Blender is the most important up-and-coming 3D software package in the world. EEVEE, a state-of-the-art real-time rendering engine is a fairly new addition to Blender and provides the capacity to create artwork at blazing speed, almost 12 times faster than Cycles.
Lighting, Shading, and Rendering with Blender’s EEVEE provides a high-level overview of what EEVEE is capable of, then teaches users about Geometry Nodes, Rendering Techniques, using shortcuts like Kitbashing and Alphas to speed up scene creation, volumetrics, reflections, adding lights, cameras and even special effects like fire and smoke, all in EEVEE. All of this is in the context of creating actual scenes that readers will work through from start to finish. By the time a Blender Artist completes the book, they will have created three separate works that have challenged them to iterate and design with the full power of Blender’s EEVEE.
Explore EEVEE Render Properties for optimal outcomes
Focus on shading processes, including those that are both traditional and more cutting-edge
Understand composition and create effective concept art inside Blender
Discover procedural workflows to shorten the artistic process instead of getting mired in details
Understand intermediate Blender workflows for working in a professional environment
Develop art in different styles and learn why each style has different workflows and conventions
Create interactive, rapid changes in Blender’s EEVEE engine