My 1 year Blender Progression

Started using Blender in February 2023. Since it's the beginning of the new year (2024), I decided to share a video of my progression so far using Blender.
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[@sirbachelorboredmen1314]

As noob in 3D program, I love that it always starts with the donut

[@kevinbenitez42]

It’s called a hello donut 🍩

[@DigiStudio3D]

we have blender guru to thank for that

[@callumfinaughty6779]

I did the first donut tutorial and recently did the fourth one too XD

[@sirbachelorboredmen1314]

@@callumfinaughty6779 my gosh...that is some mental obstacle

[@its2019wakeup]

I started with a knife

[@blackyonbi]

It seems the donut is the equivalent of the programmer's " Hello world " ... But for 3d artists

[@DigiStudio3D]

Indeed it is lol

[@bidexslide]

I started with a face

[@BrainStorm2-r6v]

yea it is do you know the exact reason for it? or this might be just like hello world where people just followed it in practice?

[@novanexus9112]

Well "Hello World" is really A basic execute of a programming code But its a start for more complex learning on how to add more function into a simple code for easily and stylist interactable. Just like the donut, its very easy we just add simple shape and then add more complex design, etc. to make it pleasing to our eyes the way how it becomes beautiful and satisfied to look at every design.

[@jbdh6510]

@@BrainStorm2-r6v it is the Beginner Tutorial for people learning Blender, not for 3D artists in general. It's because of a guy whos KZbin Channel is named blenderguru. He does for every full step Blender version a new Donut tutorial playlist as beginner lessons.

[@sadwalker2235]

Its my second day at learning blender, and Im so excited after watching this video!

[@DigiStudio3D]

Hope you keep at it buddy. Good luck

[@babayaga-br7en]

how is your progress going? Becuase i feel stuck like not being able to learn anything from tutorials

[@ikigailess]

@@babayaga-br7en keep trying man, ive tried so many times before starting to learn something

[@ohlookitscorn.]

i love that everyone is starting with the donut. for me it is day 2 of using blender and im about halfway through the donut process. Seeing this made me realise how much progress i can potentially make and im actually looking forward to it. this is really some great stuff, well done!!!

[@DigiStudio3D]

Thanks man. Good luck on your journey

[@T-mix_YT]

Am I weird that my first project(3 weeks ago) was a suchi blender tutorial by polygon and not the donut animation which I'm currently on pt7

[@eyesy1710]

you still going at it?

[@T-mix_YT]

@@eyesy1710 no

[@Fearless13468]

Damn. Today is my day 1. I got half way through the donut tutorial.

[@YoureMadBozo71]

if it makes you feel any better, it took me a week to do it

[@Fearless13468]

@@YoureMadBozo71 It does a little. I am now finished and have the final render at 500 samples. Time to do a million other tutorials until I learn how to use Blender on my own.

[@Blazepointfive]

Alright man, best of luck.

[@trippy6158]

do cross mind studios beginner course, its such a good course@@Fearless13468

[@JRonMakesStuff]

It's almost been a month now and I still haven't finished it, been busy with school lately, but I hope to be able to finish it today.

[@themis_-gk5ph]

How can you see this stuff and not think "wow, that accomplishment is actually wild". Either way, keep the good work up man, i hope you succeed in what you are planning on doing in the future!

[@DigiStudio3D]

Thanks a lot gee ❤️

[@kielnicolas2387]

Congrats on your progress!

[@_Channel1_]

Very cool seeing your progression. Thanks for sharing.

[@DigiStudio3D]

Thank you for watching!

[@LishaV81]

You're awesome 🥰 love the dedication!! subbed!!

[@DigiStudio3D]

Thanks Lisha

[@user-co9xc3tt1x]

Thank you for this video. it was a great inspiration! I am just getting started and you gave me new energy.

[@DigiStudio3D]

You got this!

[@trollishh]

This gives me hope, makes me think that i can learn and reach this level as well. Thank you for putting your work out, keep working hard.

