Blender 3.0 Beginner Tutorial - Part 1
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Blender tutorial series showing you how to use the most common features, like modelling, lighting, materials, geometry nodes and rendering - whilst making a donut.
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:15 The basics
2:45 Moving objects
4:04 Axis snapping
5:08 Rotate and Scale
6:20 Orbiting
7:18 Scaling the interface
8:31 Panning
9:01 Zooming
9:24 Focus on object
10:14 Align View to Axis
11:21 Orthographic/Perspective View
13:00 Properties
14:12 The outliner
14:55 Camera view
15:28 Keyboard shortcut PDF
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To all the beginners who see this, I hope you'll remember my comment. Blender will be tough and frustrating at first. Especially after you complete this tutorial series. After you complete the series you will want to create some art, and it will most likely not be very good. That feeling can be incredibly discouraging. It can also feel horrible to not be able to do basic things without googling the solution, but trust me, it gets so much better! Accept that there is quite a learning curve and you'll be okay. Getting to the point where I could solve problems on my own was one of the most satisfying things I've done. I recommend to watch more tutorials, but make sure to not get stuck on tutorial island. After a few weeks or a month try to do your own thing, or put a cool twist on a tutorial. Have fun and good luck
Well said :)
Thanks a lot!
I really wanted to learn blender man but theres so much stuff going on and i end up learnt nothing. Month ago i started the anvil tut(i already did the donut one) but uh more and more works are coming to me. This could also be one of the prob most beginners faced and now its almost holiday and the school examination havent finish yet dammit
@@blenderguru can you make more tutorials for intermediates when you made the couch and chair tutorial I still remember it till now
I agree with you
I started my 3D quest with your original donut. 3 years later I am now paid for my 3D work. Can't wait to see your updated donut :) All respect, my friend.
Awesome!! Hope I can do the same !
That is brilliant!
Give us a link to some of your work.
So it's possible to make a living from this? Lol
@@reelseri0us629 Of course it is? Who do you think makes all the assets for the games you play, or the movies you watch?
This tutorial series has got me more into Blender and 3D CG work than the Uni/College course I quit a few years ago. After finishing this, I feel confident enough to explore and play around making my own project from scratch. Thank you!
I have completed the entire tutorial and I would like to share my experience. If you are considering doing it, this review will provide you with valuable insights. Let me provide some background information first. I am in my thirties and have a full-time job and kids, which means I can dedicate only 1-2 hours every other night to this tutorial. I have a short attention span and can easily get demotivated, so I needed a plan to stay focused.
To keep track of my progress and maintain a sense of accomplishment, I created a checklist for each Blender video. Additionally, I maintained an Excel file to record the time spent on each session and which video I was working on. This approach was ideal as it allowed me to track my progress, identify areas where I struggled, and see how much time I invested. Before starting the tutorial, I watched the entire series once, spread out over a week. This made rewatching easier as I had less need to pause and rewind the videos.
Here's a tip: I highly recommend getting a keyboard and a mouse (as Blender Guru suggests), preferably a large monitor as well. I completed the tutorial using a MacBook Pro M1, which performed admirably. However, I realized later on that switching to GPU rendering with the Apple M1 Pro (14 cores) would have improved the rendering significantly, so I recommend doing that earlier in the process.
Once I began the tutorial, I diligently logged my progress and worked through it. Here are some important lessons and tips I learned along the way:
- Don't overdo it: In my situation, I found that sessions lasting more than 2 hours were too long. If I were to do it again, I would aim for a maximum of 1.5 hours per session.
- Modeling and sculpting took up the most time: I often encountered challenges in these areas, introducing problems that I didn't know how to solve initially.
- Avoid perfectionism: As someone prone to perfectionism, I realized that it can be a significant time sink. It's better to go through the entire tutorial first and then make tweaks if necessary, especially if your goal is to finish the tutorial.
- Set goals: Establish a goal for completing the tutorial and another one for what you want to do after finishing it.
- Rewatch and redo challenging parts: I highly recommend revisiting and redoing sections that you found difficult or didn't fully understand. However, it's best to do this after completing the entire tutorial to get the most out of it.
- Get a mouse and keyboard: Using a trackpad alone is not sufficient for an optimal experience in Blender. Invest in a mouse and keyboard for better control and efficiency.
In total, I spent 12 hours and 35 minutes on the tutorial (excluding the pre-watch of the series). For the animation render, I settled on a rendering time of 14 seconds, a noise threshold of 0.0500, and maximum samples of 4096. The rendering process took a little over an hour. As mentioned earlier, I used a MacBook Pro M1 and utilized the "Metal - Apple M1 Pro (GPU - 14 cores)" setting.
