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Learn Blender

Find your way around Blender and make your first finished render.

Free to start. Built from a single prompt. No credit card.

Blender is a free, open-source 3D creation suite developed by the Blender Foundation and its community. It covers modeling, sculpting, UV unwrapping, materials, rigging, animation, simulation, video editing and 2D animation with Grease Pencil, plus two render engines, Eevee and Cycles. That breadth makes it powerful but intimidating, and the interface relies heavily on keyboard shortcuts. Beginners do best by learning navigation, object and edit mode, and a handful of modeling tools before branching out. Learnr builds a personalized Blender course from one prompt and teaches it in short lessons. Learnr is not affiliated with Blender.

How to learn Blender, step by step

Download Blender and learn navigation. Get Blender from blender.org, the official free download. Orbit with the middle mouse button, pan with Shift and the middle button, zoom with the scroll wheel, and use the numpad or the view gizmo for front, side and top views.
Master a dozen shortcuts. Shift+A adds objects, G, R and S move, rotate and scale, Tab toggles edit mode, E extrudes, I insets, Ctrl+R adds a loop cut and Ctrl+B bevels. Typing an axis letter like Z after G constrains the move to that axis.
Model a simple prop in edit mode. Make a mug, a table or a low poly house. Switch between vertex, edge and face selection, keep the mesh mostly quads, and apply scale with Ctrl+A before adding modifiers so bevels and other effects behave correctly.
Use modifiers instead of manual work. Add Subdivision Surface for smooth shapes, Mirror for symmetry, Bevel for realistic edges, Array for repeats and Solidify for thickness. Keep them live in the modifier stack until you are sure you want to apply them.
Learn materials in the Shader Editor. Start with the Principled BSDF node and its base color, roughness and metallic inputs. Then connect an image texture, learn what UV coordinates are, and check the result in Material Preview mode before rendering.
Light and render a finished scene. Add a camera, a key light and an HDRI for the world, then render in Eevee for speed or Cycles for physically based light. Finishing one small scene a week, plus short Learnr lessons, builds steady progress.

What you'll learn

Navigate the viewport and use core shortcuts like G, R, S and Tab
Model objects in edit mode with extrude, inset, loop cut and bevel
Build non-destructively with modifiers
Create materials with the Principled BSDF shader
Light a scene and render it in Eevee or Cycles

What's inside your Blender course

A sample path Learnr builds for Blender. Your real course adapts to your goal and level.

1. The interface, navigation and object versus edit mode
2. Core modeling tools and shortcuts
3. Modifiers and non-destructive modeling
4. Materials, shader nodes and textures
5. Lighting, cameras and rendering
6. Next steps: sculpting, animation and geometry nodes

How long does it take to learn Blender?

Most beginners get comfortable with navigation and basic modeling in 2 to 4 weeks at a few hours a week, and finish a simple lit, textured scene in 1 to 3 months. Blender is huge, so areas like rigging, simulation or geometry nodes each take months more. Your goal decides what to learn next.

What you need before you start

A computer that meets Blender's current system requirements, ideally with a three-button mouse. A dedicated graphics card speeds up Cycles rendering. No prior 3D experience is needed.

Common mistakes to avoid

Forgetting to apply scale after resizing an object, which makes bevels, modifiers and physics behave strangely. Press Ctrl+A and apply scale.
Trying to learn every editor at once. Blender covers dozens of jobs, so learn modeling first and add other areas as projects need them.
Following tutorials made for an older version and getting stuck when menus differ. Check the version a tutorial uses and look up what moved.

How Learnr builds your course

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Blender questions, answered

Is Blender really free?

Yes. Blender is free and open source under the GNU GPL, for personal and commercial work alike, and what you make with it belongs to you. Download it from the official site to avoid repackaged installers.

Is Blender good for beginners?

It has a steep start because of its many shortcuts and editors, but a huge amount of free learning material exists. Beginners who focus on navigation and a small set of tools usually get past the confusing stage within a few weeks.

What is the difference between Eevee and Cycles?

Eevee is a real-time engine that renders quickly and suits stylized work and previews. Cycles is a path tracer that simulates light more accurately and looks more realistic, but renders slower, especially without a capable graphics card.