Are you a 3D artist? Are you looking for some inspiration? Do you just want to collaborate or know who your fellow ModDB artists are? Doesn't matter what application you use or how you do it... if you're a modeller, animator, skinner or looking at getting started with 3D, then this is the group for you!
An introduction to Blender 2.54+, a free e-book written by John M. Blain, over 300 pages. Covers interface, navigation, creating/editing objects, materials, textures, world settings, lighting, camera, rendering, raytracing, basics of animation, 3d text, nurbsand metashapes, modifiers, particle systems, child-parent relationship, constraints, armatures, relative shapes keys, nodes, game engine, and video sequence editor. You can support the author by buying his book The Complete Guide to Blender Graphics: Computer Modeling and Animation.
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It seems like Gamefront and ModDB servers are a bit overloaded because of the Black Mesa mod release.
You can download it here:
Wiki.blender.org
Bit.ly <- direct link
Wow 300 pages... this should be a good read! Thanks feillyne
You're welcome. Found it when searching for a very concise animation + shape keys tutorial.