You can view my final on the subreddit: www.reddit.com/r/BlenderDoughnuts/comments/14ewhdc/my_blender_donut/
P.S.: I made a minor adjustment by adding a small amount of subsurface scattering to the donut render. (I know where the door is, Blender Guru!)
Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed the tutorial and found it to be a valuable learning experience. It's a fantastic resource for anyone looking to enhance their skills in Blender.
This comment (and you) are awesome! I struggle to learn Blender as well because I don't have too much time on my hands and I have a hard time focusing for long periods at a time. But writing my progress down in Excel and setting goals for myself will keep me motivated and use my little time effectively. Your comment has pushed my love for Blender forward into the light and I now feel I have the strength to pull through learning this piece of software. I hope to learn Blender so that I can make 3d models for my Unreal Engine projects and games. Your comment has helped me realize what might work well for me and I'm super grateful. Thanks very much, Anton!
@@Muskimus I am very new to blender. I also want to develop games, animations and vfx. can you give me a roadmap of blender ?
@@Muskimus I’m glad that it motivated you to pick it up again! Best of luck to you!
Timestamp
0:54 - donut!
1:15 - 3d viewport
1:48 - render (hotkey:F12)
2:45 - moving the object (hotkey:G, left click to confirm; right click to cancel; x/y/z to snap along the axis)
4:02 - moving object along specific axis (alternative: hold middle mouse button while moving)
5:07 - rotate and scale (hotkey:R(rotate); hotkey:S(scale)
6:20 - orbiting the view (click middle mouse button)
6:36 - laptop user without middle mouse button (Edit>Preferences>Input>Enable Emulate 3 Button Mouse, hold ALT + left click to orbiting)
7:17 - interface resolution scale (hold CTRL for incremental numbers)
7:58 - industry compatible keymap
8:30 - panning the view (shift + middle mouse button)
9:04 - zoom in and out (scroll wheel; hold CTRL + scroll wheel for smooth movement)
9:25 - inspect the object (number pad period(.); tilde key(~), select view selected)
10:25 - align view to axis (number pad 1(front view); number pad 3(side view); number pad 7(top view), hold CTRL for back, another side, bottom view)
11:21 - switching orthographic view and perspective view (number pad 5)
12:00 - alternatives for align view (1. tilde key(~), 2. [View] at the top left (beside the [Object Mode])>viewport, 3. Hold ALT + middle mouse button )
13:00 - properties(right hand side of the screen)
14:14 - outliner(top right of the screen)
14:40 - duplicate object (shift + D, left click to confirm with movement; right click to cancel movement)
14:53 - camera view (number pad 0)
15:14 - delete object (hotkey:X; hotkey:DELETE)
15:25 - keyboard shortcut PDF
16:02 - subscribe to Blender Guru newsletter
16:16 - Create your own new scene in blender and start the learning journey!
Good luck everyone, hope to see you till the end of the series
Commenting to get this up the comment food chain
now i dont even have to watch the video thanks
Welcome but it's better to watch the whole video so you can learn a lot from it. This timestamp is for anyone in future who forgets how to do something, they can watch back this video and locate the part quickly
What a legend
doing God's work with this comment
*I started my 3D journey with your previous Donut tutorial series, and now, 11 months later, I am a Junior 3d Artist in the GameDev industry. Thank you for your tutorials and good luck to every new fellow out there. You all can do it, just like me and many others, starting here and now.*
Can't wait for another game full of unoptimized, half-assed assets, with 2009 visuals and 2050 hardware requirements, as it becoming standard in the industry.
@@classicalbets5184 lolol, why so negative?
You don't know how good his stuff is, so don't talk shit to random people. ^^
@@classicalbets5184 what a weird thing to comment on someone's victory
@@classicalbets5184 why so toxic?
@@classicalbets5184 “It’s becoming standard in the industry”? Umm ok dude
This marks the beginning of Blender for me, wish me luck.
help I made my cube invisible
I can't tell you how happy I am to know these are updated for major versions. I came back after a long time and was very overwhelmed. I needed a donut so badly! Thank you :D
IMPORTANT: Before you start, go to Edit -> Preferences -> System and change "Undo Steps" to the maximum (seems to be 256 for me). Otherwise, you can only undo up to 32 actions by default which means you cannot go back and redo something from too long ago.
Does this affects performance or anything ?
@@Ratozii It probably does, logically the program would have to memorize more of the previous steps and that would be tougher. There's probably a reason why the base undo limit is only up to 32, probably the better the PC, the more memory your program can handle? Otherwise, it would just lag or something.
@@feelcollins4358 the more physical memory your PC has, the more undo actions it can handle, otherwise stuff will start to get paged to disk and start to slow everything down
@@Ratozii RAM
bro this would"ve been so useful on my previous projects, thanks.
