Getting started - Blender for complete beginners

Learn the basics of Blender, like navigation, adding objects, and putting them all together to create a simple low-poly scene.

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⚙️What's On My Desk?
GPU: EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
Motherboard: Asus PRIME X570-PRO
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR4-3200
Monitor: LG 25UM58-P 25.0" 2560x1080 60 Hz
Drawing Tablet: XP-PEN Artist 15.6Pro
Mouse: Logitec MX Master 3s
Keyboard: Redragon K580 VATA
Speakers: Mackie CR3-X
Headphones: Beyerdynamic DT 700 Pro X
Microphone: Beyerdynamic M70 Pro X
Audio Interface: Universal Audio Volt 2

00:00:00 - Start
00:00:47 - Downloading Blender
00:01:12 - YouTube tips
00:02:08 - Navigation
00:05:15 - F3 search
00:05:59 - Adding / deleting objects
00:07:01 - Shade smooth
00:07:21 - Move, rotate, scale
00:07:58 - Transform tools
00:08:54 - Duplicating
00:09:30 - Flower
00:09:55 - Gizmos
00:10:04 - Axis locking
00:11:14 - Finishing the flower
00:11:59 - Cube island
00:12:32 - Reset Transform
00:12:42 - Selecting
00:13:50 - Simple tree
00:14:30 - N panel
00:14:50 - Units
00:15:52 - Lock camera to view
00:16:06 - Object mode
00:16:50 - Windows
00:17:38 - Outliner
00:19:00 - View options
00:19:31 - Rendering
00:20:17 - Materials
00:21:51 - Origin Point
00:23:01 - Tree 2
00:23:24 - Repeating actions
00:23:37 - Proportional editing
00:24:44 - Fence
00:26:35 - Tree 3
00:26:49 - Randomize transform
00:29:01 - Apply transform
00:29:45 - Hiding
00:30:19 - Local view
00:30:42 - House roof
00:31:40 - Global transform
00:32:02 - Local transform
00:33:47 - 3D cursor
00:34:39 - Pivot point
00:35:53 - Well
00:37:54 - Snapping
00:38:14 - House 2
00:38:32 - Vertex snapping
00:39:49 - Face project snapping
00:40:37 - House continued
00:42:39 - Parenting
00:44:31 - Finishing the scene
00:48:05 - Door
00:50:47 - Window
00:53:50 - Land
00:54:20 - Putting together the pieces
00:58:07 - Rocks
00:59:43 - Camera
01:00:04 - Lights
01:03:07 - Eevee and cycles
01:03:46 - Final render

[JoeyCarlino]

⚠Snapping options changed in 4.0! Use "face" snapping instead of "face project"
Extra Chapters:
00:00:00 ▶ Start
00:00:47 ▶ Downloading Blender
00:01:12 ▶ YouTube tips
00:02:08 ▶ Navigation
00:02:24 ___Emulate number pad or 3 button mouse
00:02:33 ___Undo steps
00:02:41 ___Rotate
00:02:58 ___Move / pan
00:03:13 ___Zoom
00:03:39 ___Number pad views
00:03:54 ___Perspective / Orthographic
00:04:57 ___View selected
00:05:15 ▶ F3 search
00:05:30 ___Camera
00:05:45 ___Saving
00:05:59 ▶ Adding / deleting objects
00:06:22 ___Suzanne
00:06:31 ___Add mesh options
00:07:01 ▶ Shade smooth
00:07:21 ▶ Move, rotate, scale
00:07:39 ___Undo / redo
00:07:58 ▶ Transform tools
00:08:16 ___Move tool
00:08:54 ▶ Duplicating
00:09:04 ___Rotate tool
00:09:14 ___Scale tool
00:09:30 ▶ Flower
00:09:55 ▶ Gizmos
00:10:04 ▶ Axis locking
00:10:32 ___Trackball rotation
00:10:37 ___Specific values
00:11:01 ___Shift and control
00:11:14 ▶ Finishing the flower
00:11:59 ▶ Cube island
00:12:32 ▶ Reset Transform
00:12:42 ▶ Selecting
00:13:04 ___Box select
00:13:23 ___Circle select
00:13:42 ___Select all
00:13:50 ▶ Simple tree
00:14:30 ▶ N panel
00:14:50 ▶ Units
00:15:25 ___Multiple objects
00:15:42 ___Tool tab
00:15:52 ▶ Lock camera to view
00:16:06 ▶ Object mode
00:16:25 ___Editor types
00:16:50 ▶ Windows
00:17:21 ___Default editor types
00:17:38 ▶ Outliner
00:18:01 ___Collections
00:18:44 ___Collection toggles
00:19:00 ▶ View options
00:19:31 ▶ Rendering
00:19:55 ___Solid view options
00:20:17 ▶ Materials
00:20:42 ___Add to multiple objects
00:20:54 ___Adding color to everything
00:21:51 ▶ Origin Point
00:22:10 ___Affect only origin
00:22:32 ___Set origin
00:22:48 ___Move in edit mode
00:23:01 ▶ Tree 2
00:23:24 ▶ Repeating actions
00:23:37 ▶ Proportional editing
00:24:44 ▶ Fence
00:26:35 ▶ Tree 3
00:26:49 ▶ Randomize transform
00:29:01 ▶ Apply transform
00:29:45 ▶ Hiding
00:30:19 ▶ Local view
00:30:42 ▶ House roof
00:31:40 ▶ Global transform
00:32:02 ▶ Local transform
00:33:47 ▶ 3D cursor
00:34:17 ___Cursor snap menu
00:34:39 ▶ Pivot point
00:34:53 ___Median point
00:35:09 ___Individual origins
00:35:15 ___3D cursor
00:35:20 ___Active element
00:35:26 ___Bounding box
00:35:34 ___Only locations
00:35:53 ▶ Well
00:37:54 ▶ Snapping
00:38:14 ▶ House 2
00:38:32 ▶ Vertex snapping
00:38:52 ___Closest
00:39:10 ___Center
00:39:49 ▶ Face project snapping
00:40:10 ___Align rotation to target
00:40:37 ▶ House continued
00:42:39 ▶ Parenting
00:43:33 ___Unparenting
00:43:39 ___Keep transform
00:44:10 ___Select parent / child
00:44:31 ▶ Finishing the scene
00:44:47 ___Organizing
00:45:45 ___Materials
00:48:05 ▶ Door
00:50:47 ▶ Window
00:53:50 ▶ Land
00:54:20 ▶ Putting together the pieces
00:58:07 ▶ Rocks
00:59:43 ▶ Camera
01:00:04 ▶ Lights
01:00:13 ___Power and type
01:01:05 ___Angle / softness
01:01:42 ___Test render
01:01:57 ___Sky
01:03:07 ▶ Eevee and cycles
01:03:46 ▶ Final render

