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General Blender Information

• Blender Documentation - Includes information on Blender functionality, developing for Blender, and creating Addons.
• To Those Learning 3D - Recommendations for people first diving into Blender.

Blender Tutorial Websites

This section includes links to websites that host multiple tutorials or provide links to other Blender tutorials. This section does not contain links to individual tutorials.

• BlenderGuru - Run by Andrew Price, BlenderGuru includes free tutorials as well as full training courses.
• Blender Cookie - Part of the CG Cookie Network. Includes many free tutorials. Other tutorials and full courses are available to members with a subscription.
• BlenderDiplom - Free tutorials mostly focused on visual effects, but includes other topics as well.
• Blender Tutor - Includes a series for Blender beginners as well as tutorials for more advanced users
• BlenderArt Magazine - Blender magazine that includes tutorials in each issue.
• Blenderpedia - Free video tutorials, mostly about creating scenes and environments.
• 3D Total Blender Tutorials - Includes many tutorials about various topics in Blender.
• BlenderCourse - 120 page Blender E-Book created for Blender 2.63
• Tutorials For Blender3d - Many Blender Game Engine tutorials for Blender 2.6
• Blender Tutorials Vimeo Group - This group the collects video tutorials posted on Vimeo.
• Super3boy's Blender Tutorials - Video tutorials dealing with the basics of different aspects of Blender.
• Greybeard's Blender Video Tutorials - Downloadable video tutorials that go over many topics.

These sites include links to Blender tutorials on other sites

• BlenderNation Tutorials - List of tutorials that have been posted on BlenderNation
• Blender3d Club - Includes links to various Blender tutorials
• SurfnLearn.com : Blender 3D Tutorials - Links to various Blender Tutorials
• Learningblender.com - Categorized links to various Blender Tutorials

These sites include tutorials that use Blender versions prior 2.5.

• Dave Jarvis' Blender Tutorials - Free tutorials using Blender 2.4x
• Kator Legaz - List at bottom includes a couple Blender tutorials
• BlenderMasters - Links to tutorials and some embedded YouTube tutorials. All 2.4x and older.
• Selleri (Link removed, because it is harmful nowadays) - Handful of tutorials on a very old version of Blender.
• Cogfilms Tutorials - PDF downloads of tutorials in 2.4x
• Pavaler.se - A couple of tutorials on modeling and animation.

Blender Interface

• Blender Basics: 2 Minute Tutorials - The Interface
• Blender Interface Theme Repository
• Basic Editing
• Blender Hotkeys
• Changing Views
• First Impression
• Getting Started

Modeling

Texturing

• Video - Basic Materials
• Making a Lightsaber with Halos
• The Unofficial Texturing Tutorial
• Material Indice Tutorial
• Transparency and Refraction
• Reflections
• Texturing landscapes according to slopes
• Using Texture Stencils
• Textures with Alpha
• Textures with Bumpmapping

Lighting, Shadows and Rendering

• 2 Minute Tutorials: Blender Basics - An Outline of Lighting and Rendering in Cycles
• Basic 3 Point Lighting
• Radiosity I
• Radiosity II
• Ramp Shaders
• Simulating Radiosity
• Ambient Occlusion
• Soft Shadows and Area Lights
• Soft Lights (Link removed, because it is harmful nowadays)(pdf tutorial)
• Blender's Mist

Compositing

• Matching Real Lighting

Animation

• Video - Animation Basics
• Simple Animations
• Effects
• Walking Blues
• Non Linear Action Editor - NLA I
• Non Linear Action Editor - NLA II

Particles

• Video - Particle Basics
• Video - Grass with Particles
• Video - Explosions with Particles and the Explode Modifier
• Particle Interaction
• Static Particles
• Making a Rain Effect
• Setting a prey-predator relationship using Boids particles
• Particle and field basics

Fluid Simulation

• Video - Fluid Simulation
• Fluid Simulation Basics

Game Engine

• Video - Blender Game Engine Basics
• Video - Making Dominoes
• Game Engine Development
• New fully integrated game engine?
• #GameBlender
• Walkthrough Tutorial
• Mouse Look 1st Person. Options include capping, invert mouse pitch and adjust mouse sensitivity.
• Viewports. Creating a split screen.
• Python game functions. Sample Code Included. Updated to 2.48
• Car Setup. Use Bullet Physics vehicle wrapper.
• Python scripting for the Game Engine at cgmasters.net.
• Python scripting series of tutorials

Verge3D

• Video - Verge3D for Blender basics

Python and Plugins

• Povanim Export Script
• AI Path Importer
• 3D-No Plugins; Put your 3D Blender space on web!
• Randomizer Script Scroll down the page
• Different Useful Scripts (Link removed, because it is harmful nowadays )
• Lsystem tree maker
• Python API Introduction
• Python API, Making a Square Mesh
• Python API, Iterations
• Python API, Automating Vertex Creation
• Python API, Automating Face Creation
• Python API, Making Potatoid
• Python Script, To build an Empty for EnvMap
• Python Script, Bezier Curves Import
• Python Script, Paths import
• Python Script, Importing Adobe Illustrator Format
• Python Script, Mesh Explosion
• Python Script, Level Of Detail
• Python Script, Wire Shadows and extrusions
• Python Script, Changing the active camera instantly
• Using the Superficial Scattering Script
• City Block Genarator
• Blender Camera Calibration with Live Camera
• Mesh shaker and tutorial
• Batch STL
• Vertices to a Curve Converter
• Zutils, Z-Buffer Utilities

Related Programs

• YafRay
• SPE - Python IDE for Blender
• Wings 3D Subdivision Modeler
• Verse Gimp-Blender Plugin
• Kerkythea Renderer
• Equinox 3D
• Povray export
• Adobe Illustrator Paths import
• Inkscape SVG import
• Voodoo Camera Tracker
• Lionhead The Movies

Blender WikiBooks

• Blender 3D: Blending Into Python
• Blender 3D: HotKeys
• Blender 3D: Import and Render a SolidWorks Model
• Blender 3D: MemoBook * exposed
• Blender 3D: Noob to Pro

FAQ

• Blender FAQ (Generated on September 24, 2001)

Miscellaneous

These are must reads for CG artists.

• How to succeed in Animation
• Classical Film and Video Knowledge Base
• Quick Tips in Design&GFX

Other Lists

Please read more about on talk page.

• LANGUAGES (czech)

About

This links list is language filtered and extended version of personal collection originally provided by IamInnocent. So if you looking for tutorials in other languages check this link at www.elYsiun.com.

• German Blenders should have a look at http://de.wikibooks.org/wiki/Blender_3D:_Tutorial_Linkliste

If you want to add Blender tutorial link in some other language you can add it temporary on talk page. We will later made such WikiBooks in other languages too.

Thank you all who contributed to this nice and useful links collection! Feel free to add your name or link if you think you need to be mentioned here.