What is BLENDER?! (Crash Course)

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A crash course introduction to Blender.
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LINKS (Affiliated)
CG Boost - Blender Launch Pad: academy.cgboost.com/a/aff_ztl...
CG Boost - Master Grease Pencil in Blender: academy.cgboost.com/a/aff_yg5...
Peirrick Alive Animation Course: www.p2design-academy.com/p/al...
Erindale - Advacned Geometry Nodes Course: www.canopy.games/p/advanced-g...
Creative Shrimp Courses: blendermarket.com/creators/cr...
CG Cookie Courses: blendermarket.com/creators/cg...
Serpens Visual Scripting: blendermarket.com/products/se...
ToAnimate Blender Basics Courses: toanimate.teachable.com/cours...
Free Tutorials:
BlenderGuru Donut Series: • Blender 3.0 Beginner T...
CG Boost Beginner Series: • Blender 2.8 Beginner T...
Grant Abbitt Beginner Series: • Blender 3 - Complete B...
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Do You Want to Learn Blender?
01:07 - Who Am I?
02:20 - Making Money?
03:16 - Strong, Accessible Community
04:28 - Is Blender The Best 3D Software?
07:20 - How To Get It
08:46 - What Can Blender Offer?
09:10 - Rendering in Blender
13:37 - Modeling
17:23 - A Note About Python
17:50 - VFX (Visual Effects)
20:37 - Animation and Rigging
23:14 - 2D (Grase Pencil)
24:39 - Customization and Python
27:58 - Feature Presentation
29:09 - 3D Space and Modeling
31:38 - Animation Basics
33:11 - Modifiers
35:01 - Materials and Texture Painting
43:11 - Where to Go Next?
44:33 - Retopology
47:25 - Weight Painting
48:34 - Constraints
48:59 - Grease Pencil
49:22 - Photogrammetry
50:25 - Geometry Nodes
51:19 - Generative Modeling
51:50 - Physics
52:19 - Simulation Nodes
52:57 - Alternative Modeling Methods
54:50 - Rendering
56:53 - Compositing
57:22 - Sampling and Denoising
57:39 - Viewport / Realtime Compositor
57:55 - Video Sequence Editor
58:20 - Asset System
59:20 - Community Products
59:44 - Python and Addons
01:01:03 - Security
01:02:14 - Where to Learn Blender
01:07:20 - Inspiration
01:08:22 - Summary
01:09:42 - Closing Thoughts
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@RyanKingArt Жыл бұрын

Great video Curtis! Really detailed overview of Blender and 3d!

@Joschua_Bo Жыл бұрын

One thing i love about blender, besides the obvious things, is that there's always something new to learn, no matter how far you're knowledge advanced...

@CurtisHolt Жыл бұрын

That's very true, and I'm constantly impressed with the ways some of my friends are doing new and unexpected things with the different features. The more time I spend with the software, the more it feels like there is to discover.

@SpencerMagnusson Жыл бұрын

I remember starting this software in 2.49 - the UI was rough. Then it got the facelift in 2.5, but then I realized how gigantic Blender is - it's really an all-in-one 3D software. Which is great but also quite overwhelming. So, I started with just modeling. Then basic texturing and shading so I could make a few renders. Nothing portfolio-worthy, but a start. After a couple years of regular practice, I had renders worthy for a demo reel and portfolio that earned me an animation major. I started to expand into many of the other components of Blender Curtis talks about here - animation, VFX, scripting. My portfolio improved drastically. Eventually, I landed several jobs in film and 3D animation. For new users - let yourself be okay with starting small. You'll get to your big dream projects :) let yourself take the time to be ready for them.

@aaronvdw Жыл бұрын

This excellent. Really impressed by what you have fit into an hour. 🚀

@TonyStark-os7wm Жыл бұрын

There’s nothing better than watching a informative Blender video at 11pm right before going to bed😂🚀

@Blender.Quebec Жыл бұрын

Great video Curtis !!

@andrewmoore2212 Ай бұрын

Great overview! Makes me excited to get started! 🚀

@dakkshinshashidharan5224 Ай бұрын

Love the video man 🚀

@Dmitry2184 Жыл бұрын

Everyone asks what is blender, but no one asks how is blender..

@johntnguyen1976 Жыл бұрын

I'll do you one better...why is Blender

@_S_P_A_C_E_M_A_N_ Жыл бұрын

@@johntnguyen1976 here's why: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m5hzraaQtLqzcWw.html

@5thstate Жыл бұрын

@@johntnguyen1976 I'll do you one better..who is blender?

