Welcome to The Blender Encyclopedia

Introduction: Your Own Blender Encyclopedia
How to Watch & Download Videos in 1080p
Navigating the Course (Important!)

Understanding Blender

User Interface
Customizing the Layout
Workspaces
General Editors
Animation Editors
Scripting Editors
Data Editors
User Preferences and Suggested Changes
Saving and Loading
File Backups and Recovery
Importing and Exporting
Navigating Through 3D Space
The Axis and Grid
Units of Measurement
Viewport Shading
Viewport Options
Different Work Modes Overview
How much do you know about Blender so far?

Working with Blender

Introduction to Working with Blender
Selection Tools and Active Selection
Basic Tools
Object Origins
Global Axis Vs. Local Axis
The 3D Cursor
Transformation Orientations
Pivot Point Options
Duplication and Linked Duplicates
Object Parenting
Snapping Tools
Origin and Parent Transformations
Smooth, Flat, and Auto Smooth Shading
Collections and View Layers
Scenes
Appending and Linking
Setting Up Background Images
More Selection Tools
Measuring Tool
Annotations Tool
Quick Favorites Menu
Project - Your First 3D Scene - Making a Toy Train
Are you ready to work with Blender?

Modeling - Mesh

Introduction to Mesh Modeling
Mesh Anatomy and Common Terminology
Everything's a Triangle
Project - Your First 3D Model - Low Poly Axe
What are Normals?
Selection Tools and Selection Modes
Transform Tools and Basic Tools
Deleting, Dissolving, and Collapsing
Separating and Joining
Extruding
Creating Faces and Edges
Face Tools - Part 1
Face Tools - Part 2
Edge Tools - Part 1
Edge Tools - Part 2
Splitting and Ripping
Knife, Knife Project, and Bisect
Vertex Tools
Mirroring Tools
Convex Hull, Spin, and Spin Duplicate
More Selection Tools
Subsurf Modeling - Part 1 - Introduction
Subsurf Modeling - Part 2 - Rules and Tools
Project - Subsurf Modeling a Coffee Mug
Vertex Groups
Mesh Analysis and Measurements
Cleaning Up Your Meshes
Editing Normals
Do you have what it takes to be Blender's next top modeler?

Modeling - Curve

Introduction to Curve Modeling
Curve Object Editing
Handle Types
Tilt and Radius
Curve Properties and Options
Custom Bevel and Taper
Not too many curveballs here, promise!

Modeling - Surface

Introduction to Surface Modeling
Surface Editing Tools
Surfaces Properties
Surface to say this Quiz will make you think!

Drivers

Introduction to Drivers
Project - The Basic Drivers Workflow
The Drivers Editor
Editing F-Curves
Scripted Expressions
Combining Multiple Input Variables
Input Variables - Transform Channel
Input Variables - Rotational Difference
Input Variables - Distance
Input Variables - Single Property
Project - Light Switch
Project - Boxing Ring Dynamic Camera
Project - RGB Sliders
Project - Muscle Flexing
Drivers quiz!

Constraints

Introduction to Blender's Constraints
Adding Constraints and Basics
Copy Location
Copy Rotation
Copy Scale
Copy Transforms (Copy Loc/Rot/Scale all at once)
Copy Constraints Demo
Limit Distance
Limit Location
Limit Rotation
Limit Scale
Maintain Volume
Transformation
Transform Cache
Clamp To
Track to, Locked Track and Damped Track
Stretch To
Action
Armature
Child of
Floor
Follow Path
Pivot
Shrinkwrap
Constraints Quiz!

Modifiers

Modifier Basics
Modify - Data Transfer
Modify - Mesh Cache and Mesh Sequence Cache
Modify - Normal Edit
Modify - Weighted Normals
Modify - UV Project
Modify - UV Warp
Modify - Vertex Weight Edit
Modify - Vertex Weight Mix
Modify - Vertex Weight Proximity
Generate - Array
Generate - Bevel
Generate - Boolean
Generate - Build
Generate - Decimate
Generate - Edge Split
Generate - Mask
Generate - Mirror
Generate - Multiresolution
Generate - Remesh
Generate - Screw
Generate - Skin
Generate - Solidify
Generate - Subdivision Surface
Generate - Adaptive Subdivision Surface
Generate - Triangulate
Generate - Weld
Generate - Wireframe
Deform - Cast
Deform - Curve
Deform - Displace
Deform - Hook
Deform - Laplacian Deform
Deform - Lattice
Deform - Mesh Deform
Deform - Shrinkwrap
Deform - Simple Deform
Deform - Smooth
Deform - Smooth Corrective
Deform - Smooth Laplacian
Deform - Surface Deform
Deform - Warp
Deform - Wave
Project - Acid Burn Effect
Project - Customizable Archi-Viz Assets
Project - Metal Grate
Project - Object Instancing Arrays
Project - Fitting Wipers on Windshields
You've Modified your knowledge, now you can test it!

