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Charles
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What I want is to learn Blender and SFM, but over the years, I have no clue how to do it. Could you give me some tips, without being complex.?
I want to learn Blender, but I have no clue to do it
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Dr H
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Hey Charles,
Great choice! Blender is an amazing tool to start blending, and the best part? It’s free! My brother actually taught himself Blender using YouTube tutorials and Udemy courses, so trust me—you can totally learn it solo. The trick is to start small, stay patient, and have fun messing around with the tools-no one is watching and if they are that's even better, trust me, make a steam while learning because curiosity learning attracts audience so you can hit two birds with a bullet (or just leaves).
How to Start Learning Blender a few steps that may help you groove on, hope it helps.
1. Download & Set It Up – Get Blender from blender.org, install it, and open it. Don't panic—yes, the interface looks wild, but you’ll get used to it.
2. Learn the Basics First – Instead of jumping straight into making detailed models, focus on:
Navigating the interface (moving around, shortcuts)
Basic shapes & transformations (scaling, rotating, moving objects)
Understanding the 3D viewport (this is where the magic happens)
3. Follow Beginner Tutorials – YouTube has golden tutorials for beginners. Some great channels:
Blender Guru (Start with his "Donut Tutorial"—it’s famous for a reason!) delicious too! Maybe I never got to taste it.
CG Geek
Grant Abbitt (great for beginners I heard)
4. Practice with Small Projects – Don’t just watch tutorials—follow along and make things. Start with:
A donut (classic first project)
A simple house
A low-poly character
My brother started with a cup and then he went for waves so you could just do your starting Pic.
5. Learn Modifiers & Tools – Modifiers like subdivision surface, mirror, and boolean make modeling easier. Play around and see what they do!
6. Get Comfortable with Rendering – Once you’ve made something, you’ll want to render it (aka make it look polished). Learn the basics of:
Eevee & Cycles (Blender’s render engines)
Lighting (this makes a HUGE difference in how your models look)
Textures & materials (so your objects don’t look like plastic)
Enjoy learning, and don’t forget to save your projects often—Blender likes to crash when you least expect it!
Join Blender Communities – The Blender subreddit, Discord servers, and forums are full of people sharing tips, answering questions, and helping beginners.
Don’t Rush & Have Fun – Blender is HUGE, and no one masters it overnight. Take it step by step, and don’t be afraid to experiment.
Once you get the hang of Blender, you can start looking into SFM (Source Filmmaker), which works differently but shares some animation concepts. Focus on Blender first, then jump into SFM when you’re comfortable.
Great choice! Blender is an amazing tool to start blending, and the best part? It’s free! My brother actually taught himself Blender using YouTube tutorials and Udemy courses, so trust me—you can totally learn it solo. The trick is to start small, stay patient, and have fun messing around with the tools-no one is watching and if they are that's even better, trust me, make a steam while learning because curiosity learning attracts audience so you can hit two birds with a bullet (or just leaves).
How to Start Learning Blender a few steps that may help you groove on, hope it helps.
1. Download & Set It Up – Get Blender from blender.org, install it, and open it. Don't panic—yes, the interface looks wild, but you’ll get used to it.
2. Learn the Basics First – Instead of jumping straight into making detailed models, focus on:
Navigating the interface (moving around, shortcuts)
Basic shapes & transformations (scaling, rotating, moving objects)
Understanding the 3D viewport (this is where the magic happens)
3. Follow Beginner Tutorials – YouTube has golden tutorials for beginners. Some great channels:
Blender Guru (Start with his "Donut Tutorial"—it’s famous for a reason!) delicious too! Maybe I never got to taste it.
CG Geek
Grant Abbitt (great for beginners I heard)
4. Practice with Small Projects – Don’t just watch tutorials—follow along and make things. Start with:
A donut (classic first project)
A simple house
A low-poly character
My brother started with a cup and then he went for waves so you could just do your starting Pic.
5. Learn Modifiers & Tools – Modifiers like subdivision surface, mirror, and boolean make modeling easier. Play around and see what they do!
6. Get Comfortable with Rendering – Once you’ve made something, you’ll want to render it (aka make it look polished). Learn the basics of:
Eevee & Cycles (Blender’s render engines)
Lighting (this makes a HUGE difference in how your models look)
Textures & materials (so your objects don’t look like plastic)
Enjoy learning, and don’t forget to save your projects often—Blender likes to crash when you least expect it!
Dr recommends the following next steps:
Joenny Do Lago
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Hello Mr. !
On site Blender for dental we have some esse opitions courses over than USD 79! Try to do there !
A thing its important to day: CadCan is a Good tool in dentistry!
We can have highest sucesso rate using that!
Good luck !
On site Blender for dental we have some esse opitions courses over than USD 79! Try to do there !
A thing its important to day: CadCan is a Good tool in dentistry!
We can have highest sucesso rate using that!
Good luck !
Thanks, can't wait to put this advice into action!
Charles