BLD-101Beginner
Blender — Intro to Blender
A one-day introduction to Blender: model, texture, light and render your first 3D object using the free, open-source 3D suite.
- Blender
Blender is a free, open-source 3D suite used across games, film, product visualisation and motion graphics. This one-day course gets you past the famously busy interface and into making things.
You will model, texture, light and render a finished object of your own, and learn how to take your work into game engines such as Unreal.
What you'll learn
- Navigate Blender's interface and viewport with confidence
- Model hard-surface objects with core editing tools and modifiers
- Apply materials with the Principled BSDF shader
- Unwrap UVs and apply image textures
- Light and render a scene with EEVEE and Cycles
- Export your models for use in game engines
Syllabus
01Interface & navigation09:30
- Workspaces, editors and the 3D viewport
- Navigating, selecting and transforming
- Snapping, pivots and collections
02Modelling fundamentalsMorning
- Edit mode: vertices, edges and faces
- Extrude, inset, bevel and loop cut
- Modifiers: Subdivision Surface, Mirror, Bevel and Array
- Keeping topology clean
03Materials & texturingMidday
- The Principled BSDF shader
- Shader Editor basics
- UV unwrapping
- Image textures
04Lighting, cameras & renderingAfternoon
- Light types and HDRI world lighting
- Cameras and composition
- EEVEE vs Cycles
- Render settings and output
05Next stepsLate afternoon
- Exporting FBX and glTF for Unreal and other engines
- Useful add-ons and the Asset Browser
- Where to go next
Before you start
- Comfortable using a computer
- No previous 3D experience needed
Software & hardware
| Software | Version | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Blender | 4.x or newer | Free, from blender.org |
- Studio workstations are provided for in-person courses.
- Bringing your own machine: Windows, macOS or Linux with a dedicated or Apple-silicon GPU, 16 GB RAM
- A three-button mouse is strongly recommended
Your instructor
Guild Tutors
Working digital artists
Guild courses are taught by practising artists from the studio, working with these tools on real projects every day.