As Layers, Aligning Orthographic References

▸User Preferences, Drag Alpha

Fill brush type, in Sculpt mode, Brush Types

fill light, The Fill Light

for Jungle Temple, Temple Entrance Lighting

Fill operator, in Edit mode, Edit Mode

Fill setting, Edit Mode

Fill tool, Texturing the Eyes

Film panel, for Cycles renderer, Rendering with Cycles

Filter node, Depth of Field

Filter type, for blending shadow borders, Shadow-Buffer Options

Filters menu (GIMP)

▸Distort▸IWarp, Diffuse Map

▸Distort▸Lens Distortion, Aligning Orthographic References

filters, in GIMP, Dialogs

fine details in sculpting, Sculpting Concepts

fingers, modeling, Poses for Modeling Characters

fireflies

as lighting artifacts, Lamp Objects in Cycles

in Cycles renders, Rendering with Cycles

Flat shading mode, Creating the Spider Bot

Flatten brush type, Legs

in Sculpt mode, Brush Types

Flip tool (GIMP), The Toolbox, Adjusting Colors

Float Length parameter, IvyGen

floating layers (GIMP), Reconciling Fixed Seams and Layered Images

fluids, simulating, The Properties Editor

fly-through, Different Looks

focal length, Retouching in GIMP

focal plane, Retouching in GIMP

Follow Active Quads Unwrap operator, The UV Grid, Multiple UV Maps

foreground color, in GIMP, The Toolbox

Foreground Select tool (GIMP), The Toolbox

frame nodes, Compositing Feedback and Viewer Nodes

frame, rendering current, Rendering and Compositing

front view, snapping to, The 3D Viewport

Full Render texture map, Texture-Baking Controls

fur, The Properties Editor

(see also hair particles)

for Bat Creature, Peach Fuzz

materials, Subsurface Scattering, Fur

tips for, Hair and Fur Tips

G

Game Logic layout, Layout and UI Terminology

Gather (Ray Trace and Approximate) settings, in Blender Internal renderer, World Settings in Blender Internal

Gaussian Blur filter (GIMP), Filters, Fixing Seams

.gbr file format, Texturing in GIMP

Geometry Input node, Socket Types

gesture in sculpting, Sculpting Concepts

.gih file format, Texturing in GIMP

GIMP, Introduction to GIMP

.xcf file format, Filters, Adjusting Colors, Reconciling Fixed Seams and Layered Images

basics, Introduction to GIMP

creating image, Dialogs

fixing texture seams in, Fixing Seams

layers, Filters, Adding a Light

reasons for using, Introduction to GIMP

reference preparation in, Testing Compositions in Blender

retouching in, Node Groups

seamless texture creation in, Creating Seamless Textures with GIMP

texture painting in, Project Paint

creating brushes, Texturing in GIMP

user interface, Why GIMP?

Glass BSDF shader, for Cycles renderer, Cycles Materials

global coordinates, The 3D Viewport, Manipulating Objects

Glossy BSDF shader, Cycles Materials, Peach Fuzz, Socket Types

GLSL Shading mode, Texturing the Bat Creature, The Fill Light

GNU General Public License, Introduction to Blender

GNU Project, Introduction to GIMP

golden mean, Composition

Grab brush type, in Sculpt mode, Brush Types

Graph editor, The Node Editor

grass, for Jungle Temple, Complex Haircuts

Grease Pencil panel, Volumes

grid floor, The 3D Viewport

coordinates in, The 3D Viewport

turning off, Optimizing Sculpting Performance

ground/soil, IvyGen

texture for, Texturing the Ground and Trees

groups, duplicating, Retopologizing the Spider Bot

Grunge brush, Adjusting Colors

H

hair particles, The Properties Editor, Unwrapping the Spider Bot

child particles, Render

choosing object for adding hair, Hair and Particle Systems

density, Hair Density

tips for, Hair and Fur Tips

vertex groups for, Creating a Scalp, Children

hair-length vertex group, Hair Density

haircuts, complex, Peach Fuzz

handles, types of, Other Ways to Model: Curves

hands, modeling, Poses for Modeling Characters

hardness map, Specular Map

hardness textures, Reconciling Fixed Seams and Layered Images, Further Textures

for Bat Creature, Texturing the Eyes

hardness value for materials, Blender Internal Materials

and specular reflections, Blender Internal Materials

head

modeling, Modeling the Hands and Feet

proportions for, Legs

topology of, Head Topology

Header region, Layout and UI Terminology

in 3D Viewport, Layout and UI Terminology

in Properties editor, The 3D Viewport

Heal tool (GIMP), The Toolbox

Help menu, The Properties Editor

Hemi lamp, Lighting in Blender Internal

hiding

objects, Other Coordinate Systems

parts of meshes, Sculpting Hard-to-Reach Areas Using Shape Keys

Holdout shader, for Cycles renderer, Texture Nodes

Horizon Colors setting, in Blender Internal renderer, World Settings and Ambient Light and Occlusion

horizontal guides (GIMP), The Toolbox

Hue Saturation Value node, Socket Types

Hue-Saturation tool (GIMP), Creating Seamless Textures with GIMP

I

image editing (see GIMP)

image empties, UV Image Editor

Image menu (GIMP)

▸Canvas Size, Aligning Orthographic References, Creating Seamless Textures with GIMP

▸Guides▸New Guide by Percent, Texturing the Eyes

▸Mode▸Grayscale, Texturing in GIMP

▸Open Image, Aligning Orthographic References

Image Texture node, Peach Fuzz

images

as sculpt brush textures, Creating Custom Brushes

assigning to UV coordinates, Images and Textures

bit depth, Baking Displacement from Sculpt to Final Mesh

creating in GIMP, Dialogs

finding MatCap, Creating a MatCap Material

for GIMP brushes, Texturing in GIMP

importing sculpts into MeshLab, Retopologizing the Bat Creature

incident light, Transmission and Refraction

index of refraction (IOR), Transmission and Refraction, Cycles Materials

setting, for subsurface scattering, Adding a Normal Map

Indirect Lighting setting, in Blender Internal renderer, World Settings in Blender Internal