[@DigiStudio3D]

Thanks 🙏. Glad it helped

[@MarwinJakliran-ck8rd]

Today is my 2 day of making donut. I only have few hours to spend since i can't abandon my study. Seeing this makes me realize what will be my progression after 1 year. You inspired me, man!

[@DigiStudio3D]

Keep going at your own pace man. Good luck

[@ElricTheFullMetal]

You have come a long way in just a year, keep it up and congrats on your journey so far!!

[@DigiStudio3D]

Thanks buddy ❤️

[@Blazepointfive]

This is perfect, an absolute perfection down to the minute detail of it.

[@DigiStudio3D]

Appreciate this buddy

[@BinhNguyen-ig3lm]

I just started learning blender yesterday and this inspires me a lot. Thanks for great video.

[@DigiStudio3D]

Good luck on your journey buddy, thanks 🙏

[@JRonMakesStuff]

I started learning bender in the beginning of this year and I've almost finished my first donut animation almost a month later. I look forward to what I will do later this year.

[@DigiStudio3D]

Amazing things for sure

[@kasperchristensen8416]

You've certainly made some very impressive progress in a single year. Keep at it!

[@DigiStudio3D]

Thanks, will do!

[@retiredtravazapper2827]

bro as my first week on learning blender, i am astonished by the multiple universes and concepts that you can bring to reality, by the half of it i paused and just stared at some of your works, keep up man great work

[@DigiStudio3D]

Thanks a lot man, good luck on your journey

[@danisnicee_]

Wow This is an inspiration for me

[@imjustrayn]

i started today, finished the donut and added my touch to it and made an ocean scene also added my touch to it, ngl after seeing many people’s comments i feel like i’m learning way too fast, and videos like this really inspires me

[@DigiStudio3D]

Keep going buddy… it’s a plus that you have a natural feel for it

[@imjustrayn]

@@DigiStudio3D update, i’m getting paid to do 3D now all thanks to you guys ❤️❤️

[@anotherbeautychannel1379]

I am just mesmerised the artistic expression in this is ❤️

[@DigiStudio3D]

Thanks alot

[@newtonoluoch8103]

Thanks for this

[@MaximeDendauw]

Impressive. Well done.

[@BRMathew]

This is the motivation we need to keep learning. I started studying Blender, and I was wondering what was possible to do with this software. I'm passionate about illustrations, I hope to continue and not give up in the middle of the process. Your journey was beautiful, your works are wonderful, congratulations!!

[@DigiStudio3D]

Thanks a lot Mathew. If you get exhausted along the way, do not give up but take a break if you need to.

[@fishstring]

super inspiring, im just starting out n hope to be like this

[@DigiStudio3D]

You'll be more than this

[@bogviking8783]

beautiful work man!

[@DigiStudio3D]

Thanks 🙏

[@deadSecGt]

Amazing Progress!

[@DigiStudio3D]

Thanks gee

[@savagegamer5620]

I did a car animation in 2 days actually but it was pretty hard! even though i downloaded the models! great work bro keep it up

[@saundaryavarekar4545]

Amazing work Brother!! Imma beginner too n it's really inspiring to watch this progress video

[@DigiStudio3D]

Thanks gee… Good luck

[@PrinceYadav-zp8zi]

Fantastic brother 💫Inspiring !

[@DigiStudio3D]

Thanks 🙏❤️

[@nizar_zarroug]

U mastered it congratulations 🎉

[@DigiStudio3D]

Not mastered, still learning everyday

[@artyoz328]

well this definately IS inspiring. I am a beginner cad designer just started learning blender ( with donut ofc). this gave me lots of motivations thanks

[@DigiStudio3D]

Never learnt autocad myself despite being an engineer lol

[@artyoz328]

@@DigiStudio3D well u dont have to xD not all engineers are cad designers

[@madypathak]

Today is my day one and I have started by watching the donut series by Blender Guru. Really like what blender is capable of doing, hope to master it and make my own projects soon. Amazing works buddy keep going 💪

[@DigiStudio3D]

Thanks buddy. Good luck on your journey ❤️

[@Jamil_Hasan]

i started learning blender this year and finish my first donut animation and you inspired me thanks

[@DigiStudio3D]

Happy to see this, let’s keep getting better gee 🫂🔥

[@motionmustafa]

Awesome, I'm starting out just now, making the donut. Hoping I can make progress like yours!

