Head over to Blender.org/download and press the Download button.
Don't worry, it is completely free and just a couple of hundred megabytes to download.
Run the file…Next, Next, Next and finish. Congratulations, first step complete!
Need more help? Check out our article on installation here:
The community has seen their fair share of donuts so if you really must show your creation to the world, reddit has a dedicated place for it!
For you donut fans, Reddit this way please!Personally, I think apples are kind of neat.
Check out the list below to get started!
Create Donuts
The de facto standard beginner series, everybody in the community knows about it and it is Andrew Price who take you through the digital 3D donut creation process.
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Create Apples
CGBoost is the apple fan and I personally find this one to be my favorite. He covers the basics of many areas in Blender through this series.
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Create Ice cream
Steve is ready to guide you through the process of ice-cream-cone-creation. A shorter introduction with a result to be proud of for any beginner. Faster pace here.
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Low poly art
Grant Abbitt, covers the very basics of Blender by helping you create a low poly art style render. No food this time. Chocking indeed.
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Create a sword in a cave
CG Fast Track takes you through an excellent Beginner series where you get to create a sword in a cave! A very exciting series.
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There are plenty of places to ask for help. Here are a few!
The primary Blender forum on the web to discuss anythingabout Blender. Head to the support section to ask your question.
Facebook groups centered around Blender generally give answers to most questions within minutes.
On twitter you find most Blender activity on the #b3d hashtag.
One of the most common question to ask for beginner 3D artists as they start exploring Blender.
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Boolean is a fundamental part of hard-surface modeling. That is, for anything that isn't organic in shape. How does it work in Blender and why do you care?
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Transparency is essentail to combine 3D art with real world footage. It is also a great way to reduce the amount of geometry needed. But used exessively it can tax your system. So how do we use it?
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Eevee is a fantastic render engine but with so manny bells and whistles it can be easy to get lost. Refer to this article whenever you need help with specific render settings.
If Cycles is your render engine of choice, this article will help you through the render engine settings jungle.
Came through the render process but didn't quite get what you wanted? A good understanding of render passes can help you sort it out without a full re-render.
Perhaps you are having performance issues? In that case, baking some textures may help.
