Blender 3D Basics Tutorial 🎨

Welcome to the Blender 3D Basics guide! Whether you're new to 3D modeling or just starting with Blender, this tutorial will help you get familiar with the essentials. 🚀

📌 1. Getting Started with Blender

• Launch Blender: Open the application and familiarize yourself with the default workspace.
• User Interface:
  • 3D Viewport (🪞)
  • Properties Panel (⚙️)
  • Timeline (⏱️)
  • Header Toolbar (📋)
• Basic Navigation:
  • Orbit: Right-click + drag to rotate the view.
  • Pan: Middle-click + drag to move the camera.
  • Zoom: Scroll wheel to adjust the distance.

🧱 2. Creating 3D Objects

Blender provides a wide range of tools for modeling:

• Primitive Shapes: Add basic objects like cubes (Cube), spheres (Sphere), or cylinders (Cylinder) via Add > Mesh.
• UV Unwrapping: Use the UV editor to map textures to your models.
  • Example: UV_Unwrapping_Tutorial for advanced techniques!
• Modifiers: Apply effects like subdivision (Subdivision_Surface) or boolean operations (Boolean).

🎨 3. Texturing and Materials

• Material Properties:
  • Assign colors via the Material tab.
  • Use shaders to create realistic surfaces.
• Texture Painting:
  • Access the Texture_Paint workspace for direct painting on meshes.
• Image Textures:
  • Import images using Image > Open and link them to materials.

📈 4. Rendering Your First Scene

• Render Settings:
  • Go to Render Properties to adjust resolution and output format.
  • Choose Eevee for real-time rendering or Cycles for ray-traced results.
• Render Preview: Click Render > Render Image to see the output.
• Export: Save your render via File > Export > Image Sequence.

📚 Next Steps

Ready to level up? Check out our Blender 3D Advanced Tutorial for complex modeling and animation techniques!