The 36 Best Blender Tutorials for Beginners - In 2025

These are the BEST Tutorials to watch after finishing the donut. They teach you the most important aspects of 3d. Hope y'all enjoyed! This video took around 20 hours to edit plus research, writing, filming, etc. I really tried to push myself on this one, so leave a like if it was helpful. Playlist - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL8svnS8fK0n8sENNU8CXbVn8DM2kK7ur&si=JqHiuscetDbY_yYy Modeling - Level 1 * Polygon Runway: 5 Blender models in 7 minutes - https://youtu.be/f_6Wau9WExk?si=opONWqEA03rmM6hd * Polygon Runway: Learn Blender Hard Surface Modeling in 5 Minutes - https://youtu.be/hN1_qfyBg68?si=rLThWlVeLdfRrq_F * Polygon Runway: Bicycles Modeling Tutorial - https://youtu.be/6g-iv_QJOjo?si=webcP3_t0PsxvDBA Level 2 * Josh Gambrell: Why THESE Modeling Rules are so Important - https://youtu.be/JZ5_vME_2iI?si=4yTzWySnYyo7RJkj * Josh Gambrell: Become a Boolean PRO in Blender - https://youtu.be/lCA1AFEQ_z4?si=0UQBeLlTHr0d03q2 * CG Boost: 6 Blender Hard-Surface Modeling Trick I Wish I Knew Earlier - https://youtu.be/Ml2t8uxPAQU?si=iHW0LTk2dn-7B5-n Level 3 Curtis Holt: Robotic Design - * Part 1 https://youtu.be/aRBHMRa6pIA?si=iqMMdOybExTbuOQn * Part 2 https://youtu.be/TKc-g84j2x8?si=g-KLOKDWsors64BP * Part 3 https://youtu.be/Cuo_ytkvCpo?si=vMbSRNkvxW9WfTSm * Part 4 https://youtu.be/HBHxN6GNCG8?si=CLOdb_mqi4vIeZKu Texturing - Level 1 * Blender Guru: Blender Texturing for Beginners - https://youtu.be/uHCJoNEWjXo?si=9N6KHkztQjziaVqg * Ryan King Art: Procedural Worn Painted Metal Material - https://youtu.be/mZDaxZFERqQ?si=0lSMzBx5mOQa7B2n * Film Stop: Product Texturing in Blender - https://youtu.be/KVsZf-eFZ10?si=9-Q437qnykmS0TXi Level 2 * CG Boost: Fake Large-Scale Forests in Blender - https://youtu.be/6oNCCWslveM?si=TQf0oK1Hlc3g6FN0 * Jamie Dunbar: 3 Easy steps to make Realistic Materials - https://youtu.be/hAWLqRpzK6I?si=abkKNx_dhn6kRlCR * Rileyb3d: Better Edge Masks in Blender - https://youtu.be/Aa8gf1pwb4E?si=lDpVQS7HVqgIyXvs Level 3 * Max Hay: Easy Detailed Textures in Blender - https://youtu.be/dpY-wjnEosg?si=UyhI-Kvg7PZ_JuJT * Ryan King Art: Texture Paint Metallic Maps and Edge Wear - https://youtu.be/bR4HtqxA9tk?si=EBQWYj6VtFsughgG Animation Level 1 * Ryan King Art: Animation for Beginners! https://youtu.be/CBJp82tlR3M?si=lKIFHnYaGMAlunCo * CbaileyFilm: Animation for Beginners! Learn to Animation like a PRO in Blender - https://youtu.be/AEAc_lLjOMc?si=hroxBHJyX2lB7iba Level 2 * CbaileyFilm: Animation for Beginners! Default Cube to Short Film in 29 Minutes - https://youtu.be/RYk2H2uv2fk?si=Q0OrmD7OGeBXclFd * Polyfjord: My new Rigging work flow - https://youtu.be/BiPoPMnU2VI?si=4--GlS9Y7J4QiIwy * Polyfjord: Animate a character in 15 Minutes - https://youtu.be/imbIsNAvUpM?si=CryUF73_X4Yk6VKW Level 3 Peter France: Spiderman animation tutorial series - * Part 1 https://youtu.be/H_b9fpRn9cE?si=onUKLHYAamOs582S * Part 2 https://youtu.be/b0hWrpAG6Sg?si=OxPXR1xtzbJdO4ff * Part 3 https://youtu.be/UO0OM0plOX0?si=LvF4OkuFn57GZAjj Environment Creation * CG Boost: 10 Tips for Creating Epic Landscapes in Blender - https://youtu.be/yBP5x87HNXE?si=TGG0FIsFtWy4phUX * CG Boost: Large-Scale Environments in Blender (Breakdown) - https://youtu.be/ZcAIonkvpfE?si=JGEMzpaky4OEHKq5 * Max Hay: How to Add DEPTH you your Renders - https://youtu.be/Go1XbSwLsdc?si=gNuXLUFOMVetzk0o * Max Hay: How to Create Beautiful Environments in Blender - https://youtu.be/Y1bOokHzEAk?si=o7UoxDImzlqZjrNE Color * Blender Guru: Understanding Color - https://youtu.be/Qj1FK8n7WgY?si=X8HQ4cmfhIPoIOtf Realism * Blender: The Secrets of Photorealism - https://youtu.be/Z8AAX-ENWvQ?si=w874_36zdWP0j_rM Geometry Nodes * Erindale: Hexagon World with Geometry Nodes Fields - https://youtu.be/EboNtLKn_m8?si=SjcWkh6NmpeYGG0L * Erindale: Endless Flight Loop with Geometry Nodes - https://youtu.be/F2NcNJQZFqw?si=1UEeMAEsh5ogKxxu * Ducky 3D: 34 video Geometry Nodes Playlist - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNShHVjao84dTJDUQA9dPNTGsox16p1iV&si=vxOsbBAFdb92-JhQ Visual Effects * Ian Hubert: Blender Motion Tracking - https://youtu.be/lY8Ol2n4o4A?si=GHWPcGrBhKBAmLon * Ian Hubert: Wild Tricks for Greenscreen in blender - https://youtu.be/RxD6H3ri8RI?si=iEcIzqiOnp0YXWcd Advanced Tutorials *Robin Squares: The Pro Tutorials you've never seen if you use blender - https://youtu.be/IHy57Lrzkb4?si=bdAHzUPGWkBns1lS