Blender 5.2.1 LTS · Mac Mini
Learn Blender, one short lesson at a time
Each lesson takes 10 to 15 minutes and ends with a small project you can finish and see.
How to use this site
- Do the Mac setup page once. It turns your Magic Mouse into a 3-button mouse for Blender.
- Open Blender in one window and this site in another.
- Do one lesson. Stop when your timer or energy runs out.
- Tick the boxes at the end. Progress is saved in this browser.
Reminder labels you will see:
Key a keyboard shortcut Mouse a mouse or trackpad action a menu or panel to open Tool a Blender tool to pick Check what you should see now
Lessons
- 0Mac setup: Magic Mouse and Blender settings
Do this once before Lesson 1.
- 1Find your way around
Move the view, select, save. Project: stacked "716" blocks.
- 2Move, rotate, scale
The three tools you'll use for almost everything. Project: a block stand.
- 3Edit mode and vertices
Change a shape, not just its position. Project: a shield plate.
- 4Extrude
Pull a flat shape into 3D. Project: a raised name tag.
- 5Bevel and smooth
Round hard edges so models look finished. Project: a rounded coaster.