Rigging Tools - Animation Skeletons

Introduction to Blender's Armatures
Armature Object Properties - Part 1 - Skeleton
Armature Object Properties - Part 2 - Display and Bone Groups
Armature Object Properties - Part 3 - Pose Library
Armature Bone Properties - Part 1 - Transform, B-Bones, and Relations
Armature Bone Properties - Part 2 - Deform, Envelopes, and Viewport Display
Knowing how to Rig will get you the gig! Try this Skeleton Armature Quiz.

Skinning/Deforming a Character

Deforming a Character - Part 1 - Creating a Character Skeleton
Deforming a Character - Part 2 - Binding the Skeleton to the Character
Deforming a Character - Part 3 - Tweaking the Deformation
Deforming a Character - Part 4 - Weight Painting and Completing the Deformation
This Quiz will really show your Character!

Create A Character Control Rig

Creating a Character Control Rig - Introduction
Head and Neck Control Rig Method - Part 1 - Hinge Mechanism
Head and Neck Control Rig Method - Part 2 - Animation Control Bones
Head and Neck Control Rig Method - Part 3 - Custom Control Shapes
Shoulder and Arm Control Rig Method - Part 1 - Shoulders and FK Arm Preparation
Shoulder and Arm Control Rig Method - Part 2 - FK Arm Mechanism
Shoulder and Arm Control Rig Method - Part 3 - FK Control Shapes
Shoulder and Arm Control Rig Method - Part 4 - IK Arm Mechanism
Shoulder and Arm Control Rig Method - Part 5 - IK Control Shapes and Elbow Pole
Shoulder and Arm Control Rig Method - Part 6 - IK Elbow Pole Viz
Hand Control Rig Method - Part 1 - Adding Hand and Finger Joints
Hand Control Rig Method - Part 2 - Joining Fingers to Body and Skinning
Hand Control Rig Method - Part 3 - Finger Curl Rig
Hand Control Rig Method - Part 4 - Completing Fingers and Thumb Rig
Hand Control Rig Method - Part 5 - Palm Rig and Control Shapes
Leg Control Rig Method - Part 1 - FK Leg Rig
Leg Control Rig Method - Part 2 - IK Leg Rig
Spine Control Rig Method - Part 1 - Inverse Hip Rig
Spine Control Rig Method - Part 2 - Spine Rig
Spine Control Rig Method - Part 3 - Spine Hinge Mechanism
Spine Control Rig Method - Part 4 - Custom Bone Shapes
10/10 People who take this Quiz are ready to Rig professionally!

Animation

Animation Keyframes
Advanced Animation Keying Sets
Animation in The Timeline - Part 1 - Navigation & Tools
Animation in the Timeline - Part 2 - The Playback Menu
Animation in The Dope Sheet Editor - Introduction & The Action Editor
Animation in The Dope Sheet Editor - The Dope Sheet & Editor Window
The Shape Key Editor
Animation in The Graph Editor - Part 1
Animation in The Graph Editor - Part 2
The Non-Linear Animation (NLA) Editor
FK & IK (Forward & Inverse Kinematics)
The Curious Case of Animating Rotations
Rotation Calculations: Euler Gimbal Method
This Quiz will get you quite Animated!