Inflate brush type, in Sculpt mode, Brush Types, Volumes

Influence panel of Materials tab, Mapping Coordinates

Info editor, About Blender, The Properties Editor

header, The Node Editor, The Multires Modifier

Ink tool (GIMP), The Toolbox

Inset Faces operator, Retopologizing the Spider Bot

Integrator panel, for Cycles renderer, Rendering with Cycles

Interpolate option, for hair strands, Particle Mode

inverting selection in GIMP, Filters

IOR (index of refraction), Transmission and Refraction, Cycles Materials

setting, for subsurface scattering, Adding a Normal Map

Irregular shadow buffers, Shadow-Buffer Options

Island Selection mode, in UV Image editor, Pinning Vertices

iStockPhoto, Creating, Finding, and Using References

IvyGen add-on, Plants

texture for leaves generated by, Diffuse Map

IWarp tool, Diffuse Map

J

Jittered/Random setting for hair particles, Emission Panel

JPEG (.jpg) file format, Adjusting Colors, Node Groups

in GIMP, Filters

Jungle Temple

blocking in, Modifiers

Cycles renderer for, Render Engines: Blender Internal and Cycles

details, Legs, Going Further

grass for, Complex Haircuts

lighting, Lighting the Spider Bot

materials, Other Materials

foreground rocks and soil, Leaves

ground/soil, Ground

leaves, Leaves

puddles, Leaves

statues, Displacement

stone, Ground

modeling details, Dealing with Difficult Topology

ground/soil, IvyGen

IvyGen add-on, Plants

plants, Plants

statues, Walls

stone carvings, Stone Carvings

walls, Walls

rendering and compositing, Depth of Field in Cycles

sky, painting in GIMP, Painting the Sky in GIMP

texture baking for, Material Utils Add-On, General Tips for Baking Maps

texture painting, Texturing the Eyes, In Review

hardness vs. roughness, Texturing the Eyes

leaves, Texturing the Leaves

seamless textures, Creating Seamless Textures with GIMP

statues, Ground Texture

texturing to camera, Texturing to Camera

trees, retopology for, Retopologizing the Jungle Temple Trees

UV unwrapping, Unwrapping the Bat Creature

leaves and grass, Unwrapping the Spider Bot

multiple UV maps, Multiple UV Maps

sharing UV space between objects, Multiple UV Maps

statues, Unwrapping the Spider Bot

stone blocks, Unwrapping the Bat Creature

trees, Unwrapping the Bat Creature

K

key light, Three-Point Lighting

keyboard shortcuts, Scenes

Kimball, Spencer, Introduction to GIMP

Kink setting, for hair particles, Children, Peach Fuzz

L

Lambert shader model, Blender Internal Materials

lamps

in default scene, Scenes

number in scene, The Properties Editor

sampling background as, World Settings in Cycles

Lasso Select tool (GIMP), The Toolbox

Lattice modifier, Modifiers

Layer brush type, in Sculpt mode, Brush Types

layer masks, Reconciling Fixed Seams and Layered Images

converting selection to, Texturing the Eyes

Layer menu (GIMP),▸Add Alpha Channel, Creating Seamless Textures with GIMP

layer modes in GIMP, Adding a Light

Layer Weight node, Ground

layers

in Blender, Multiple Layouts, The 3D Viewport

organizing objects for baking, Baking Maps for Multiple Objects

scene/render/mask, Dimensions

in GIMP, Filters

layer groups, Reconciling Fixed Seams and Layered Images

moving, The Toolbox

Layers dialog (GIMP), Dialogs, Adding a Light

layouts, About Blender

multiple, Layout and UI Terminology

saving as default, Multiple Layouts

switching, Multiple Layouts

leaves

combining on single texture, Diffuse Map

texturing, Texturing the Leaves

UV unwrapping, Unwrapping the Spider Bot

Length option, for child particles, Children

Length tool, for hair strands, Particle Mode

lens distortion filter (GIMP), Aligning Orthographic References

lenses for photographing reference, Creating, Finding, and Using References

Levels tool (GIMP), Fixing Seams

licensing, for reference material, Creating, Finding, and Using References

Light Color setting, for point lamp, Lighting in Blender Internal

Light Paths panel, for Cycles renderer, Rendering with Cycles

Lighten brush in Weight Paint mode, Creating a Scalp

Lighten Only brush mode, Specular Map

lighting, Lighting

and composition, Simplicity and Focus

basic for Cycles render preview, Peach Fuzz

basic for texture painting, Texturing the Bat Creature

Bat Creature, World Settings in Cycles

eyes, Shadows and Fur

floor shadows, Shadows and Fur

Blender Internal renderer, Lighting

shadows, Shadows in Blender Internal

vs. Cycles, Lighting

impact on performance, Balancing Render Time and Quality

in Cycles renderer, Shadow-Buffer Options

Jungle Temple, Lighting the Spider Bot

of reference material, Creating, Finding, and Using References

outdoor, World Settings in Cycles

Spider Bot, World Settings for the Bat Creature

three-point, Three-Point Lighting

tips for, General Lighting Tips

Lightmap Pack operator, The UV Grid

Link feature, Datablocks

lips, Sculpting Natural-Looking Faces

loading files, Datablocks

local coordinates, Manipulating Objects

of objects, Applying Transforms

origin, and manipulator widget, Scenes

log, of actions, The Properties Editor

Logic editor, The Node Editor

Loop Cut tool, Building the Bat Creature Base Mesh, Retopologizing the Spider Bot

loop cuts, adding multiple, Loop Cuts and Face and Edge Loops

lossless file formats, Node Groups

M

Magic Select tool (GIMP), The Toolbox

Main region, in Properties editor, The 3D Viewport

Make Duplicates Real operator, Retopologizing the Spider Bot

Make Local operator, Datablocks

manipulator widget

functions of, Manipulating Objects

local coordinate origin of object and, Scenes

Map nodes, Ground

maps, texture, Images and Textures

Margin option, in Render tab, Bake panel, Images and Textures

Mark Seam feature, Unwrapping Tools

mask, Fixing Seams

mask layers, Layers Panel

Mask option, for material transparency, Blender Internal Materials

MatCap materials, Optimizing Sculpting Performance

finding images, Creating a MatCap Material

Material Output node, for Cycles material, Blender Internal Materials

Material Override option, Positioning the Lights

Material settings, in Render panel, Emission Panel

Material Utils add-on, Baking Diffuse Colors and Textures

materials, Materials

assigning, Datablocks, Images and Textures

creating, Baking Diffuse Colors and Textures

for Bat Creature, Materials for the Bat Creature

fur, Subsurface Scattering, Fur

peach fuzz, Peach Fuzz

skin, Materials for the Bat Creature

teeth, nails, and eyes, Subsurface Scattering

for Blender Internal renderer, Transmission and Refraction

for Jungle Temple, Other Materials

foreground rocks and soil, Leaves

ground/soil, Ground

leaves, Leaves

puddles, Leaves

statues, Displacement

stone, Ground

for particle hair, Hair and Fur Tips

for Spider Bot, Peach Fuzz

for texture painting, Texturing the Bat Creature

MatCap, Optimizing Sculpting Performance

override for rendering, Layers Panel

tips for, General Tips for Creating Materials

Materials tab in Properties editor, The Properties Editor, Optimizing Sculpting Performance, Images and Textures

