Blender Table of Contents
Blender
Blender is the open source, cross platform suite of tools for 3D creation. Free Blender video tutorials are organized by category and can be viewed selectively or as a sequential Blender tutorial course.
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Developer Blender Foundation, Ton Rosendaal, and individual developers Latest Release version 2.45 Latest Release Date September 2007 Operating System Mac, Windows, Linux, BSD, other License Open Source GPL Website www.blender.org |
Intro
Terms and Concepts used in 3D Graphics (follow link then click play video) (showmedo.com)
Install Blender 3D and Python (youtube.com)
Introduction to Blender (spaghettimoon.co.uk)
Interface (comprehensive) Customizing the Interface (Blender.org)
3D Viewport : Navigating in 3D space (Blender.org)
Vital Functions: Loading and Saving Rendering (Blender.org)
Vital Functions: Appending Object Oriented OOPS (Blender.org)
Interface
The Blender Interface (follow link then click play video) (showmedo.com)
The Window System (youtube.com)
Basics
The Blender Viewport (follow link then click play video) (showmedo.com)
Manipulating Objects in Blender (follow link then click play video) (showmedo.com)
Blender’s Datablocks (follow link then click play video) (showmedo.com)
Blender’s Edit Mode (follow link then click play video) (showmedo.com)
Illuminating with normal nodes in blender (no sound) (pepeland.com)
Camera Mapping in Blender (peerlessproductions.com)
Viewpoints: learn to move the camera around in the 3d World plus render and save images (youtube.com)
export to hl 2 (youtube.com)
Blender Basics 1-5 (follow link then download) (blenderunderground.com)
Animation
Basics of Animation in Blender (spaghettimoon.co.uk)
Animation of Undeformed Objects : Key Framing and IPO Curves (Blender.org)
Materials and Textures
Introduction to Materials (spaghettimoon.co.uk)
Using and applying textures in Blender (spaghettimoon.co.uk)
Basics of UV mapping (spaghettimoon.co.uk) Download the object and texture used in the UV mapping tutorial here
Download the object and texture used in the UV mapping tutorial here
Multiple Materials in Blender (spaghettimoon.co.uk)
Applying Materials and textures (youtube.com)
Materials and Textures : Rampshaders and Colorband (Blender.org)
Textures : LSCM UV Mapping and Seams (Blender.org)
Modelling
Basics of Bezier curves (spaghettimoon.co.uk)
Basics of NURBS curves and surfaces (spaghettimoon.co.uk)
Curve Tools (spaghettimoon.co.uk)
Modelling an Eye in Blender (spaghettimoon.co.uk)
Character Modelling pt. 1 - Setup (spaghettimoon.co.uk) Download Source *.blend Files for Character Modelling Series and Download Reference Image Files for Character Modelling Series
Download Source *.blend Files for Character Modelling Series and Download Reference Image Files for Character Modelling Series
Download Reference Image Files for Character Modelling Series
Character Modelling pt. 2 - Foot (spaghettimoon.co.uk)
Character Modelling pt. 3 - Leg (spaghettimoon.co.uk)
Character Modelling pt. 4 - Torso 1 (spaghettimoon.co.uk)
Character Modelling pt. 5 - Torso 2 (spaghettimoon.co.uk)
Character Modelling pt. 6 - Arm (spaghettimoon.co.uk)
Character Modelling pt. 7 - Hand 1 (spaghettimoon.co.uk) Download Reference Image Files for the Hand
Download Reference Image Files for the Hand
Character Modelling pt. 8 - Hand 2 (spaghettimoon.co.uk)
Character Modelling pt. 9 - Joining the hand to the body (spaghettimoon.co.uk)
Character Modelling A Head pt. 1 - Mouth and Eye Base (spaghettimoon.co.uk) Download Source *.blend Files for Character Modelling Series and Download Reference Image Files for Character Modelling Series
Download Source *.blend Files for Character Modelling Series and Download Reference Image Files for Character Modelling Series
Download Reference Image Files for Character Modelling Series
Character Modelling A Head pt. 2 - Joining the Mouth and Eye (spaghettimoon.co.uk)
Character Modelling A Head pt. 3 - Sculpting the Face (spaghettimoon.co.uk)
Character Modelling A Head pt. 4 - Creating the Skull (spaghettimoon.co.uk)
Character Modelling A Head pt. 5 - Final Sculpting (spaghettimoon.co.uk)
Character Modelling A Head pt. 6 - Final Steps (spaghettimoon.co.uk)
Advanced Mesh Modelling : Subdivision Surfaces (Blender.org)
Special Modelling Techniques : Dupliverts and Tracking (Blender.org)
Special Modelling Techniques : Paths and Dupliframes (Blender.org)
Effects
Glow Effect: Basics using the glow effect (mke3.net)
Glow Effect: Isolating individual objects (mke3.net)
Techniques
Creating a car paint shader in Blender (mke3.net)
Blender Particles: technique to create my Symmetrical Particles (peerlessproductions.com)
Make & Style Hair (mentalwarp.com)
Icarus
Icarus Video Tutorial Series: Intro & Tracking (peerlessproductions.com)
Icarus Video Tutorial Series: Calibration (peerlessproductions.com)
Icarus Video Tutorial Series: Bundle Adjust (peerlessproductions.com)
Icarus Video Tutorial Series: Exporting (peerlessproductions.com)
Icarus Video Tutorial Series: Import to Blender (peerlessproductions.com)
Icarus Video Tutorial Series: Import to After Effects (peerlessproductions.com)
Examples
Creating an Iris Texture for an eye model (spaghettimoon.co.uk)
Create a low poly terrain game model (Part 1) - creating the mesh (youtube.com)
Create a low poly terrain game model (Part 2) - applying materials (youtube.com)
Create a low poly terrain game model (Part 3) - textures and UVWmapping (youtube.com)
Create a low poly terrain game model (Part 4) - creating smoothgroups (youtube.com)
Create a low poly terrain game model (Part 5) - further editing (youtube.com)
Create a low poly terrain game model (Part 6) - finishing up (youtube.com)
Create a low poly terrain game model (Part 7) - vertex painting (youtube.com)
Create a low poly terrain game model (Part
- softening edges (youtube.com)
Create a low poly terrain game model (Part 9) - adjusting UVWmaps (youtube.com)
Create a low poly terrain game model (Part 10) - triangulation (youtube.com)
Create a low poly terrain game model (Part 11) - VCOL setting (youtube.com)
Create a low poly terrain game model (Part 12) - applying Apply ROT SIZE (youtube.com)
Create a low poly terrain game model (Part 13) - exporting to ASE (youtube.com)
Design a 3-D Monkey. (video.google.com) Broken Link?
Miscellaneous
Breakdown and Overview of a VFX Shot in Suburban Plight (peerlessproductions.com)
Advanced Vital Functions (youtube.com) Broken Link?
Making a Video Tutorial in Windows : Using FrontCam and VirtualDub (Blender.org)
Camera Changing (ibiblio.org)
Normal Mapping (ibiblio.org)
Puzzle Ball Tutorial (ibiblio.org)
Tips & Tricks
A collection of generally unknown tips and tricks (video.google.com)
