Who this book is for

This book was written to reduce the frustration that beginners who use Blender face, by offering a thorough introduction to the unique and powerful Blender interface, starting with simple projects and working up to more complex scenes and animations. It's intended to provide plenty of practice in using Blender, advice on things to keep in mind when doing 3D animation, and an exploration of Blender so that the students, when they finish the book, will have a solid background in using Blender and know enough that they can confidently participate in the worldwide Blender community.

This book also takes a peek into some arcane subjects such as the Cycles render engine, so that the reader will not be afraid, and will have a start on how to understand them. The student will have a sufficient solid basis in using Blender that they can continue and learn all of the higher functions of Blender including the physics engine, game engine, particles, armatures for character modeling, and more.