I was able to follow along from the Blender Basics course up to the first chapter of this one, but is it just me, or does the entire second chapter feel confusing now? Do I need to memorize everything?
Hello. No no, you don't need to memorize everything, it's practically impossible. The more you practice the more things become second nature, but that comes with repetition, time and grit, because Blender is not easy, but totally worth it, like any other skill you'd want to learn. And another thing, you are not going to understand things in one go, it's too much information, that is why everyone usually watches courses two, three or even four times if necessary. Me personally I watch it two times, first time as if it was a movie, just chilling, paying attention and learning, then a second time right after but this time with hands on Blender following along. Then after a while I will encounter an issue and I will have forgotten how to solve it, but I remember seeing a teacher on a course doing that thing I forgot how to do, I will skim a course trying to find it, found it and then I'm like ooohh right, you know what, I better watch this course again. And that really solidifies the learning in my mind. So don't worry, it'll take time and effort, but that is why it's so rewarding and valuable. If it were easy everyone would do it and it wouldn't be as awesome most likely.
Thanks Omar! I’ll do the same and watch it like a movie first. Instead of trying to memorize everything, I’ll focus on just knowing what features exist. That way, when I’m working on a 3D model later, I’ll at least remember that Blender can do it, and I’ll know where to look. My main goal is to 3D print organic models, so after this modeling course I’ll move on to the sculpting course. Thanks again for the great advice!