I haven't touched blender in a full year and promised myself I would try it again. This is a great start to get back into Blender!
If you don't know blender how tp use blender then no! Honestly Blender Guru's tutorials are not pure beginner standard. If you don't even know basics of blender then you must watch apple beginner tutorial by CG Boost or beginner tutorial by Crossmind Studios. 1st video of Crossmind is the must. No one did intro to Blender better than him and if you are gonna do the whole series (which is awesome) I must warn you to skip the texturing painting part because he forget to give some important info in that.
@@nothingnothing3211 mate i used the original donut tutorial to get started and it worked. Btw "havent touched blender in a full year" means that its not the first time
@@nothingnothing3211 r/NoOneCares
@@nothingnothing3211 um ya they are
@@nothingnothing3211 no these were purely made for beginners. He even covers the entire interface and everything before jumping in
This guy is incredible, I have seen your video twice in 2022 and now late Q4 2023. I have never seen a 3D tutor guy who explains things extremely easy and simple!
Thank you, no words can appreciate you man!
If you sometime have doubts or struggling not to be the "donut man", please Don't. You're one of the most valuable Blender Guru this community has. We simply love you. A BIG thank you for all the work you do, for being just you.
I think being the "donut man" is one of his pride moments... Like everyone I've ever met using blender... Has said "i started from the Donut" he's LITERALLY our "DONUT MAN" XD
Please donut*
I can’t believe you missed the chance to make a pun
@@admin_b 😂
He’s mediocre at best.
My Journey Begins......
wish me luck guys...
how far have u gotten? i hope u havent given up yet:>
@@unrealgalaxy9669 yaeh
i'm right there on the same page with you lol good luck!
Hope it goes well :>
You got this:)
I watched your videos years ago and decided to get back to it for fun for now. The improvement in the efficiency and clarity of explanation (as well as some UX improvement by blender itself) are amazing!
I am retired high school teacher and I created over 613 video on mostly SolidWorks. The effort you have done with these videos on Blender are truly appreciated. I respect your hard work and this is so helpful for me who has use CAD for over 40 years. I printed short cut and again this so appreciated. Amazing work and you have made this a great learning experience. Thank you so much!!
Hi, If you dont mind I have used solidworks a bit but now use use Fusion, would you say blender is a lot easier the same or way easier. Appreciate any feedback
That part: "You will discover you need help immediately"... Is just priceless, gets me every time ... cant wait to see all i will learn from your series
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www.youtube.com/@Stylizedostudio/featured
The struggles when you're just starting out...sweet, sweet pain
@@alexandratrenkova9339 Especially when you worked with some CAD programms before. For me, I thought: "I know pretty much all there is to know about Solidworks and Creo (although that one sucks, don't use it if you can at all avoid it!)! I don't need an introduction, I'll do just fine on my own thank you!"
Man... I've never been so wrong in my entire life...
that part was hilariously accurate. i immediately cracks up lol
Hey man it’s been 5 months hows it going with blender?
Aaaah, some things never change. I did this tutorial back in 2.79 and it was my gateway to blender. Now I use it for my professional work pretty much daily, so I want to sincerely thank you. Wouldn't be where I am today without you.
Well now its 3.0 blender ..enjoy watching
This is a lifesaver. As someone who was trained on 3DSMax and Maya from 2014-2016 but couldn't afford the licenses once I graduated, learning how Blender operates is going to let me put so much of that knowledge back to work. Thank you again!
I dont have any former knowledge about animation .Should i watch these tutorial or do something else .Please suggest me?
@@KapilY05 this series works well for any level of knowledge
Very new to Blender, I've only used it for stripping out unused elements on purchased models, and reexporting so I can use in another package.
You're right about needing help immediately, some tutorials forget this, and one I saw was just a screen recording of a very fast build of something, complete with irritating music track.
This was very easy to follow - a really good pace making it simple to stop and take some notes for quick ref, and a logical, considered approach.
Thank you for taking the time to help others with something you clearly love doing.
The other day i was thinking "i should go back and start remaking the things i made in the past year, starting with the donut" and here we are! Andrew providing us fresh updated Donut tutorial!
Lets see how many of us make it to the end this time! i'm excited to see how well and quick i can do it this time since i had so much practice in the past 11 months
same boat here
@@Jasonandjason me too
@Jalopezlag And on top of that, it never hurts to revisit the basics and review the fundamentals. in my experience there is always something to learn or recall when i go back to the basics.
Blender user since 2009. I can go 6 or 8 months sometimes without using blender, and with every release of blender, sometimes it's like driving a completely different car. I find myself returning to Andrew's tutorials over and over throughout the years to refresh what I have learned and forgotten. Thanks for being there for us Andrew!
