Links and Resources for Artists

[fusion44]

Hi,

here I want to collect links to tutorials about the graphical side of content creation. If you find something interesting post it here and I'll update the main thread.

Blender
- Blender Tutorial series by 3DBuzz:
http://www.3dbuzz.com/vbforum/showthread.php?188849-Blender-Fundamentals-First-drop-of-videos-now-available-to-the-public
- UV unwrapping:
http://vimeo.com/21943368 - real-time UV unwrap in Blender
- Animation:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xn1zoVyp3zg
- Reutilizing animations and rigs with Blender:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXfzPy9itZk

Blender Sites:
http://www.blendercookie.com/
http://www.blenderguru.com/

Texturing:
http://freegamer.blogspot.com/2011/03/dev-corner-primer-to-texture-creation.html

Free and complete art site:
If you want to use art from public resources make sure it has a sumwars compatible license!
http://opengameart.org

Animations::
http://www.blendernation.com/2011/05/27/motion-capture-data-bvh-tools-and-files/
http://ruramuq.blogspot.com/2009/02/topology-principles-for-animation.html (Topology for animation)

[Jorge Avila]

http://opengameart.org/content/low-poly-plants
This kind of things?
Annd... a little try to "re-texturize" the town and grass

[fusion44]

I'd avoid big pictures in this thread but links to models are fine

[fusion44]

I have added a link to the 3DBuzz tutorial videos. They are a general introduction to Blender at the moment.

http://www.3dbuzz.com/vbforum/showthread.php?188849-Blender-Fundamentals-First-drop-of-videos-now-available-to-the-public

[fusion44]

Added another video tutorial about animating with Blender:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xn1zoVyp3zg

[Jorge Avila]

reutilizing animations and rigs with blender:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXfzPy9itZk

[fusion44]

Nice find! This can be very usefull.

[Alfisko]

http://www.blendercookie.com/
http://www.blenderguru.com/
these 2 are probably the best sites with the best tutorials ;-)

[fusion44]

Added to the main thread, thanks!

[Jorge Avila]

http://www.blendercookie.com/
http://www.blenderguru.com/
these 2 are probably the best sites with the best tutorials ;-)

thanks for the links, =D

[Jorge Avila]

About the topology for animations.
http://ruramuq.blogspot.com/2009/02/topology-principles-for-animation.html

[fusion44]

About the topology for animations.
http://ruramuq.blogspot.com/2009/02/topology-principles-for-animation.html

Nice find, added to the main post.

[Jorge Avila]

Charan...maybe knowed by all of you, maybe not... but is good to keep an eye on it

http://www.ogre3d.org/tikiwiki/AnimationBlender

[Lastmerlin]

Hmm yet another interesting point - our animation blending is indeed just non-existant at the moment. This makes movements jerky occasionally. However, as this is not a top priority, dont expect some progress here, too soon.

[Jorge Avila]

A Must see rigging tutorial for blender: http://www.blenderguru.com/videos/introduction-to-rigging