@JavierSam_Uy Жыл бұрын

This is a great general (but very comprehensive) introduction to Blender, thank you very much! 🚀

@jameslindfors 2 ай бұрын

Great video... That answered a million of my questions. 🚀

@emileschnabel7644 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Curtis. Nice overview and good check for me for my current Blender understanding.🚀

@johntnguyen1976 Жыл бұрын

Just the sheer logistical distilling of information here is super impressive 👏 Well done!! 🚀

@SpencerMagnusson Жыл бұрын

Appreciate seeing this overview (and THANK YOU for making chapters). The length is great. I really like the discernment between feature set and skill set - Blender and other 3D softwares are there to offer _features_ that your _skills_ can utilize to create. You can have skills in using a software overall, but it's very limited in scope and not often what recruiters look for. But for newcomers - know that we, as a community, can help you know how best to practice those skills in Blender. Then you can get to where you want to go. Blender may not close that skill gap _for_ you, but if you practice and share, you'll be able to close that skill gap yourself :)

@johntnguyen1976 Жыл бұрын

Also I've already sent this to several people that have been curious about Blender and ask me all the time about it when I bring it up in conversation. Cuz this is a fantastic primer.

@CurtisHolt Жыл бұрын

Thanks John! I'm glad you think it's useful 😃

@juergenuhlemann2866 Жыл бұрын

Great overview and it is all in one place.🚀

@studiodevis Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, Curtis. Long but not boring. 🚀🚀🚀

@davespaige Жыл бұрын

Awesome video. 🚀

@jwiseowl Жыл бұрын

Awesome video, thank you! 🚀

@Rei_edits1010 2 ай бұрын

Just stareted to learn blender for my editing career cuz i really like the integration of Videos and 3D animations🚀

@craigdiskowski6011 Жыл бұрын

Really liked this video, Curtis. I’m an intermediate level Blender artist, but this is a great review and worth a rewatch. Great work! 🚀

@kazes Жыл бұрын

There is what you know about blender. And there is WHY you know this. This is the video 👌

@maxlotz9536 Жыл бұрын

Really informative video to give a broad overview nice one.🚀

@fizfizfizfiz Жыл бұрын

🚀awesome. watched till the end

@mobaali Жыл бұрын

Thank you Curtis! 🚀

@robertelkins5928 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for this, excellent video 🚀

@iHaveUsernamee 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for this! very informative:)))🚀

@thomasfrose Жыл бұрын

🚀 I have been using Blender for over 2 years now but it is still nice to get a quick refresher on what is out there in the Blender world. Thanks for sharing your knowledge, Curtis!

@user-rl3yp1sk1m Жыл бұрын

🚀 Very informative! Thank you so much for this video.

@bonumonica3269 9 күн бұрын

Thanks for the great summary. I am looking at using blender to enhance my landscape designs🚀

@justttn 11 ай бұрын

Amazing 🚀

@prattmatsuda4607 Жыл бұрын

🚀 Thank you so much. Very detailed overview of Blender software. Keep up the great work 👍

@mehaukulyk7164 Жыл бұрын

🚀 wonderful , thank you

@emmastewart6879 Жыл бұрын

🚀Thanks Curtis! : )

@Gareth_Mayers Жыл бұрын

🚀 great one.

@j_p_griff Жыл бұрын

Thank you I've learnt so much 🚀

@mzr9mm Жыл бұрын

🚀very informative as always

@Beautifulvillagelife Жыл бұрын

wonderful video for learning blender

@cmpix Жыл бұрын

Excellent content, really enjoyed that, learned a lot and totally agree with what you said about not being disheartened when things don't go according to plan. I've found dropping a 'project' and going on to something else much more productive. 🚀🚀🚀

@dirxpharaoh7770 Жыл бұрын

🚀🚀🚀 thanks you helped a ton

@theyellowlurker5201 6 ай бұрын

🚀🚀 I'm planning on really exploring more creative avenues for myself this year, and one of my bucketlist items has always been 3D modeling and exploration of different animation avenues, so this has been a real great first look at the program and what to really start considering with my journey. Thanks for the video, Curtis, and we'll see what this year brings for me here.

@HAzher-cn4jm Жыл бұрын

This is a video that I can recommend to someone who wants to learn 3D graphics. Thanks. 🚀

@SJQuayle1 Жыл бұрын

🚀 Thanks so much for this video. I started playing around with Blender during the first lock down and have done several tutorials along with 2 paid courses. I find I’m able to make some pretty cool stuff by following along but what I’ve observed to be lacking in most cases is explanations. For example, there’s a lot of “click this, press this key, change the value to this” without explanation of specific terms used that are unknown to beginers or hobbyist. This leaves me struggling to produce anything decent unless I’m following along. You did an amazing job of explaining concepts here. Really appreciation you taking the time to do so. I’ve committed to making a lot more this year and levelling up so subscribed to your channel and looking forward to seeing more in future 🙌🏻

@rilleyblazer2330 4 ай бұрын

Honestly such a great video, very comprehensive and you explain things very well! Especially for so,someone like me who really has very little background knowledge of how all this technology works this was extremely helpful! 🚀 I’m mainly looking to learn animation and 3D asset of character creation for games and the workflow for that, so I'm hoping to find some good courses for that. If anyone has any specific recommendations please let me know 😄

@dogemage6985 4 ай бұрын

🚀 Nice, thanks for your time!