Kind of like apple when they update their phones, the settings are all over the place and moved.
yep I used it for nearly 10 years, till around 2.8 came back after 3.2 and was like "oh fuck, I don't know how to do anything"
Just give up. You have to keep relearning stuff and that sounds like a waste of time. The fact you have to constantly keep going back to it for your whole life or 10 years of practice goes down the drain. Yeah no sounds terrible.
@@BeylL7bruh wtf is wrong with you, nobody cares about your issues dont project them on other people
I just downloaded blender and had literally no idea what to do as he said in the beginning. But this video clearly helped me out because he doesnt rush or spam me with info, instead he teaches it steadily and understandable so i could perfectly catch up.
very nice
I just wanted to add a thank you for making this series. I'm a stay-at-home dad and I've been trying to find new skills to learn while I have the extra time. I've been wanting to get back into 3D modeling after learning a bit about it back in high school where we used animation master. That was over a decade ago, so I'm rusty as hell.
can i watch this tutorials as a complete beginner to animation itself. Your advice will be great..
@@KapilY05this tutorial goes over most of blenders functionality including animation so yes
i wrote some simple keypads down for reference-
f12 - renders a screenshot of the 3d model with lighting
ctrl+z - undo
g - move(also pressing x,y, or z will move it along an axis)
hold scroll wheel to snap object to an axis for rotate scale of scale
r - rotate
middle mouse without shortcuts is to rotate view/orbiting
shift + middle mouse is to change center of orbit
scroll to zoom (ctrl will make it smoother)
numpad period - will automatically center orbiting on object
numpad 1 - front view
numpad 3 - side view
numpad 7 - top view
perspective view can be turned on/off with numpad 5
alt with middle button will snap to axis
on left side when clicking an object there are some properties to mess with
above properties are the items in the scene
shift D - duplicate
numpad 0 - camera view
Bro how i can change the views without numpad i have a keyboard without that
@@ElgaritodeKanan go into 'view' then 'viewpoint' and you will see all the view options
thanks
you litteraly have to use your whole keyboard for blender lmao
@@Experemented haha yea but i have a 70% i havent numpad on the keyboard xd
Hi Andrew, I would like to say thank you. About 3 years ago I started learning blender from your 2.8 donut tutorial. 🍩 Since then I started my own 3d freelancing company using Poliigon which was a god send for time saving, then recently got head hunted by the UKs leading property marketing company where I now create CGI Visualisation. Thank you so much for your knowledge and giving me the tools I needed to turn my life around. Keep up the good work. 👍
glad to hear that!
good job
i can only imagine the little 8 year olds spamming CAP
but nice
How old are you now buddy?
As someone who has had to learn Maya as their first ever experience with 3D Modelling, I will say that so far Blender is SO MUCH EASIER. Thank you so much for this series, I'm using it to learn the basics! It's super easy to go along with.
Hiya, fellow Maya transfer. Agreed on every point.
Would you say Blender is easier than 3Ds Max
@@yourlocaldyke Defintely. There's a bit more to remember in Blender with the hot keys and stuff but in general I find it a lot more user friendly!
It certainly crashes a lot less, in my experience, lol. Maya and I had a hate/hate relationship
Do any of you think it’s possible for someone without any design background to master blender? I also I can’t draw at all. I’ve never learnt how to draw or sketch before. Would my lack of drawing skills be limiting for me when I try to learn blender?
Loved it! You kept it so simple and easy to follow! And I love that you did it in chapters, which will make it easier when I inevitably need to reference them again.
Just to save some time: For German keyboards, the tilde key is the Ö key (press shift+ö) to walk/fly around in the scene
my middle button mouse is broken
Same for swedish keyboard. ö takes to to you the quick menu
@@kalleballex And for Finnish keyboard as well, but you knew it, didn't you :)
Thanks, as a Swede this vas pretty confusing to figure out :P
Doesn't work for me, nothing happens when I press ö. Is there a way to change this hotkey? Haven't found it in the preferences yet
I'm really about to follow this for the 3rd time
This really is the only video series I need to reference for Blender. I'm still pretty much a noob to Blender. Haven't done a whole lot with it, but anytime I want to start trying a new project with it, I come back here for a refresher on the basics of navigating and editing
Thank you for this series! I am currently a few episodes in and finding it so much easier to follow that some of the other blender tutorials I have watched!
Oh man, I'm so excited for this! I was going through the original donut tutorials and struggled with a few things. I still never really felt confident with what I was doing (my fault, Blender Guru who did an amazing job).
Learning the hot keys and trying to remember what combo does what, making that secondhand nature, and trying to remember how I did that "thing before" a couple parts ago.
