Blender (2-D, 3-D Animation)

Purpose of Blender

Blender is a 3D graphics (Modelling) application...

Blender is a very powerful and capable application for creating 3D images and animations

Examples of Animations using Blender 3D

Big Buck Bunny: http://www.bigbuckbunny.org/index.php/download/

Elephant's Dream: http://www.elephantsdream.org/

Yo Frankie! http://www.yofrankie.org/

Documentation

Blender Documentation (Volume I): http://www.blender.org/documentation/htmlI/

Blender Documentation (Volume II): http://www.blender.org/documentation/htmlII/

Online Tutorials

Blender.org Tutorials: http://www.blender.org/education-help/tutorials/

Textbooks

Publication List:

1. Crafting Digital Media (Audacity, Blender, Drupal, GIMP, Scribus, and other Open Source Tools) (pages 147 - 174)
   Author: Daniel James
   Publisher: Apress
   ISBN: 978-1-4302-1887-6
   
   
2. The Essential Blender (Guide to 3D Creation with the Open Source Suite Blender)
   Author: Ton Roosendall / Roland Hess
   Publisher: No Starch Press
   ISBN: 978-1-59327-166-4