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Introduction
This book is a series of tutorials to help new users
learn Blender [1]. The tutorials increase in difficulty,
and later tutorials are built on the previous ones.
Therefore, Blender beginners should follow the
tutorials in sequence. Intermediate users can skip to
a tutorial of suitable difficulty. Efforts have been
made to accommodate everyone.
Editing a page
Simply click on the edit this page link at the top of whichever page you would like to edit! Your contribution will be
reviewed before it is officially published. You can also ask questions and make comments about each page by
clicking the discussion tab at the top of the page.
Adding a page
If you would like to add a page to the book, such as a new tutorial page or a reference page, create a link to it under
the Contents section on this very page. Once the link is created, click it to be taken to the new page where you will
be able to add content. If you're creating a tutorial and you don't know where it belongs, put it in the Miscellaneous
section for now and we will put it in the right spot.
To maintain ease of navigation throughout the book, please be sure to create links to the pages before and after your
new page, using the template shown here. Also be sure to update the page before and after your new page with links
to your new page. You can skip this step if you think the page you are putting in will likely be moved from where
you put it, but in this case you should also ask for an opinion via the discussion tab.
Blender 3D: Noob to Pro 2
Adding Images
In Blender tutorials, images are vital. They clarify your point, provide a point of reference, and improve the teaching
process. However, if the image's copyright is not attributed correctly, we must remove it. This can make a
once-great tutorial useless. Even if you believe that you know what copyright to use, please check the proper
Blender images copyright page and see how you should add copyright and where. Please make sure that every
image you use is not copyrighted or that you have permission to use it.
Index
Blender Help
• Blender FAQ
• /Hotkeys/
• /Output Formats/
• /Image Portfolio/
• Blender Wiki PDF Manual (1,426 pages) [4]
Glossaries
• Glossary of Blender Terms
• Materials Directory: Every Material Known To Man
/Thinking in 3D/
• /Orthographic Projections/
• /Isometric Projections/
• /Perspective Views/
Blender 3D: Noob to Pro 3
/Learn to Model/
• /Introducing Meshes/
• /Beginning Tips/
• /Quickie Model/
• /Quickie Render/
Beyond Basics
• /Mountains Out Of Molehills/
• /Modeling a volcano/
• /Modeling a Gingerbread Man/
• Penguins from Spheres
• Die Another Way (dice modeling)
• Die Easy revised for 2.44
• /Model a Silver Goblet/
• Model a Silver Goblet Another Way
• /Light a Silver Goblet/
• /Simple Vehicle/
• /Simple Vehicle: Wheel/
• /Simple Vehicle: Seat/
• /Simple Vehicle: Rocket Launcher/
• /Simple Vehicle: Body/
• /Simple Vehicle: Some Assembly Required/
• /Modeling a 3D Parachute in Blender/
Blender 3D: Noob to Pro 4
UV Maps
• /UV Map Basics/
• /Realistic Eyes In Blender/
Lighting
• /Beginning Lighting/
• /Understanding Real Lights/
• /Adding Lamps/
• Faked Global Illumination with Blender internal
Blender 3D: Noob to Pro 5
Rendering
• /Output Format Options/
• OSA
• /Looking All Around - Panorama Settings/
• /Other Important Render Options/
• /Yafray Render Options/
• /Stamping/
• /2D, Toon, & CAD Rendering/
/Basic Animation/
• Screen Layout
• Lattice Modifier
• Bouncing Ball with Lattice
• /Creating Basic Water animation/
• /Flying Through A Canyon/
• /Using the sequencer to compile frames into an animation/
• External tutorial about regular 2D video editing, with lots of illustration. (keywords: sequencer, NLE) [5]
/Particle Systems/
• Fire
• Fur
• /Fireworks/
• /Particles forming Shapes/
• /Billboard Animation/
Soft Bodies
• /Soft Body Animation/
• /Simple Cloth Animation/
• /Soft Body with wind/
Python Scripting
• Introduction
• The Language
• Export scripts
• Import scripts
• Procedural object creation
• Scripts for modifying meshes
• Creating a GUI for your script
Advanced Modeling
• High Dynamic Range imaging (HDRi)
• /Creating a Light Probe/
• Landscape Modeling with Heightmaps
• /Landscape Modeling I: Basic Terrain/
• /Landscape Modeling II: Texture Stenciling/
• /Landscape Modeling III: Exporting as a Heightmap/
• /Realistic Water using Fluid Sim and Yafray/
Advanced Animation
• Introduction
• Guided tour:
• Armature Object
• Armature Object in Object Mode
• Armature Object in Edit Mode
• Armature Object in Pose mode
• Mesh Object
• Connection between Armature and Mesh
• Envelope
• Vertex Groups & Weight Paint
• Shape Keys
• Lip-Sync with Shape Keys
• Constraints
• Copy Location
• Copy Rotation
• Track-To
• Floor
Blender 3D: Noob to Pro 7
• Locked Track
• Follow Path
• Stretch-To
• IK Solver
• Timeline Window
• IPO Window
• Data Type
• NLA Window
• Introduction To NLA Editor
• The Stride feature
• Working example: Bob
• Working example: Piston, Rod and Crank
• Working example: Cutting Through Steel
Miscellaneous Tutorials
This is our attic, mostly tutorials that could be useful to some extent if they would be revamped completely, but are of
little use at the moment. If you can contribute to some of them, go ahead and rewrite them to your liking!
• /Modeling a simple space-ship/
• /Modelling tips/
• /Modeling and Texturing a Bottle/
• /Creating Weapons based on 2D Images/
• /Match Moving/
• Match Moving/Motion Tracking with Icarus and Blender
• /Create a Clayman/
• /Organic Modeling/
• /Free Blender Samples/
• /Understanding the Fluid Simulator/
• /Creating a jewel in Blender/
• General Advice on Modeling Realistically
Blender 3D: Noob to Pro 8
• /Modeling a picture/
• /Modeling with the Spin Tool/
• /Spin Tool Introduction/
• /Illustrative Example: Model a Wine Glass/
• /Illustrative Example: Model a Mug/
• /Creating Ogg-Theora movies using Blender/ Should this page be moved here?
• /Creating animated GIFs using Blender and Gimp/ Should this page be moved here?
• /3D Tiling Backgrounds For The Web/
• Cool Things That Aren't That Obvious in Blender Should this page be moved here?
• /Troubleshooting/ Common Technical Issues and What to do About Them Should this page be moved here?
• /Creating Blender Libraries/
• All Blender Tutorial Links – tutorials from all over the Web
• /Add some depth with stereo/
• Ways to create a "fluffy" effect (materials and lights)
• /Human Body/
• /Rendering Informations/
• /Using Blender Libraries/
• /Beginning Modeling Final Project/
• /Using Inkscape to make advanced Bezier curves/
• Modeling Textures
• Light Mapping
• /Modeling techniques and Workflow/ (to be constructed)
• /Polygonal Modeling/
• /Box Modeling/
• /Illustrative example: Model a Chair (Swan Chair)/
• /Model a Chair-Preparations/
Blender 3D: Noob to Pro 9
Resource Directories
• All Blueprints Links – blueprints from all over the Web
References
[1] http:/ / www. blender. org
[2] http:/ / www. blender. org/ download/ get-blender/
[3] http:/ / wiki. blender. org/ index. php/ Main_Page
[4] http:/ / pdf. letworyinteractive. com/
[5] http:/ / www. straightedgelinux. com/ videoBlender
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License
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