I'm glad you're going through it again with all the Blender updates, and I'll be alongside doing my best to learn!
bro me too
Sounds like you & me both need a cheat sheet for shortcut keys.
@@gami220 oh hello holden!
Hey holden nice to see you here
Holden?? I watch your videos frequently, I never thought you would be a part of the 3D modeling community.
Seeing so much people diving into the endless rabbit hole of 3D graphic softwares is so cute and wholesome, never give up even if it's hard, you just pushed the doors of infinity creation. Good luck to everybody !
I’m 11 months into blender and finally broke down and watched this video (I don’t use it much) ALSO thanks for being the only person to actually let us see what your doing on the side, I’ve been guessing with the placement of every video
I cannot express my gratitude for this series enough. I'm taking notes on everything I learn and one of the more helpful things so far was the PDF. It's much easier to write down hotkeys by reading them than to skip around a video looking for them, so thank you for clearing that up for us as an audience, especially for those of us like me who have a very short memory.
All in all, this is one of the most beginner-friendly starts to a series of tutorials I've ever seen and I definitely plan on watching the rest, especially as someone who's been planning on making this into a job. Again, thank you.
Oi!
Sorry if this gets too personal,but i have both ADHD and Aspergers and i get frustrated/overwhelmed very quickly.
But you explain it so kindly, and so calmly, i instantly felt at ease and didn't feel like stressing myself out anymore.
I got so excited when i actually managed to move the cube around.
It probably sounds like something small from the outside, but for me, it's something so so great.
My neurodiversity has forced me to suppress this interest for ages,because i always felt like i was a lost case,never able to get anything at all. I was scared of failing.
I thank you deeply for your wonderful tutorial video💖💛🌻🫂
The donut and the anvil tutorials were very groundbreaking for me, thanks to them I started my adventure with 3d graphics seriously.
I watched a lot of your tutorials, and today it's 3 years working in the 3d industry.
Thank you very much, Andrew
boy I hope to get to where you are right now.
For anyone considering this as an introduction to Blender, just do it, its excellent. I haven't seen another introduction video as professionally done as this. Andrew is clear and concise. He is obviously talented and knowledgeable. As a novice (aka noob) I was scratching my head as how this was considered a beginner tutorial. After finishing this series its finally became apparent this is the tip of the iceberg of endless creation. I cant thank him enough for this.
www.youtube.com/@Stylizedostudio/featured
thank
Yes, Andrew is awesome, its Blender that sucks. Need a 10 year degree just to draw images.
@@668771 It certainly isn't intuitive but it is extremely powerful. Unbelievably powerful in the right hands. Not mine unfortunately but I do have a nice doughnut. :)
hi random Q: do you know what blender version Guru using on this? TIA
You're a beast man. I've been using your tutorials for around 10 years and I consider myself adept at Blender. My 11 year old daughter just asked how she could learn animation; I immediately pulled up this tutorial on her ipad. She's on her computer right now watching this video, learning Blender hotkeys. Thanks for all you do.
I hope she gives up.
Thank you for making this series! I was planning on making an animation in blender and you just helping make the 1st moves is awesome. Thank you! If you ever watch the animation, just remember it was YOU who helped make it.
I am 4 days into Blender. Your donut series alone has sparked an interest in me that I haven't had in years. I've been totally enamored by the endless possibilities of creation in Blender. Thank you, sir, for everything you've taught. You've changed my life for the better. And thank you Blender for being open source and free. You've certainly earned a donation from this guy.
Hey this is my first day. hope I can learn it too.
@@Graciousalicando Stay hooked, even if it looks hard ! Once you master the basics, I swear you'll be able to animate whatever you want :D
How things change after 3 weeks? It's my first day, so any advice much appreciated, cheers
I am learning to get into the Roblox UGC program because I got inspiration from what I already do with 2d art.
How is the progress now bro?
A little tip for beginners, SAVE your project after each of these videos/ after each step you complete.
This saved me SO MUCH time and effort. There will be parts where you get stuck, or that you find a little bit hard. That's 100% normal and ok, nothing to get scared of if you SAVE before you mess up.
Knowing that you can literally just close the program and try again from where you liked how things worked is reassuring and helps you keep trying rather than giving up because you have so many steps to do again. Of course, doing them again may help you remember them but you use your energy on doing the same thing again and again just to get stuck at the exact same point in the process and that will only demotivate/bore you.
SAVE before you actually finish for the day. Doesn't matter if you go back and work on it the second after, the next day or later. Save the project and you'll save time, energy and motivation to keep learning.
