Reply To: Not for beginner

[Shawn Blanch]

I’ve tried them all. Blender Guru, Grant Abbit, even some no-namers that people don’t advertise.

I actually got my start watching BlenderForNoobs on youtube and then stumbled upon CGCookie, then Blender Guru, and then Grant Abbit. BlenderForNoobs actually got me hooked on Blender because the dude was slow enough to follow along, but I wanted some more professional training.

Here’s the thing I love about CGCookie: If I feel overwhelmed by a certain course I can take a step back and go for the real absolute beginners content (Introduction to Blender 2.8 and the Fundamentals of Modeling, and Mesh Modeling Bootcamp are a great place to start). That treasure chest course is more for the beginner who knows their way around the interface and has touched things in each of the workspaces. It is challenging for a beginner. But that’s where the growing happens.

The learning flows are guided to teach you skills though. Not just a trick a week like I often see on youtube. The livestreams alone and collaboration are worth every penny of the cost of membership here.

I’m sorry you got frustrated. @micazu I can relate to things going to fast. Often when I watch a tutorial I have to slow the video down to 0.5x’s speed just to follow along on new topics. It’s painfully slow some days but I have done it time and time again and it has paid off.

I’ve been with the cookie for 3 years now. My skills have taken a big big boost since then and I FINALLY MODEL THINGS FROM MY HEAD better without needing to follow a tutorial. Membership worked for me.

Feel free to reach out for help and ask the instructors questions by @ mentioning them. They are a truly helpful crew.