Learn about all of the different settings you can use for objects with the fluid system including obstacle, inflow, and outflow.

Using soft bodies and a wind force you can take a lowly plane with a very simple texture and make it look like a realistically billowing flag.

Learn about the techniques that I use in order to create this Chevy Camaro. The techniques shown can be applied to many other cars, vehicles, and other models. This tutorial is very detailed, reaching a length of 7 pages. There is also a PDF available, in case you wish to work offline.

A tutorial focussing on producing a large, detailed reconstruction of the ship HMS Victory. Covers modelling the hull, rigging and other parts, texturing, and compositing the final images.

Most professional cameras these days come with a built-in ‘Rule of Thirds’ function that overlays a 3×3 grid. So why not set up blender to do the same?

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Because you never know who you might sit next to on the bus…

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Here is a great tutorial on how to do camera tracking in Blender, using the Voodoo camera tracker. The Voodoo software can estimates camera parameters, like position and rotation and reconstructs a 3d scene from image sequences.

At the tutorial, a virtual object is placed in real footage. All credits for the tutorial goes for Sympodius, from the BlenderArtists forums.

Strategies for efficient preview rendering of stills and animations in Blender.

Preview rendering is an important part of your workflow and needs to be as efficient as possible. It’s important to have strategies and techniques for the earlier stages of scene development that facilitate a smoother workflow.

Perfect for advertisements, logos and animations! This tutorial teaches you useful techniques such as modelling with curves, creating a glow effect and making a curve emit light.

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Let’s face it – rendering is tedious. Your machine is unusable for hours on end, leaving you with nothing to do but twiddle your thumbs, watch TV and generally get distracted. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could harness the power of those idle computer’s lying around the house, and shave this boring task down to a fraction of the time? In a few easy steps you can!

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