Dang, you beat me to this suggestion, 6 months before. : )
I have a feeling you didn't save your work and it traumatized you 😂
@@JevSirSkiI learned the hard way XD
I didn't do this and my whole pc froze up and I lost my whole donut. At least I didn't have my textures yet
I played around with blender 7 or so years ago and just hopped back into it, but the interface is completely different than I remember, so this is definitely helping me out
3 Months ago, I started with your tutorial and today i got my first paid commission, i cannot thank you ehnough for the help and passion you provided. and to anyone reading this, belive in yourself ^.^
I just wanted to take a moment to thank you for all the hard work and dedication you put into creating and sharing your Blender tutorials on CZcams. Your lessons are clear, well-explained, and easy to follow, which has made learning Blender a lot less intimidating for me.
Describing an orthographic view as a view with a focal length of infinity... brilliant! Dude, I've been looking for a blender tutorial creator who explains stuff in a language I can understand and I finally found one, thank you!
I can already see why you are the standard for anyone who wants to learn Blender.
Well done, Guru!
"So you tried to see how far you can get.. without help. But you can't move anything" the most reassuring video. AUTOMATICALLY put my frustration to the side!! Thank you!
I genuinely appreciate the fact that you included all controls for different platforms like on laptop and even gone as far as making a pdf for all the controls in case we forget! Thank you, this will help me so much!
You’re work with Blender is an invaluable service to newcomers. I greatly appreciate you taking the time to explain how this tool works.
Yes sir, you are correct. I just downloaded this last night. I could even move the block. I am just getting into your tutorial. What a life savor!
Now that I've done blender on and off for a while, a tip that's helped my fingers is to get any sort of mouse that has extra side buttons. Most commonly there will be two extra buttons on the left. Then in edit -> preferences -> keymap -> 3D view -> 3D view global, you can set the rotate and pan controls to use your side mouse buttons instead of having to hold down the middle wheel over and over (which hurts my finger after a while) or even program one of the side buttons to be the middle mouse button if your mouse is able. This way, you can just hold in one of the easier to click side buttons by itself to rotate or pan the camera.
Lifesaver!
hey boss, getting back into blender is always easier when I see you've made a new donut tutorial, I must say that every single iteration of this series you make, your teaching ability simply gets better and better, glad to see your love of teaching and blender hasn't changed after all this time :)
You were the person that REALLY got me started with blender, and now you are remaking the tutorial that did so. Never would've got into game dev either, so I am excited as heck for this to drop, and obviously, I'm making that donut all over again!
Already watched this series like 3 months ago but I stopped using blender. Now I forgot how to do everything so i am watching this again. Thanks for making these tutorials!
Just downloaded Blender because I felt I needed to take up some kind of hobby. Very useful information here. I initially opened the program then immediately closed it out. It looked like so much and so intimidating. Thank you for this video and the others I'll be checking out since I saw the donut and comments about a chair/couch. I'm really excited to watch them and learn more from you.
I use a 60% keyboard though, so no number pad and I don't believe it has the tilde key either (super odd). No snapping to objects and whatnot for me, I guess, lol.
This is without any doubt the best tutorial for beginners. Pace, explaining, step-by-step explanations, hints of 18 yrs experience and everything else, it’s just perfect.
Even though I started learning Blender a couple years ago now, I still watch all the new donut tutorials because I feel like there's always something new or that I didn't catch before! Keep them coming Andrew :)
I don't know if Blender Guru will see this, but one of the people who worked on Everything everywhere all at once followed this tutorial to create The Everything Bagel. So to sum it up this tutorial influenced a major part of the entire plot of the movie. You've certainly made in life, Guru.
I came back here to refresh my knowledge in blender because you have a clean tutorial, I learned a lot from you when I was learning blender that required to learn in our school subject and now I want to use the blender again here in my work, you help a lot
3 years ago I made a donut, today I wanted to dabble my feet in Blender again. Feels good to learn from the same teacher again, this time updated too! =D
Does this vid still works with the 3.4 update?
@@user-se3kk8gn4j yes
Ive never wanted to dabble my feet so badly. Until now.
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Starting My Journey From Today 😊 Wish me Luck 🤞 !
Edit : Thanks to everyone
Good luck mate, started my journey with Blender the same way a year ago. It’ll be a great experience!
We got this 💪✊
hi abhisekh you are learning blender now, it is a great software you will find it to be very helpfull and you can create good cgi even with it
Good luck, may the blender winds be favourable to you.
Good luck mate
Coming back here after creative block, it totally made me forget so many things I was a mess... so I so need a refresher on everything... art animations, and even blender ui and modeling etc. @-@ So happy you made this so I can always come back to it easy, this is the most easiest tutorial playlist I have ever used! Totally love it, yes it an year outdated but it still serve its purpose.
I'm the beginner and I'm really appreciated what you're doing here. It's really easy to follow your video. Thank you for sharing your knowledge in such details.