[@DigiStudio3D]

If you keep it up you’d make even more progress than myself

[@citruscyanide]

This is super inspiring!

[@DigiStudio3D]

Thanks 🙏

[@icantdrawhandss]

i started learning blender 2 weeks ago, i didnt do the donut and started off with characters. now ive learnt how to uv map, and have made houses, and isometric cuboid views of houses. your progress is insanely inspiring, keep going!!

[@DigiStudio3D]

Starting with characters is one bold move. A courage I wish I had

[@icantdrawhandss]

@@DigiStudio3D lol its only bc of an easy tutorial, took me longer than id like to admit

[@LOZA_]

You are amazing very excellent works wow ❤❤❤

[@DigiStudio3D]

Thank you very much!

[@FotenMax]

It looks like you always try something new. Wish you pation and motivation to make more

[@DigiStudio3D]

Thank you, I will

[@nucleoknight]

I started with the Donut yesterday. Lets see where this goes. Loved your montage!

[@DigiStudio3D]

Thanks buddy. Good luck on your journey

[@ARK_GAMING480]

You worked hard man🎉

[@DigiStudio3D]

Thanks gee. We go harder

[@skermore3862]

Good job man !!

[@DigiStudio3D]

Thanks

[@playaneta]

This is really good stuff!

[@DigiStudio3D]

Thanks ❤️

[@learningcore289]

I started my journey this month. See you next year. Man you inspired me a lot!

[@DigiStudio3D]

See you next year man 🔥🔥

[@toblious5064]

This is amazing

[@AASTHASHAH-pk4jp]

started with the donut today, thanks for the motivation buddy

[@DigiStudio3D]

Good luck on your journey buddy

[@notsoanmol]

Well Done!!!

[@Monstacheeks]

I just got done with my Donut thanks to the Blender Guru! Very Informative Guy!

[@DigiStudio3D]

Was a great help to me aswell

[@akshaysharma30498]

I love designs and beautiful UIs and all, can look at them for hours, it’s just that I have no creativity when it comes to blank canvas and it sucks

[@neihcmv3603]

i love ur work man, hope ur channel have more subs

[@DigiStudio3D]

I appreciate that thanks

[@JosephFutsum]

I love it when people put practice into what they aspire to be, and achieve it. This is inspiring to us all. Please don't stop pushing your limits, and keep on sharing!

[@DigiStudio3D]

Thanks a lot for this brother. Really needed it. God bless 🙏

[@ello.5081]

very inspiring !

[@DigiStudio3D]

Glad it was

[@rufuscollis303]

lol...just working on my first donut. Nice video man.

[@DigiStudio3D]

Thanks buddy, good luck 🙏

[@xavvxier4339]

Really sick dude

[@DigiStudio3D]

Thanks Xav

[@Velchisus]

wow, youre on fire! do you have any experience before coming to blender or blender is your really first experience (learning from 0)? and do you interest on making a tutorial video like how to make something? or just record whole making process so beginner like me can follow haha. once again your 1 year progress is really amazing man, salute!

[@DigiStudio3D]

Thanks buddy, blender was my program but I had knowledge in arts before blender. Here’s a video I made as a beginners guide Learning Blender as a complete beginner in 2024! kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXSYl3xnZceBiMU There are other videos here on my channel

[@darknebula455]

I started with donut & now i do Interior design & archviz. Comfortable with blender & doing small freelance works. But i have a regret i never completed the donut. I always stopped in the middle of modeling.

