Blender Learning Units 6 - 10

Learning Unit #6 focuses on a selection of Blender generate and deform modifiers. These are all object mode modifiers that provide a wide array of modeling tools.

This learning unit also focuses on the Bezier curve and circle objects, which can be extruded, lofted or lathed to model new objects.

1. View the 10 video tutorials. You may want to have your Blender application open to practice the tools or techniques demonstrated in each video tutorial.Click on the Alternate Flash Stream Link to view Flash video

2. Complete the Learning Unit #6 Exercise.

3. Complete the Learning Unit #6 PDF Tutorial (Dice). Click on the PDF tutorial link to view the tutorial. There is also a link to a completed copy of the tutorial .blend file named "DiceComplete.blend".

The Dice tutorial is fairly easy to complete. It provides a good introduction to Blender's Boolean modifier tool.

Learning Unit #6 - Exercise

Using the array and curve modifiers, create a chain that looks something like this:

Learning Unit #6 - Dice

Dice PDF Tutorial
Dice Blend File

Learning Unit #7 focuses on Blender lighting and the World background editor. Blender has a wonderful selection of lamp objects that allow modelers to create both realistic and abstract lighting effects.

1. View the 12 video tutorials. You may want to have your Blender application open to practice the tools or techniques demonstrated in each video tutorial.Click on the Alternate Flash Stream Link to view Flash video

2. Complete the Learning Unit #7 Exercise.

3. Complete the Learning Unit #7 PDF Tutorial (Candle). Click on the PDF tutorial link to view the tutorial. There is also a link to a completed copy of the tutorial .blend file named "DiceComplete.blend" located in the "Candle.zip" file.

The Candle tutorial is fairly easy to complete. It provides a good introduction to Blender's Halo materials and Particles system.

Learning Unit #7 - Candle

Candle Tutorial
Candle Zip File

Candle Animation Video

Learning Unit #8 focuses on many of Blender's modifiers especially deformation modifiers. Blender modifiers are quite powerful tools that can change the entire character of your model. Included also are tutorials on Blender Text Objects, Proportional Modeling and a continuation of the materials and texture tutorials - Bump Textures

1. View the 9 video tutorials. You may want to have your Blender application open to practice the tools or techniques demonstrated in each video tutorial.Click on the Alternate Flash Stream Link to view Flash video

2. Complete the Learning Unit #8 Exercise.

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Learning Unit #8 - Exercise

Use Blender's Text Tool to model your first name and add a bevel to it.

Learning Unit #9 - Exercise

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Learning Unit #10 - Exercise