If you want to expand Blenders Add-menu with your own custom objects, this tutorial teaches you how to use simple Python scripting to do just that. The tutorial goes through the process of adding a custom plane to the Add=>Mesh-menu.
As the Blender community continues to grow by leaps and bounds, there can never be enough tutorials that cover the basics. Apollos has started a tutorial series on Blender basics that has high production qualities and looks very promising.
Cuby is a cute minimalistic character who stars in this short animation. If you’ve just started to learn Blender, you may enjoy this tutorial about modeling Cuby. Even though he’s a simple fellow, there’s plenty to learn!
Emu describes a technique for creating paper models using Blender. The nice thing about his approach is that all the tools you need are already available in 2.44.
Juan Pablo Bouza has finished a two-minute animation of his freely downloadable character rig, BlenRig, dancing to a jazzy tune. BlenRig is a nude male dwarf, so if you’re offended by this kind of thing, well, go do something else :)
Mechdroid is another game project developed in Blender, with a very simple concept. A mech droid must push some cubes to a nearby platform. It`s not as easy as it sounds, the Mech has a limited supply of fuel, and you have to push all blocks before the fuel ends.
SIGGRAPH 2007 has recognized the media coverage by BlenderNation of Blender development and CG news by approving us as an official media company to cover any of the events at this years show.
Back, by popular demand, are the Blender training class offered by Karl Kühberger.
While still a child in the Blender Universe of Forums, Blender-PT has already grown enough to sport his own contest.
You read right… but keep reading, cause there are prizes involved too.
UPDATE: Sybex decided to sponsor us and Tony Mullen has accepted to sign the book and send it directly to the winner.
Here’s a nice lineup of most of the Blender splash screens since 2.03 (there’s a gap between 2.04 and 2.26 – does anyone have those online?). This does bring back some feelings of nostalgia, so think twice before you follow the link ;-)