deleting material slots, Materials for the Bat Creature

for Blender Internal renderer, Blender Internal Materials

Strand panel, Fur

Math node, Socket Types

matte surfaces, Render Engines: Blender Internal and Cycles

Matthis, Peter, Introduction to GIMP

Max curve, in Sculpt mode, Brush Options

Max Ivy Length parameter, IvyGen

Max setting, for Cycles renderer, Rendering with Cycles

measurement units, for rulers, The Toolbox

memory requirements when sculpting, Drag Alpha

menus, The Properties Editor

for editors, Layout and UI Terminology

mesh, Edit Mode

assigning particle system to, Hair and Particle Systems

decimating, Retopologizing the Bat Creature

deforming with curves, Other Ways to Model: Curves

hiding parts, Sculpting Hard-to-Reach Areas Using Shape Keys

retopologizing, Sculpting Around the Eyes

sharing data across multiple duplicates, Plants

topology, Modeling the Details

vertex order in, The Multires Modifier

MeshLab, Retopologizing the Bat Creature

metaballs, Edit Mode

Mirror Colors texture map, Texture Map Types

Mirror Intensity texture map, Texture Map Types

Mirror modifier, Other Ways to Model: Curves, Building the Bat Creature Base Mesh, Unwrapping the Spider Bot

for wings, Applying Transforms

mirror reflection, Render Engines: Blender Internal and Cycles

Mitchell-Netravali filter, Dimensions

Mix brush in Weight Paint mode, Creating a Scalp, Hair Density

Mix Shader, for Cycles renderer, Texture Nodes

modeling, Blocking In

(see also blocking in)

basic terms, Blocking In

hands and feet, Poses for Modeling Characters

head, Modeling the Hands and Feet

poses for characters, Loop Cuts and Face and Edge Loops

proportional editing, Modeling the Head

wings, Tweaking the Model with Proportional Editing

modeling details, Modeling the Details

Bat Creature, Coupling

Jungle Temple, Dealing with Difficult Topology

ground/soil, IvyGen

IvyGen add-on, Plants

plants, Plants

statues, Walls

stone carvings, Stone Carvings

walls, Walls

Spider Bot, IvyGen

modes, switching, Datablocks

modifiers, The Properties Editor, Other Ways to Model: Curves

applying to Spider Bot, Unwrapping the Spider Bot

Array, Modifiers, Plants, IvyGen

Bevel, Walls

Curve, Modifiers

for mesh along curve, IvyGen

Displacement, Procedural Details, Texture Map Types

controlling with vertex group, Applying Displacement to the Sculpt

Edge Split, Walls, Stone Carvings

Lattice, Modifiers

Mirror, Other Ways to Model: Curves, Building the Bat Creature Base Mesh, Unwrapping the Spider Bot

Multires, Snapping, The Multires Modifier, Texture Map Types

subdividing before adding, Optimizing Sculpting Performance

Shrinkwrap, Modifiers, Sculpting Around the Eyes, Using Snapping to Retopologize

Solidify, Modifiers

Subdivision Surface (Subsurf), Other Ways to Model: Curves, Creating the Spider Bot, Topology, Stone Carvings, Texture Map Types

motion blur, Dimensions

Motion Tracking layout, Layout and UI Terminology

mouse, for navigating 3D Viewport, The 3D Viewport

mouth

creating cavity, Retopologizing the Body

sculpting, Sculpting Natural-Looking Faces

topology, Head Topology

Move Deform mode, in IWarp, Diffuse Map

Move operator, Manipulating Objects

Move tool (GIMP), The Toolbox

multiple objects, selecting, Scenes

Multiply blending mode, Adding a Light

Multiply brush in Weight Paint mode, Creating a Scalp

Multires modifier, Snapping, The Multires Modifier, Texture Map Types

subdividing before adding, Optimizing Sculpting Performance

N

n-gons, Edit Mode

avoiding, Topology

in base mesh, problems from, Poses for Modeling Characters

nails, of Bat Creature, Coupling, Subsurface Scattering

names

for datablocks, Datablocks

of brushes, Brush Options

of layers for rendering, Layers Panel

navigating 3D Viewport, The 3D Viewport

Negative setting

for point lamp, Lighting in Blender Internal

in Materials tab, Influence panel, Mapping Coordinates

negative space, Composition

NeoGeo, Introduction to Blender

New Layer from Visible option (GIMP), Fixing Seams

New Texture dialog, Texturing the Bat Creature

No Caustics option, for Cycles renderer, Rendering with Cycles

Node editor, The Node Editor

for Cycles materials, Cycles Materials, Peach Fuzz

node groups, Compositing Feedback and Viewer Nodes

node sockets, Adding Textures

node trees

default, Compositing the Passes

for Bat Creature, Compositing Feedback and Viewer Nodes

for Jungle Temple, Color Grading

for Spider Bot, Painting the Sky in GIMP

organizing with frames and node groups, Compositing Feedback and Viewer Nodes

nodes, in Blender Internal renderer, Texture Nodes

None/Path/Object/Group setting, for hair particles rendering, Emission Panel

Normal blending mode, Adding a Light

Normal option for Project Paint method, Project Paint

Normal values, for hair particles velocity, Emission Panel

normals, Edit Mode

Blender calculation of, Tweaking the Model with Proportional Editing

Normals texture map, Texture-Baking Controls

adding, Adding a Normal Map

baking, Applying the Displacement Map

nose/nasolabial fold, topology, Head Topology

NotANumber, Introduction to Blender

Nudge brush type, in Sculpt mode, Brush Types

number pad keys, The 3D Viewport

NURBS surfaces, Edit Mode

O

.obj file format, The Multires Modifier, Retopologizing the Bat Creature

Object Constraints tab in Properties editor, The Properties Editor

Object Data tab in Properties editor, The Properties Editor, Other Coordinate Systems

for curve object, Edit Mode

lamp icon, Lighting in Blender Internal

UV Coordinates panel, Texturing the Statue

Vertex Groups panel, Applying Displacement to the Sculpt

Object mode, Scenes, Datablocks

adding plane in, Modifiers

display level for, The Multires Modifier

duplicating mesh in, Plants

Object Modifiers tab in Properties editor, The Properties Editor

Object option, for Normals texture map, Texture-Baking Controls

Object tab in Properties editor, The Properties Editor, Testing Compositions in Blender

