Ltn Vasquez wrote:It actually starts on page 28 and half of it is blank pages. There is a lot but I am confident it will help.
Then again, you can use this: http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Blender_3D:_Noob_to_Pro
It's the same thing, but it's much easier to look at.

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Blender ftw!

This was my 1st tutorial video which made me addicted: (for modeling the mesh)

http://cgcookie.com/blender/2010/12/22/ ... -building/

Once you get confident with modelling try;

For painting the mesh's texture:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POMYuJGrzqk

And then rigging for animation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Txl1X2WVX_E
(@ 8:58 skip to 10:29, ignore the 'generate rig' process. Generated rigs create many un-wanted bones.
Skip to 7:22, and basically just use the 'Armature' instead. This also makes the model usable in UDK)
The rig is a bit harder to use, and the hip bone is the new 'root'. The easiest way to move it is by using the location x,y,z slider controls.

For animals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQ1jw7zvuCI

Then animation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gb152Qncn2s

Ahh /end ramble.