Blender Videos for beginners

Well, I got sent to see the videos, on the recommendation of one who knows

at http://blenderunderground.com/


and its true there are some very thorough videos there for beginners, (need a PC to view properly,) its just that I'm not very good with instructions, and I have a Mac, both of which contribute to me feeling like a completley bored plank of wood after about an hour.
I just figured its a long part of my life to devote to this stuff. Its not like I can't use Blender, its just that I dont know if i need to know that much.
I wanna drive my car without knowing the thermal expansion rate of petrol etc....
Anyway for complete beginners, its a great place to start and I shall go back there, when I have time, I still have tons to learn but I'm not really that sort of user.
I use my mouse for everything, cant remember all those geeky type hotkeys and shortcuts, and most of them dont work on a Mac anyway (the Blender ones) or maybe I'm just doing it wrong.
Anyway, pretty busy at the moment, still waiting on Orange and have got another project to start soon, its still under wraps, will tell all when I get some cash....
:))

The Most Ancient One

Its 2 AM and I've finished...

:)))

Goats on Orange??

OK, so this is my islet,..... in the Orange Island archipelago... this is the site of my new build

now it looks to me like goats have been here... typical deforestation..... could be that the Linden Boys used goats to clear the island back in the old days.... anyway, it's obviously in desperate need of some more vegetation, to prevent soil erosion, if nothing else.

well, hope to get started soon, just waiting for the go-ahead from Orange...

The Beach

Well, I thought I'd take another couple of photos of the beach for those of you who haven't been there...

I am meeting new people who haven't seen previous photos, and although it is possible to trawl through a blogs archives, I never do, and suppose other people don't either.... :))

I am having more joy with The Most Ancient One, got stuck for a while getting the right tex, but am happy with the result now, so, hopefully it should be ready to view next week....... I'll keep you informed....

Orange Boys

Well, this one is for the Orange People, although I dont do sketches, this is what I have in mind for Orange Island...

Its funny how fast you can get things done in SL, and how easily you forget that in RL things take so much longer....
I've been to see the little island that Orange will probably get me to plant up... looks very cute ....just give me the nod....

New paintings

I thought I'd put a few new paintings for sale in the annex, just for a bit of variety....
they're 100L$ each, not bad....:))

went to a big wedding yesterday, Cal and NZ, and of course we wish them all the best in their new life together...
lots of people in grey........ I think my puter isn't up to it, ....probably doesnt help, having an invent the size of a small country.... oh well, must do some filing (trashing) soon, I keep telling myself....

The Annex

Well, I had to put an extention on the Cloudshop to take a few extra trees... it was either that or start clearing up, and I'm too busy building stuff at the moment to tidy round...... or too lazy, anyway its not very full there yet, but the Flame of the Forest is there, with the Weeping Willow and the 49th ancient..... take a look if you have time, the entrance is behind the Snake Tree, you can't miss it.....:))

Meanwhile, waiting to finalise stuff with Orange Island, don't know how much land I'll have there..... but I got a big tree, unless theres no room...... my 50th.....