1. Unit 1: Basic Blender Navigation

Blender Installation and History

Video Tutorials: Video Tutorial: Blender Default Scene, Video Tutorial: Splitting and Joining Windows, Video Tutorial: 3D Viewport Navigation, Video Tutorial: Blender for Laptops, Video Tutorial: Viewport Shading

PDF Tutorials: First Animated Model - Yellow Submarine

2. General Notes

This week is dedicated to getting your personal computer loaded with all of the necessary software to take this course and begin learning the Blender interface. Also included is a short reading on the history of Blender software.

• Read the computer specifications listed in the Syllabus.
• Make sure Adobe Acrobat Reader Version 7 (latest version) is installed on your computer. You can download a free copy from http://www.adobe.com
• Make sure Real Media Player (latest version) is installed on your computer. You can download a free version of this player at http://www.real.com
• Make sure QuickTime Player (latest version) is installed on your computer. You can download a free version of this player at http://www.apple.com/quicktime/win.html
• Make sure you can open a ZIP file and extract files from it.
• Download Blender Version 2.4 from the http://www.blender.org web site. Read the Blender Installation PDF document posted below and install the Blender software on your computer
• Read the "History of Blender" document posted below.
• View the Video tutorials Blender Default Scene, Splitting and Joining Windows, 3-D Viewport Navigation, Blender for Laptops and Viewport Shading listed below. (Note: all video tutorials contain audio)
• Complete the First Animated Model - Yellow Submarine PDF tutorial posted below. Any files you might need for the PDF tutorial are located in the zip file associated with the tutorial. Right-click on the zip file link and download it to your computer. Open the zip file from there and extract the files.

3. Video Tutorials

1. Blender History
   
   
2. Video Tutorial: Blender Default Scene
   
   
3. Video Tutorial: Splitting and Joining Windows
   
   
4. Video Tutorial: 3D Viewport Navigation
   
   
5. Video Tutorial: Blender for Laptops
   
   
6. Video Tutorial: Viewport Shading

4. PDF Tutorials