Next Meeting (12/17/09)
Our next meeting will be after school on Thursday (12/17/09). I’ve been asked by a couple of students for resources for projects that they wish to pursue.
So, Here we go:
You can find a ton of information on both Youtube and Vimeo. Vimeo even has a Blender Tutorial Channel, which I highly recommend.
As for books:
I’m a big fan of anything by Tony Mullens:
Mastering Blender, Bounce Tumble and Splash, and Character Animation with Blender
There is also a Blender Essential Book, that I would recommend for a basic understanding of the program.
As for Websites:
Blender Home Website – Direct site to the Blender Manual, plus where I go to find links on Blender Nation. This site is also the hub to get to the various Blender Foundation projects like Big Buck Bunny, Yo Frankie, and the Durian Project.
Blender Nation – Home for my Blender News. Normally this site has information about current projects and tutorials, as well as programs that play well with Blender.
Blender Forum (Blender Artists) – A great place to search for help, interact with the community, and participate in the overall growth and discussion of Blender.
The Process Diary – This site follows a very talented Blender Users process of character and story creation. He also has a set of podcasts which I highly recommend.
Blender Guru – Another great site for current answers tutorials for Blender material.
I’ll post more links when I get a chance…
When I get an opportunity, I will go back and add direct links to this information, but right now, I’m just trying to update the page.
(Links Updated)
Finally, there have been a couple of students wanting to start work on their own portfolio. If anyone is interest in trying to start some sort of project with a group of students, please see me. I’ll check out the interest, and we’ll try to get something together, and if nothing else (depending on time) I will try to work as a “technical adviser.”
