⇨ 35-minute video on Patreon: patreon.com/posts/making-devil-one-113797842First look at the new Master Characters in Blender course from CG BoostBlender Secrets2024-10-09 | Get the new Master Characters in Blender course now with a discount (affiliate link): academy.cgboost.com/p/master-3d-characters-in-blender?affcode=206256_rrysboreThe easiest modeling technique? Blender SecretsBlender Secrets2024-09-25 | This simple but powerful modeling technique, which you might call the "double subdiv method" is great for quickly creating base meshes. It allows you to be creative, and automatically gives you quad topology.
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Sofa model by Pixel on Sketchfab.Im currently giving a discount on my book and video courses for one week. #blender #b3d #3dBlender Secrets2024-09-18 | I'm currently giving a discount on my book and video courses for one week on http://www.BlenderSecrets.orgPropeller Topomation - Blender SecretsBlender Secrets2024-09-17 | I updated my Blender book to be compatible with Blender 4.2. Download it now if you're already a customer. To celebrate the update, I'm giving a 30 % discount (also on my video courses). Coupon Code SEPTEMBER30 (for one week). Get it on www.BlenderSecrets.org Also please enjoy some more "topomation". #blender #b3d #Blender3D4 random bevel / topology tips - Blender SecretsBlender Secrets2024-09-02 | ⇨ Blender Secrets free e-book: blendersecrets.orgHand Topology Animation - Blender SecretsBlender Secrets2024-07-30 | blendersecrets.orgWhere is my add-on? Extensions in Blender 4.2 - Blender SecretsBlender Secrets2024-07-26 | blendersecrets.orgTexture hunting in CharleroiBlender Secrets2024-07-26 | Charleroi was chosen as the "ugliest city in the world" by a Dutch newspaper poll in 2008. What better place to hunt for some rusty worn metal textures? In reality, while all these decaying factories were within walking distance of the city centre, I found the city itself quite charming and will definitely go back there to check for example their comic book shops. I followed an "urban exploring tour". I don't recommend going to abandoned factories by yourself.Hole Topology Animation #shortsBlender Secrets2024-07-24 | Just a little experiment to visualize creating hole topology. By the way you can get my book and video course with a discount at the moment, at www.BlenderSecrets.org.New Smart Materials for Blender Video CourseBlender Secrets2024-07-17 | ⇨ Get the course with 50% off now - blender-secrets-school.teachable.com/p/mech-materials?coupon_code=EARLYBIRD&product_id=5549755
⇨ Blender Secrets free e-book: blendersecrets.orgDrag and Drop Smart Materials for Blender #b3d #animation #blender3d #3dmodeling #blenderBlender Secrets2024-07-16 | Get the course with 50% discount until thursday! blender-secrets-school.teachable.com/p/mech-materials?coupon_code=EARLYBIRD&product_id=5549755Bloom in Eevee Next | Blender SecretsBlender Secrets2024-07-09 | Eevee Next, just called Eevee in Blender 4.2, gets us a bit closer to something like a real-time version of Cycles with the introduction of Raytracing. But where’s the Bloom checkbox? #B3D #Blender #Blender3D
⇨ Full Blender Secrets e-Book: blender-secrets-school.teachable.com/p/blender-secrets-e-bookModeling Cloth - Fill Polyline tool | Blender SecretsBlender Secrets2024-07-04 | In a previous video we had a look at the Modeling Cloth add-on. Did you know it also has a tool that can fill any outline with geometry? This can be very handy for creating pieces of cloth from a pattern. #B3D #Blender #Blender3D
⇨ Full Blender Secrets e-Book: blender-secrets-school.teachable.com/p/blender-secrets-e-bookCycles Basics | Blender SecretsBlender Secrets2024-06-05 | If you want to render photorealistic images, the Cycles render engine is your friend. But what exactly are all these settings? Which render device and denoising algorithm should you use?
⇨ Artwork used in this video (from the Blender demo files website): 1) Monster Under The Bed by Metin Seven, based on 2D concept art by Blake Stevenson 2) Lone Monk Cycles renderer and Compositor Exposure node demo by Carlo Bergonzini / Monorender. 3) Italian Flat By Flavio Della TommasaInverted Hull Outline in Cycles - Blender SecretsBlender Secrets2024-05-28 | Previously we’ve explored how to create a toon outline using the inverted hull method in Eevee. But what if you want to take advantage of some of the benefits of Cycles? Unfortunately you can’t enable Backface Culling in a material in Cycles, so this method doesn’t work. However, with some additional shader nodes you can also achieve the inverted hull outline in Cycles.
⇨ Full Blender Secrets e-Book: blender-secrets-school.teachable.com/p/blender-secrets-e-bookHow to create and use VDM brushes | Blender SecretsBlender Secrets2024-05-17 | Creating VDM brushes is easy now that this functionality is built in and no longer requires you to download an add-on. With just a few clicks everything is set up. You can create your own library of brushes, in order to quickly create dragons or anything you can imagine.
⇨ Patreon: patreon.com/BlenderSecretsBaking the Line Art Modifier | Blender SecretsBlender Secrets2024-05-03 | The Line Art modifier is great (if you want to render NPR style in Cycles), but it can be quite resource-demanding in my experience.
