How can I make a 3D image for a banner?

Question

Design

I need to make a 3D scene for the site header - several chess pieces.
How to do this simply, conveniently and for free, without deploying all sorts of 3dmaxes, Maya and similar (+ paid) combines?

Answer 1

Blender, on the other hand, is lightweight and simple, with tons of tutorials on the internet. There are suitable built-in render engines.

Answer 2

In the Blender theme, if you suddenly decide to create manually - a simple lesson on creating chess pieces.