Learning Blender: A Hands-On Guide to Creating 3D Animated Characters

1. What You Need to Know about Blender

Blender has quite a remarkable story, as open-source software works in a very different way than typical commercial software. It is helpful to know this if you intend to use Blender professionally, as it may give you an insight into how powerful its concept is. In this chapter, you’ll learn about how Blender was created, how the development process works, how it is funded, and what type of community surrounds the Blender world.