[@DigiStudio3D]

I never modeled another donut after completing the one I did lol. Never went back to it

[@crypika6211]

wow nice progression bro! i hope i can get better laptop or PC for faster render😵❣

[@DigiStudio3D]

Yeah that’s the goal bro 🙏

[@chupapi7404]

You inspired me nice work:()

[@DigiStudio3D]

Thanks a lot

[@kocopoco5680]

Damn that Porsche is sick af

[@DigiStudio3D]

You can get the Porsche and other cars like that on cgtrader

[@ChohzuhnWuhn]

The military guy break dancing was awesome

[@DigiStudio3D]

You can search breakdance animation on mixamo and just assign a character you like. Then download and import to blender 👌

[@ChohzuhnWuhn]

@@DigiStudio3D thanks that's very good to know I'ma look into it. I just started blender a week ago

[@ShadowHandStudios]

Gotta say this kinda just made me feel bad. I’ve also been doing blender for a year, I haven’t produced anything nearly this good

[@DigiStudio3D]

To be honest I felt the same when I posted this cause I compared it to the contents of other artist here on KZbin. Your life and schedule is different from mine gee. Your 1 year is different from mine 🫂

[@nikz000]

Don’t feel so bad he is good sure but I think he used many premade assets

[@ShadowHandStudios]

if thats true then i def feel better lol@@nikz000

[@DigiStudio3D]

Indeed 👌

[@TaxFraudTony]

Yall both have different things going on in life, you probably just had less time in blender then him

[@fresh_vertices]

I started off with the famous donut as well and soon realized 3D modeling is easy. The hard part is ironically the rendering. Having the money for a good rig and a pen tablet lol. After that the possibilities are endless.

[@DigiStudio3D]

Facts. Sculpting is also another difficult skill to master

[@vedit0]

sick bro

[@Fastdaveone]

Wow, beautiful. Hopefully, one day, I'll be able to do that. im in the middle of the donut tutorial 😅

[@DigiStudio3D]

Keep going buddy 🤝

[@Karanja3d]

great!

[@aren_prime]

im started blender this week after i give up on the donut by blender guru a few months back. now im again back to finish wat im started

[@DigiStudio3D]

Yeah I gave up on the donuts 3 times 😂😂

[@S1LENCE381]

Wow that is very inspiring. ❤ By the way, I just started blender and learning donuts and I have a dream to animate cars and make short movies on blender. Any suggestions to this newbie about how should someone set his/her journey after making the donut?

[@DigiStudio3D]

Since your goal is car animation and short films. Learn scene composition. Lighting. Animation. You could get car models online so no you can skip car model unless you really want to. Learn texturing so you can adjust textures to be more realistic and accurate. Learn environments.

[@S1LENCE381]

@@DigiStudio3D thank you for your response. I will try to work on this as you said. 🫡

[@ExiteGraphics]

This is cool!

[@DigiStudio3D]

Thanks 🙏

[@JESUS-tu4xl]

which youtube channels did you followed throughout your journey? btw great progress keep it up man ❤

[@DigiStudio3D]

Thanks buddy. KZbin.com/@TheDucky3D KZbin.com/@maxhayart KZbin.com/@blenderguru KZbin.com/@DerekElliott KZbin.com/@chuckcg There are many others but these are the 5 I keep going back to

[@toddchristensen5477]

Other than YT tutorials, what else did you use to learn? Really trying to be on your level so i'm trying to practice or do a tutorial at least 1 hour a day if not longer and then some small projects w/o help to help reinforce what I've learned. Just made a light saber that was okay for someone 2 weeks into blender i'd think.

[@DigiStudio3D]

That’s not bad at all.. but tutorials were all I used to learn. Then a lot of experimenting and practice time

[@rohannnegii3720]

thats crazy man ❤‍🔥. Can you tell what spec laptop/pc were you using before and what spec laptop are u using now ?

[@DigiStudio3D]

Was using a hp pc… No dedicated graphics card… only a 2gb integrated Intel graphics processor, Intel core i7 processor and 8GB ram Now I use an AORUS laptop with Nvidia RTX 3060 4gb Intel core i7 16gb of RAM 1 terabyte SSD

[@xkais487]

I'm learning now how to make a donut 🤣 I hope to get to where you have arrived

[@DigiStudio3D]

You’ll get there for sure 🔥🔥

[@ThatGuy-Official]

Nice work! Would be interested to hear how much time you devoted to it per day, per week, per month, etc.

