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Tutorial: Blender Interface Cosmetics


One to the chief complaints with Blender has been the non-conventational user interface that it has to make you productive.  However, users coming from other modelling packages find this quite challenging at first sight. This tutorial by Sebastian Konig shows you how you can customize your Blender UI. (more…)

Configuring GIMP 2.6 to Replace Adobe Photoshop


If you’re used to the Photoshop interface, the open source alternative GIMP can be somewhat confusing. You can, however, configure it to look and behave the same way. (more…)

Convert your pencil drawing into digital using GIMP


This tutorial shows you how to convert your pencil drawing into digital images using GIMP. (more…)

Converting Bitmap Image to Vector Images using Inkscape


This tutorial teaches you how to convert bitmap images to vector images with examples, so that you can scale images from a small thumbnail to a huge banner without loss of detail and proportion. (more…)

Mirroring in Inkscape


This tutorial teaches you how to use the mirroring functionality in Inkscape to create symmetric objects. It is explained in a clear simple and step wise manner using the clone functionality included in inkscape.  (more…)

Creating and Adding Custom Patterns to Inkscape


This tutorial covers how one can create their own custom patterns and make them available to be used on demand. (more…)

Using the Window Opacity Effect in Pencil, a 2D Animation Software.


Pencil is one of the 3 2D animation tools provided in Animux Genesis and Tremor versions. This is a tutorial on how to animate your self using Pencil, a Free 2D Animation software.
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Customizing Blender UI


Customize the look and Feel of Blender using this easy to follow video tutorial by Kernon Dillon. (more…)

A newbie’s guide to SmallLuxGPU


Finally an open source GPU based renderer that can used for serious projects. When Animux Foundation created its renderfarm with emphasis on GPU renderers it was eagerly waiting and hoping to find a GPU based renderer to be used on it. We finally have SmallLuxGPU based on LuxRays which does exactly that. This introduction tutorial by Sebastian Konig shows you how to use this powerful new renderer. (more…)

Intro to Rendering in LuxRender


This tutorial by CGCookie takes the viewer through an introduction to using the LuxRender rendering engine from rendering engine in conjunction with Blender. Learn where to get it, how to run the script, and how to render to LuxRender. (more…)

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