Come learn to use Blender's open source 3-D modeling program!

This is a 2 Part Class that will take place on July 18th and July 25th.

This class is designed for those interested in learning to use the program Blender with no prior knowledge required. The class will start on Saturday Morning July 18 from 10 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and continue the next Saturday July 25 from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. There will be an hour lunch break during each session.

You will learn the basics of Blender including: • Setting up Blender’s User Preferences to make your work flow and learning easier. • The concepts of 3-D and vocabulary of Blender terms. • How to model objects for 3-D printing and for rendering as images or animations. • The basics of Materials and Textures for your 3-D Objects and Scenes in Blender • The basics of Rigging, Shape Keys and Key Frames to Animate Objects • Lighting your scenes. • How to Render both still images and animations. • Exporting files for 3-D Printing.

What you need for the class: A laptop and 3 button mouse. Please download Blender 5.1 or newer for Free at the website www.blender.org to be ready for the class. A 3 button mouse is mandatory for the class. Your mouse must include a left and right button as well as a scroll wheel (the third button).

Blender is a free and open-source 3D computer graphics software tool set that runs on Windows, MacOS, BSD, Haiku, and Linux. It can be downloaded at www.blender.org for free! Blender is used in Hollywood for special effects, animation, for architectural pre-visualization, motion graphics and for creating 3-D files for printing.

The age range for the class is 13 + and anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a guardian.