
Getting a grasp on the interface may be easy but mastering a program can take a lifetime, especially when they’re constantly being updated and improved. Almost all art and design programs have steep learning curves. Teaching yourself new skills takes patience. Don’t worry if you can’t figure something out right away. While beginners may not need these add-ons to learn the program, once you’ve started your journey, you may want to investigate deeper into the options available. Or if you’re more interested in learning the workflow of 2D animation in Blender, the developers have enlightening video instructions on the ‘newer’ feature of Grease Pencil animation in the program.īeing an open-sourced program, Blender has hundreds of community-created add-ons for you to explore. These tutorials include learning hotkeys, honing your knowledge of specific tools, and creating a ‘Cube Owl’. The official Blender website includes a handful of fundamental videos to start you off as well. There are tons of other free tutorials available online which may suit your needs better. Or I could try to animate it with blender 2.8 instead of 2.9? (Can I open my 2.9 blender file with blender 2.A post shared by Blender Donuts making a donut isn’t the only way to dive into learning blender. Or is there another option to fade-in an image in an animation in blender 2.9?

Or do I have to do this with Nodes? If so I am ready to learn more about it.

Is there an option I'm missing in the material properties tab or any other tab? When I pasted the image in Blender with drag and drop I was able to set the visibility, but the image doesnt appear in the final render. I also tried this: Fade in action applicable to all objects (in cycles) but I kinda failed in the first steps into nodes stuff. I also can't find any options where I can set or animate the transparency/visibility.

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New blender user here, I'm trying to fade-in an image in a 3D Animation in blender 2.9.
