Foundation Course

Blender Basics: Interface, Modeling & Essential Techniques

Master the fundamentals of 3D modeling with Blender, the industry-standard open-source software used by professionals worldwide.

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Blender Interface

12 Weeks

Course Duration

Beginner

Level Required

5 Projects

Hands-on Practice

Certificate

Upon Completion

Course Curriculum

What You'll Learn

Comprehensive 12-week program covering everything from basics to advanced techniques

  • Understanding Blender's interface and workspace layout
  • Navigation controls: pan, zoom, rotate viewport
  • Selection tools and object manipulation
  • Customizing shortcuts and preferences
  • Working with multiple scenes and collections

  • Working with basic primitives: cubes, spheres, cylinders
  • Edit mode fundamentals: vertices, edges, faces
  • Extrude, inset, and loop cut tools
  • Modifiers: Mirror, Array, Subdivision Surface
  • Project: Creating simple furniture models

  • Introduction to materials and shading
  • PBR workflow basics: albedo, metallic, roughness
  • UV unwrapping fundamentals
  • Lighting techniques: three-point lighting, HDRI
  • Render settings optimization

  • Hard surface modeling techniques
  • Introduction to sculpting tools
  • Camera composition and framing
  • Render optimization and post-processing
  • Final project: Complete product visualization

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Meet Your Instructors

Learn from Industry Experts

Instructor

Michael Stevens

Lead Blender Instructor

10+ years experience in game development. Worked on AAA titles at Ubisoft and indie projects. Blender Foundation certified trainer.

Instructor

Sarah Martinez

3D Artist & Mentor

Former senior artist at Pixar Animation Studios. Specialized in hard surface modeling and product visualization for advertising.

Instructor

David Chen

Technical Director

15 years in VFX industry. Credits include major Hollywood films. Expert in procedural workflows and optimization techniques.

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