[mae-rose]

i can't thank you enough for this video, the donut tutorial just wasn't cutting it .

i got to episode eleven before i realized i didn't even remember what i learned in episode two, despite the fact i was closely following along the entire way through, and that was partly the issue, i was just following along . i tried restarting and even taking notes like it was an actual class, but then that just took the fun out of it, so now i'm watching this video as a refresher, and it's helping me out so much more than the donut tutorial did

not to hate on the donut tutorial, but this is just so amazingly better for people in my position where even though they followed the tutorial and made the donut, they were basically just copying the work he was doing . thank you a million times over dude

[blikkcg]

Good Luck everyone in learning Blender!

[kennyfully]

"My name is Joey. I'm a human"... That was the BEST introduction ever! Thank you!

[SSGmanofgawdgaming]

"And don't forget to save your file." Had me a good chuckle with that one lol. Love the little animated character too!

[poormeart]

The way you teach works for anything we want to make, not just donuts!
You're teaching the tools and how they interact so we can be creative and find our own solutions instead of just "To make this object, follow these steps".

[plpa]

First 5 minutes gave tools for more efficient learning. That was awesome.

[benjaminlehmanphotography]

You are the 3D Saint for creating this video! Really appreciate the time and effort you put into this community.

[ScroofMakesGamesOfficial]

This is quite frankly the most well structured and best Blender tutorial videos!!! I was honestly surprised when I saw the view count on this video! It deserves to be in the millions!!! Keep it up!!! 💜

[zulimations]

after ages of wanting to learn 3d i got started with this tutorial and learned the ropes pretty quickly! the donut tutorial was always a little unclear to me and i felt like it didn't teach much, so i'm going through a bunch of your tutorials. so far it's been great!

[qilin_prance]

This videos is EXTREMELY comprehensive and I absolutely love it!! Thank you so much for taking the time to make this and uploading it so all us plebs can learn how to 3D model stuff! I've just barely gotten started, but already I'm loving how explanatory you are with everything and how easy you make the navigation sound. I don't feel so hopeless with you helping me along this Blender journey!

[Gredran]

Yesss! I don’t need the basics, but I adore how you simplify technical stuff like geometry nodes and rigging.

So I’ll absolutely be recommending you to everyone wanting to get started now with Blender in general like I already recommend you for geometry nodes! 😁

[smiffsoft]

Finally a beginners tutorial I can actually follow, thank you so so much for saying what keys each shortcut you use, this makes a huge difference to a complete novice like me

[Olivia-flbn]

2 minutes in and you have already provided so much more information than so many others. And you have done it in such an easy to understand way. Your organization is absolute top tier! Thank you so much for making this! As a viewer I can clearly tell how seriously you take this and also how much you love making these videos. P.S. The cheat sheet is a god-send. I am very overwhelmed by all the shortcuts in Blender. You have no idea how nice it is to have someone make a shortcut cheat sheet for you.

[xtrimni]

WOW ! A beginner tutorial that's actually for beginners. Thank you. I just started Blender 4 and have looked at so many "beginner tutorials" and it's clear that they are not remembering how it was when they were beginner's. You have helped me understand how things work and I can actually follow along because you are explaining everything you are doing and we don't have to figure out what you did.. thank you.

[miladhatam]

After 20 years fighting in Maya as a TD only this video made me start learning blender deeper. The best tutorial ever! Thanks

[ellielionheart]

I love the perspective shifting hallway that smoothly transitioned to the viewport. Amazing stuff!

[itsblueanimations]

THANK YOU FOR THIS. I'm trying out 3d animation and no other tutorials help. This one is long yes, but it covers everything and genuinely explains it well. Idk how some people try to explain it within a 15 minute video. This helped me a lot.

[renotS_tahT-]

Thanks for the video. You showed a lot that others skipped over, mainly with the very basic stuff that most assume is widely known or something. Also all of the time you repeated the shortcuts really helped them stick a bit better. Looking forward to watching the rest of your videos on blender

[mymomisastoryteller]

Hi Joey, warm greetings from Indonesia. I want to thank you for making this tutorial. It helps me a lot and please don't delete this video so I can always get back here everytime I need help.