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Learn Blender 2.8 and beyond - The Basics Tutorial

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Welcome to the Blender 2.8 Basics Tutorial Series for Beginners!

In this tutorial video series, you’ll learn everything you need to know about Blender 2.8x to begin pursuing your career in 3D modeling, animation, video game asset creation, visual effects, and more. 

Even if you’ve never touched software like Blender 3D before, you’ll be able to walk away from this course with a confident understanding of the basics.

What's more: the tutorial series only takes an hour to watch. 

Imagine: by the end of today, you could be on your way to independent creation in 3D, or even a new career. 

Blender = the world's greatest open-source software

At CG Cookie, we love Blender - period. For 10+ years, we've been making tutorials to teach the world how to use this incredibly powerful 3D suite. 

(In case this is all totally new to you, read "What is Blender?" to see why, simply put, it totally rules.) 

With the release of version 2.8, Blender has gained more popularity than ever. And, yes - you can easily find tons of tutorials that teach you how to create a specific model by pushing the right buttons.

This Blender Basics tutorial is different. 

We will focus on the foundation of your 3D skills and teach you the right techniques to use for 100s of your projects. 

The goal = independent creation. 

The skills you need to make anything you imagine. 

Not just clicking buttons, copycat style. 

To do that, we'll make sure you understand the reason behind every step you take...and every click you make.

What you'll learn

You'll learn what Blender is, how to navigate its interface (without panicking), how to move around in 3D. 

You'll understand what Blender objects are and how to handle them, as well as where to go next. 

Plus, you'll make your very own 3D model today, so you have something to show off with and get those 100k Instagram followers (OK, we can't guarantee that one).

Why should you learn Blender?

Blender is a lot more than just 3D software. 

You can create anything with this incredible 3D suite and taking the Blender Basics course could easily be the first step to your new career. 

Don't believe it? You wouldn't be the first person to make it happen! 

We've taught 100s of people who went on to become professional digital artists. For career inspiration and motivation, you can read some of their success stories on our blog

Blender Basics are just the beginning

Once you work through this tutorial series, you'll have a strong foundation to build on.

To take it to the next level fast, we have a project made just for Blender beginners that will challenge you and push you to the next level. 

Our tutorial series Build and animate a low-poly rocket in Blender is the perfect challenge with an amazing result: your own fully animated space rocket going through a launch sequence, complete with special effects. 3...2...1...blast off!



Awarded upon completion:
100xp
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