

Thankfully CG Boost the online Blender training company developed by renowned CG artist and trainer Zacharias Reinhardt has come to the rescue with an amazing set of free video tutorials, that will teach you the fundamentals of 3D design using Blender. OK, maybe you don’t give up that easily but learning how to use Blender can seem a daunting task at first. You launch the programme for the first time and oh my goodness, where to start? So many options it leads to information overload, you quickly close the application down and give up on your dreams of becoming a 3D Artist forever.

So you have just downloaded the incredible Blender, the absolutely free 3D modelling and sculpting software created by the Blender Foundation. Thankfully, because Blender is now probably the most popular free 3D application available today there is an enormous amount of teaching aids available, from free tutorials to more in-depth paid for courses. Obviously with such a vast range of options available the learning curve is still fairly steep but that is the case for most software applications of this type. However, all this has now changed dramatically with the launch of Blender 2.8, which sports a totally overhauled interface, which is both intuitive and easy to use and a plethora of new and unique tools that every 3D artist needs in their toolbox.īlender is now a one-stop-shop for all things 3D, having dedicated workspaces for modelling, sculpting and painting, 2D illustration, animation and rigging and even video editing.


Blender is a totally free, open-source software project, initially released in 1998 the software quickly built up a base of dedicated users but wasn’t too accessible to the majority of 3D artists due to its clunky interface and strange way of working, for example, right-clicking to select objects?
