An enemy becomes a friend...

I have been critical of Blender in the past. I thought the interface was horrible and an utter waste of effort to learn. I've been thinking recently about what it would take to succeed as an indie game dev. I came to the conclusion that my soon to be wife will not let me spend a lot of our cash on tools that may never bring any financial return. Will browsing the local Borders I noticed the new "Introducing Character Animation with Blender" book recently published by Sybex. I decided well, Blender is free and there are many people who find Blender to be a very capable app. I picked up a copy.

I must say, that my bias against Blender has vanished. I am working extremely fast in blender and am finding it a very capable modeler. I haven't got into the animation chapters yet but I promise some screens in the next couple of weeks. If you have been against Blender in the past, try this book. There is no comparison between this and the online tutorials. Highly recommended. Who knows what the future may hold...