I’m eager to learn Blender and excited to get started. I have, on my own, devoured every free online tutorial video I could get my hands on. But I feel that I am running into too many problems that without assistance I’m finding rather difficult to troubleshoot on my own. I’m hoping one of you amazingly talented artists can help me along, if anyone is interested, please post here, send me a PM, or feel free to add me on Skype!
I know a lot of you are very busy and overwhelmed with your own projects but if you have any free time and can sympathize with a poor lost noob like myself it’d be much appreciated! <3
I would recommend trying some stuff out and when you get stuck, posting in the various sub-forums. There are forums dedicated to modeling, texturing, scripting, lighting, etc. They are actively monitored by some very knowledgeable users. They are a great way to get help with specific problems.
At the moment…everything XD the most ideal thing is if I could afford to go to school for media arts or simply attend some kind of workshop but I haven’t been very successful pursuing those options. Alternatively I’ve attempted to gather up as much information, tutorial dvds, and written material on the subject in hopes of teaching myself. But with the steep learning curve most 3D programs have due to their massive tools and capabilities its become very difficult to adapt the hours of videos I’ve watched and the extensive books/manuals I’ve read to actually trying to produce something, anything, that somewhat resembles an actual model. Sad to say the most impressive thing I’ve accomplished on my own is a slew of malformed and twisted cubes and one, very simple, and oddly shaped house XD
I’m in no way discouraged however, I mean I’ve only been at it for about two months, I know it can take years to fully grasp any one program especially when approaching it for the first time as a total beginner. But just having someone that can help walk me through it and understand how to effectively utilize the program to its full potential would be greeeat
Yeah, I might be able to help quite a bit. I was in the same place you are now when I first started using blender, it can be daunting but in the end very rewarding. If you PM me your skype name i can lend you a hand. Even today in blender I run into problems the best thing to do is back up a save and then just experiment.
Thank you so much! Despite my feverish efforts googling for any tutorial I could get my hands on this is probably one of the most straight forward and simplest guides I’ve come across or been directed to. You’ve probably just saved me from 50+ future anxiety attacks XD
The Blender essentials on Blender Cookie is very nice, as a starting point… I just finished watching them and feel a little bit more comfortable on Blender xD
can’t wait until all of this eventually clicks and makes a lick of sense haha XD