The course is twenty-four videos long, with each tutorial averaging about fifteen minutes. The tutorial series took me about four days, working two to four hours each day. It really is a full-fledged introductory course to Blender. In the course, you’ll also model a glass coffee cup.īecause of this, you’ll want to set aside a few days to complete the course. Aside from creating the donut, you’ll also get to create a glass cup filled with coffee, creating some nice contrast with the organic styling of the donut, compared to the more rigid design of the glass cup. You’ll learn about many of Blender’s features, such as using nodes to create textures, keyframing animation, rendering settings, and more. The donut tutorial series covers a lot more than just modeling a donut from scratch. Recognizing the 80/20 Rule to help make Blender less intimidating.

This helped me take a step back and breakdown the intimidation that comes with learning a new program, such as Blender. This was immediately something I could relate to from my work in programs like After Effects. He mentions the 80/20 Rule, which states that you’re going to use 20% of the features 80% of the time. One of the first things Andrew explains in the series is about what aspects of Blender you’ll use the most. Tabs and panels appear much more cohesive, and it’s easier for a beginner to get their bearings. Now the UI has a more natural structure and feel, and looks right on par with other 3D programs-like Cinema 4D and 3DS Max. However, in 2018, Blender totally revamped the UI with version 2.80. In the past, Blender’s UI always looked overwhelming for new users like myself. Your first impression will likely come from Blender’s user interface. Trailer for the Blender Guru’s Donut tutorial series.

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