Program Overview

Program Overview

The Practical Course: 3D-Modelling using Blender is a university program designed to introduce students to the fundamentals of 3D modeling using the free software Blender.

Program Details

• Lecturer: Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Höhl
• Hours per week: 4
• ECTS credits: 6
• Module: P 5.0.2 Gruppenpraktikum zu fortgeschrittenen Themen der Informatik (Master)

Program Structure

The program consists of five workshops and a project week, covering the basics of modeling, texturing, lighting, rendering, and compositing with Blender.

Workshops

• Workshop 1: Animation in a nutshell
• Workshop 2: Modeling
• Workshop 3: Texturing and Lighting
• Workshop 4: Animation
• Workshop 5: Rendering and Compositing
• Workshop 6: Projekttag

Locations and Dates

• Workshops: Fridays, 9-13 Uhr, at CIP Pool Amalienstraße 17, Raum A 001
• Project Week: 05.02.2018 - 09.02.2018, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at CIP-Raum BU 102 - Kalahari, Oettingenstrasse 67, 80538 Munich

Target Audience

The program is suitable for:

• Students of Media Informatics (Master)
• Students of Computer Science (Master)
• Bachelor students can participate, but the credits can only be applied to a Master's program

Participation Limitations

• The number of participants is limited to 20-25 students.
• Bachelor students can only participate if spots are available after Master students have been accommodated.

References

The program references various literature, including:

• BARTENBACH, C.: Handbuch für Lichtgestaltung, SpringerWienNewYork 2008
• BIRN, Jeremy: Digital Lighting and Rendering, New Riders 2005
• BLANK, Richard: Film & Licht, Alexander Verlag, Berlin 2009
• BROOKER, Darren: Essential CG Lighting Techniques, Focal Press, Oxford 2008
• FUNK, Gerhard: Digital Media for Artists, Kunstuniversität Linz, 2004
• HIRST, Tony: Digital Worlds – Interactive Media and Game Design, Open University undergradute course, May 2009
• HÖHL, Wolfgang: Interaktive Ambiente mit Open-Source Software, 3D-Walk-Throughs und Augmented Reality für Architekten mit Blender 2.43, DART 3.0 und ARToolKit 2.72, SpringerWienNewYork 2009
• HÖHL, Wolfgang: Generative Solar Design, Lichträume, Schattenkörper und Sonnenstandssimulation, in: Computer Spezial 2/2009, Bauverlag BV GmbH., Gütersloh 2009, S. 13 - 19 und in: FORUM PLANEN 11 / Juni 09, Österreichischer Wirtschaftsverlag, Wien 2009, S. 9 – 11
• HÖHL, Wolfgang: Die "Innere Logik" der Form, Neues vom Design Modelling Symposium 2009, in: db 12/2009, Leinfelden-Echterdingen 2009, S. 76 – 78
• JOHNSTON, T.: The Illusion of Life. New York, Abbeville Press, 1981
• LASSETER, John: Principles of Traditional Animation applied to 3D Computer Animation ACM Computer Graphics, Vol. 21, Number 4, July 1987, S. 35-44
• MULLEN, Tony: Mastering Blender, John Wiley & Sons, Indianapolis 2009
• POTTMANN, H.: Architekturgeometrie, SpringerWienNewYork 2009
• ROOSENDAAL, T.: The Official Blender 2.3 Guide, No Starch Press, San Francisco 2004
• ROOSENDAAL, T.: The Essential Blender, No Starch Press, San Francisco 2010
• SCHIPEK, Dietmar: Grundbegriffe Animation, in: mediamanual.at, Bundesministerium für Unterricht, Kunst und Kultur, Wien
• De STEFANO, R.: The Principles of Animation, Electronic Visualization Laboratory, University of Illinois, Chicago / USA
• WARTMANN, C.: Das Blender-Buch, D-Punkt Verlag, Heidelbarg 2007
• WARTMANN, C.: The Blender GameKit – Interactive 3D for Artists, No Starch Press, San Francisco 2009
• WILLIAMS, R.: The Animators Survival Kit, Faber & Faber, London 2009