I've been following the 2nd donut tutorial these days and now there's gonna be a new one, that's perfect!
I can only speak for myself, this is amazingly ridiculous you have provided and given away more value than the courses I've paid for, unbelievable...as simple and powerful as the pdf blender shortcut guide, plus the 9-minute walkthroughs you've provided so far.
Thank you, bless.
Which version of blender should i download
Thank you so much for this. I studied animation and we learned Maya. It's been years since I've used it, and now I've forgotten most things. However, I've ached to learn Blender for years, and now it's finally time! I knew I had to look you up, because everyone talked about your donut tutorial - even here, in the tiny country of Norway. This first part gave me so much motivation! And my God, Blender is already so much more intuitive than Maya, based on this alone. You are a godsend and I can't wait to restore my passion for 3D through Blender!
Do you know what version of blender this is?
@@michaelgoodman8849 i wanna know that too
Thanks so much! I've been trying to get started with other tutorials and you've made starting with Blender calm, enjoyable and feels possible! Look forward to making the donut, cheers!
Oh boy this is a throw back!
For anyone new just starting out, keep on keeping on! Things will be a mess at first, errors, scapping everything and going back to the start, a lot of keys to remember, a lot of frustration but in the end is going to be WORTH IT. I still have my first donut and cup of coffee, that was a blast. Used to send the render image to friends and most of them ended up asking where did i shoot the photo cause they wanted to try out the place, it was amazing!
OH! Also, everypart is BOUND to have some comment cheering you up for making it that far! That kept me motivated a lot!
2 yeas ago I started learning Blender, Starting with your donut Course, now i think im the 1st in syria that uses blender as an architect. Thanks for you andrew !
I'm interested in seeing the course go through 3.0 and geometry nodes
thank you so much, I was getting really frustrated and started to get a headache, but when I opened this vid, not only did your voice, words, and humor calm me down, but of course it was also very helpful and I learned a lot.
The video is very easy for beginners to understand and I feel very grateful to Blender Guru for making a tutorial video that is easy to understand.
I am currently starting Blender, i am very thankful that you are here to quickly teach me. Hopefully i will meet my dreams in reality, and again thank you.
Hello
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Don’t get your hopes up, millions of other people probably would do much better.
ahhh feels good to be beginner again.
Feels right at home, an year ago I did this donut tutorial an year ago and honestly after I started doing blender it felt liberating. I am still a hobbiest but making art for myself kind of made me feel better about myself. Umm I don't do it enough now a days but I open blender every now and then and continue to work on old abandoned projects.
Although one tip I'll give to beginners is to be consistent unlike me, who has little to no consistency, work everyday if possible even if it was for 15 mins.
Another tip will give is don't rely on tutorials too much start making things on your own when you feel confident that you know your way around.
And don't get too much into add-ons initially, they might seem tempting to a beginner but it might end up doing more harm than good.
Blender is a great tool for whatever you wanna do in 3D/2D, don't let anyone tell you otherwise, remember it depend on the artist and not the tool.
I was beyond WORSE than lost from the very beginning. I’m getting the impression that you have to start off with quite a bit of knowledge or experience just to understand this beginner’s tutorial. I feel like I came in the middle of a lesson and everyone else in the class already had considerable understanding of the subject he’s teaching. Perhaps I should look around CZcams and see if I can find a beginner’s tutorial to the beginner’s tutorial so maybe that will help me better understand THIS beginner’s tutorial. Watching the first minute or two of this tutorial has convinced me that I’m going to need an intro to an intro to another intro just so I can understand this level 1 beginners tutorial. Wow!!!
Coming back into Blender after a long pause. This tutorial system works really well for me. Thank you again Blender Guru.
Although I already finished my donut a good while back, I honestly might just watch the new Donut tutorial just for nostalgia. It's thanks to Andrew and his tutorials that so many artists got into 3D, including myself, and I can't thank you enough for what you have done for the Blender community and 3D as a whole. Honestly, the Blender donut has become the 'hello world' of 3D artists!
I think its great that you keep updating this series. As a hobbyiest I sometimes don't touch Blender for several months to a year and when I return I've forgotten a lot. I always come back to the donut to start off again. It's like coming home. You should update the Anvil series as well as it explores different techniques.
I took the paid course of blender in my national language for my ease but didn't understand few things and You are my go to teacher for BLENDER now. Thank you so much.
I haven’t started yet- just learned about Blender today and this has really inspired me! Can’t wait to start. Thank you!!
Thank you for teaching hotkeys straight from the beginning.
Some tutorials avoid it to not overwhelm beginners, but I think it's just so inefficient. Feels really productive to use shortcuts for everything, Blender is a beautiful piece of software.