[@DigiStudio3D]

As much as I could. 4hrs, 6hrs and at most 8hrs a day. And went at it almost everyday

[@ThatGuy-Official]

@@DigiStudio3D Cool man. I really liked your break dancing SWAT guy.

[@user-pe6qk8nx6u]

Bro the progress is crazy 🎉......hope you have some tutorials😅

[@DigiStudio3D]

I’ll make some 🙏

[@iamstevenhayes]

I hope you get more subscribers ❤

[@DigiStudio3D]

Thanks buddy

[@yanhd12]

Hi man I really like your content, and I was wondering, how many hours a day did you spend learning Blender and did you make notes?

[@DigiStudio3D]

Depending on how free I was for that day… could be between 2 to 4 hrs sometimes 6 hrs… I never took notes, I just saved videos on KZbin instead so I could go back to them if I forget anything

[@animereact5275]

I just started 3days ago and tbh i m loving it but i m little bit scared as well

[@DigiStudio3D]

Same lol… It’s more of being intimidated before you start a new project, but it gets exciting along the way 🔥

[@Roman3dsc]

Great video, I´d like to learn blender, I've been watching tutorials and videos for like a year, and I haven´t gotten any project, I don't know how to start doing things by my own, wanna make realistic and detailed scenes but Im a complete mess, I can't even improve although I've been watching videos but still incapable to do anything

[@DigiStudio3D]

Take it easy buddy. I’ll list some steps I think might help. 1. Have a clear idea of something you want to make. 2. Make sure it’s not too complex for your level other wise you’ll fail and be discouraged. 3. Get on tutorials for the kinda art you want to make. Don’t work along the tutorial. Just watch it. 4. Make out enough time and start working on the scene step by step. 5. Free 3rd party assets, textures and scans should be your friend. If you approach this trying to model everything you’d be frustrated.

[@Roman3dsc]

@@DigiStudio3D if I want to set up a scene, but I don't have time to model every asset, where do I get free ones?

[@chupapi7404]

What are the best videos to start learning? Also, sick artworks

[@DigiStudio3D]

Thanks buddy. KZbin.com/@TheDucky3D KZbin.com/@maxhayart KZbin.com/@blenderguru KZbin.com/@DerekElliott KZbin.com/@chuckcg There are many others but these are the 5 I keep going back to

[@fxrafi8461]

Damn, you did good G. On a daily basis, how much did you spend on blender

[@DigiStudio3D]

2hrs, 4hrs, 6hrs…. Depends on how much energy I had to put in that day

[@adityayadav3394]

amazing progression. on avg how much time(hrs) did you spent on blender?

[@DigiStudio3D]

Anywhere from 2 hours to 6 hours a day

[@lastsentinel20]

As someone that started last week, I can confirm it was the donut.

[@DigiStudio3D]

Type shi 😂🔥

[@dkdkdk486]

How did you come about learning new techniques? Did you have an idea and then specifically looked for a tutorial for it? Thanks :)

[@DigiStudio3D]

There were times when I didn’t know what to do. I’d just go on KZbin and browse randomly and learn whatever catches my eye. There were times when I get inspired by an art on Pinterest or instagram then I try it out and look for tutorials to help if I can’t pull it off. And there are also times when I get crazy ideas, break them down into parts and look for KZbin tutorials to help with each part.

[@saraa_90006]

wooooow ❤❤❤ Can you tell me the specifications of computer parts? Because I searched before and I don't know what is best

[@DigiStudio3D]

Depends on how much you have to put down and what you’ll want to do. I use an Intel core i7, 12 gigs of ram and a 4gb Nvidia RTX 3060. Looking to upgrade tho cause I want to render animations faster.

[@paritoshsahu4099]

Inspirational...

[@DigiStudio3D]

Thanks

[@somerandomdude6419]

Simple question from a newbie to all this blender 3d scene. Like how should i progress I'm currently learning low poly modeling and donuts at the same time and I'm thinking of learning products modeling next should i go through this path or should i 1st create something of my own and master it then move to the next part?