@tansytail 3 күн бұрын

Thank you! 🚀

@jameslinz7269 Жыл бұрын

🚀Thanks for the video. I found your mind-mapping framework very helpful to understand the capabilities landscape. I am attempting to transition to Blender from Sketchup; however, I feel cursed by the radical Sketchup interface and inference methods. Perhaps my greatest personal obstacle to embracing Blender is that it seems to radically change each time I attempt to dive into it which is every 6 months, or so. I appreciate that one of Blender's strengths is its constant evolution; however, I have a hard time drinking from the waterfall.

@JoDuke713 Жыл бұрын

🚀 great comprehensive introduction on what Blender is capable of

@Ame3D Жыл бұрын

🚀great video

@wingedhead Жыл бұрын

🚀thx

@GARRAKAZAMA Жыл бұрын

thank for help me your videos.🚀

@kazes Жыл бұрын

For beginners but not only, this is a super great video. Can you tell us more about your dad's work? I'm curious

@hazar357 Жыл бұрын

🚀 That was really helpful

@amjadkalash Жыл бұрын

🚀Great Video🚀

@3n10tn4 4 ай бұрын

Thx for the video ! I already learned how to make a rocket ship in a youtube comment. Next step is to make a rocket ship in blender ! 🚀

@XIBLEE 7 ай бұрын

🚀 Thanks for the video. 🚀

@TheEyesore Жыл бұрын

Great vid Curtis! I've been digging into character creation with an aim for animating a short. I've seen a great series on character creation and rigging by Dikko but I'll check out more from Grant Abbitt with his stylized characters! Thanks for the inspiration 🚀

@storghe Жыл бұрын

🚀Thank you! This is the video I would like to watch when I first started learning Blender. This can really help a lot of people figure out things that seem completely non-obvious when you start learning 3d software in general and Blender in particular. Really great job!

@davidbell6101 Жыл бұрын

🚀nicely done

@MrRunniff Жыл бұрын

🚀 nice video

@HipocratesR Жыл бұрын

I want to sincerely congratulate Curtis for having the Skill set to explain clearly and quickly what he does and what we can take or develop from such an incredible free software, I come From the Old Bryce6 and Bryce 7, DAz 3D and Photoshop 6 and I can only dream or wish other graphical/3D software had such a nice intro into the software and community as Mr.Curtis does here in his channel, Just yesterday I got the balls to download and install Blender and hopeful for the journey to come, cheers!

@warvaynecb Жыл бұрын

🚀Thank you for covering the 'boring stuff.' This is what Ive been looking for. A crash course the spends minimal time in the software and takes time to build a good foundation. Thank you again. 🚀

@mind_of_a_darkhorse Жыл бұрын

🚀 Great content and you covered a lot!

@beansnrice321 Жыл бұрын

Man, I wish I had the time to watch this now(flagging it to view later) but this is probably the exact blender video that I've been looking for a nice full top down of the entire app from the point of view of someone who knows it inside and out. I came from Maya and am trying to get into blender but I fear I keep replacing what I think blender should do, with what Maya does and thus not learning what I need to about Blender. I think part of why I understand Maya well is because it was explained in a very top down way for me and this video feels like it will do the same, for me, but for Blender. ty! =D

@darkdroide Жыл бұрын

🚀 very nice, even for someone who already knows blender 🚀

@xperiencer Жыл бұрын

🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀 Wow Curtis, that was probably the best overview you could produce for Blender. An hour investment that was not only worth it, but the ultimate GPS for the beginner to find their own way in the wide Blender dimension. Brilliantly presented, not a word superfluous, no drivel, pure information! respect. And 1000 thanks I'm hooked.🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀

@iundergroundX Жыл бұрын

🚀 thanks,

@RajeshJames-qo2id Ай бұрын

🚀Great overview of Blender's capabilities. Looking forward to diving into some of the tutorials you recommended.

@bassemb Жыл бұрын

I watched the whole thing! This is a video I will be linking to anyone who asks what Blender can do! pshoooooooooooooo 🚀

@Wolf-4D Жыл бұрын

🚀I really enjoyed your video and found it quite informative and entertaining. It's a very well explained general overview of what Blender is. Must have been a lot of work to put this together and present it in the way you did. Great job!

@4115steve Жыл бұрын

there is no video on how to program your own add on for blender. Can you share how?

