3D For Free - How to Install Blender

Grant's New Character Course:

Learn the basics of Blender 2.8 :

Recommended paid for beginners course from CG boost:

recommended graphics tablet:
I use a graphics tablet to paint with and my recommendations are written below:

Normal Graphics Tablets
Normal Graphics Tablets
*Cheapest + FAVOURITE:*
Veikk a15

Veikk a30 - great alternative is a15 not available

*Most sturdy and with tilt:*
Huion h610 pro v2

Display Tablets
*My Favourite*
VEIKK VK1560

Heard good things:
Huion Kamvas GT

*Money no object :)*
Cintique 22”HD

*What I use*
Mobile studio pro

[kennywong]

been following almost all tutorials. Now I felt obligated to reinstall blender just to follow the step by step guide XD

[lcmiracle]

Step 1: download the portable zip file
Step 2: unzip
Step 3: run blender.exe
step 4: ... ehrrr, profit?

[ksstudy]

Actually it is first video on Grant's channel
He forgot to upload this

[HATL]

I am finally going to make the typical youtube joke :
"When you've beat the campaign but forgot to do the first side mission"

[haldyrs.telvanni]

There is also a stand alone version. I found it useful to save a stand alone version of Blender 2.79 before the major transition where some plug ins I use broke.

[venkatsaidevmadabattula]

thanks a lot...all this while I have been having a hard time following your tutorials using 3dsmax. now I can follow them easily XD

[Draak_en]

Alternatively if you have Steam, you can download Blender on that and it will automatically update whenever a new version is out. So you don't have to continuously check the website and re-download the install ini.
Plus it's nice being able to see how many hours you have on it, and if you use Discord it'll appear that your currently busy in it for if you have lecturers on your friends-list who can see when you're working or not xD

[coreys]

Other management methods I'd include:
using the zipped archive so you don't need to install Blender is probably a good idea as well.
drag and drop/overwrite to upgrade your installed instance of Blender.

I use the zipped versions (1.8, yes I said 1.8, 2.79, 2.82, 2.83.0 LTS, and two daily builds of 2.90 alpha) so I can switch between them when I'm helping out in the Discord channel.
That reminds me, I should grab 2.83.1 LTS. There's been a bunch of bug fixes.

[yanko]

Ohh crap that's why I wasn't able to use blender...I didn't install it... Thx for the steps. This makes more sense now!

[wolfblade]

guy1: noo you make 3d models with free software!

Guy2: ahaha blender go

[nafish]

Finally an up to date video that shows how to install blender, lol.

[vartanpanossian]

Although I've been using Blender for 10 months now, I still felt the need to watch this video :D

[Andy_S]

Next time, how to install Arch Linux and how to compile Blender yourself. ❤️😉❤️

[haunteddiary]

To be honest, i've never seen the worth of uploading a "how to install" video with software like Blender, it's so straightforward it's almost pointless, buy hey it's a Grant Abbit video, so i had to watch it anyway :D

[TandelovAlan]

Thanks so much! I've been using blender for about 4 years but still had no idea how to install it

[farhadsamadov]

amazing channel amazing teacher please don't give up on this I love your tutorials I love your style you're amazing!

[theartkid]

Very quick and simple step by step guide on installing Blender Thanks! (I thought of adding a joke but it would look like I am teasing you so no jokes today!) And also I have installed blender just watched it for ummm... I guess, care? Idk... 😆

[anxhelo]

i dont understand what ur trying to explain in this video grant. but xD can u help us with a blender tutorial about making hair with particle and animating them with psysics!

[kitsaws]

Isn't it a bit too late to put a video like this😂

[inceptional]

If I have a previous version of Blender that I've already been using, with your tutorials for example, do I just download and install the newer version and then go in and delete the older version manually? Or does the new version install over the old version? Or is there an Update Blender option in the version I currently have? Will the tutorials I've already been working on just open in the new version if I click the saved blender file? Or do I need to do something special to get them working in the newer version of Blender? Do I need to worry about how and where I'm saving my projects and their associated files based on the way I'm expected to update to the latest version of Blender every now and then? You get the idea....