kursad wrote:

I am releasing couple models(that are modeled and rigged in Blender) for free that are licensed under Creative Commons “Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported” license, which means that you can use it freely in your personal and commercial work. The compressed files include the copy of the licenses.

These works are released as Blender files but you can export them to other formats easily.

kursad wrote:

I am releasing couple models(that are modeled and rigged in Blender) for free that are licensed under Creative Commons “Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported” license, which means that you can use it freely in your personal and commercial work. The compressed files include the copy of the licenses.

These works are released as Blender files but you can export them to other formats easily.

kursad wrote:

I am releasing couple models(that are modeled and rigged in Blender) for free that are licensed under Creative Commons “Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported” license, which means that you can use it freely in your personal and commercial work. The compressed files include the copy of the licenses.

These works are released as Blender files but you can export them to other formats easily.

• Learn the ropes from Roland Hess, one of Blender’s developers and a community guru for this FREE animation program, which was used in the previz for Spiderman 2.
• Create a single short animation project from start to finish, take an in-depth look into how all of the Blender tools work together.
• Study, pick apart and reuse all of the files from the animation referenced throughout the book, with the Blender software and sample animation files included on the companion DVD.

In this book, you will learn how to:

• Create and apply masks and special effects in Blender
• Composite images using Blender’s Node-based Compositor
• Sequence and overlay video and audio using Blender’s Non-Linear Editor

What you’ll learn

This book provides concise yet step-by-step examples on using all of the power of Blender to provide a complete post-production workbench. Specifically, this book shows you how to:

• Create Masks and Rotoscope video
• Texture mattes and video planes
• Composite any image or render with other images
• Introduce special effects, such as blur, smoke, and light.
• Add titles and text, mixes, fades, wipes and splices
• Remove Green Screen and composite CG with live action shots
• Assemble all the shots and audio into a completed movie

Who is this book for?

Film and video professionals and enthusiasts interested in an open source alternative to commercial compositing and video effects software like AfterEffects, Fusion, and Shake.

About the Author

Roger Wickes is a Producer, Project Manager, and IP Portfolio Manager for commercials, pre-visualizations, games, training materials, and other assets of the creative enterprise. He has authored large parts of the Blender on-line wiki documentation for compositing nodes, animation, and video sequence editing, has used Blender for over ten years, and is an active member of the community. He has managed over a hundred software professionals and consulted for Fortune 100 companies on various aspects of software development and business process, and his company produced some of the first Internet-based business software.

What a combination-using free, open-source Blender software and the SI02 game engine to create very cool 3D characters and games for the very hot devices of the moment, the iPhone and iPod Touch.

Whether you’re coming to this as an iPhone developer or as a Blender artist, this book is for you. Learn how to create 3D content using Blender’s WYSIWYG approach, find helpful information on Xcode and other iPhone SDK topics, master physical collisions, and acquire the skills you need to bridge both worlds with fun, compelling content.

• Shows you what you need to know to use Blender software, the SI02 game engine, and iPhone SDK to create interactive 3D content for the iPhone and iPod Touch
• Walks you through a series of tutorials that you can use as starting points for your own creations
• Provides enough information on the iPhone software developer kit (SDK) to get you started quickly
• Covers Blender’s physics simulation library, Bullet, and Blender’s robust collision functionality

Bridge the exciting worlds of Blender and iPhone app development in an easy-to-follow pipeline with this one-of-a-kind guide.

Well not any more! In this 7 video long, intermediate to advanced level tutorial series, professional Blender artist, Karan Shah, will walk you through the complete creation process of a ready to animate video game character. From modeling, to UVs and texturing, to adding the final mesh topology for deformation, this series is a must see for any Blender character artist!

Note: this is a three part series. Links are included at the bottom of the page of this tutorial