What would a book on Blender be without some full-color images in it?

Well, it'd be black and white, yes, but it would also be a bit lacking in showing how to use Blender, not to mention all the cool art that's been created with it. Have a look through here and enjoy the full-color glory!

Blender's default theme. The first time you start Blender, this is what you see. Seems pretty simple, doesn't it?

You can change Blender's theme to suit your tastes. This screenshot features the crazy pink theme that VenomGFX (Pablo Vazquez) uses.

A frame from Big Buck Bunny, the Peach open movie project from the Blender Institute.

A screen capture from Yo Frankie!, the Apricot project and the first open video game from the Blender Institute.

Keyboard reference for the hotkeys on the numeric keypad.

Screenshot of a highly involved node compositing network. Image courtesy of Daniel Salazar, a Costa Rican Blender ...

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