Want to learn Blender(or some other 3d software)?

Want to learn Blender(or some other 3d  software)?

Heres what you can do.. to maximise efficiency and avoid wasting time.. Depending on your learning speed this could be achieved in anything like a few weeks ..

..to a year.

Step 1.

Download Blender.
Don’t open it.

Step 2.

What kind of cool 3d stuff do you want to model?

example if its a spacecraft - do a few sketches or look at other spacecraft designs to get inspired and base your design on.
eg:
is it a spacecraft from the Star Trek universe or the Battlestar Galactica Universe?
is it a cyberpunk or steampunk or retro style craft?
is it a realistic craft that someone like NASA might have built?
is it alien made?

create a folder.. name it “refrence” and save images and sketches of spaceships you like.

Step 3.

By now a newer version of Blender might have released.. download and install it.

Open blender. Do not model a space craft.

Thats like a baby trying to drive a car before learning to walk.

But seriously, the problem with making a really ambitious project your first ever 3d project is that when you fail(99% guaranteed) you will be demoralized and give up too soon.

Instead go to step 4.

Step 4.

Open Blender, model a nut and bolt. feel good and confident, close blender, walk away.. go grab a beer(if you don’t drink, go do whatever you do to reward yourself).

Step 5.

Open Blender, model a pipe.. a metal pipe.. fix the nut and bolt onto it.. continue to build a bicycle. feel good and confident, close blender, walk away.. go grab a beer.

Step 6.

Google:

“How to do lighting in Blender”

“What is Global Illumination?”

“Global Illumination in Blender”

“Metal textures and materials in Blender”

“plastic textures and materials in Blender”

“glass textures and materials in Blender”

“how to render in blender”

Step 7.

Open Blender, open your bicycle file. add materials and lighting to the file.. render it. feel good and confident, close blender, walk away.. go grab a beer.

Step 8.

repeat this process with cars, trucks.. and then.. feel good and confident, close blender, walk away.. go grab a beer.

Step 9.

google:

“How to make a spaceship in blender”

follow those instructions..

Please remember to enjoy yourself.

(originally posted on quora https://www.quora.com/What-procedure-of-models-should-I-make-in-Blender/answer/Chaitanya-Krishnan?__nsrc__=4&__snid3__=3349253647 )