Blender Tutorial for Complete Beginners - Part 1

This is the start of Blender tutorial series for complete beginners. In this series you'll learn Blender's core functionality and features while making your very own donut. To start, this video will teach you the interface, basic navigation, some hotkeys while making your very first render.

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=== CHAPTER MARKS ✂️ ===
0:00 Intro
1:10 Download and Installation
2:15 Interface
2:35 Adding objects
3:37 Navigation
5:09 Render Mode
5:56 Panning
6:33 Moving objects
9:26 The cheat sheet
10:12 Making a render
11:01 Moving the camera
12:42 Changing the material
14:18 Adding a cone
15:16 Scale
16:55 Rotation

=== Follow me 🫰===

[shivastyles]

I'm from a small village in India. 2 years ago, I stumbled upon your donut tutorial and started learning 3D on my laptop that I got from the chief minister of my state as a reward for performing well in the state exams. And now I'm a 3D artist in an American company for last 9 months where I design character-based products for 3D printing.
Thanks you so much, Andrew. Keep doing the great work. God bless!❤

[guhfeng]

My time has come to make a new donut for a new version of Blender.

[DaAccountName]

the blender donut is like the hello world of programming

[Shay]

Ok classmates, Put your Hands up if you were struggling and had to rewind this video too many times, but you stuck through it because your teacher is awesome and encouraging. Seriously dude thank you

[timbo]

I hated my old job in marketing and then I did the last donut tutorial somewhere around summer 2022. Next week I am starting my new job as a 3D artist. You literally gave my life a completely new meaningful and fun direction. Thanks a billion Andrew. Keep on making these videos. Kudos to you!

[jeremiahgallo]

I'm already a professional 3D artist, but we must NEVER SKIP a Donut Tutorial from Andrew!

[Miss_Scarling]

A million times THANK YOU! I was diagnosed last year at 40 with a chronic illness which has left me pretty much disabled, with cognitive issues and no longer being able to work. I still want to find something I not only enjoy, but that also keeps me productive and possibly adds a little income. I came up with wanting to create CC for the Sims games. I managed simple recolours and adding new artwork to frames, but I really want to create from scratch. I downloaded Blender, watched a heap of tutorials and worked alongside them but usually stumbled out the gate with not having a mouse! I had near given up when I somehow came across your tutorial. 4 minutes in and you have included laptop users who don't use a mouse, lifesaver. So far this tutorial is so easy to follow and I'm actually excited to continue 🙏 Appreciate you so much!

[Couladyn]

For the love of god, this is what every tutorial should be like. Actually going through everything, rather than skipping things that are "obvious" to people who've been using it for some time. A milion times thank you for taking the time to do such a proper detailed guide AND redo it as necessary to keep up with UI changes. You're a god.

[snofixart]

It's incredible how you put something new in every "part 1" of these videos.

[Tuelz...]

6 months ago when I started blender, the Donut was the gateway to my journey. To all the beginners, yes you will rewatch it 10 times but it's so worth it. Good luck guys and welcome 2 blender

[ResinBelle]

Just awesome! I decided I was going all in to learn Blender over the next 30 days. Started with the first 3 videos and then made 5 more donuts without watching to get it solidly in my head. Continuing on to the next 3 in the series. I've learned so much just in the first 2 days! Thank you for taking the time to teach your knowledge. It is very much appreciated!

[cleminition]

I'm gonna be honest this tutorial genuinely made me cry a few years ago because literally everything was going wrong

[OutlawMaxV]

I'm a 30y old dude pretty much stumbling through life unsure what to do with myself, this here marks a beginning of a journey which, I hope, will give me joy and purpose once more. I've been inspired by hundreds of comments on your videos to make this step, thank you Andrew.

[Joshua-wcnk]

For anyone watching the donut tutorial for the first time, I first learned Blender from one of the previous donut tutorials and now I'm a full time 3D shoe designer. You're in the right place here. Have fun!!

[prsj]

Thank you!!!

I went through your 2.8 series a long while back just to find that, although I loved doing this, my computer wasn't up to the task (1 second of video took 1 hour to render). I finally upgraded my pc to something that can handle more with the hopes of getting more into cgi and blender. I am so glad to see you have created updated tutorials for the updated software.

[TheJanstyler]

People like you, honestly make the world better. Giving out free high level, well put together and very valuable information on you area of expertise. Its an absolute treat to see.

I remember when I watched the first version of this guide when it first came out. I found it amazing even back then, but now that I'm a bit older I realize how valuable you and people like you are. Thanks for you work.

[michiganderryan]

Andrew, words cannot express my gratitude to you for teaching me Blender. I might only have watched you on Youtube, but I will never forget your lessons.

[RenaissancePotatoo]

This is what I like about this guy. He always makes tutorials for every new version of Blender so that every beginner who just downloaded the new version can cope. What a wholesome guy. Keep it up, buddy. :)

[vogel]

A few days back, I embarked on my journey to learn 3D animation using Blender. The first step? Finding a YouTube channel that could guide me through with clarity and ease. After sifting through numerous options, I stumbled upon Blender Guru, and it perfectly fits the bill. From what I've experienced thus far, it's an absolute gem for beginners like me. The content is professionally crafted and incredibly easy to follow. Many thanks to Blender Guru for making this learning process so accessible and enjoyable.

[Vincent.xx-]

As a beginner of using Blender, this has helped me so much! Thank you so much Andrew for making these videos for people to follow!