Here's an exciting piece of news: the Blender Cookie team is planning to release a Blender art book, celebrating the achievements of the incredible Blender community. I think a book like this is long overdue, and I'm truly happy to see the project being done by such a capable crew.
You can submit your artwork now!
Wes Burke writes:
Why an Art book?
This is a project we have wanted to do for quite some time and we feel the time is right. The Blender community is full of talented artists and we think it will be great to showcase the incredible work they produce in a way that really lets the work shine.
However, this book is about more than just showcasing great artwork. We also wish to display the achievements of this great community, all built around open-source. Through the book we will be including making-of walkthroughs from top Blender artists that bring additional educational value to the book while also helping show off the accomplishments of the artists, developers, producers, and everyone else that helps make this community great.
In that light, we also want to create the art book to help further Blender’s on-going development. So 5% of each sale will be donated to the Blender Foundation development fund. The development fund helps create a sustainable environment for the progression of the Blender code-based and other projects around Blender (such as blender.org, documentation, etc).
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This idea is great! I love how professional the guys at CGcookie are, I'm sure they'll come up with a fantastic product. Are they taking preorders? I'd love to separate my copy right now!
Thanks afecelis! We'll be taking pre-orders soon, at which point we'll make an announcement :)
Hi, Is there any tutorial on how to create this great looking book mockup? Thanks! Matt