Blender – free CG animation software to rival industry giants
Sophisticated computer animation programs such as Autodesk Maya, Softimage and 3ds Max can cost thousands but there is a free program called Blender that offers many of the same features. [...]
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Blender 2.6 tutorial – linking animation sequences
This tutorial will use the cube object to show how to save two separate animation actions and then combine them as a new sequence. It will also show how to import actions from another blend file. [...]
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Recent posts
Scratch – Making an exhibition of himself – Paul Thomas has written a summery of his life in animation.
Blender 2.6 tutorial – linking animation sequences – save two separate animation actions and then combine them.
Blender gingerbread man exercise completed – this is a report on my progress with learning to use the Blender CG animation software.
The Blender Foundation – a new way of funding animation – how Open Movie projects are helping the home animator.
Blender – free software to rival the industry giants – we review the free Blender computer animation program.
Reallusion iClone – great software to practice storytelling – we review the computer animation program.
About the editor
Animation has been one of my hobbies for many years. I have explored most methods of animation including drawn, plasticine/clay, puppet and computer. I hope that my articles will help and encourage those readers who make animated movies as a hobby or as students.
The Magazine Library section of this website comprises of magazine articles originally published in Animator between 1982 and 1993. I am sure that animation enthusiasts will find inspiration among the pages of Animator magazine, particularly if they are making their own films. Those who are studying the history of animation will be able to mine a rich vein of information from the pages of Animator.
