Blender Day 2: Install Blender

Alright, you now have Blender installed and it's yours to keep forever. As you know, Blender is open-source software, which means it's completely free to use. You can even modify it or create your own plugins to customize it for your specific project. It's great to be part of an open-source community where people come together to strive for higher-end goals. I really enjoy being part of this community.

Now, let's go ahead and open Blender. I have just created a new file on my desktop and downloaded the Blender Windows installer. Let's double-click on it to start the installation process. I'll move the window here for better visibility. Since I already have an older version of Blender installed on my test computer, Blender will detect that and install the newer version. But if you haven't installed Blender before, don't worry. Just click "Next" all the way through, and we'll be fine.

During the installation, you'll be prompted to choose the installation location. The default location on the C drive is perfectly fine. Just click "OK" and proceed with the installation. It should take less than a few minutes to complete. Once it's done, we'll be ready to use Blender.

Let me pause the video here, and I'll see you in a few minutes once the installation is complete. Alright, splendid! I've finished installing the Blender setup wizard. I'll click "Finish," and now Blender is ready for you to use. I'll close that window and search for Blender. Ah, here it is. This should be the correct version since we just installed the long-term support version of Blender. And there you have it, the new version of Blender is now ready for you to explore.