Hello Blender community!

I’m returning to Blender after a few years away and feel like a total beginner again. This hit home when I watched some of my old animations; I was simultaneously amazed I ever made them, and horrified that I now struggle to remember how to model a decent cube!

What are your top tips for a returning beginner? I’m especially curious about:

  • Must-change settings or preferences?

  • Best free add-ons to install day one?

  • Your favorite short YouTube tutorials for getting back up to speed?

For what it’s worth, I stopped around early 2023/24. Geometry Nodes were out, but they kept changing how the nodes worked, which confused my simple brain beyond belief. It seems they’re more stable now, so any fun projects you know of or advice on picking them up would also be hugely appreciated!

Any helpful advice is greatly appreciated!

  • the_grass_trainer@lemmy.world
    3·
    5 days ago

    🤔 i think the biggest change in 4.5.X is that Vulkan is now built-in but not turned on by default. So turn that on in the system settings so your workflow gets a decent boost. If you like to sculpt this is where a lot of processing power gets used up, and Vulkan while lessen the load on your machine especially if it’s older.