Axes setting, Applying Transforms

Duplication panel, Adding to the Jungle Temple

objects, Retopologizing the Spider Bot

(see also groups of objects)

adding to scene, Scenes

as datablocks, Other Coordinate Systems

assigning images to, Images and Textures

assigning materials to, Images and Textures

baking maps for multiple, Baking Ambient Occlusion

centering view on selected, The 3D Viewport

copying, Datablocks

deleting, Other Coordinate Systems

hiding, Other Coordinate Systems

manipulating, Scenes

selecting, Scenes

visibility of UV coordinates of, Multiple UV Maps

Occlude option for Project Paint method, Project Paint

Offset tool (GIMP), Creating Seamless Textures with GIMP

Only Render option, Optimizing Sculpting Performance

Only Shadow setting, for lamps, Shadows in Blender Internal

Opacity setting of GIMP layer, Layer Modes and Opacity

open movie projects, of Blender Foundation, Introduction to Blender

OpenEXR (.exr) file format, Baking Displacement from Sculpt to Final Mesh

saving displacement map as, Bit Depth and Textures

OpenGL shading, tweaking, Tweaking OpenGL Shading

opening

files in Blender, Datablocks

images in GIMP, Dialogs

operators, Other Coordinate Systems, Edit Mode

frequently used mesh operators, Edit Mode

OrenNayar shader model, Blender Internal Materials

origin, The 3D Viewport, Manipulating Objects

and applying transforms, Applying Transforms

local coordinate origin, Manipulating Objects

orthographic references, Creating, Finding, and Using References

aligning, Testing Compositions in Blender

orthographic view, snapping to, The 3D Viewport

outdoor lighting, World Settings in Cycles

Outliner, About Blender

Output settings, for renderer, Anti-Aliasing and Motion Blur

Overlay blending mode, Adding a Light, Texturing the Statue

P

packing

external files into .blend file, Datablocks

UV islands into single grid, Pinning Vertices

Paint Dynamics (GIMP), Dialogs

Paint Dynamics editor (GIMP), Adding Variation to a Brush

Paint tool (GIMP), Texturing the Eyes

Paintbrush tool (GIMP), The Toolbox

painting, Texture Painting

(see also texture painting)

in GIMP, Dialogs

panels, Layout and UI Terminology

Paper Sky setting, in Blender Internal renderer, World Settings and Ambient Light and Occlusion

Parent particles, Emission Panel

Particle mode, Particle Mode

particle systems, The Properties Editor

(see also fur; hair particles)

adding, Hair Length

controlling with textures, Complex Haircuts

for hair, Hair and Particle Systems

for pebbles, Adding to the Jungle Temple

object rotation and, Creating a Grass Particle System

tips for, Hair and Fur Tips

uses for, Complex Haircuts

Particles Per Face setting for hair particles, Emission Panel

Particles tab in Properties editor, The Properties Editor, Hair Length

Parting controls, for child particles, Children

passes

as render outputs, Layers Panel

for Approximate setting, world lighting, World Settings in Blender Internal, World Settings for the Bat Creature

in Cycles rendering (samples), Rendering with Cycles

Paths dialog (GIMP), Dialogs

Paths tool (GIMP), The Toolbox

peach fuzz, for Bat Creature, Peach Fuzz, Peach Fuzz

pen tablet, pressure-sensitive, Adding Variation to a Brush

Pencil tool (GIMP), The Toolbox

performance

balancing time and quality, Rendering with Cycles

Blender Internal renderer vs. Cycles renderer, Materials

impact of mirror reflections, Render Engines: Blender Internal and Cycles

OpenGL shading and, Tweaking OpenGL Shading

optimizing in sculpting, Drag Alpha

Render tab settings for, Anti-Aliasing and Motion Blur

soft shadows and, Temple Entrance Lighting

Perspective

and background images, UV Image Editor

and composition, Simplicity and Focus

switching between orthographic and camera, The 3D Viewport

Perspective Clone tool (GIMP), The Toolbox

Perspective tool (GIMP), The Toolbox

photos, for texturing, Adjusting Colors

Physics tab in Properties editor, The Properties Editor

Pinch brush type, in Sculpt mode, Brush Types

pinning vertices, for UV unwrapping, Pinning Vertices

Pivot Center option, Scenes

pivot points, for 3D manipulator widget, Manipulating Objects

placeholders, Blocking In

Plane Offset, of custom sculpt brush, Scrape Flat

plane, adding, in Object mode, Modifiers

planes in sculpting, Sculpting Concepts

Bat Creature, Volumes

plants, Plants

.png file format, Node Groups

Point lamp, Lighting in Blender Internal

point of view, of reference material, Creating, Finding, and Using References

pole, Topology

splitting or eliminating, Dealing with Difficult Topology

Polish brush, in Sculpt Mode, Legs

polycount of scene, The Multires Modifier

polygon, Edit Mode

Pose mode, Different Looks

posing, Bat Creature, Procedural Details

Post-Processing settings, Anti-Aliasing and Motion Blur

Premultiplied alpha option, Anti-Aliasing and Motion Blur

preparation, Preparation

composition, What to Look for in Reference Material

rule of thirds, Composition

silhouette and negative space, Composition

simplicity and focus, Simplicity and Focus

testing in Blender, Testing Compositions in Blender

visual path, Simplicity and Focus

concept art and references, Preparation

references in GIMP, Testing Compositions in Blender

pressure-sensitive pen tablet, Adding Variation to a Brush

Preview option, in Cycles renderer, Rendering with Cycles

procedural details, Detailing

procedural textures, Fur, General Tips for Creating Materials

Project from View (Bounds) operator, Unwrapping Tools

Project from View operator, Unwrapping Tools

Project mode, for Shrinkwrap modifier, Using Snapping to Retopologize

Project Paint mode, Texturing in Blender

Properties editor, About Blender, The 3D Viewport

(see also names of specific tabs)

panels, Layout and UI Terminology

Properties region of 3D Viewport

3D Cursor panel, Scenes

Transform panel, Modifiers

proportional editing, Modeling the Head

proportions

for head, Legs

in sculpting, Sculpting Concepts

puddles, Leaves

Puff tool, in Particle Mode, Particle Mode

Python API, The Properties Editor

Q

quad (quadrangle), Edit Mode

quad-based meshes, Poses for Modeling Characters

Quadratic Edge Collapse Decimation tool (MeshLab), Retopologizing the Bat Creature

