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[Brax_animation]

Embrace being bad. Make comedically horrible renders. Take every shortcut you can. Getting “better” sometimes means getting faster at Blender. Always look back at your old stuff & appreciate how far you’ve progressed. Keep learning

[dartcolors]

I've had to restart learning blender like 5 times now cause I didn't know what I wanted to do with it and just clicked on every tutorial under the sun. Not the best start to learning something new, but restarting a 6th time finally let me have some goals in mind. Excited to finally see a long term goal.

[giovannifregoneze]

BLENDER 101

1) Get started
- Set up simple goals for you to achive in your first 4 weeks
- One major goal for the month (render)
- Do it 3 times

2) Get good (enough)
- Make one project per week (for at least 3 months)
- Orgnising yourself to improve in different sectors of 3D

3) Get serious
- Find your niche
- Getting clients {

1) Biuld: Create a portfolio that is inside your niche
2) Land: Contact people that may need your services (2/100)
3) Network: "Thanks for working with me! Do you know anyone else needing my services? ..."
}

[BoredomStride]

Just starting out in Blender after years of having it downloaded, thanks for making this! All of it feels like not just a great guide for starting Blender, but for starting with any other artistic skill!

[Uveryahi]

Remember that for skillshare, the first month might be free, but they charge you after 2 weeks so make sure to cancel it before that, just in case you are only looking to try it out.

[bfhyjtl]

One of the biggest problems with learning 3d on my own has been finding a learning path. There really are no linear paths here and YouTube tutorials often skip the "why" and "how" things work and instead rely on the result to speak for itself. The problem here is that this doesn't teach you anything. It's also frustrating that there is no supplemental documentation to carry away at the end of a tutorial or lesson to study and learn from. Instead, you have to skip through the memes and hope you understand the workflow because these videos aren't geared towards people becoming professionals. It's easy to re-post other people's tutorials (just look at how many copycat videos imitating Ian Hubert's style) or just re-post the skimming of the documentation for another "hey, guys!" video to earn dollars on YouTube.

Once you realize this you can easily find the areas you are deficient in and improve those skills specifically.

[brandingdesignpro]

Excellent guide video. It can be overwhelming learning any app or software as robust as Blender. Great tips for structuring your own learning path and pace for growth. I'm still learning and growing myself using your ideas for personal development. Although my business is primarily focused on branding and logo design; adding 3D to the visual presentations I share with clients has added a significant amount of value to my work. I can confidently charge more and be content with the rejections because when someone does says "yes, " it's almost always much better than trying to work with clients who don't want to invest in the offer presented to them. Continue encouraging others, teaching, and sharing your creative genius wiht the world.

[SlickFX_TF]

Hi mate. I started learning Blender about 3 months ago and thank you for the video. Some things are frustrating and other things not so much but an enjoyable journey non the less. Animation gets a little tricky in my opinion1 Thanks for the vid!

[mwii__]

I have tried to learn blender multiple times now and every time I would quit at the very beginning. It was frustrating making a mistake and sometimes having to completely restart. However, there is still this urge to learn blender and have fun with it. Watching this video helped a lot with convincing me to try blender one more time. Thank you.

[CsRazeel]

Can I just take a moment to appreciate your choice of music ? some of these soundtracks are my favorite from some of the best games out there. great taste man

[alkurdi]

For me the best way to learn any software, even from scratch. Is to start from choosing whole projects for beginners, after that choosing project for moderates, finally, choosing advanced projects. For me I found this process very effective.

[Jaddico]

Bro wtf youve blown up large, good job!! following since christmass, look at this!!!! well done fo real im so happy to see someone get thats put all this effort having all this positivity!

[chandlju]

I just started and I used the jump right into the mid level stuff without knowing a thing method. Always helps me understand the reasons for things I previously didn't like uv maps also troubleshoting and learning what i need as i go allows me to find multiple methods to do the same thing in without overwhelming me with things I don't need at the moment. I think the hardest concept for me was shaders and materials specifically the difference. Also that you need to save texture file separate from your blend

[VoodooAnimation]

I'm currently at step 2. Pretty challenging, but pretty fun, as well 👌

[psyonaravp]

havent even finished the video but i already love you, comparing learning blender to maxing in osrs had me pissing myself but also ready to dive in 😂❤

[JCapioso]

love you Smeaf!, always giving idea to push thru.

[kiotoko]

I am in Highschool and have been learning blender and having lots of fun, while following tutorials and trying to make blends I actually love it.

Kind of a replacement for my gaming addiction

[VeeHarmony]

Going to be happy when I set goals for myself in Blender.
I had done a familiar donut tutorial under 3 days and then a cell shading one. I'm just hoping to expand this journey more.

[farmergordon]

Thank you for being so transparent and hilarious 😂

[ac_demarco]

thank you for introing with how hard it is to get started! i know it's happened to pretty much everyone starting 3d, but i always try to do too much and give up, feeling like an idiot for not getting the program. it's nice to be reminded that pros in the field had that period too!