Matt Ebb organised a Blender demo at the Australian Linux.conf.au last week. Today, he reports on the event.

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Just imagine what that will mean for your characters, and more…the ability to easily shape and design not only hair but, anything created using particles!

Fortunately, we can do just a little bit more than imagine. Here's a demo video of what's currently being developed.

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Curtis has pre-announced the 2007 Blender F1 Challenge on the BlenderArtists. The challenge hasn't started yet (although you could of course already begin working on your entry), but at this time Curtis is looking for some feedback before it begins.

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Some of you out there may already be familiar with this search feature, but for everybody else, it's just a hidden goldmine waiting to be explored. Google Patents searches within a library of currently 7 million patents. Almost all of these have more or less detailed drawings included. Perfectly suited as blueprints or references for 3D modeling!

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A nice and crazy multilayer setup example.

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I've been really busy lately, but still managed to take some time to keep you all updated with the latest CVS changes.

I waited till Ton officially said that CVS was in Freeze state to write this article. What this really means is, no more features are getting included and the team is entering the Bug Fixing state.

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Do you live in the Boston area? The Grey Thumb group is looking for someone to give them a Blender demonstration. Read on.

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Markus Kothe has released a material library of node free procedural materials.

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Groo has been busy - not only did he finish his Advanced Fluids DVD, but he also updated the Blender.org gallery again. Go on and enjoy the best of December's Blender art!

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With the recent announcement of the Bullet Physics Contest, many of you may be trying the Game Engine for the first time or, even if you're more experienced, there may still be some tricks and tips that have slipped by you.

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This video shows how to model, texture and light a rocket. It is mostly beneficial to new Blender users, but it does go through the entire process of creating a simple scene.

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Recently, Jason “Groo” Van Gumster (Fweeb) announced on BA that he had been working with cmiVFX on a 3 hour training DVD for Blender entitled “Advanced Fluid Dynamics In Blender.” Thanks to cmiVFX, BlenderNation got a look at the DVD. Read on to see if we help you answer the question, at $60 USD, is the video worth it?

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There are a number of exciting features in our upcoming release. One of which is the remake topology tool. See this video tutorial by kattkieru ( Charles Wardlaw) that shows the basic function of the tool including the paint based and mesh based retopology.

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Erwin Coumans, developer of the Blender game engine and the Bullet physics library, Bullet, does it again: he is offering an impressive prize for the creation of the coolest Bullet demo. With his previous contest you could win a PSP but this time the ante is upped: you can win a PS3 or a Wii.

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BlenderWiki is the central online documentation server for Blender. With so many new features and enhancements in Blender, the wiki articles are very much in need of editing and, there is the need for new features to be documented. There are many ways that you can help. Here's how…

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No this is not another version of our beloved Blender, it is however a great tool for the color challenged. Though I'm not so bad as to mix plaids and stripes, I do not have a formal art education and I am a bit color challenged (just ask my teenage daughter). If you're looking to find complementary colors for your primary color or create a nice palate to work from, the ColorBlender tool will be a tremendous help to you.

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