Quick Edit option for Project Paint mode, Project Paint, Fixing Seams

Quick Mask (GIMP), Creating Seamless Textures with GIMP

R

Radial kink option, for hair particles, Children

Rake brush, for Sculpt mode, creating, Rake

RAM (random access memory), requirements, Drag Alpha

random emission of particles, Emission Panel

Random Falloff option, for proportional editing, Tweaking the Model with Proportional Editing

random rotation, for grass, Creating a Grass Particle System

random roughness, for hair particles, Children

random seed, for generating child particles, Render

random values, for hair particle velocity, Emission Panel

ray tracing

for lighting, Lighting

for shadows, Shadows in Blender Internal

for transparency, Transmission and Refraction, Blender Internal Materials

mirror reflections, Render Engines: Blender Internal and Cycles

Real Sky setting, in Blender Internal renderer, World Settings and Ambient Light and Occlusion

Recalculate Normals operator, Tweaking the Model with Proportional Editing

reference images

creating, finding, and using, Preparation

factors to consider, Creating, Finding, and Using References

in Blender, Aligning Orthographic References

preparation in GIMP, Testing Compositions in Blender

reference sheet, creating, Testing Compositions in Blender

referencing datablocks from other files, Datablocks

reflection, Render Engines: Blender Internal and Cycles

tips for, General Tips for Creating Materials

refraction, Transmission and Refraction

regions in editors, Layout and UI Terminology

in 3D Viewport, Multiple Layouts

Remove Doubles operator, Walls

Render Active Viewport, Texturing to Camera

render engines, Materials

(see also Blender Internal renderer; Cycles renderer)

selecting, The Properties Editor

Render panel, for hair particles, Emission Panel

Render tab in Properties editor, The 3D Viewport, Rendering and Compositing

Bake panel, Images and Textures

Dimensions panel, Layers Panel

Layers panel, Layers Panel

Material Override option, Positioning the Lights

Performance panel, Anti-Aliasing and Motion Blur

Render panel, Rendering and Compositing

Shading panel, Anti-Aliasing and Motion Blur

rendering

balancing time and quality, Rendering with Cycles

Bat Creature, Balancing Render Time and Quality

Jungle Temple, Depth of Field in Cycles

Spider Bot, Retouching in GIMP

subdivision level for, The Multires Modifier

repeating

modifiers, Using Snapping to Retopologize

objects, Plants

research, Preparation

Reset option for UV unwrapping, Unwrapping Tools

Reshape operator, The Multires Modifier

Resolution settings, for Blender Internal renderer, Dimensions

rest areas, in reference image, Simplicity and Focus

restoring, original default .blend file, Multiple Layouts

Resynthesize filter, Creating Seamless Textures with GIMP

retopology, Retopology

alternative methods, Using Snapping to Retopologize

for Bat Creature, Sculpting Around the Eyes, Retopologizing the Jungle Temple Trees

body, Retopologizing the Body

decimation, Retopologizing the Bat Creature

for Jungle Temple trees, Retopologizing the Jungle Temple Trees

for Spider Bot, Retopologizing the Spider Bot

snapping to surfaces, Retopology

tips for, Retopologizing the Spider Bot

retouching, in GIMP, Node Groups

RGB Radius setting, for subsurface scattering, Subsurface Scattering

RGB textures, Further Textures

rigging characters, Loop Cuts and Face and Edge Loops, Going Further, Different Looks

alternatives to, Procedural Details

rigid body physics, The Properties Editor

rim light, The Fill Light

ripples in water, Puddles

Roosendaal, Ton, Introduction to Blender

Rotate brush type, in Sculpt mode, Brush Types

Rotate operator, in Edit mode, Edit Mode

Rotate tool (GIMP), The Toolbox, Adjusting Colors

rotating

camera, Modifiers

objects, Scenes

Rotation panel, for hair particles, Emission Panel

rotation properties, for grass, Creating a Grass Particle System

roughness map for Spider Bot, Creating Three Textures

Image Texture node for, Socket Types

Roughness setting

for child particles, Children

for specular shaders in Cycles, Texturing the Eyes

rule of thirds, Composition

rulers, for GIMP canvas, The Toolbox

S

Samples

for ray-traced shadows, Shadows in Blender Internal

for shadow buffers, Shadow-Buffer Options

in Cycles renderer, Rendering with Cycles

for Jungle Temple, Depth of Field in Cycles

for Spider Bot, Depth of Field in Cycles

saturation, tips for, General Tips for Creating Materials

Save All Edited option for Project Paint method, Project Paint

saving

displacement map as OpenEXR image, Bit Depth and Textures

in Blender, Datablocks

in GIMP, Filters, Adjusting Colors

Scale operator, Modifiers

in Edit mode, Edit Mode

Scale setting, for subsurface scattering, Adding a Normal Map

Scale tool (GIMP), The Toolbox

scaling operator, Scenes

scalp, creating, Choosing an Object to Add Hair To

Scattering Color setting, for subsurface scattering, Adding a Normal Map

Scattering Weight (Front/Back) setting, for subsurface scattering, Subsurface Scattering

