Software Review: Blender

Some months ago I decided to learn Blender as it seemed like the perfect software. It is completely free and has its own rendering software, making it a 2-in-1. Cycles, its rendering engine, is one of the best on the market and able to generate fantastic and realistic results, even better than what some of the paid software can offer.

I challenged myself to learn Blender, at least adequetly enough to complete my module work, within a month. Little did I know that the learning curve will be so steep ( for me it was literally one diagonal line 😬 ). That meant that I had to learn A LOT in order to achieve the results I was aiming for. With Blender the less you know the less you can create. With other software, you can get by with less knowledge and gradually learn. Not with Blender.

I managed, however, to somehow learn enough to just create what I needed and make it look somewhat good. At the end of my work and after submitting I was so tired of it that I didn't even want to experiment with it, let alone design with it for future work. Therefore I stopped using it and decided to switch to another software, which is more popular for interior designers; Blender wasn't really what I was looking for.

That being said, I still believe this particular software will be useful for creating abstract scenes and NOT so complicated designs. I can't imagine myself modeling a 3D furniture piece; an abstract imaginary place with less structure, however, would be a nice exercise.

What I truly loved about this software, though, is that whatever you learn with it you can apply to every other software. I will write another post specifically explaining on the most useful things I learned with Blender, but for now just remember that everything you can learn about it is helpful. Blender is not some kind of an alien programme; on the contrary, it functions just like any other ( just a bit more complicated 😅 ).

All in all, give Blender a try. Even if you do not intend to use it solely, even if you do not think it can be beneficial. It is completely FREE. Just download it and give it a try. Try doing something on there, watch a tutorial on YouTube; Blender Guru has some incredible free tutorials. Ypu never know what small bit of info you can obtain and when it can come in handy. After all, knowing how to use one more software is and will always be a plus for you and your future work.