UpdatesDS Community Project

I recently posted a new thread in the forum outlining the new community project. Basically, the project is open to anyone who is a member of the forum and anyone is able to contribute to the project. Even if you don't know squat about Blender, you can still post comments and suggestions on where you think the project should go. Due to the epic failure of the previous community project, we decided to change how out project would be run. Rather than assigning tasks, we've decided to leave every aspect of the project open for anyone to do at any time. For more information about how that works, you can check out the official thread in the forum. That thread has answers to a few anticipated questions you may have as well any official files for the project. Currently, our goals include the creation of a high quality render of a Scifi/fantasy city. As I type this, we have yet to add anything, so every aspect of the project is open for anyone to do and we are hoping many people will be able ...

GraphicsPuppet Master Video

About a month ago I was contacted by DJM (who is also a member of the forum) and wanted to know if I was interested in making a video for one of his tracks in an EP he recently released. I hemmed and hawed before answering, almost deciding not to. Ho...

GraphicsBlender 2.5 HOTSHOT Review

I recently finished reading Blender 2.5 Hotshot by John Herreño. This book includes 8 different projects and 2 downloadable projects (which anyone can download on this page). For each project there is a description of what you will do in the chapter...

GraphicsDS Challenge Error

Hey all! This morning I was sent an email asking about whether or not their DS Challenge entry made it through. Turns out it didn't and I had made a really dumb mistake when making the entry form. Essentially, none of the information was saved, so o...

GraphicsBlender 2.5 Character Animation Cookbook Review

After reading my last cookbook from Packt, I really looked forward to going through this one, titled Blender 2.5 Character Animation Cookbook and written by Virgilio Vasconcelos. I really like the idea of relatively short sections that can be done fa...

PersonalUsing Blender For Reals

It is pretty common to run around the Blender community and see some really nice renders and animations and fresh tutorials and all that on a daily basis, but it isn’t so common to see models that are made into physical objects. No, I’m not talki...

GraphicsFuture Blender Book Reviews

So, I just got my virtual hands on a couple of e-books today from PacktPub and just like the last book I got about a month or two ago, I will be writing a review on them as soon as I finish each one. Anyways, here's a little preview into the books I ...

Updates500 Faces complete, Flatten It! ready to go!

I think everyone is looking for an update right now so I thought I'd post all of what I have been doing over the last week or so. 500 Face Challenge: The winner of the 500 Face challenge was (very quietly) announced last night. You can find the offi...