Scene tab in Properties editor, The 3D Viewport

scenes, The Node Editor

adding objects to, Scenes

creating, The Node Editor

information about current, The Properties Editor

polycount of, The Multires Modifier

scene layers for final render, Layers Panel

Scissors Select tool (GIMP), The Toolbox

Scrape brush type, in Sculpt mode, Brush Types

Scrape Flat brush, in Sculpt mode, creating, Scrape Flat

Scripting layout, Layout and UI Terminology

Sculpt mode, Sculpting

creating custom brushes, Creating Custom Brushes

default brushes, Brush Types

display level of Multires modifier for, The Multires Modifier

sculpting, Sculpting

advantages of, Sculpting

applying displacement map, About Displacement Maps

basics, Sculpting Concepts

Bat Creature, Sculpting Concepts

breaking symmetry, Procedural Details

coarse anatomy, Coarse Anatomy

details, Sculpting the Wings, Detailing

expression, Procedural Details

eyes, Sculpting the Wings

hiding mesh parts, Sculpting Hard-to-Reach Areas Using Shape Keys

planes, Volumes

posing, Procedural Details

retopologizing, Sculpting Around the Eyes

shape keys for hard-to-reach areas, Coarse Anatomy

transferring details to new mesh, Sculpting Around the Eyes

volumes, Volumes

wings, Sculpting the Wings

faces, natural-looking, Legs

optimizing performance, Drag Alpha

Spider Bot, Expression

seamless textures, The UV Grid

(see also tileable textures)

as a basis for further texture painting, Ground Texture

creating, Creating Seamless Textures with GIMP

seams, UV Unwrapping, Unwrapping Tools

fixing, Fixing Seams

search dialog, with spacebar, About Blender

see-through mesh, in 3D Viewport Edit mode, Edit Mode

Select by Color tool (GIMP), The Toolbox

Select Edge/Face Loop operator, Loop Cuts and Face and Edge Loops

Select menu

▸Feather, Creating, Finding, and Using References, Texturing the Eyes

▸Random, Adding to the Jungle Temple

Select Sharp operator, Unwrapping the Bat Creature

Selected Layers blending mode, Adding a Light

selected objects

centering view on, The 3D Viewport

layer for baking, Baking Maps for Multiple Objects

Selected to Active option, in Render tab, Bake panel, Images and Textures

selecting

in Edit mode, Edit Mode

objects, Scenes

Selection tools (GIMP), Why GIMP?, Filters

Sequencer checkbox, Anti-Aliasing and Motion Blur

Shadeless option, for material shading, Blender Internal Materials

Shader node, for Cycles material, Blender Internal Materials

shading modes, Edit Mode, Applying Transforms

Shading panel, in Materials tab of Blender Internal renderer, Blender Internal Materials

shadow buffers, Shadows in Blender Internal, General Lighting Tips

options, Shadows in Blender Internal

Shadow panel, in Materials tab of Blender Internal renderer, Blender Internal Materials

Shadow texture map, Texture-Baking Controls

shadows

and fur, Shadows and Fur

for Bat Creature, Shadows and Fur

in Blender Internal renderer, Shadows in Blender Internal

tips for, General Lighting Tips

Shadows option, for Cycles renderer, Rendering with Cycles

shape keys for hard-to-reach areas, Coarse Anatomy

Shape option, for strand rendering, Fur

shapes of GIMP brushes, Dialogs

Sharp curve, in Sculpt mode, Brush Options

Sharp Falloff option, for proportional editing, Tweaking the Model with Proportional Editing

Sharpen node, Color Correction

Shear tool (GIMP), The Toolbox

Shrink operator, in Edit mode, Edit Mode

Shrink/Fatten tool, Tweaking the Model with Proportional Editing

Shrinkwrap modifier, Modifiers, Sculpting Around the Eyes, Using Snapping to Retopologize

side view, snapping to, The 3D Viewport

silhouette, Composition

simple child particles, Render

Simple subdivision option, The Multires Modifier

Sintel, About Blender

Size option

for particles, Render

for strand rendering, Fur

of shadow-buffer map, Shadow-Buffer Options

skeleton for models, Going Further

sketching topology, Dealing with Difficult Topology

skin creases, brush type for, Brush Options

skin, for Bat Creature, Materials for the Bat Creature

sky background, Anti-Aliasing and Motion Blur

for Jungle Temple, painting in GIMP, Painting the Sky in GIMP

Sky Texture node, World Settings in Cycles

Smart UV Project operator, The UV Grid

Smear brush type, Texturing in Blender

smoke, simulating, The Properties Editor

Smooth curve, in Sculpt mode, Brush Options

Smooth operator, in Edit mode, Edit Mode

Smooth shading mode, Applying Transforms, Walls

Smooth Stroke, Brush Options, Scrape Flat

Smudge tool (GIMP), The Toolbox

Snake Hook brush type, in Sculpt mode, Brush Types

snapping, The Toolbox

for retopology, Retopology

options, Snapping

in 3D Viewport Edit mode, Edit Mode

viewport to specific angles, The 3D Viewport

Snapping tools, for extruding curves, Blocking in the Jungle Temple

snapping viewport, to specific angles, The 3D Viewport

socket types, in node editor, Adding Textures

soft body physics, The Properties Editor

Soft setting, for shadow borders, Shadow-Buffer Options

soft shadows, performance and, Temple Entrance Lighting

Soft Size setting, for ray-traced shadow, Shadows in Blender Internal

Soften brush type, Texturing in Blender

Solidify modifier, Modifiers

Space stroke for sculpting, Brush Options

spacebar, for search dialog, About Blender

Specular Colors texture map, Texture Map Types

Specular Intensity texture map, Texture Map Types

specular map

for Bat Creature, Specular Map

for leaf image, Diffuse Map

Specular panel, in Materials tab of Blender Internal renderer, Blender Internal Materials

specular reflection, Render Engines: Blender Internal and Cycles

hardness value and, Blender Internal Materials

hardness vs. roughness and, Texturing the Eyes

Specular setting, for lamp, Lighting in Blender Internal

specular textures, Reconciling Fixed Seams and Layered Images

for Bat Creature, Texturing the Eyes

for Spider Bot, Creating Three Textures

Sphere Falloff option, for proportional editing, Tweaking the Model with Proportional Editing

