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BASIC RECIPE GUIDELINES
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interface:	
	"ohomohok"
	one hand on mouse (LMB, MMB, RMB) 
	one hand on keys 

	Ctrl-W	Save 
	Ctrl-S	Save
	
scene navigation: 

	MMB & Move	Turn the scene round in 3 dimensions
	Roll MMB 	Zoom in and out
		(zooming inside objects show the insides - don't get confused!)
	Shift+MMB	Pan scene left/right, up/down

	LMB		Set cursor position
	RMB		Select Object
	


SpaceBar	Work Menu
	add objects
		plane
		cube
		circle
		uvsphere
		icosphere
		cylinder
		cone
	edit
		
	select

	transform


manipulate objects
	TAB switches object/edit mode
	Ctrl-SpaceBar	Combo Manipulator
		rotate (3 vectors)
		translate
		scale
	RMB select vertices & faces
	Letter Keys	
		R rotate		faces/object
		G grab-move	faces/object
		S scale		faces/object
		E extrude	edit mode
			region, faces, edges, vertices
			select vertices 


join objects - object mode
	SpaceBar
		object
			join objects

subtract object from another - ?

subdivide faces, sets of vertices
	buttons window
		mesh tools panel
			subdivide button

subsurf (manage a visible shape within a framework)
	buttons window
		modifiers
			add modifier

sculpt


materials


textures


lighting


camera
	position
	direction
	movement


concept of animation with frames
	paths
	tweening


saving to file
	Ctrl-W


rendering


saving to video
	formats
	resolution
	FramesPerSecond


video editing
	video track
	sound track









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RECIPES

Solar System
Music Box
Logo


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Solar System

Add 5 UV spheres
	sphere1: sun (surrounds/covers the lamp)
	sphere2: planet 1 small
	sphere3: planet 2 larger
	sphere4: planet 3 largest
	sphere5: planet 3's small moon

sink the default plane or delete it 

S to scale each planet
	
select each planet:
mode: edit
	context editing
		links & materials
			Set Smooth
		button: texture		
			panel:texture
					texture type:distorted noise
					set texture to clouds?
					set texture to image map of mars?
			panel: modifiers
				addmodifier
					subsurf (smooth the roundness)
						subsurf UV
						apply

select sun:
	context: shading
		button: materials
			first Links and Pipeline
				click Add New: opens new panel
			panel: Mirror Transp 
				Ray Transp ON
			panel: Links and Pipeline
				Halo ON
				halo size: 0.50
				hard: 50
				add: 0.0
			panel:Material
				halo color: set bright yellow
		button: texture		
			panel:texture
					texture type:distorted noise
					
		possible to set a texture and
		then set emit to a strong level?
		
			set smooth off?

place stars:
	context: shading
		button:world
			panel:mist/stars
				Stars ON
				
set sky color:
	context: shading
		button:world
			panel:world
				click color bar, select dark blue

set world scene
	context:scene
		button:render
			panel:format
				select HD 1920x1080
				select file format:jpeg

render scene (several command options)
		top menu Render Current Frame
		F12
		context:scene
			button:render
				panel:render
					click Render

F3 to save rendering to a file

set animation paths

set camera paths 

animate scene

save rendered animation to a file

play animation movie file

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images
1024 x 720




Web Resources

www.habarbadi.com

Blender Foundation
www.blender.org


The Big Buck Bunny Movie
An example of what can be done with Blender!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=YE7VzlLtp-4
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