WPF Tutorials/Resources for Visual Studio Express

I'm creating a UI with WPF, but I don't want to spend the $500 on Expression Studio. Where do I find resources that walk me through creating a WPF application within Visual Studio. I'm looking to use some basic animations and want to use transparency on a couple of objects. I've tried looking for resources other places, and all I've been able to find is links to books published 6 years ago, so I was hoping to find s开发者_开发问答omething a little more recent.

Thanks ahead of time!

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You can start here: http://www.codeproject.com/KB/WPF/wpf1.aspx