Blender Tutorials
This page will deal with an open-source program called Blender. I will be focusing on the newer version (2.5x) of the program here and keep my older Blender Portal (version 2.49) for the sake of reference.
While Blender can be used for modeling, animation, and even making games; I will focus on creating static meshes to be used in the Unreal Tournament 3 editor. The same basic process can be used for the UDK editor as well.
This page will be a work in progress as my knowledge/understanding grows, so will the page and it’s information. As always, feel free to help it grown my contacting me with useful links/info.
Navigation Tip: Select a section title to return to the Table of Contents
Status: [06-March-2011] I added a bunch of tutorials from Gryllus.net. I have started to organize the tutorials based on the relation to Blender. For example, if a tutorial covers something in the User Preferences, I will am creating a section for all User Preference related tutorials.
Table of Contents
- Getting Started [What is Blender and where to get it.]
- UT 3 Specific [What can Blender do for UT 3?]
- General Tutorials [Tutorials on Blender's Layout/Settings/ETC]
- Introduction Tutorials [Tutorials that take you through the basic steps of making a mesh]
- Technique Tutorials [Tutorials that teach you either tools or techniques]
- Project Tutorials [Tutorials that teach you how to build a specific object]
- Community Sites [New, Forums, and Tutorial Sites]
Getting Started
- The official page of the Blender Foundation can be found here.
- You can download the current official release (2.59) here.
- What is Blender?
- The official manual can be found here.
UT 3 Specific
- ASE Export Script
- Blender Skeletal Mesh to UDK [Dukem]
- Frequently Asked Questions
- [Odedge]
- Exporting to .ase
- My Settings
- [Odedge]
- Reference Blocks
- [KatsBits]
General Tutorials
- Assorted
- 3D Cursor
- Adding Mesh Objects in Edit Mode
- Background Images
- Bezier Curve and Circle
- [Gryllus.net Handles] [Gryllus.net Extrusion]
- [Gryllus.net Loft Beveling Along A Path]
- [Gryllus.net Lathe Beveling Along A Path]
- Data Blocks
- Deleting Objects
- Downloads
- [Blender 3D Architect Street Scene]
- Empty Object
- Keyboard Cheat Sheet
- Lighting
- [Blender Tips Introduction[
- Materials
- [Blender Tips Introduction]
- [Blender Tips Multiple Materials]
- Mesh Smoothing
- Naming Objects
- Packing Blend Files
- Rendering
- [Blender Tips Introduction]
- Snapping
- Text Objects
- Texturing
- [Blender Tips Introduction]
- Tips
- Undo/Redo
- Vertex Painting
- Camera View
- Modeling Basics
- Axis (X, Y, & Z)
- Center Point (Object Origin)
- Global/Local Orientation
- Pivot Points
- Transforming
- Vertices/Edges/Faces
- Selecting
- Assorted [Blender Tips]
- Edit Mode [Blender Tips]
- Edges [Gryllus.net]
- Faces [Gryllus.net]
- Vertices [Gryllus.net]
- Object Mode
- Adding Objects
- Joining Objects
- Layers
- Primitive Mesh Objects
- Parenting Objects
- Selecting Objects
- Modifiers
- Array Modifier
- Bevel Modifier [Automatically creates a "rounded off" edge on the mesh]
- Boolean Modifier
- Cast Modifier
- Curve Modifier
- Decimate Modifier
- Deform Modifier
- Displace Modifier
- Edgesplit Modifer
- Lattice Modifier
- Mirror Modifier
- Multiple Modifiers [Using more than one at a time]
- Screw Modifier
- Solidify Modifier
- Subdivision Surface Modifier
- Wave Modifier
- Mesh Tools [Edit Mode]
- Duplication
- Edge Tools
- Extrude
- [Gryllus.net Part 1 Gryllus.net Part 2]
- Knife Cut
- Insert Extrude [Add-On]
- Loop Cut and Slide
- Loop Tools
- [Blender 3D Architect Bridge & Loft]
- Proportional Editing
- Rip
- Rotating Objects
- Scaling Objects
- Screw
- Separating Objects
- Spin
- Spin Duplicate
- Subdivide
- Properties Window
- Scene Tab
- Units [Metric & Imperial]
- Scene Tab
- User Interface, Navigation, & Layout
- Controls
- Default Scene
- Grid
- Introduction
- Laptop Related
- Maya Presets
- Menus
- [Gryllus.net Vertex, Edge, Face, & Search]
- Modeling Modes
- Moving Objects
- Outliner Editor
- Toggle Quad View
- Window Management
- [Blender Tips Changing & Navigating]
- [Blender Tips Splitting & Joining]
- [Blender World 3D Splitting & Joining]
- [Gryllus.net Splitting & Joining]
- Window Types