Sphere Projection operator, The UV Grid

Sphere setting, for lamp fade, Lighting in Blender Internal

Spider Bot

alternate renders, Different Looks

armatures, Rigging and Animation

composited output, Painting the Sky in GIMP

creating, Creating the Spider Bot

Cycles renderer for, Render Engines: Blender Internal and Cycles

eyes, Coupling

lighting, World Settings for the Bat Creature

materials, Peach Fuzz

finished, General Tips for Creating Materials

node setup, Adding Textures, Other Materials

modeling details, IvyGen

node tree for compositing, Painting the Sky in GIMP

rendering and compositing, Retouching in GIMP

retopology for, Retopologizing the Spider Bot

sculpting, Expression

texture baking for, Baking Ambient Occlusion

diffuse colors and textures, Baking Diffuse Colors and Textures

maps for multiple objects, Baking Ambient Occlusion

texture painting, Combining Leaves onto a Single Texture, In Review

decals, Creating Three Textures

UV unwrapping, Unwrapping the Spider Bot

spot lamp, Lighting in Blender Internal

clipping range, Lamp Objects in Cycles

shadow buffers for, Shadows in Blender Internal

SSS (subsurface scattering), Blender Internal Materials, Adding a Normal Map

Stamp settings, Anti-Aliasing and Motion Blur

statues, Walls

node setup, Displacement

texturing, Ground Texture

UV unwrapping, Unwrapping the Spider Bot

Stencil option

for Project Paint mode, Project Paint, Texturing the Statue

in Materials tab, Influence panel, Mapping Coordinates

stepping artifacts, avoiding, Bit Depth and Textures

stone blocks

material setup, Displacement

modeling, Modifiers, Walls

unwrapping, Unwrapping the Bat Creature

stone carvings, Stone Carvings

Straight Alpha option, Anti-Aliasing and Motion Blur

strand coordinates, Mapping Coordinates, Fur

Strand panel of Materials tab, Fur

strand render, Subsurface Scattering, Fur

for hair particles, Emission Panel

Strength setting, for Attenuation setting, world lighting, World Settings in Blender Internal

Stroke panel, in Sculpt mode, Brush Options

Subdivide operator, in Edit mode, Edit Mode

Subdivision Surface (Subsurf) modifier, Other Ways to Model: Curves, Creating the Spider Bot, Topology, Stone Carvings, Texture Map Types

subsurface scattering (SSS), Blender Internal Materials, Adding a Normal Map

Subtract brush in Weight Paint mode, Creating a Scalp

Subtractive mode, for sculpt brush, Brush Options

sun lamp, Lighting in Blender Internal

support loops, Tagging Edges

Surface Diffuse setting, for strand rendering, Fur

surface texture, in sculpting, Sculpting Concepts

switching

editors, Layout and UI Terminology

layouts, Layout and UI Terminology

modes, Datablocks

symmetry when sculpting, Brush Options

breaking in Bat Creature, Procedural Details

System tab of User Preferences, Tweaking OpenGL Shading

T

T pose, Loop Cuts and Face and Edge Loops

Tangent option, for Normal map, Texture-Baking Controls

Tangent Shading option

for material shading, Blender Internal Materials

for strand rendering, Fur

tangent space normal map, Adding a Normal Map

Targa (.tga) file format, Filters, Bit Depth and Textures, Adjusting Colors, Node Groups

Tears of Steel, About Blender

teeth, of Bat Creature, Coupling, Subsurface Scattering

testing

composition in Blender, Testing Compositions in Blender

lighting with clay render, Positioning the Lights

seamless textures, Creating Seamless Textures with GIMP

UV coordinates with grid texture, Assigning UV Textures

Texdraw brush type, Texture Painting

text objects, Edit Mode

Text tool (GIMP), The Toolbox

texture baking, Texture Baking

controls, Images and Textures

for Bat Creature, Texture Map Types

ambient occlusion baking, Applying the Displacement Map

bit depth and textures, Baking Displacement from Sculpt to Final Mesh

displacement from sculpt to final mesh, Texture Map Types

displacement map applied, Applying the Displacement Map

normal map baking, Applying the Displacement Map, Baking Ambient Occlusion

for Jungle Temple, Material Utils Add-On, General Tips for Baking Maps

for Spider Bot, Baking Ambient Occlusion

diffuse colors and textures, Baking Diffuse Colors and Textures

maps for multiple objects, Baking Ambient Occlusion

general tips, General Tips for Baking Maps

images vs. textures, Texture Baking

map types, Texture-Baking Controls

texture coordinates, UV Unwrapping

UV coordinates as, Leaves

Texture Coordinates node, Adding Textures

texture maps, Texture-Baking Controls

Texture nodes, in Cycles renderer, Texture Nodes

Texture Paint mode, Texture Painting, Texturing the Bat Creature

materials and UI setup, Texturing the Bat Creature

texture painting, Texture Painting

Bat Creature, Texturing the Bat Creature, In Review

eyes, Specular Map, Texturing the Eyes

layer groups, Reconciling Fixed Seams and Layered Images

layer masks, Reconciling Fixed Seams and Layered Images

layer modes, Adding a Light

materials and UI setup, Texturing the Bat Creature

seams, Fixing Seams

specular and hardness textures, Reconciling Fixed Seams and Layered Images

in GIMP, Project Paint

adding brush variation, Adding Variation to a Brush

creating brushes, Texturing in GIMP

in UV Image editor, Project Paint

Jungle Temple, Texturing the Eyes, In Review

hardness vs. roughness, Texturing the Eyes

leaves, Texturing the Leaves

seamless textures, Creating Seamless Textures with GIMP

statues, Ground Texture

texturing to camera, Texturing to Camera

Project Paint method, Texturing in Blender

Spider Bot, Combining Leaves onto a Single Texture, In Review

decals, Creating Three Textures

Texture panel in Sculpt mode, Brush Options, Texturing in Blender

for custom brush, Creating Custom Brushes

Textured Solid shading option, Assigning UV Textures, Images and Textures, Baking Ambient Occlusion

Textured Viewport shading, Creating Seamless Textures with GIMP

textures

as datablocks, Datablocks

assigning

to Image Texture node, with Cycles, Peach Fuzz

to material, with Blender Internal renderer, Materials for the Bat Creature

to model’s UV coordinates, Pinning Vertices, Images and Textures

controlling particles with, Complex Haircuts

seamless, creating, Creating Seamless Textures with GIMP

tileable, Editing UV Coordinates, Texturing the Eyes

Textures tab in Properties editor, The Properties Editor, Materials for the Bat Creature

Image or Movie setting, Optimizing Sculpting Performance

Textures texture map, Texture Map Types

.tga (Targa) file format, Filters, Bit Depth and Textures, Adjusting Colors, Node Groups

thin faces, problems from, Poses for Modeling Characters

This Layer Only setting

for lamps, Lighting in Blender Internal

for shadow, Shadows in Blender Internal

Threads setting, and rendering performance, Anti-Aliasing and Motion Blur

three-dimensional (see 3D entries)

three-point lighting, Three-Point Lighting

Thumb brush type, in Sculpt mode, Brush Types

.tiff file format, Node Groups

tileable texture 110, Material Utils Add-On, Texturing the Eyes

(see also seamless texture)

Tiles setting, and rendering performance, Anti-Aliasing and Motion Blur

Timeline, About Blender

Tool Options dialog, Dialogs, Specular Map

Tool Options panel, Edit Mode

Tool Shelf in 3D Viewport, Layout and UI Terminology

Sculpt mode options in, Sculpting

Toolbox, in GIMP, Why GIMP?

