Location: Netherlands
Member Since:
Sep. 28, 2013
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Michel Anders
Biography
Although a Blender user for over ten years, I have to admit that I am an enthusiastic but (very) mediocre artist at best. I discovered however that I really enjoyed helping people out with programming related questions and a couple of years ago when Packt Publishing was looking for authors on the BlenderArtists/Python forum I stepped in.
So far this has resulted in several books in print:
Blender 2.49 Scripting, ISBN 9781849510400
Published by Packt Publishing in April 2010.
Python 3 Web Development, ISBN 9781849513746
Published by Packt Publishing in May 2011.
Recently I switched to self publishing and my third book: 'Open Shading Language for Blender', distributed by Smashwords, was the first result.
My latest book is called 'Creating add-ons for Blender'
I maintain a blog on Blender related things, 'Small Blender Things' (blog.michelanders.nl) and I keep an eye on the coding forums at http://www.blenderartists.org/forum/ where you can also contact me via private message if you like, my nickname there is 'varkenvarken'.
Recently I started offering some Blender add-ons on BlenderMarket, the first one called WeightLifter, a vertex group tool.
I live in a small converted farm in the southeast of the Netherlands where we raise goats for a hobby. We also keep a few chickens and the general management of the farm is left to our cats. This arrangement leaves me with with enough time to write the occasional book.
So far this has resulted in several books in print:
Blender 2.49 Scripting, ISBN 9781849510400
Published by Packt Publishing in April 2010.
Python 3 Web Development, ISBN 9781849513746
Published by Packt Publishing in May 2011.
Recently I switched to self publishing and my third book: 'Open Shading Language for Blender', distributed by Smashwords, was the first result.
My latest book is called 'Creating add-ons for Blender'
I maintain a blog on Blender related things, 'Small Blender Things' (blog.michelanders.nl) and I keep an eye on the coding forums at http://www.blenderartists.org/forum/ where you can also contact me via private message if you like, my nickname there is 'varkenvarken'.
Recently I started offering some Blender add-ons on BlenderMarket, the first one called WeightLifter, a vertex group tool.
I live in a small converted farm in the southeast of the Netherlands where we raise goats for a hobby. We also keep a few chickens and the general management of the farm is left to our cats. This arrangement leaves me with with enough time to write the occasional book.
Smashwords Interview
Where to find Michel Anders online
Where to buy in print
Books
Blender Add-on Cookbook
by Michel Anders
Price:
$7.99 USD.
Words: 26,090.
Language:
English.
Published: March 26, 2017
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Categories:
Nonfiction » Computers & Internet » Computer graphics, Nonfiction » Computers & Internet » Graphics & design
A cookbook for Blender add-on developers who want to go one step further and want to add a professional touch to their Python scripts or want to add functionality that isn't so straight forward to implement.
Creating add-ons for Blender
by Michel Anders
Price:
$3.99 USD.
Words: 12,630.
Language:
English.
Published: August 2, 2016
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Categories:
Nonfiction » Computers & Internet » Computer graphics, Nonfiction » Education & Study Guides » Computers & technology
Learn to write Blender add-ons with this fast paced, information dense primer.
Open Shading Language for Blender
by Michel Anders
Price:
$5.99 USD.
Words: 29,630.
Language:
English.
Published: October 18, 2013
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Categories:
Nonfiction » Computers & Internet » Computer graphics, Nonfiction » Computers & Internet » Graphics & design
(4.00 from 1 review)
Learn how to program Blender's scripted shader nodes in Open Shading Language to get the most out of Blender's Cycles rendering engine. Using practical examples and clear illustrations this book will take you from simple patterns all the way to complex materials in small and gentle steps.