Uploaded September 2019 | Updated September 2026, 11 hours ago
This is the first video of a mini tutorial series on how to use Blender as a part of your creation process. This can apply to concept artists, comic book creators, storyboard artist, etc. Basically it's a condensed Blender course for those of you that are planning on using Blender complementary to your other software such as Photoshop, Procreate, Clip Studio Paint, etc.
You can view the rest of these tutorial videos on this playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsQAB-io7e7c9HpYfBaD1Bh4OVAr1tj7v
Here are some useful time markings from this video:
TIMECODES
0:00 - Intro
1:10 - Where to download Blender & how to install it
2:30 - Let’s open up Blender
3:00 - Introducing Blender’s interface
3:42 - A quick look at the outliner
4:48 - Where is Blender’s timeline?
5:02 - How to customize your workspace in Blender
9:45 - The different workspaces in Blender
11:10 - Different file types to work within Blender
12:25 - How to navigate within the 3D viewport
12:59 - How to remove or reveal the menus within the 3D viewport
14:04 - How to focus your view on a selected object (with and without numpad)
16:02 - Does my keyboard need to have a numpad to work with Blender?
17:08 - How to move objects
19:45 - How to easily move in specific directions with shortcut keys
20:44 - How to snap your selected object to the 3D cursor
21:06 - How to move an object in specific increments
22:09 - How to move an object across a surface without it going up or down
23:28 - A quick word on the 3D cursor
24:30 - How to rotate objects
25:46 - How to scale objects
28:06 - How to move, rotate and scale objects through Blender’s menu
28:34 - Where can I change the measurement units towards the imperial system?
Other useful links:
My website: artofdavidarroyo.com
My Instagram: instagram.com/artofdavidarroyo
My Facebook Page: facebook.com/artofdavidarroyo
Twitter: twitter.com/DAVIDARR0Y0
This is the first video of a mini tutorial series on how to use Blender as a part of your creation process. This can apply to concept artists, comic book creators, storyboard artist, etc. Basically it's a condensed Blender course for those of you that are planning on using Blender complementary to your other software such as Photoshop, Procreate, Clip Studio Paint, etc.
You can view the rest of these tutorial videos on this playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsQAB-io7e7c9HpYfBaD1Bh4OVAr1tj7v
Here are some useful time markings from this video:
TIMECODES
0:00 - Intro
1:10 - Where to download Blender & how to install it
2:30 - Let’s open up Blender
3:00 - Introducing Blender’s interface
3:42 - A quick look at the outliner
4:48 - Where is Blender’s timeline?
5:02 - How to customize your workspace in Blender
9:45 - The different workspaces in Blender
11:10 - Different file types to work within Blender
12:25 - How to navigate within the 3D viewport
12:59 - How to remove or reveal the menus within the 3D viewport
14:04 - How to focus your view on a selected object (with and without numpad)
16:02 - Does my keyboard need to have a numpad to work with Blender?
17:08 - How to move objects
19:45 - How to easily move in specific directions with shortcut keys
20:44 - How to snap your selected object to the 3D cursor
21:06 - How to move an object in specific increments
22:09 - How to move an object across a surface without it going up or down
23:28 - A quick word on the 3D cursor
24:30 - How to rotate objects
25:46 - How to scale objects
28:06 - How to move, rotate and scale objects through Blender’s menu
28:34 - Where can I change the measurement units towards the imperial system?
Other useful links:
My website: artofdavidarroyo.com
My Instagram: instagram.com/artofdavidarroyo
My Facebook Page: facebook.com/artofdavidarroyo
Twitter: twitter.com/DAVIDARR0Y0
