The Blender 2.8 Encyclopedia

Not sure which course you mean, but there’s no need to purchase beginner Blender content.

If you want to buy a beginner course, make sure it is current (ie for 2.8).

On Udemy, the CG Masters Blender Encyclopedia is very good and is a useful reference even after you graduate from beginner content.

Mate, you're probably closer than you think. See, I was just where you are - doing Blender Guru's stuff and getting daunted.My advice to you is - sign up for artstation - get in touch with people.

Practice. Blender Guru spends a lot of time accentuating on how important photo-realism is. I just watched his clips on modeling furniture (from blueprints) - can't stress enough how effective these are for putting your learnings to practice, learn the hotkeys all that jive.

2 more things:

This course in Udemy - https://www.udemy.com/course/the-blender-encyclopedia/ I am currently on it and the tutors are quite approachable (they will answer any question you may have) Also they go through every itsy-bitsy detail of blender's interface and editors. Pure gold, if you ask me.

Secondly - https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/2.81/index.html - The Blender 2.81 Manual. Everything laid out for you!Perseverance, young padawan!

Blender had a large interface overhaul in version 2.8, but since then there hasn't been major changes. I also recently switched from Maya to Blender and I don't have much trouble following tutorials as long as they're for version 2.8 and above.

There are some great guides for 2.8 on YouTube from the official Blender channel and other independent creators. I also recommend the Blender 2.8 encyclopedia if you want something more comprehensive

Edit: also this new release has long-term support so you don't need to switch to the next version if you don't want to

Is this course good for an absolute beginner in 3D world?

The Blender 2.8 Encyclopedia

If you want to learn blender, i suggest this course, https://www.udemy.com/course/the-blender-encyclopedia/ I used this and it was very much helpful to grasp the basics then you can movie to cgcookie and ducky3d or mantissaxyz for more complicated stuff.

https://www.udemy.com/course/the-blender-encyclopedia/

If anyone's wondering, this is from the Blender 2.8 Encyclopedia on Udemy and it's the best

sounds like youre new to blender, if you only did the dounut tutorial. i would recommend this course from udemy. Unfortunately it costs 15$ but its TOTALLY worth it. Its a 46h course which contains all basics, which you will definitely have to learn if you want to work with blender. everything is explained very well and perfect for absolute beginners, that want to dive into blender.

My advices 1. Determine what you want from blender career or hobby 2. go to Udemy and buy blender encyclopedia course https://www.udemy.com/course/the-blender-encyclopedia/learn/lecture/14419206#overview this is good fundamentals of blender and costs 10-13 dollars or find Curtis Holt videos where to learn blender 3. Set achievable goals with enough time, very easy and simple at first and place price of word this is a lever or magical kick to force you moving to your progress

I am new to blender and bought this udemy course.
https://www.udemy.com/course/the-blender-encyclopedia

- 13$

- I still have 42 hours to watch. I watched the basics and did the project in the very last section. I now am able to to basic modeling, shading and rendering and already made some cool scenes without any tutorials.

- price,value and time comittment

First real blender scene

Finished my first Blender scene. It was fun, taught me a lot about this. This came from a Udemy course, https://www.udemy.com/course/the-blender-encyclopedia/. Before this, I had made a doughnut, coffee cup, and a park bench.

I will be going back to this to update it as I get more confident in my skills. I do have to ask, is this considered "Low Poly" art even though there are plenty of beveled edges and so much Shade Smooth?

https://preview.redd.it/4kr0xjpzxa451.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=db576186e4aee5160ef16b982824416a33bcd32a

Ah ok

When you get into UV unwrapping, if you’re not already, you’ll have the option to paint features directly onto the 3D model

Udemy’s just had a sale end, but there are several comprehensive courses that that are well laid out and easy to follow

https://www.udemy.com/course/the-blender-encyclopedia/

And

https://www.udemy.com/course/blender-28-the-complete-guide-from-beginner-to-pro/

Are both good

Wait for another sale in a month or so and the classes will be $12-$15.

Following pedagogically structured courses let’s things happen more quickly, with more intimate knowledge of the software, than random tutorials, I’ve always felt like

But your model looks cool

Good luck moving forward with it

I recommend the Blender Encyclopedia https://www.udemy.com/course/the-blender-encyclopedia/ and https://academy.cgboost.com/p/blender-2-8-launch-pad

> match what's in my mind to what's on the screen

No clue. I am only at the point where I know all these lego pieces and I've been able to think of ways to join them together to make a few things.

glad to hear that :)

if it helps, im attending this course: https://www.udemy.com/course/the-blender-encyclopedia/

it's not very game focused, but covers a lot of topics regarding general 3d design so is a good place to start imo (mesh modeling, uv mapping, rigging, animations and texturing are there and well explained to the detail)

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