Shaders and Materials

Materials
Project - Your Very First Shaders
Node Wrangler (Enable This Add-on!)
Input Nodes - Ambient Occlusion
Input Nodes - Attribute
Input Nodes - Bevel
Input Nodes - Camera Data
Input Nodes - Fresnel
Input Nodes - Geometry
Input Nodes - Hair Info
Input Nodes - Layer Weight
Input Nodes - Light Path
Input Nodes - Object Info
Input Nodes - Particle Info
Input Nodes - RGB
Input Nodes - Tangent
Input Nodes - Texture Coordinate
Input Nodes - UV Map
Input Nodes - Value
Input Nodes - Vertex Colors
Input Nodes - Volume Info
Input Nodes - Wireframe
Output Nodes - Material, World, and Light Output Nodes
Shader Nodes - Add Shader
Shader Nodes - Anisotropic
Shader Nodes - Diffuse
Shader Nodes - Emission
Shader Nodes - Glass
Shader Nodes - Glossy
Shader Nodes - Hair BSDF
Shader Nodes - Holdout
Shader Nodes - Mix Shader
Shader Nodes - Principled BSDF and Physically Based Rendering
Shader Nodes - Principled Hair
Shader Nodes - Principled Volume
Shader Nodes - Refraction
Shader Nodes - Subsurface Scattering
Shader Nodes - Toon
Shader Nodes - Translucent
Shader Nodes - Transparent
Shader Nodes - Velvet
Shader Nodes - Volume Scatter and Absorption
Texture Nodes - Brick
Texture Nodes - Checker
Texture Nodes - Environment
Texture Nodes - Gradient
Texture Nodes - IES
Texture Nodes - Image
Texture Nodes - Magic
Texture Nodes - Musgrave
Texture Nodes - Noise
Texture Nodes - Point Density
Texture Nodes - Sky
Texture Nodes - Voronoi
Texture Nodes - Wave
Texture Nodes - White Noise
Color Nodes - Color Adjustment
Shader Nodes - Light Falloff
Color Nodes - RGB Curves
Vector Nodes - Bump
Vector Nodes - Displacement
Vector Nodes - Mapping
Vector Nodes - Normal
Vector Nodes - Normal Map
Vector Nodes - Vector Curves
Vector Nodes - Vector Displacement
Vector Nodes - Vector Transform
Converter Nodes - Blackbody
Converter Nodes - Clamp
Converter Nodes - ColorRamp
Converter Nodes - Separate and Combine (RGB, HSV, XYZ)
Converter Nodes - Map Range
Converter Nodes - Math, RGB to BW, Shader to RGB and Vector Math
Converter Nodes - Wavelength
Node Groups
Script Node
Layout Nodes - Frame
Layout Nodes - Reroute
Project - Micropolygon Displacement
Project - Object Proximity Shading
Project - Procedural Carbon Fiber - Part 1 - Eevee & Cycles Compatible Shader
Project - Procedural Carbon Fiber - Part 2 - Anisotrophy in Cycles
No need to throw Shade, take this Quiz!

UV Mapping

Introduction to UV Mapping
UV Editor and UV Mapping Basics
Project - Full UV Unwrapping Workflow
UV Mapping - Seams and Unwrapping
UV Mapping - Smart UV Project
UV Mapping - Lightmap Pack
UV Mapping - Follow Active Quads
UV Mapping - Projections and Reset
UV Pinning
Live Unwrap
Exporting a UV Layout
Mesh Editing and UV Correction
Selection - UV Sync Selection
Selection - Sticky Selection
Welding, Aligning, and Straightening
UV Stitching
UV Stretching
Sculpting UVs
Island Options
Multiple Objects in One UV Layout
Multiple UV Maps
Tips and Tricks
Project - UDIMs in Blender
Project - Unwrapping an Axe
Let's see if you can wrap your head around unwrapping!

Cameras

Camera Properties - Lens Properties
Camera Navigation - Active Camera View
Camera Switching
Camera Navigation - Camera Transforms
Camera Properties - Depth Of Field
Camera Properties - Safe Areas, Background Image, and Viewport Display
Give this Camera Quiz a Shot!

Render (Cycles)

Introduction to Cycles
Rendering Basics
Render Engine Settings
Lighting in Cycles - Point Light
Lighting in Cycles - Sun Light
Lighting in Cycles - Spot Light
Lighting in Cycles - Area Lights and Portals
Lighting in Cycles - Emission Shaders
Lighting in Cycles - HDRIs
World Settings and Ambient Occlusion
Sampling - Path Tracing
Sampling - Branched Path Tracing
Sampling - Advanced
Light Paths - Max Bounces
Light Paths - Clamping
Light Paths - Caustics
Render Properties - Volumes
Render Properties - Hair
Render Properties - Simplify
Render Properties - Motion Blur
Render Properties - Film
Render Properties - Performance
Render Properties - Color Management
Object Settings - Shadow Catcher
Object Settings - Visibility Options
This Quiz will Render you fit to be a 3D artist!

Render (Eevee)

Introduction to the Eevee Render Engine
Switching Between Eevee and Cycles
Rendering Basics
Transparency in Eevee
Lighting in Eevee - Point Light
Lighting in Eevee - Sun Light
Lighting in Eevee - Spot Light
Lighting in Eevee - Area Light
World Shader in Eevee
Light Probes in Eevee - Reflection Plane
Light Probes in Eevee - Reflection Cubemap
Light Probes in Eevee - Irradiance Volume
Object Volumetrics in Eevee
Screen Space Effects - Color Management
Screen Space Effects - Sampling
Screen Space Effects - Ambient Occlusion (GTAO)
Screen Space Effects - Bloom
Screen Space Effects - Depth Of Field
Screen Space Effects - Sub-Surface Scattering
Screen Space Effects - Screen Space Reflection
Screen Space Effects - Volumetrics
Screen Space Effects - Shadows
Screen Space Effects - Indirect Lighting
Screen Space Effects - Film
Screen Space Effects - Simplify
Screen Space Effects - Hair
The Eevee section contained all the answers to this Quiz... Gotta Catch 'Em All!