Getting Started with Blender
  • Update - April 8, 2015 - Blender Versions and Video Settings
  • Introduction
  • A Quickstart Guide to Installing Blender
  • Opening Blender for the First Time
  • A Bird's Eye View of Blender's Panel System
  • The Information Panel
  • The Outliner Panel
  • The Tool Panel
  • The Properties Panel
  • The Object Panel
  • The Timeline
  • Changing Blender's Layout
Manipulating Objects in 3d
  • Rotating, Tracking, and Zooming in the 3d Viewport
  • Selecting Objects
  • Adding and Deleting Objects
  • Moving, Rotating, and Scaling Objects
  • The Global Search Menu
  • Customizing Blender with User Preferences
An Introduction to Modeling in Blender
  • Understanding Edit Mode and Object Mode
  • Adding and Deleting Geometry
  • Combining and Separating Objects
  • A Brief Introduction to Modifiers
  • Essential Keyboard Shortcuts for Editing Objects
  • Demo: Building a Fire Hydrant Model
Adding Lights to a Scene in Blender
  • The Hemi Lamp
  • The Sun Lamp
  • The Point Lamp
  • The Spot Lamp
  • The Area Lamp
  • Demo: Lighting the Fire Hydrant
Textures and Materials in Blender
  • The Materials Panel
  • The Textures Panel
  • Procedural Texturing
  • The Basics of UV Mapping
  • Applying a Custom Texture to a Model
  • Demo: Texturing the Fire Hydrant - Part One
  • Demo: Texturing the Fire Hydrant - Part Two
Rendering a Scene in Blender
  • The Render Settings Panel
  • The World Settings Panel
  • A Brief Introduction to the Node Editor
  • Demo: Rendering the Fire Hydrant - Part One
  • Demo: Rendering the Fire Hydrant - Part Two
  • Conclusion and RESOURCES
  • Bonus: New 3d Illustration Bootcamp - November 2018