Developing Skills in Character Creation and Animation

The more we work in CGI. the better we get.  Take a look …

Blender 2.4x or Blender 2.5

The alpha version of Blender is available to use.  We are trying both in the lab.  Blender 2.5 alpha is definitely easier to use and more efficient.  So far, we have only experienced small bugs or inconveniences.  In our experience, Blender 2.49 crashes more than 2.5

The best reason to stick with Blender 2.49 is because most tutorials are written for Blender versions 2.4x.  However, with a little bit of experience, the transition to 2.5 is easy.

We will let you know how the students make out in character creation and animation.  Expect some more  screenshots soon.

Blender Education — Tutorials, Videos, Lessons … all free!

Blender is open source, free software.  It is a tool to create 3D images and animation.  Blender is limitless in possibilities.

Some people have taken their time to learn Blender well.  They contribute back to the open source community by creating tutorials, teaching what they have learned.  There are thousands of them out there.  Other people are organizing the tutorials to help users find what they need.

Students at NIS will be able to choose a tutorial series and progress through it.  They make create a character, an animation, or 3d environment.  I am busy preparing the material.  Stay tuned …