Yes, providing a short-cut PDF takes considerable effort and is a class act.
I was a complete noob to blender then i watch this tutorial. completed the entire series and did something different.my own space donut. I've been insipired by you and others and i just want to say a very big thank you. Your tutorials were so down to earth and you pratically explained 80% of blender. Thank you my friend :). This is the tutorial that just goes through everything
Thank you for this awesome intro, and for the PDF! I really appreciate your work.
Really helpful! I was keen to learn blender as a Game dev- to make basic 3D arts during Game Jams or my personal small tiny projects. Super excited to complete the series! :)
It was the donut that has taught me to use the blender for my first time ever doing anything in 3D. A few things I wished he spent more time at was the nodes. But after looking at others that teach Andrew takes number one. You have that special touch to teach love it. Just started blender in April 2021. Being American that metric throws me off. We measure by clicks, over younger two blocks, and just a hair to the right or left.
I started doing this tutorial in mid January (two months ago)!!!
Now I'm an intern at an animation studio (marketing and cartoons) as a 3D artist xD
And it's all thanks to the motivation piling up watching your videos and reading the success stories in the comments here!!!
Wow congratulations!!! ❤️
@@vxgasworld thnxx!! u guys should never give up and learn as much as possible, who knows u may end up with a chance like me real quick!!!
@@waelxcm no you aren’t liar
@@notanidiotasd5134 hahahaha bruh i genuinely didn't lie~ im still interning for that studio and will sign a contract after i finish my school! things are good in here, so move your butt and start learning my guy u will be fine too!
that new donut tutorial is perfect to get back into blender after a long break. I started with the old donut back then. can't wait to make more donuts!!
Thank you for your instruction Andrew. I worked completely through the original donut tutorial in 2020 (plus a few other of your tutorials), then after a couple of solid months of REALLY starting to understand Blender, I had to take about 3 years off (work, family & personal reasons)... now Blender is completely foreign to me, so I'm kind of starting over. I'm about to begin the the donut tutorial AGAIN, but now using Blender 3.5.1 so here goes! :D
Same me too, I tried it last year around this timeand now Im back. Let's work hard.
Wonderful work! Really helpful!
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Everyone is waiting on this video. You are blessing even more people
I've been dreading but looking forward to watching this series again. First time was just to watch, now moths later after learning coding i am watching again, i will make this donut with pride and i will love this donut, then i will take this knowledge of the all mighty donut and will be attempting to create a world for my dream game. Any helpfuly tips anyone can give are appreciated as well
First day using Blender and working with this video, thanks so much for this amazing content Guru!
How nice guy he is. Always smiling, well balanced humor. Thank you Andrew.
Thank you for learning me what's blender, Once, it was unfathomable, Now, it's like my joy source. You're one of the best blender teachers.
Thank you for this video! Its now pretty easy to get around blender, and i can't wait to get to the rest of it!
Becoming a CAD engineer and debating doing freelance modelling work on the side, appreciate these lessons a lot!
I first got into Blender (and 3D stuff as a whole) in 2011... Never followed a proper tutorial series in a class format, just gradually learned things in bits and pieces from various webpages. The new layout that Blender 2.5 got was a lot better for me to get into than the older one.
It's improved a lot in 10 years, and now that I have a stronger desktop PC, I can make better use of Cycles. The only problems that modern Blender has that I can think of are follows:
- Eevee doesn't have the option for proper reflections and such for the final render, it can only use the screenspace reflection probe stuff from the viewport. Also can't use particle info nodes.
- Neither engine in current versions can have the option to have lights only affect specific objects anymore (light linking?), like in the pre-2.8 versions.
- Eevee's toon shading is a bit harder to work with, and Cycle's toon shading also doesn't seem as good as internal's from what I've seen by using it.
Also, I haven't found a way to edit nla actions made by animating texture nodes or coordinates after they are made, so don't know if that's a feature.
I love that you update the tutorials for each new version of Blender. Super helpful!
I'm here to start my journey, i did finish my first donut with this tutorial, had some problems with the floating background particles which did show up in my final render but as black particles, obviously i did something wrong. Now, the day after, i am here again to do the tutorial once more to get more familiar with the program.
I don''t know if it's just me, but i''d rather do the same thing 2-3 times to really understand how to do it and get better at it.
This is the first 3D program i will learn with a goal in mind, to be able to transform my 2D cartoony characters i like to create in Illustrator into 3D.
Congratulations to everyone who started this journey, the first step is the hardest one! And once you did the first step, NEVER BACK DOWN!
Never what?
Never give uppp!!
Yesss@@cal7314
Just starting blender today, loved this first video, your teaching style is really good, thanks. Cant wait to go through the rest of the series
How has it been going?