Blender

Willy · **Posted:** Wed Jun 08, 2011 8:09 pm **(#1)**

well I haven't made anything yet, cause the thing I was working on got lost when Blender imploded. But I am learning it! Anyway have any experience in Blender if I have questions? Or should I seek out other places?

I should have some stuff coming up soon, as the week end is coming up and I have Tuesday and Wednesday off next week and then Thursday 5 and 6th hour finals then done with 9th grade! Hurrah!

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16169

Congrats for becoming a Softmore Willy!

-- good job!
I just started learning a bit about Blender myself.Your best bet is to go right to the source --the Blender website.
Learn the interface first then the tools.Then do something simple like a couple Youtube tutorials - making a simple model of something.HeathenX has a good one for making a vitamin bottle.
http://screencasters.heathenx.org/wp-co ... ep100.html

Most importantly have fun!

Willy · **Posted:** Thu Jun 09, 2011 2:51 pm **(#3)**

http://chaosfissure.deviantart.com/gallery/
if you look in his gallery, he has a blender tut, and he is starting learning it too! and is tons of help!
I should have something up later today, made it at school, but rendering it froze and crashed Blender, either this is cause computers are Junky or because it was running off my flash drive, or maybe some of both

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16169

The trick to Blender is all the shortcut keys.Learn those and you are pretty well set.

Thanks for the link Willy.

Gms9810 · **Posted:** Fri Jun 10, 2011 2:11 pm **(#5)**

I experimented with blender a few times and never got the hang of it. I also didn't see a use for it because it didn't export to any format i could use. But I must have missed something, considering how popular it is.

Willy · **Posted:** Fri Jun 10, 2011 2:57 pm **(#6)**

The reason I didn't upload anything is cause the thing I wanted to render is like 120mb

don't ask me how though.

Hopefully.... I can get something a bit smaller that I can render today, no more promises with Mr.Fickle Blender.

Willy · **Posted:** Sat Jun 11, 2011 9:42 am **(#7)**

Okay I finally got something rendered, and I am working on something even more abstract just takes a long time to color :/

DeviantArt Page

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16169

Cool!

Willy · **Posted:** Sat Jun 11, 2011 11:24 am **(#9)**

Rendering another one now

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16169

Looks like you are having fun with it.I saw a tutorial on rendering out a 3-D 45 pistol that looked cool.Search blender tutorials on YouTube and you will find it.

Willy · **Posted:** Sat Jun 11, 2011 11:54 am **(#11)**

Sounds complicated
I am happy with my small little Abstract thingies for now until I learn my way around Blender fully

Willy · **Posted:** Sat Jun 11, 2011 12:54 pm **(#12)**

DeviantArt Link

Lianam · **Joined:** Feb 06, 2011 **Posts:** 342

They look great Willy. I started reading the book and just doodling nothing I have kept though. I do want to learn but that may not be until this winter when things slow down here a bit.

Liana

Willy · **Posted:** Sat Jun 11, 2011 1:26 pm **(#14)**

Yeah at first it is a bit scary, I still haven't learned much in it