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Blender Links
There are tons of good Blender resources out there. Here are a few.
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Blender.org is the main source for downloads and more info. The site is an active community where loads of stuff happen. Check it out!
» blender.org
This Wiki Blender guide, with tutorials from beginner's level to advanced, might be a great help to get started (or perhaps become an expert). Please note, however, that like all Wikis it's a work in progress.
» Blender 3D: Noob to Pro
A classic Blender site with an active user forum. Tips, galleries, discussions...
» www.elysiun.com/
B@rt's tutorials have been around for a while but are still usefeul.
» www.vrotvrot.com/xoom/tutorials.html
Tutorials in video format, for the lazy ones who don't want to read text :-) Seriously, though, video tutorials are a great way of getting acquainted with the application.
» www.ibiblio.org/bvidtute/
Too lazy to build your own objects? In dire need of some readymade objects? Here's a free, no registration required site that users can use for posting/downloading/sharing models.
» Blender 3D Model Repository
Feeblemind has a nice collection of tutorials (also available in French).
» Feeblemind
Here you can find some premade effects files, among other things. If you're wondering how to accomplish smoke, fire and things like that, it's a great place to start.
» Michael's Blender Website
BlenderNation promises "Fresh Blender News, Every Day" and appears to make good on that. Collected news from around the Blender world, by a community veteran.
» www.blendernation.com
The Blender Texture Disc, containing textures and materials, was created in 2001, in the NaN company days, and sold in the blender.org shop until 2005. Now it's available as a free download, and as a browsable online database.
Very handy!
» tellim.com/texture_cd/
Only recently discovered this site, but it's well worth a link. Active forums, tutorial links and more.
» BlenderArtists.org
When I started to learn Lightwave way back in the previous millennium, I found some VHS tutorials at the university which were immensely helpful. I still find this mode of learning to be one of the most effective methods. Here, Glen Moyes guides the user into the world of 3D and Blender. Well worth a look-see.
» ShowMeDo Video tutorials
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