Uploaded April 2021 | Updated September 2026, 21 minutes ago

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Let's add some handles to our trophy cup! In this episode of the Blender Basics Bootcamp - the Blender Tutorial series for the ABSOLUTE BEGINNER - I'm going to teach you how to model in Blender using Blender's Curve and Text tools. I'll show you how to taper curves in blender and how to add text and how to extrude text in blender as well!

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00:00 Intro
00:25 How Bezier Curves Work in Blender
02:59 Shaping the handles
07:20 Making THICC handles
10:48 How to taper curves in Blender
12:56 Adding handle detail
17:18 How to use the mirror modifier in Blender
19:14 How to add text in Blender
22:50 Final Tweaks
23:47 Outro

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