Yeah, I mean I'm not trying to crap on it because it's a fantastic program especially for being free it's just I wish they could make something's less complicated when they should be easier. I've dabbled in Blender off and on though and it's super powerful I always love seeing what they continue to put out.
I can't believe this software is free. No catch or anything. Just free and open source goodness with so many wonderful features that rival all of the expensive 3d packages. Can't wait to see where it goes from here.
He metioned there would be another round in a couple months. The site is here: https://en.mdp.school
I took the Beginner level class and I greatly enjoyed it. It's not specifically about Blender (there's a lot of content on cinematography) but that is the primary application used. I went from 0 Blender knowledge to making this:
By greyboxing you just mean placing generic shapes around and rendering it for use as a base? It would be fairly easy to pick up, though I did have to change the viewport controls to emulate Maya since they were irritating to me. You might have to block out a day to learn where all the UI stuff is though.
I took the Beginner level class and I greatly enjoyed it. It's not specifically about Blender (there's a lot of content on cinematography) but that is the primary application used. I went from 0 Blender knowledge to making this:
Not what I would call a great image or anything, but I'm really happy to learn that much in a month.
I moved back from maya some months ago. There's an "industry-compatible" keybinding that makes coming from autodesk pretty simple. People have complaints about the UI, but it's quick to pick up
Ok, cool. I figure learning both is a good skill to have, I'll spend some time this summer figuring it out.
I started learning and using 3DS Max in 2003 back before Autodesk bought it (I was 11). I slowly learned it for Unreal maps, Halo CE maps and Source Engine maps. In 2019 I slowly transitioned to Blender and have never looked back. Totally worth your time to do so, even using 3DS Max for 16 years like I did before moving over... it did feel like learning to walk again at first but totally worth it.
I took the Beginner level class and I greatly enjoyed it. It's not specifically about Blender (there's a lot of content on cinematography) but that is the primary application used. I went from 0 Blender knowledge to making this:
Not what I would call a great image or anything, but I'm really happy to learn that much in a month.
By greyboxing you just mean placing generic shapes around and rendering it for use as a base? It would be fairly easy to pick up, though I did have to change the viewport controls to emulate Maya since they were irritating to me. You might have to block out a day to learn where all the UI stuff is though.
I learned almost all the basics with the donut series.
People hate GIMP, but I think that - for most people - it's for the same reason they hate Blender (i.e that's it's different from what they're used to.) Obviously, there are some features the power Photoshop users use that GIMP doesn't, but I'm talking for general users.
2.90 but the tutorial is for 2.8 so their could be minor differences. Currently I'm at Level 1 part 3:
It's always struck me as strange that the FTC was not involved more in Autodesk buying up so much of its competition. It'll be an interesting case study down the line if only a non-profit, open source software structure such as Blender was able to make progress in the market and re-introduce competition.