top-down view, snapping to, The 3D Viewport

topology, Edit Mode, Modeling the Details

(see also retopology)

characteristics of good, Topology

creating, Snapping

dealing with difficult, Topology

of head, Head Topology

sketching, Dealing with Difficult Topology

transferring details between meshes, Sculpting Around the Eyes

Transform panel, of Properties region, Modifiers

Transformation tools (GIMP), The Toolbox

Translate operator, in Edit mode, Edit Mode

Translucency option, for material shading, Blender Internal Materials

Translucent BSDF shader, Leaves

for Cycles renderer, Texture Nodes

transmission of light, Transmission and Refraction

Transparency panel, in Materials tab of Blender Internal renderer, Blender Internal Materials

Transparency setting, for Cycles renderer, Rendering with Cycles

Transparent BSDF shader, for Cycles renderer, Texture Nodes

trees

proxies for, Modifiers

textures, Ground Texture

UV unwrapping, Unwrapping the Bat Creature

tri (triangle), Edit Mode

avoiding, Topology

hiding, Dealing with Difficult Topology

in base mesh, problems caused by, Poses for Modeling Characters

joining to make quad, Topology, Dealing with Difficult Topology

Triangles to Quads operator, Walls

turntable, Different Looks

U

Undo dialog, Dialogs

units of measurement, for rulers, The Toolbox

universal brush size, Brush Options

Unwrap operator, Sculpting Around the Eyes

user interface

for Blender

customizing, Layout and UI Terminology

default layout, About Blender

setup for painting, Texturing the Bat Creature

storing multiple layouts, Layout and UI Terminology

for GIMP, Why GIMP?

canvas, The Toolbox

User Preferences editor, Plants

System tab, Drag Alpha, Tweaking OpenGL Shading

to enable add-on, Baking Diffuse Colors and Textures

UV coordinates, UV Unwrapping

as texture coordinates, Leaves

editing, Editing UV Coordinates

mapping texture to, Mapping Coordinates

testing, Assigning UV Textures

UV Coordinates panel, of Object Data tab, Texturing the Statue

UV Editing layout, Layout and UI Terminology

UV Grid, Editing UV Coordinates

UV Image editor, The Node Editor, Aligning Orthographic References, Editing UV Coordinates

for 2D painting, Texture Painting

for UV coordinate editing, Editing UV Coordinates

texture painting in, Project Paint

UV Test Grid option for new image, Assigning UV Textures

UV islands, packing on single grid, Pinning Vertices

UV Map option, for strand rendering, Fur

UV map, duplicating, Texturing the Statue

UV unwrapping, UV Unwrapping

assigning UV textures, Pinning Vertices

Bat Creature, Assigning UV Textures

editing coordinates, The UV Grid

Jungle Temple, Unwrapping the Bat Creature

leaves and grass, Leaves and Grass

multiple UV maps, Multiple UV Maps

sharing UV space between objects, Multiple UV Maps

statue, Leaves and Grass

stone blocks, Unwrapping the Bat Creature

trees, Unwrapping the Bat Creature

packing, Pinning Vertices

pinning vertices, Pinning Vertices

seams, Unwrapping Tools

Spider Bot, Unwrapping the Spider Bot

tools for, The UV Grid

V

VBOs (vertex buffer objects), Drag Alpha

Velocity panel, for hair particles, Emission Panel

Velvet BSDF shader, for Cycles renderer, Texture Nodes

vertex, Edit Mode

count, The Properties Editor

extruding, Edit Mode

hair particles emitted from, Emission Panel

order, The Multires Modifier

pinning for UV unwrapping, Pinning Vertices

positions in Local coordinate space, Manipulating Objects

proportional editing and, Modeling the Head

vertex buffer objects (VBOs), Drag Alpha

vertex group

controlling modifiers with, Procedural Details

for displacement control, Applying Displacement to the Sculpt

for hair particles, Creating a Scalp, Children

for hair density, Hair Density

for hair length, Hair Length

Vertex option, for snapping, Snapping

vertical guides, in GIMP, The Toolbox

vertices (see vertex)

Video Editing layout, Layout and UI Terminology

viewer nodes, compositing, Color Correction

viewport, snapping to specific angles, The 3D Viewport

vignette

for Bat Creature, Color Correction

for Jungle Temple, Depth of Field

vines, IvyGen add-on for creating, Plants

virtual parent particles, Render

visibility, of GIMP layers, Layer Modes and Opacity

visual path, Simplicity and Focus

Volume option, for snapping, Snapping

volumes in sculpting, Sculpting Concepts

Bat Creature, Volumes

Voronoi texture, Creating a Grass Particle System

Voronoi Texture node, Ground

W

walls, Walls

Warp operator, Tweaking the Model with Proportional Editing

water material, Leaves

Wave option, for hair particles, Children

wavefront objects, exporting object as, Retopologizing the Bat Creature

Waves Texture node, Puddles

websites

CGTextures, Adjusting Colors, Creating Seamless Textures with GIMP, Painting the Sky in GIMP, Adding to the Jungle Temple

for Blender builds, About Blender

for GIMP, Introduction to GIMP

Weight Paint mode, Creating a Scalp

Width Fade option, for strand rendering, Fur

wings

Bat Creature sculpting, Sculpting the Wings

modeling, Tweaking the Model with Proportional Editing

wireframe view mode, The 3D Viewport

wires of Spider Bot, modeling details, IvyGen

World settings

for Bat Creature, World Settings for the Bat Creature

for Blender Internal renderer, World Settings and Ambient Light and Occlusion

for Jungle Temple, Lighting the Spider Bot

in Cycles renderer, World Settings in Cycles

World Settings tab in Properties editor, The 3D Viewport, Optimizing Sculpting Performance

X

x-axis, The 3D Viewport

x-coordinate, The 3D Viewport, UV Unwrapping

.xcf (GIMP) file format, Filters, Adjusting Colors, Reconciling Fixed Seams and Layered Images

Y

y-axis, The 3D Viewport

y-coordinate, The 3D Viewport, UV Unwrapping

Z

Z transparency, Transmission and Refraction, Blender Internal Materials

z-axis, The 3D Viewport

z-coordinate, The 3D Viewport, UV Unwrapping

Zenith Color, in Blender Internal renderer, World Settings and Ambient Light and Occlusion

.zmt format, Creating a MatCap Material

Zoom tool (GIMP), The Toolbox