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Your First Character in Blender — Simple Beginner Tutorial

Bart ·

Learn how to model your own cute toy animal characters step by step! This tutorial is perfect if you’re brand new to Blender and want to create stylized, beginner-friendly 3D models you can render, animate, or even 3D print.

In this video you’ll learn:

  • How to set up Blender for beginner modeling
  • Blocking out toy-like proportions using simple shapes
  • Adding stylized features (big eyes, round forms, simple limbs)
  • Using modifiers like Subdivision and Mirror for faster results
  • Applying basic materials for soft, cozy toy vib

Author Bart
I have a LONG history with Blender - I wrote some of the earliest Blender tutorials, worked for Not a Number and helped run the crowdfunding campaign that open sourced Blender (the first one on the internet!). I founded BlenderNation in 2006 and have been editing it every single day since then ;-) I also run the Blender Artists forum and I'm Community Lead at n8n.
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