So I made this video about baking the modifier to a normal Grease Pencil stroke. This is no longer affected by the camera position, so it also only looks good from the Camera perspective.
It can be useful if you plan to tweak the outline strokes manually, erase parts, or add strokes manually using the normal Grease Pencil tools. I think for 2D animation this can be a very powerful workflow.
⇨ Patreon: patreon.com/BlenderSecretsAdd noise to Line Art Modifier strokes | Blender SecretsBlender Secrets2024-04-24 | #blender3d tip: Previously we looked at the basics of the Line Art Modifier, used for adding an outline stroke to objects. To make the strokes look more interesting, we can add a Noise modifier.
⇨ My Hard Surface sculpting course: blender-secrets-school.teachable.com/p/hard-surface-blender ⇨ Full Blender Secrets e-Book: blender-secrets-school.teachable.com/p/blender-secrets-e-bookTop 10 Node Wrangler keyboard shortcuts | Blender SecretsBlender Secrets2024-04-18 | The Node Wrangler add-on that comes with Blender makes working with nodes much easier and faster, whether you’re working with shaders, geometry nodes or the compositor. These are the keyboard shortcuts I use most, and which I recommend you learn. Are there any keyboard shortcuts that you use a lot that I missed?
⇨ Full Blender Secrets e-Book: blender-secrets-school.teachable.com/p/blender-secrets-e-bookFix Shrinkwrap issues with the Multires Displacement Eraser brush | Blender SecretsBlender Secrets2024-04-17 | The Multires Displacement Eraser brush can be a useful tool for cleaning up artefacts when you reproject a high detail mesh onto a lower poly retopo base mesh, using the Shrinkwrap and Multires workflow.
⇨ My Hard Surface sculpting course: blender-secrets-school.teachable.com/p/hard-surface-blender ⇨ Full Blender Secrets e-Book: blender-secrets-school.teachable.com/p/blender-secrets-e-bookGaffer update adds HDRI Favorites | Blender SecretsBlender Secrets2024-04-16 | My favorite lighting add-on for Blender, Gaffer, has just been updated with a really cool feature - you can now bookmark your favorite HDRI's, making it even more easy to quickly add beautiful lighting to your scene. You can try Gaffer for free on Github or support Greg and Polyhaven by getting it on Blender Market. It lets you download 700+ free HDRI’s from Polyhaven in one click.
⇨ Get the bundle and save 20 EUR: blender-secrets-school.teachable.com/p/blender-secrets-e-book-and-hard-surface-sculpting-video-courseBlender Grab Brush - Options ExplainedBlender Secrets2024-04-11 | #b3d tip: The Grab brush is one of the most important brushes to use in a sculpting workflow in any sculpting app. In Blender, it has some interesting options that you don’t want to miss out on. How to get the white wireframe overlay, how to make sure everything is grabbed with infinite depth, and more.
⇨ Get the bundle and save 20 EUR: blender-secrets-school.teachable.com/p/blender-secrets-e-book-and-hard-surface-sculpting-video-courseCute Face Expressions | Blender SecretsBlender Secrets2024-03-26 | Setting up cute face animations is easy! This technique was used by SouthernShotty in his short film Watermelon Girl. He shares a set of face expression PNG images on his Gumroad, so you can use those for your own animation. This video quickly outlines the process of importing, setting up and animating the face expressions.
⇨ Get the bundle and save 20 EUR: blender-secrets-school.teachable.com/p/blender-secrets-e-book-and-hard-surface-sculpting-video-course3D Sculpting on the go with XPPen Magic Drawing Tablet and visiting Ghibli museum (Nomad Sculpt)Blender Secrets2024-03-20 | While traveling, I tried the new XPPen Magic Drawing Tablet with the 3D sculpting app Nomad Sculpt. Below you can get some info about a give away I'm doing of this tablet soon, and a discount you can get on an order from their German online store.
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⇨ Get the bundle and save 20 EUR: blender-secrets-school.teachable.com/p/blender-secrets-e-book-and-hard-surface-sculpting-video-courseIs Shade Auto Smooth missing in Blender 4.1? | Blender SecretsBlender Secrets2024-03-11 | ⇨ Blender Secrets free e-book: blendersecrets.orgImprove your sculpts in Blender 4 with Curve and Line Stroke Method | Blender SecretsBlender Secrets2024-03-05 | The Sculpt Stroke Method keyboard shortcut was changed in Blender 4 to Alt+E (it was just E before). Here’s a quick reminder of the fun that is to be had with the various stroke methods. Line and Curve in particular are very useful for accurate work, and even hard surface sculpting.
Recommended on this topic, but by other creators: ⇨ Master 3D Sculpting in Blender cgboost.com/courses/master-3d-sculpting-in-blender?affcode=206256_rrysboreHow I create huge cities easily from just one photo | Blender SecretsBlender Secrets2024-02-28 | In this tutorial we'll create, animate and render a dark cityscape based on a single photograph, using Blender and fSpy.
