本视频教程是由CGCookie机构出品的Blender水母制作视频教程，CGCookie Creating A Jellyfish in Blender，大小：645 MB，MP4高清视频格式，附工程源文件，教程使用软件：Blender，作者：Kent Trammell，共4个章节，语言：英语。

Blender是一个开源的多平台轻量级全能三维动画制作软件，提供从建模，动画，材质，渲染，到音频处理，视频剪辑的一系列动画短片人人素材制作解决方案。blender以python为内建脚本，支持yafaray渲染器，同时还内建游戏引擎。动画工具，包括了反向动作组件，可设定骨骼，结构变形，关键影格，时间线，非线性视频编辑，顶点量重及柔化动量组件，包括网孔碰撞侦察和一个具有侦察碰察的粒子系统，固体碰撞、布料、液体、力场解算。

CGCookie - Creating A Jellyfish by Kent Trammell

English | mp4 | H264 1280x720 | AAC 2 ch 128 kbps | 1 hr 36 min | 645 MB

eLearning, Compositing, Cycles, Materials and Shading, Modeling, Particles, Physics/Dynamics, Rendering

The ocean is home to so many bizarre lifeforms that seem more alien than terrestrial. Jellyfish certainly fall into that category. Yet despite their strange, albeit creepy appearance, they still manage to be beautiful. A great challenge for the digital artist! So in this 4-part course I’m going to show you how to create the image above:

- Modeling: Taking advantage of Blender’s cloth simulation makes this easy and fun. Also see how powerful the modifier stack can be with arrays, lattices, and curves.

- Shading and Lighting: Jellyfish are made of a strange cloudy transparent material which makes for a challenging shader build. Learn how to generate these non-traditional shaders with Cycles.

- Post Production: Add final polish to your render with the compositor.

4 Lessons:

1. Modeling the Tentacle Arms Free!

2. Modeling the Bell

3. Shading and Lighting

4. Compositing