Best free resources for Blender

Guides, textures, brushes, HDRs, etc.

Contents

Public Domain (CC0):

• https://3dtextures.me/ (Textures)
  
• https://ambientcg.com/ (Textures + HDRs + 3D Models)
  
• https://www.blenderkit.com/ (HDRs + 3D models + Materials + Brushes)
  
• https://www.cgbookcase.com/ (Textures)
  
• https://store.chocofur.com/search/free (Textures + 3D Models + Shaders)
  
• https://freestocktextures.com/ (Textures)
  
• https://polyhaven.com/ (Textures + HDRs + 3D models)
  
• https://www.sharetextures.com/ (Textures)
  
• https://texture.ninja/ (Textures)
  
• https://thebasemesh.com/model-library (3D models)

Free as long as you do not "sell or distribute original or slightly modified images":

• http://texturelib.com/ (Textures)
  
• http://texturer.com/ (Textures)
  
• https://www.wildtextures.com/ (Textures)

Payment for commercial use only:

• https://freepbr.com/ (Textures + 3D models)
  
• https://quixel.com/megascans/free (Textures + 3D models) (also has a free commercial use if you're using it with Unreal Engine)

Tutorials

• Blender Guru
  Famous donut guy
  
• Blender Secrets
  Blender tips, 1 minute tutorials (thanks Luriam)
  
• Blender Study
  VFX, abstracts
  
• BlendMaster
  texturing, post processing
  
• CG Cookie
  Animation, modelling, also has a great beginners guide (thanks ETCore)
  
• CG Geek
  Animation, VFX
  
• Chipp Walters
  Full courses
  
• Darrin Lile
  Basic tutorials, animation
  
• Dikko
  animation, rigging, low poly (thanks NoWolfie)
  
• Gleb Alexandrov
  stylised, variety
  
• Grant Abbitt
  stylised, basic tutorials
  
• Moby Motion
  Simulations
  
• OneMinute VideoTutorials
  Quick tutorials
  
• Olav3D Tutorials
  Basic tutorials
  
• Pierrick Picaut
  animation, VFX
  
• Polyfjord
  VFX, simulations
  
• Polygon Runway
  Low poly
  
• Royal Skies
  Anime stuff
  
• Shonzo
  anime, sculpting
  
• YanSculpts
  Sculpting

Addons

• Blender GIS[github.com]
  Create a 3D terrain from geographic data
  
• BookGen[www.oweissbarth.de]
  Easily create books
  
• Building Tools[github.com]
  self explanatory
  
• COA tools[github.com]
  2D animation and rigging
  
• rc12(dot)gumroad(dot)com/l/fantasytree
  Create high quality stylised trees (Steam disables Gumroad links, just replace "(dot)" with ".")
  
• JARCH-Vis[github.com]
  building tools
  
• Miter Box[github.com]
  polymodelling tools
  
• mifthtools[github.com]
  Modeling, retopology, cloning, animation
  
• Modular Tree[github.com]
  Create modular high quality trees
  
• Real Camera[3d-wolf.com]
  real life camera settings for better customisation
  
• Retopo MT[blenderartists.org]
  retopology tool
  
• Spring bones[github.com]
  Jiggle physics
  
• Sprytile[jeiel.itch.io]
  Tile mapping
  
• UvSquares[github.com]
  Reshape any selected UV faces (quads) to a grid of equivalent squares, or by their shape
  
• kushiro(dot)gumroad(dot)com/l/visualaxis
  visual aid tool for showing X, Y axis for "cursor transform" (Steam disables Gumroad links, just replace "(dot)" with ".")

I'll keep adding stuff in here whenever I remember

in the meantime, go make your tasty donuts 🍩

also btw go play my games
Steam Page
Itchio Page[yanohistudio.itch.io]

[HvE]

this guy is a hero

[заурядный]

мегакрут

[Fall]

GOAT

[John]

Imphenzia's videos helped me alot starting out. Does mostly low poly stuff and focuses on the basics

[paws for effect]

this person does long-form tutorials on stylized cartoon characters and other similar things: https://www.youtube.com/@KseniaStarkova

[GoonieGoblin]

shut up and take my reward

[cheese]

Thanks for the comments guys... and the awards... and the favourites... and the 5* ratings... and the suggestions to help grow this database. Oof, that's a lot I just added a few more stuff there, more textures and other stuff

[ET.Core]

Thank you. CG Cookie made a great tutorial series for beginners, Blender 3 Basics: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3GeP3YLZn5ixsnIOIx9tB4v6s-rsw48X

[Yaagoooob]

Thanks man!
It helped alot < 3

[invader236]

bros doing the world a service