Blender also makes it easy to render your image with texturing and lighting. Shortcut keys (like S to size and R to rotate) make it easy to adjust objects. You can press spacebar to add an element or apply an effect. The interface looks a bit daunting, and runs in a virtual environment (so it does not follow any Mac conventions for menus or dialog boxes), but is actually fairly straightforward. Even then, our creations were a far cry from what a true artist and modeler could do with Blender, judging from the YouTube videos and tutorials that show the power of this modeling app. Over several days, we built several models with basic polygons, textures, and intersecting curves. Unless you are a 3D modeling expert already, it might take some time to learn how to use Blender. Yet, unlike other free and low-cost alternatives, Blender ran fast never crashed, and offers a wealth of deep features.
An open source project, this modeling and animation program competes with much more expensive commercial products such as Autodesk Maya.
Blender is one major exception to this rule. For them, using the best tool for the job is more important than a low (or at least affordable) price. Serious moviemakers, animators, and graphic designers are a demanding bunch. Visit the Mac Gems homepage for a list of past Mac Gems. Every day from mid July until the end of August, the Macworld staff will use the Mac Gems blog to briefly cover a favorite free or low-cost program. Editor’s note: The following review is part of Macworld’s GemFest 2010 series.
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