- 3D Editor [Gryllus.net]
- 3D Editor Navigation [Gryllus.net]
- User Preferences
- Add-Ons
- Activating Add-Ons [Blender Cookie] [KatsBits]
- Add Mesh-Column [Blender.org] [Uthynq]
- Add Mesh-Rocks [Blender Artists]
- Bsurfaces [BSurface.info] [Blend Tuts]
- Dynamic Space bar Menu [Blender Cookie]
- Importing Brush Sets in 2.58 [Blender Cookie]
- Insert-Extrude [Blender.org]
- Loop Tools [Crouch]
- Masonry [Blender Cookie]
- Texture Paint Layer [Blender Cookie]
- Texture Paint Plus [Crouch]
- Autosave
- Copying User Settings
- Custom Brush Hotkeys
- Hot-keys for Mesh Selection
- Hot-keys for Transform Manipulator
- Opening/Saving/Autosaving Files
- Optimizing UI Interaction
- Scripts-Installing
- [KatsBits]
- Zooming to Mouse Cursor
- Add-Ons
Introduction Tutorials
- Blender Basics Book [James Chronister PDF]
- My First Model
- [Blender Cookie Overview] [Blender Cookie Getting Started With Blender]
- [Blenducation User Interface] [Blenducation Navigation] [Blenducation Modeling Basics] [Blenducation Modifers] [Blenducation Modeling a Sword]
- [Blender Nerd Introduction to Modeling a Christmas Tree]
- [KatsBits Layout] [KatsBits Navigation] [KatsBits Modeling a Chair] [KatsBits Basic Material] [KatsBits Multiple Materials] [KatsBits Basic UV Map]
Technique Tutorials
- Appending and Linking ["Importing" other Blender assets into your current Blend file]
- Baking Ambient Occlusion
- [KatsBits]
- Baking Normal Maps [Appears to allow you to create a normal texture map based on a high poly model]
- [Blender.org]
- [Blender Cookie]
- [Blender Cookie Floating Geometry]
- [Blender Nerd]
- [D3sertst0rm]
- Cutting a Hole in a Curved Surface
- Decimating Mesh with Meshlab
- Import Image as Planes
- Inserts with Smooth/Extrude
- Multiple Materials
- Precision Modeling Techniques
- Reducing Vertices
- Seamless Image
- [Game Design Guru Blender + GIMP]
- [Porter Nielsen]
- Sculpting
- [Blender Cookie High Poly Tip]
- UV Wrapping
- [Blender Cookie Introduction] [Blender Cookie Building] [Blender Nerd] [Porter Nielsen] [Sebastian Konig Enhanced Live UV Unwrapping]
Project Tutorials
- Arches [Makkon]
- Axe [Blender Cookie]
- Ballons [Blender Cookie]
- Battery [Blender Cookie]
- Breakfast Hall [Blender Nerd Part 1 Blender Nerd Part 2 Blender Nerd Part 3]
- Brick Wall-Grundge [Blender Cookie]
- Building [Blander Cookie Small Two-Story]
- Chain [Blender Cookie]
- Chainlink Fence [Blender Cookie]
- Coffee Cup [Blender Cookie]
- Concrete Barrier [Blender Cookie Part 1 Blender Cooking Part 2]
- Concrete Column-Damaged [Blender Cookie Part 1 Blender Cookie Part 2]
- Desert Scene [Ben Amend]
- Fantasy House [Freezing Moon]
- Hallway Scene [Blender Guru Part 1 of 2]
- Head [Johnny Blender YouTube]
- House Elf [Blender Cookie]
- Lamp [Blender 3D Architect]
- Landscape [CG Masters]
- Lightsaber [SSImpossible]
- M4 Rifle [Blender Cookie Part 1 of 14]
- Manequin [Blenducation]
- Medieval Arch [3dMedieval]
- Medieval Vault [3dMedieval]
- Present [Blender Cookie]
- Palm Tree [Blender Cookie]
- Revolver [Blender Cookie]
- Rock [Ben Amend]
- Roller Coaster Track [SSimpossible]
- Rounded-off Square Form [Blender Cookie]
- Sci-Fi Panel [Blender Cookie Part 1 Blender Cookie Part 2 Blender Cookie Unity Related Correction]
- Seamless Textures [Blender Cubed]
- Shack-Open [Blender Nerd]
- Shipping Container [Blender Cookie Part 1 of 4]
- Spaceship [Flester.ro Part 1 of 4]
- Spaceship Gun [Flester.ro Part 1 of 4]
- Stairs [Blender 3D Architect]
- Stairway Scene [Blender Cookie Part 1]
- Subway Scene [Blender Guru Part 1 Blender Guru Part 2]
- Suspension Bridge [Blender Guru]
- Sword [KatsBits]
- TV [Acid Penguin Blender + GIMP]
- Underground Carpack [Blender Nerd Part 1 Blender Nerd Part 2] [Blender Nerd Part 3]
- Window-Low Poly [Dukem Modeling] [Dukem Texturing/UV Mapping]
- Wine Glass [Blender Nerd]
Community Sites
- Assorted
- Forums
- Tutorials
- Ben Amend’s Blender Tutorials
- Blender 3D Architect
- Blendercation .org
- Blender Cookie
- Blender Cubed
- Blender Guru
- Blender Labrat
- Blender Links
- Blender Nation .com
- Blender Newbies
- Blender Nerd
- Blender Tips
- Blender Tuts
- CG Boomer
- CG Tutorials
- CG Tuts
- Forever Blender
- Gryllus.net
- KatsBits .com
- Pixel2life .com
- Satishgoda
- Tutorialized .com