@CurtisHolt Жыл бұрын

I have a crash course for Python in Blender, but you are right, there is a bit of a void for larger multi-file addons. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jteIaNqZmb_Jgqs.html I would definitely recommend checking out CGPython for developing general Python skills with Blender: www.youtube.com/@CGPython/videos

@4115steve Жыл бұрын

@@CurtisHolt I'm sorry I watched this great video after that comment. Are you saying that every add on is made with python? Or are there add on made with languages like C++ or languages other than python. I tried searching it on google with no luck and don't trust the chat gpt answers completely. I plan to watch your python playlist, thanks for all these video's, they're great help to me. I'm watching this video a second time. Thanks again, I'm looking forward to all your future work.

@bagoquarks Жыл бұрын

🚀Thank you.

@robertogonzalez4948 8 ай бұрын

🚀very useful video

@Catherine-fr8vg Жыл бұрын

🚀 That's a great description! I didn't like the doughnuts or the apples. Learned Blender from Blenderbros (because I just love their renders). Then basic animation in a course called "Alive". And then Creative Shrimp (their courses are awesome, but not for beginners).

@hoodboyslim Жыл бұрын

Rocketship Emojy!

@coreys2686 Жыл бұрын

🚀 Blender to the Moon!!

@berndfachinger6000 Жыл бұрын

🚀 Choose the car at the bottom of the emoji dialog to find the rocket. It took me a while to locate it.

@bulent_baslar Жыл бұрын

🚀Nice overview 🚀

@Doggo-404 Жыл бұрын

🚀 Great video. I've dabbled a little and completed Andrew's doughnut course. Need to get back into learning. Hoping 2023, I'll have the chance to make significant progress. New sub here.

@alessandr_0 Жыл бұрын

70 minutes well spend! 🚀

@jabumabaya Жыл бұрын

🚀

@colormeblue211 Ай бұрын

feeling daunted by all this, but thanks to your video, i am starting to have a vague sense on what i'm doing (or am i?)🚀

@stephenconroy4365 Жыл бұрын

Cool what is. I still haven't achieved my original goal with blender (8yrs) creating a fully rigged character ready for animating - The rigging bit s... me every time. 8yrs of blender joy regardless. Maybe I should do a paid course for once 😅🚀

@TPSNS Жыл бұрын

🚀🚀

@intmainvoidling 4 ай бұрын

🚀🚀🚀 ! I'm using blender to create assets for mods I make for games I play!

@efferington Жыл бұрын

Hi Curtis! The Making Money section at @2:20 seemed a bit confusing. It felt like the 'it depends' answer was going to lead off into an explanation of what 'it depends' could mean, but as you started your example about coming in to start animating in blender, there never seemed to be an answer to the Making Money subject and you instead led into the community section. (I'm still watching so it could be you come back to the money making subject later on! :)

@CurtisHolt Жыл бұрын

Yes, I spoke about hiring potential in that section, later in the feature presentation we talk about community elements of Blender that people tend to make money on (see material, asset library sections). Note this is an introduction to what Blender is, not making money.

@skipperoo1000 Жыл бұрын

🚀Very helpful video. I didn't know I was looking for this exact information until I found it. You have a nice encouraging presence.

@maotao2441 Жыл бұрын

🚀never feel bored when I watch your video

@majororangina 20 күн бұрын

🚀 (thanks, this was really helpful...time to go make a donut)

@kholegosegabutla9443 Жыл бұрын

🚀this is a nice explainer video, great for learning about the part of blender that someone might be interested in learning

@kalthoum533 Жыл бұрын

🚀THANKS, It's very insightful and so well explained.....

@Praytocanti 11 ай бұрын

is blender good for 3d printing?

@Praytocanti 11 ай бұрын

also 🚀, and this is the reason why I'm curious about blender, also I'm coming from a fusion 360 beginner background and I'm curious about learning more about blender to create organic shapes for 3d printed accessories and attachments. Currently attempting to print some EVANGELION nerv clips for my air pod max headband. Currently I have my project designed in fusion, but I was wondering if blender would be good for printing different projects in future that might contain characters, or even like a background stand for my funkos, etc. sorry for the rant! Great video

@21hawk21 7 ай бұрын

🙌

@fxthamizhan Жыл бұрын

🚀🚀🚀

@steelkanade2695 Жыл бұрын

This is rather helpful for basic information that I really needed to get my motivation to mod on ff14 ,,🚀

@brk5590 Жыл бұрын

🚀 great video bro. not a neewbie, but liked it anyway.

@pergetoryofdream6466 Жыл бұрын

🚀 Great video, had my attention beginning to end. Hopefully you are thinking on updating this video. Python Crash Course for Blender!. If improvements can be made.

@jameslinz7269 Жыл бұрын

I'll second the request for updating the Python Crash Course for Blender, especially with additional emphasis on geometry nodes and procedural modeling.