Hello everyone,


I would like to try and address some frequently asked questions and tell you about some great services by highlighting various information that's available from the official Blender website, Blender.org.

Including Blender's licensing information, the many benefits of the Blender Cloud and it's resources, places and communities that can help you both technically and artistically, how to report a bug, and much more!



The Official Blender Foundation Website (Blender.org) :

• Home page[www.blender.org]
  
• Whilst almost all the following information can be found from this home page I've included the following links as a quick and easy way to immediately navigate to where you need to be

Blender Downloads :

• The current official release is here[www.blender.org]
  
• Older Blender versions (2.76 and earlier support Win XP)) can be found here[www.blender.org]

The Blender Manual :

• You can find it here[docs.blender.org], bookmark it when you do!
  
• Have a read when you want to know how to do something, it really is very useful!

The Blender Cloud :

• Home page[cloud.blender.org]
  
• A vast, subscription based, resource that supports the future of Blender and includes all of the following features and benefits
  
• Courses – Including character modelling, 3D printing, VFX, rigging and more : view[cloud.blender.org]
  
• Workshops – Enter the artist's workshop and learn by example : view[cloud.blender.org]
  
• The Art Gallery – Doc's & source files for some of the best Blender artwork : view[cloud.blender.org]
  
• Open Movies – Access to their production files, assets, and artwork : view[cloud.blender.org]
  
• Services :[cloud.blender.org]
  
  • Use our production pipeline for your own projects!
    
  • The Blender Cloud add-on – Access to most of our services from within Blender
    
  • Blender Sync – Save your settings once and use them anywhere
    
  • Texture and Hdri Browser add-on – Access the Blender Cloud resources from within Blender
    
  • Image Sharing – Instantly share your images from within Blender to the world
    
  • Private Projects – Manage your personal projects and collaborate with other cloud users
    
  • Attract – Production-management software for your film, game, or commercial projects
    
  • Flamenco – Take control of your computing infrastructure and get things done
• Download 1000's of Assets :
  
  • Hdri's[cloud.blender.org]
    
  • Textures[cloud.blender.org]
    
  • Characters[cloud.blender.org]
• The price per month is €9.90 or $11.50 and includes everything listed above!

Official Blender Products :

• The revenues generated by these products are being used to support the future of Blender!
  
• Blender Cloud Membership[store.blender.org]
  
• Books[store.blender.org]
  
• Training[store.blender.org]
  
• Open Movies[store.blender.org]
  
• Wear, Swag, & Events[store.blender.org]

The Blender Fundamentals Tutorial Series :

• View : Blender Fundamentals[cloud.blender.org]
  
• A great overview of all the core aspects of Blender
  
• Quick informative guides that take you through all of the essential “Fundamentals” that you need to know
  
• I will be linking heavily to this at the start of many key sections

Blender Communities (Independent) :

• The Communities page.[www.blender.org] Various well known sites that are worth checking out and getting involved with such as...
  
• Blender Stack Exchange[blender.stackexchange.com], a great place to ask questions and find answers whatever your problem!
  
• Blender Artists[blenderartists.org], a great community with something for every Blender fan. You can ask for technical support here too!
  
• Blender Chat[blender.chat], communicate with other Blender users in real time

Tutorials :

• Home page[www.blender.org]

Demo files :

• Various project files for you to download and explore from here[www.blender.org]
  
• Including “Levi” by an active member of our community Yusuf Umar(ucupumar). You can see a time-lapse breakdown of how Levi was made here

Support :

• Home page[www.blender.org]

Report a Bug :

• First read this[wiki.blender.org]
  
• Then follow this link[developer.blender.org]
  
• You will have to create an account to do this if you don't have one already!

FAQ's :

• Read the Blender Licence and know how it works : here[www.blender.org]
  
• The FAQ page is here[www.blender.org]

Other :

• If you would you like to get involved with Blender or help to support it's future then click here[www.blender.org]
  
• If you want to know about upcoming features and current Blender developments then take a look here[code.blender.org]