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Open/Free Blender Publications
This section of the Blender wiki lists some of the Open/Freely available publications available for Blender, giving a brief and general description of each of them and information on how get access them.
The 2.5x release of Blender has meant a large change in the way Blender works and in the way its interface is displayed. This means that publications written for a version of Blender which are earlier than 2.5x will often be very different than those written for Blender versions after 2.5.
With this in mind this list of books is split into those before 2.5 and those after 2.5.
For 2.5x series of books see this page
Books
Blender Precision Modelling Guide
| Name | Blender Precision Modelling Guide |
| Author | Robert Andrew Burke |
| Format | |
| Page Count | 151 |
| Specific Blender Version | 2.44+ |
| Date Of Release (DD/MM/YYYY) | XX/XX/2007 |
| Cover Image |  |
| Description | A general introduction to Blender 2.44, covering Blender usage from a CAD/Engineering point of view. |
| Skill Level | Beginner/Novice. |
| Coverage Catagories | General/Beginner/Engineering/CAD. |
| Email/Contact Details | http://rab3d.com/contact.html for updates and suggestions about the book. |
| Website | http://rab3d.com/ |
| License | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0) |
Blender Basics - Classroom Tutorial Guide
| Name | Blender Basics - Classroom Tutorial Guide - 3rd Edition |
| Author | James Chronister |
| Format | |
| Page Count | 146 |
| Specific Blender Version | 2.49+ |
| Date Of Release (DD/MM/YYYY) | 13/05/2009 |
| Cover Image |  |
| Description | A general introduction to Blender, as used in the classroom. |
| Skill Level | Beginner/Novice. |
| Coverage Catagories | General/Beginner/School Coursebook. |
| Email/Contact Details | jchronister@cdschools.org for updates and suggestions about the book. |
| Website | http://www.cdschools.org/54223045235521/blank/browse.asp?A=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&C=55205 |
| License | Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License |
The Essential Blender
| Name | The Essential Blender - Wiki Book |
| Author | Roland Hess |
| Format | WIKI |
| Page Count | 376 Approximately |
| Specific Blender Version | 2.44+ |
| Date Of Release (DD/MM/YYYY) | 19/09/2007 |
| Cover Image |  |
| Description | A general introduction to Blender, in wiki form. |
| Skill Level | Beginner/Novice. |
| Coverage Catagories | General/Beginner. |
| Email/Contact Details | http://www.harkyman.com/ for updates and suggestions about the book. |
| Website | http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Doc:2.4/Books/Essential_Blender |
| License | Open Content License |
Fundamentals of Paper Model Design
| Name | Fundamentals of Paper Model Design Revision 1.1 |
| Author | Angel David Guzman |
| Format | |
| Page Count | 238 |
| Specific Blender Version | 2.48+ |
| Date Of Release (DD/MM/YYYY) | 27/03/2010 |
| Cover Image |  |
| Description | Techniques involved in paper model production, using Blender. |
| Skill Level | Beginner/Intermediate. |
| Coverage Catagories | Paper Craft/Modeling. |
| Email/Contact Details | http://pixeloz.deviantart.com/art/Free-Paper-Model-Design-eBook1-158441085 for updates and suggestions about the book. |
| Website | http://pixeloz.deviantart.com/art/Free-Paper-Model-Design-eBook1-158441085 |
| License | Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License |
Blender Game Kit 2nd Edition
| Name | Blender Game Kit 2nd Edition |
| Author | Carsten Wartmann |
| Format | WIKI |
| Page Count | 320 Approximate |
| Specific Blender Version | 2.48+ |
| Date Of Release (DD/MM/YYYY) | 17/01/2011 |
| Cover Image |  |
| Description | A guide to using the Blender Game Engine. |
| Skill Level | Beginner/Novice. |
| Coverage Catagories | Blender Game Engine/Realtime Environments |
| Email/Contact Details | http://gameblender.de/bblog/?p=120 for updates and suggestions about the book. |
| Website | http://gameblender.de/bblog/?p=120 (German although the download files are English) |
| Direct Download | http://download.blender.org/documentation/gamekit2/ |
| Wiki Version | http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Doc:2.4/Books/GameKit_2 |
| License | Open Content License |
