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No Excuse to Not Start Using Blender Today

Blender is free. These assets are free. The guides are free. If you have been waiting for the right moment to start animating, this is it.

We put together a starter pack of nine Blender assets from BlendSwap, plus some guides to help you actually use them. Everything is free to download. Everything is ready to open in Blender.

What you get

iPhone X (BlendSwap #20781) A product model in two colors. Good for motion graphics and hand-tracking practice.

Heartbreak Hotel (BlendSwap #27627) A vintage building with neon signage. Drop a camera in and start blocking a scene.

Knight Armor (BlendSwap #30669) Fully armored knight with sword and dagger. Ready to animate.

Night City Street (BlendSwap #30474) A foggy urban block at night. Focus on lighting and camera work instead of modeling.

Wheat Stalk (BlendSwap #31369) Wheat with wind animation built in. Uses older techniques that still hold up.

Electric Arc Generator (BlendSwap #31685) A Geometry Nodes setup for electric arcs between two points. Fully procedural.

Proximity Particles (BlendSwap #31711) A Suzanne head that breaks into particles based on proximity. Good for learning Geometry Nodes.

Anime Landscape (BlendSwap #28541) A Ghibli-style meadow with a radio tower. Practice non-photorealistic rendering.

Interior Architecture Kit (BlendSwap #29298) Doors, windows, railings, and fixtures. Assemble rooms fast.

The guides

Along with the assets, there are guides that walk you through how to use them.

How to get started

  1. Download Blender. It is free.
  2. Download the assets you want from the links below.
  3. Open the guides and follow along.
  4. Start animating.

That is it. No cost. No subscription. No waiting.

Get started

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