blender question
Communities for Blender Users
Learning Resources and Tutorials
- Blender Guru: "Check Blender Guru or Polygon Runway to begin with and take it from there."
- CG Cookie: "If you asked me what one of the best beginner courses is for an absolute beginner, I’d say CG Cookie — Beginner course."
- Grant Abbitt: "Try Grant Abbitt on Udemy — his courses go on sale for around $5–$6 and he’s a good tutor with a helpful YouTube channel."
- Crossmind Studios: "My recommendation is always crossmind studios... Yes, his beginners course in blender is in an older version, but any issue that may arise following his courses can easily be googled."
Career Opportunities in Blender
- Diverse Fields: "Blender isn't a profession. Neither is Photoshop or Excel. You want to work in 3D, in the broadest sense. Prop artist, environment artist, vehicle artist, character artist, fluid dynamics modeler, architectural previsualization, industrial design, VFX artist, food packaging designer, fashion clothing prototyper, dental prosthesis technician—which job?"
- AI Impact: "AI won’t replace Blender artists in the next years it will just become a tool that helps speed things up."
- Skill Importance: "Blender is still 100% worth learning, but just knowing the basics isn’t enough anymore you need real skills and a solid portfolio."
Specific Blender Tips
- Applying Scale: "You need to apply the scale (ctrl+A) then bevel."
- Finding Objects: "You can find things in the viewport by selecting them in the outliner and pressing the period key on the numpad while the cursor is in the 3D view to zoom to them."
- Toon Shading: "There's a lot of resources on youtube. You can search for toon shading tutorials and non photorealistic rendering tutorials (sometimes shortened to npr)."
Communities for Further Questions
These communities are great places to ask more specific questions and get feedback on your work from experienced Blender users.
Posted Apr 2, 2026, 10:32 PM UTC
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