Blender

Blender Manual https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/3.4/ Blender Introduction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIoXOplUvAw Popular hotkey list

TERMINOLOGY and UI

Viewport -

• Properties - properties of things in the 3d viewport Rendering - taking a snapshot from a camera angle Orthographic - Shading
• Flat Shading - default
• Smooth Shading - light is stretched along adjacent faces (treat it as if it was one face) Subdivision Surface - double the amount of points Proportional Editing Modifiers - non destructive modifications Rendering Engines
• Eevee - real-time render
• Cycles - true ray tracing Geometry Nodes Compositing

Projects

Donut

Sculpting for Donut Shape and Texture

Texture Draw for Donut color

Shading for donut color appearance and texture

Geometry Nodes for Sprinkles

Animation with Rotation

Lighting with 3-Point Key/Fill/Rim