[Bf-education] 2.49 or 2.5 this academic year

[Nicholas Jainschigg]

Hi, Jessica-
I believe what you are looking for in Blender is called "shape keys".
There's a few tutorials about the concept online already:
http://www.google.com/search?aq=f&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=blender+shape+keys+2.5
Good luck, and enjoy!


On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 4:03 AM, Jessica Cortes <lou.jessica.cortes at gmail.com
> wrote:

> I just finish to read it !
> Thank you very much !
> It explains a lot of functionnalities and I understand a lot of function
> now. More, it appears to be very easy to create amazing effect !
>
> I just miss something. The explaination of making animation with many
> expression for characters. Example, you have a face with many expression.
> You save them, and re used when needed... ^^
>
> But it is very good and open many doors to explore !
>
>
>
> 2011/4/8 John Blain <silverjb12 at gmail.com>
>
>> If anyone interested I have compiled a users manual for Blender 2.56+
>> aimed at beginners.
>>
>> The manual is available at my website free of charge.
>> http://silverjb.limewebs.com/index.html
>>
>> I am interested in introducing Blender into mainstream education, hence
>> the manual.
>>
>> Would love to know if you think it is useful.
>>
>> regards
>>
>> John Blain
>>
>>
>> On 8 April 2011 13:40, Nicholas Jainschigg <njainsch at risd.edu> wrote:
>>
>>> Well, I do look forward to the day when 3D is just another medium, but I
>>> felt it necessary to specify for the moment since I also teach courses in
>>> Pen, Ink and Scratchboard, an introductory course in 2D digital tools, and
>>> have taught Medieval and Renaissance painting techniques (egg tempera,
>>> egg/oil emulsions, silverpoint, water gilding, etc)  ;-)
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 10:28 PM, John R. Nyquist <john at nyquist.net>wrote:
>>>
>>>> > The thing is, the class isn't strictly about teaching software
>>>> competence. Rather, it's a course in how to make absorbing images using 3D
>>>> as your medium.
>>>>
>>>> I love this philosophy, but I'd like to see it shortened just a little
>>>> bit further to:
>>>>
>>>> "The thing is, the class isn't strictly about teaching software
>>>> competence. Rather, it's a course in how to make absorbing images."
>>>>
>>>> :-)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> =======================
>>>>   John R. Nyquist
>>>>   Nyquist Art + Logic
>>>>   864-NYQ-UIST
>>>>   http://nyquist.net/
>>>>   http://bitsofblender.com/
>>>> =======================
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