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?
Today is the deadline of the CGChallenge CC contest.
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.
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.
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…
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.
If you’re into game design with Blender, then here’s a valuable addition to your library. ‘Designing Arcade Game Graphics’ by Ari Feldman has been released for free by Wordware Publishing.
See our announcement.
Need some real looking explosions for your next cinematic masterpiece? Then this is the site for you.
The Australian linux.conf.au will be held at the University of New South wales, in Sydney, Australia from Januari 15 – 20. Part of their program is the ‘Open Day’ on the 18th. The organisation has invited Elephants Dream lead artist Matt Ebb to give a Blender demo, but he could use your help.
