Animate a character in Blender

Blender is a free, open-source, and cross-platform 3D creation suite that has proven to be a powerful alternative to commercially available 3D design software and is now one of the world's most popular 3D design tools. Get up to speed on Blender quickly with modular tutorials that include step-by-step instructions and detailed screenshots in The Essential Blender: Guide to 3D Creation with the Open Source Suite Blender. In this chapter download, learn how to use Blender's character animation tools to create an action: a wave of the arm.

Title: The Essential Blender: Guide to 3D Creation with the Open Source Suite Blender
Author: Ton Roosendaal; Roland Hess (ed.)
Publisher: No Starch Press
Chapter 6: Character Animation
ISBN: 1-59327-166-4; Copyright 2007 No Starch Press. All rights reserved.
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