[@beerusdestroyer4302]

No no do a some projects by seeing tutorials and when you feel confident and get the foundation rock hard strong then create your own project

[@somerandomdude6419]

@@beerusdestroyer4302 okk, thank you man

[@DigiStudio3D]

I agree with beerus. Do some projects following tutorials till you get confident. When you feel inspired to make something of your own don't hesitate to do so and hit up more tutorials if you get stuck creating on your own. Sorry, this reply is coming 2 weeks late buddy.

[@UnknownXDDDDXD]

Hey , my 12th exams are over now i wanna pursue 3d animation as a career:3 Your video inspired me a lot❤️ Keep going,god bless you ❤️

[@DigiStudio3D]

It’ll get tough sometimes but let’s keep it at. Wish you the best buddy 🙏

[@UnknownXDDDDXD]

@@DigiStudio3D thankyou 🫶🏻🌸

[@TollmanVideoWorks]

Awesome stuff! Did just practice like an hour every day or so or was blender something you were doing for hours each day?

[@DigiStudio3D]

Hours each day. Didn’t have a time table for using it. Just gave it as much free time as I had.

[@RIP123]

Where you modeling all the humanoid shapes or where they downloaded assets?

[@DigiStudio3D]

Downloaded assets from mixamo and sketchfab. All I did was rig, pose and tweak textures

[@andrewlaws5526]

Where did you get the Porsche 3D scan? Online or done yourself with Polycam?

[@DigiStudio3D]

Online from CGTrader

[@theguyshetellsunottoworryabout]

really nice progression

[@DigiStudio3D]

Thanks ❤️

[@jamkdpro1640]

im trying to learn blender its my 1st day and i made a mistake and had to delete the donut. but i like how fast peopele learn

[@DigiStudio3D]

Just make sure you get back to it. I deleted the donut countless times when i was starting. Even deleted blender from frustration sometimes.

[@Ashthebot]

Mad stuff 🔥

[@DigiStudio3D]

Thanks Ash

[@Dilshan_chamod]

nice bro !! i hope also i can do it

[@DigiStudio3D]

You definitely will

[@Dilshan_chamod]

@@DigiStudio3D tysm bro

[@shybitiwa]

wow you'r so talented❤‍🔥❤ can u tell me how much time you spend on your projects per day?

[@DigiStudio3D]

Some took 2 hours and some took multiple days spending like 4 to 6 hours on some days

[@user-ey2oj8yu3e]

please sensei, raise me!

[@standlessoverheaven4369]

What's your learning process like if you don't mind me asking? I'm currently doing the donut tutorial, and I find it difficult to picture what's after that. I'm unsure if I should either watch more tutorials to familiarize myself with other features. For example, that glowing ball. Or if I should practice with what I've learned from the donuts.

[@DigiStudio3D]

• Try the donut one more time without tutorial and make it yours. (Customize it) • Try another tutorial you find intriguing. • From that point on start trying things yourself. If you get stuck find tutorials that’ll help

[@standlessoverheaven4369]

@@DigiStudio3D I see, thank you so much!

[@mrrandom9729]

Hey man you mind sharing what resources you used to learn and what made you get better ?

[@DigiStudio3D]

KZbin. Just KZbin honestly

[@WilliamHayes-ss4jc]

I'm new to 3d and started making a donut today. I'd love to make progress like you, this inspired me. I don't know if I'll be able to because of time. How much time did you spend learning in a day to progress this quick?

[@DigiStudio3D]

To progress quickly your time spent practicing and experimenting things will help more than time spent learning. Experiment a lot, try a lot of ideas. That way you’ll learn what works and what doesn’t then you’ll find your style

[@WilliamHayes-ss4jc]

@@DigiStudio3D Ok thank you

[@aragornsavvy6675]

what is your system/laptop configuration? i have ryzen 5 5500H and rtx 2050. is it any good?

[@DigiStudio3D]

Mine has a RTX 3060 and Intel core i7. So yeah I think yours should do the trick. You’d just have to know where your limits are