Blender (program) facts for kids
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Blender 2.80
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| Developer(s) | Blender Foundation |
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2.82a / March 12, 2020
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| Written in | C, C++ and Python |
| Operating system | FreeBSD, Linux, macOS and Microsoft Windows |
| Type | 3D computer graphics software |
| License | GNU General Public License v2 or later |
Blender is a really cool and free computer program that helps you create amazing 3D pictures and animations. It's like a digital art studio for making characters, objects, and even entire movies! You can use Blender on many different computers, including ones with Microsoft Windows, macOS, or Linux. The Blender Foundation helps develop and share this program with everyone. Blender has been used to make fun short films like Elephants Dream, Big Buck Bunny, and Sintel.
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Blender's Story
Blender was first created by a Dutch animation studio called NeoGeo. They made it as a special tool for their own work, which is called an in-house application. The name "Blender" came from a song called "Yello" from an album named Baby.
Becoming Free Software
In 1998, a person named Ton Roosendaal started a company called NaN. He wanted to share Blender with more people. At first, Blender was sold as "shareware." This meant you could try it for free, but you had to pay to use all its features.
However, in 2002, NaN ran into financial trouble and went out of business. People who were owed money by NaN (called creditors) agreed to let Blender become free. They asked for a one-time payment of 100,000 Euros.
Ton Roosendaal then started a special campaign to raise this money. People from all over the world donated! By September 7, 2002, enough money was collected. This meant Blender's source code (the instructions that make the program work) could be shared freely.
Blender Today
Now, Blender is a completely open source program. This means anyone can use it, change it, and share it without paying. The Blender Foundation looks after the program and makes sure it stays free and open for everyone. Blender uses a special set of rules called the GNU General Public License (GNU GPL). This license makes sure Blender always stays free and open for everyone to use and improve.
What Blender Can Do
Blender has many awesome tools that let you create all sorts of 3D art and animations.
Creating 3D Models
- Modelling tools: These tools help you build 3D objects, characters, and environments. You can sculpt, shape, and design anything you can imagine!
- Materials and Textures: You can add colors, textures, and special materials to your 3D models. This makes them look realistic, like wood, metal, or even water.
Bringing Scenes to Life
- Rendering Engine: This part of Blender takes your 3D scene and turns it into a flat image or a video. It's like taking a photograph of your 3D world.
- Physics Engine: You can make things move and interact realistically. This engine can simulate how objects collide, how water flows, or how smoke behaves.
- Animation Tools: These tools let you make your 3D models move and act. You can create characters walking, objects flying, or anything you want to animate for movies or games.
Other Cool Features
- Video Editor: Blender also has a built-in video editor. You can use it to cut, combine, and add effects to your videos, even ones you didn't make in Blender!
Images for kids
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A Blender Cube (Version 2.93).
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Geometry Nodes Editor in Blender 3.2
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The Video Sequence Editor (VSE)
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Blender's user interface underwent a significant update with Blender 2.57, and again with the release of Blender 2.80.
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An architectural render showing different rendering styles in Blender, including a photorealistic style using Cycles
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Using the node editor to create a moldy gold material
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Game engine GLSL materials
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The Dutch actor Derek de Lint in a composited live-action scene from Tears of Steel that used VFX
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Example of Blender Benchmark in use
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See also
In Spanish: Blender para niños
