Basic HDR / AO scene and tutorial sites

 Hey guys,

here's a basic scene with HDR lightning and ambient occlusion for you to use, if you dont know yet, how ambient occlusion and HDR lightning works in blender.

Preview: http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/79/basichdrscene.png

Download -> http://rapidshare.com/files/410801519/basic_hdr_scene.blend

Just go ahead and insert your model. If you are unexperienced at modelling, why not go to http://www.blendswap.com/
and animate some model from over there?

Be carefull increasing the samples at world tab as it increases rendertime drastically.

Rember to credit the HDR maps, they got copyright on:
keith bruns | unparent.com

unparent.com got more HDR-maps you can use on renderfarm. 
In blender, you can change the HDR map in the world -> texture tab.

I release the rest of the scene content into public domain, no need for crediting (except the HDR).

[b]Here are also some great tutorial sites, you may or may not know:[/b]
http://www.blenderguru.com/
http://www.blendernation.com/
http://www.blendercookie.com/

Cheers, Manu.