A Beginner’s Guide to Blender (Chapters 1-31)

A Beginner’s Guide to Blender

by Sandra Kolar, 2025

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SaTales.

How can this e-book help you?

Hello everyone! I am Sandra Kolar, though you might know me as SaTales on social media.

I started publishing YouTube Blender tutorials, tips, and tricks for fun, but when I realized how much people were enjoying them, I decided to take it all to the next level and write a real guide for all beginners.

I often receive messages and comments that there are not many tutorials for those who are just starting their 3D modeling journey and opening Blender for the first time.

I was also once a beginner, and I know how hard it was for me to learn 3D without any previous knowledge.

This ebook is for all of you who want to learn Blender, but don't know how or where to start.

I hope you will enjoy learning with me and that this book will help you in your 3D journey.

Now, it is time to start with our lessons!

Have fun, everyone!

Here’s where you can find me and my 3D models online

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Index

Disclaimer and legal notice2 How can this e-book help you?3 Here’s where you can find me and my 3D models online4 Index5 Chapter 1- Why should you choose Blender if you are learning 3D modeling?7 What is the story behind Blender?7 WHY choose BLENDER?8 Chapter 2 - Installing Blender on your computer9 Chapter 3 - You Installed Blender, Now What? - Moving and Deleting Objects13 AXES IN BLENDER20 How do you move a cube along the axes?21 Moving a cube with the MOVE button23 Chapter 4 - Rotating and Scaling (Resizing) Objects26 How to rotate a cube by using a shortcut (angle rotation)?26 How to rotate a cube by using a shortcut (axis rotation)?27 How to rotate a cube without using a shortcut (axis rotation)?28 How to scale (resize) a cube by using a shortcut?30 How to scale (resize) a cube along an axis by using a shortcut?31 How to scale (resize) a cube without using a shortcut?32 HOW TO APPLY SCALE TO THE OBJECT?35 Chapter 5 - Transform, annotate, measure, and add a cube button37 Transform button37 Annotate button38 Measure button39 Add a cube button40 Chapter 6 - What is a 3D Cursor For?41 Origin point41 3D cursor42 Chapter 7 - Adding the object to the scene44 Chapter 8 - Copying an object to the scene46 Copying an object without using the shortcut46 Copying the object by using the shortcut47 Chapter 9 - Edit mode51 Vertex selection52 First, let’s learn what a cube is made of.52 This arrow is pointing to the vertex selection.52 So what is a vertex or vertices?52 Chapter 10 - Extrude57 EXTRUDING WITHOUT USING THE SHORTCUT58 Extrude region58 Extrude manifold62 Normals64 Extrude along normals70

Extrude individual74 Extrude to cursor75 Chapter 11 - Inset79 Chapter 12 - Bevel82 Chapter 13 - Loop cut88 Chapter 14 - Your first 3D model92 Chapter 15 - Let’s model a plate126 Modeling a plate126 Chapter 16 - Let’s model a cake141 MOVING THE VIEW149 Chapter 17 - Let’s learn how to render167 Chapter 18 - Your first animation170 Chapter 19 - Rendering your first animation183 Chapter 20 - Modeling a book193 Chapter 21 - Texturing a book212 How to add a new node?223 Chapter 21 - Modeling a hay bale247 PARTICLES255 Chapter 22 - Texturing a hay bale262 Chapter 23 - Modeling and texturing of a pumpkin273