Now that the Blender 2010 Conference is over I want to share with you some of the Blender Conference videos that have been posted that I think show you the power of Blender, as well as some other Blender videos…
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Oct 302010
Blender 2.53 (it is now 2.54, soon to be 2.55) introduced a new way of applying extensions (Python scripts basically). These are called Add-ons and they make playing around with scripts very easy to use and play around with. Blender 2.5x and add-ons are basically setup now in File > user preferences > Add-ons.
And there are a lot of them!
Blender 2.5 and Add-ons
They can be enabled very easily by just clicking on the checkbox on the right-hand side. For example, here is the standard list of items that can be added to your scene by pressing Shift-A…
Jul 232010
I love Blender, and with the advent of Blender 2.5 alpha 2 I have been working through lots of tutorials to get up to speed with its new features (of which there are many). Here is a list of tutorial sites that I would recommend to everyone who is serious about 3D modelling. Most of these you have to pay for, but they are well worth it.
CGCookie Blender
Lots of great tutorials, going through creating a dragon, showing how to model a hand, head, eyeball, porsche, a mechanic, and many other tips and techniques and shapes.
May 152010
Blender is a fantastic program – I love it. It is an open source, 3D package that does so much more.
However, there are several scripts that you can use to really help you create things within Blender. These Blender scripts are also free, and are created in Python. Here is a list of Blender scripts that I would recommend everyone check out…
Cloud generator
Dungeon generator
Have fun!
Feb 162010
Every so often i come across sites that give away free icons, textures, etc. I particularly look out for free textures, as i use them in my 3D and actionscript work.
So i thought, let’s put it in a blog and share it around. Here are a list of web sites that i have found.
If anyone has any others, let me know.
Jan 162010
One of the applications that I keep an eye on is an open source app called Blender. I think it is a fantastic 3D application.
But it does a lot more – particles, games, physics, compositing, and so on.
Previously it suffered from a non-standard interface, and so was quite difficult for newbies to download and just run with it.
However there is a new version coming out, version 2.5, which is in alpha at the moment, and I would recommend anyone who is into 3D to download Blender 2.5 alpha and play with it.
