Introduction....................................................................................... IX

Preamble.......................................................................................... XIII

Download & Install Blender............................................................... XV

Starting the Blender Program........................................................... XIX

1

The Graphical User Interface.............................................. 1

1.1 The Graphical User Interface (GUI)................................. 1

1.2 Editors................................................................... …...... 1

1.3 The 3D Animation Workspace..........................................3

1.4 Drawing with the Grease Pencil....................................... 4

1.5 The Grease Pencil........................................................... 5

1.6 Hiding Annotations........................................................... 6

1.7 The Transition to 2D Drawing...........................................6

1.8 Changing to the 2D Animation Workspace.......................9

1.9 The 2D Animation Workspace..........................................9

1.10 The 2D Viewport Editor.................................................. 10

1.11 Editor Controls – Buttons, Icons and Sliders..................11

Grease Pencil 2D Animation

Contents

I