An Introduction to BLENDER a Book for Beginners by John Blain
The book is a FREE PDF Manual designed to help new users conquer the complexity of the Blender version 2.57 interface.
The Manual comprises 24 Chapters (29MB) in 360 illustrated pages describing the Blender Graphical User Interface and the array of Tools for Modelling and Animating Objects and Characters.
Click this link to download the Complete manual. Click this link to download the Introduction with links to the Chapters in the Contents pages.
The Manual will be edited from time to time to reflect the current status of the Blender program. The last edit was uploaded to the site on 20 May 2011
The authors intention in providing help and documentation by the supply of this FREE Manual is to encourage new users to pursue the wonderful world of Computer Animation through the use of the BLENDER program
Feedback and comment regarding the Manual are welcome and may be directed to silverjb12@gmail.com
A DONATE button is provided below to allow you to contribute to the maintenance of this site if you find the MANUAL useful.
September 12th, 2011 at 7:57 am
There is a problem with the link to the book.
September 12th, 2011 at 9:10 am
I just checked and the link still takes you to the info page for the book. The links on the page have been updated and rearranged, but they are still there as well.
The Book does take a while to load, so you have to be patient.
December 6th, 2011 at 11:17 am
Links are broken….
December 6th, 2011 at 4:09 pm
There is a notice at the bottom of the page:
The revised edition of the book will be available from:
A. K. Peters / CRC Press
A link for preordering is imminent.
Enquiries regarding the manual may be directed to the author at silverjb12@gmail.com