Fortunately, I stumbled upon the tutorials created by Blender Guru (Andrew Price). His teaching style is smooth and informative. The Blender Beginner Tutorial series (see list below) will not only teach you how to make a nice set of doughnuts with matching coffee mug; it may also grant you a greater appreciation for art and photography in general.The first image to the right is the result of carefully studying the tutorials and working through the details of the lessons. Without Andrew's direction, this image would not look nearly as photorealistic as it does. If stared at long enough, the CGI shortcomings may become increasingly noticeable. However, the results are amazing when you consider that the image was this modeler's first ever experimental journey into the world of Blender and 3D modeling.
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| The Doughnut Image on Instagram |
Those who are interested in seeing the Blender interface to get a glimpse at what is involved in modeling the doughnuts and setting the scene may wish to take a close look at the image below. I find it fascinating that it is possible to go from a wire-frame to a fully photorealistic image with the power of an average home computer.
The Blender Guru's Blender Beginner Tutorial Series
If you want to learn Blender then I highly recommend the Blender Guru Beginner Tutorial Series. Andrew will carefully walk you through the world of Blender; from getting familiar with the user interface, modeling real world objects, texturing surfaces, lighting scenes, and developing your final composition. If you follow his guidance, you will learn quite a lot about photography as well as 3D modeling and the Blender tool, itself.
All in all, a little more than an hour per tutorial was dedicated to following the videos and performing the work. It was important to me to understand everything because each lesson was built upon the knowledge gained in the previous sessions. This set of tutorials can be treated as a true college level course in my opinion because that is the quality of instruction that is provided by this instructor.
In total, the series is composed of nine sessions of less than one hour each. By the time you complete the series you will be well on your way toward new adventures as a 3D artist. It is certain that you will also gain a great amount of artistic and photographic appreciation along the way.
I am thankful that Andrew, the Blender Guru, has decided to share such a valuable introductory course for no cost whatsoever. Thank you, Andrew, for your inspiration and assistance!
Links to the Tutorial Sessions
Links to the Blender Project
► Creative Freedom Starts Here - Blender.org► Download Blender Here
► Other Blender Tutorials
► Wikipedia Article on the Blender Project
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