Recommended by Blender Secrets (affiliates): ⇨ Cinematic Lighting: gumroad.com/a/149967987/tpodw ⇨ Urban Environments course in Blender: cgboost.com/courses/master-urban-environments-in-blender?affcode=206256_rrysbore ⇨ Master 3D Environments in Blender: cgboost.com/courses/master-3d-environments-in-blender?affcode=206256_rrysbore ⇨ Photogrammetry course: gumroad.com/a/149967987/nhpHTQuad Remesher add-on | Blender SecretsBlender Secrets2024-01-23 | Quad Remesher is an add-on for Blender by the same developer who gave the 3D sculpting community ZRemesher, UV Master and Decimation Master. In fact it makes remeshing in Blender even better than ZBrush. If you're a serious 3D artist, this is an essential part of your 3D toolkit in Blender. It's a paid add-on, with the option to either buy a lifetime license or buy a 3-month subscription. Well worth it in my opinion. Works for both organic and hard-surface models.
More tips & video course, e-book and free sample e-book: ⇨ blendersecrets.orgRemeshing Tips for Beginners | Blender SecretsBlender Secrets2024-01-09 | In this video for Blender beginners, we look at the ins and outs of Voxel and Quad remeshing, and the difference between remeshing and retopology.
More tips & video course, e-book and free sample e-book: ⇨ blendersecrets.orgBetter Results from Voxel and Quadriflow Remesh | Blender SecretsBlender Secrets2024-01-03 | Voxel remeshing by default gives an okay result, but with a couple of little tweaks it can be much better. Especially when you use a small voxel size, and then combine it with Quadriflow Remesh.
More tips & video course, e-book and free sample e-book: ⇨ blendersecrets.orgSculpt Remesh tips for Blender 4 | Blender SecretsBlender Secrets2024-01-02 | The release of Blender 4 saw some keyboard shortcut changes in Sculpt Mode. In this updated video, we look at how and when to use voxel remeshing during sculpting.
More tips & video course, e-book and free sample e-book: ⇨ blendersecrets.orgPerfect Holes with Quad Topology in Curved Surfaces - Step by step Blender beginner versionBlender Secrets2023-12-29 | This technique is great for when you want a perfectly circular hole in a warped or curved surface. This is a step by step Blender beginner version of this topic.
More tips & video course, e-book and free sample e-book: ⇨ blendersecrets.org
1-minute version: ⇨ youtu.be/b3mbiXNVPWQVertex to Hole with Quad Topology - Step by step Blender beginner version | Blender SecretsBlender Secrets2023-12-27 | Do you want to make easy holes, that can also work in a Subdivision workflow? This is a step by step Blender beginner version of this topic.
1-minute version: ⇨ youtu.be/-0wyTP_DoxwStep by Step: Boolean Holes to Quad Topology | Blender SecretsBlender Secrets2023-12-25 | This is a longer, more detailed version of the video that goes step by step over an easy workflow for converting geometry resulting from a boolean operation, to all-quad topology that can be used in a subdivision workflow, using minimal manual retopology.
Shorter version: ⇨ youtu.be/vEOdZVBMSyQStep by Step: Image File to 3D Geometry | Blender SecretsBlender Secrets2023-12-22 | This is a longer step-by-step video about using an image file to create geometry.
Using Trace to Grease Pencil, we can convert an image into a Grease Pencil Object, which can then be converted further until we get a mesh.
After some cleanup of this mesh, we can use it to cut a hole into an object using Knife Project.
This is a step by step longer video, for a short 1-minute version, go here: youtu.be/LSTv2mcp3o4
Using Trace to Grease Pencil, we can convert an image into a Grease Pencil Object, which can then be converted further until we get a mesh. After some cleanup of this mesh, we can use it to cut a hole into an object using Knife Project.Boolean Holes to Quad Topology | Blender Secrets #shortsBlender Secrets2023-12-13 | ⇨ Blender Secrets free e-book: blendersecrets.orgBoolean Holes to Quad Topology | Blender SecretsBlender Secrets2023-12-13 | ⇨ Blender Secrets free e-book: blendersecrets.org
In this video we explore an easy workflow for converting geometry resulting from a boolean operation, to all-quad topology that can be used in a subdivision workflow, using minimal manual retopology.Easy Holes with Beveled Vertices | Blender SecretsBlender Secrets2023-12-08 | Do you want to make easy holes, that can also work in a Subdivision workflow?
⇨ Blender Secrets e-book and video course: blendersecrets.orgEasy Holes with Beveled Vertices | Blender SecretsBlender Secrets2023-12-08 | ⇨ Watch the normal video: youtu.be/-0wyTP_Doxw ⇨ Blender Secrets free e-book: blendersecrets.orgPerfect Holes with Quad Topology in Curved Surfaces | Blender SecretsBlender Secrets2023-12-05 | This technique is great for when you want a perfectly circular hole in a warped or curved surface.
More tips & free sample e-book: ⇨ blendersecrets.orgSnapping Base Point in Blender 4.0 | Blender SecretsBlender Secrets2023-11-26 | Since Blender 4.0 snapping has gotten a lot faster and more accurate, thanks to the new Base Point feature. In this video we look at how it works, and how it can help us.