#20 Fast Effective Learning, with William Landgren

[@TheDucky3D]

This is seriously inspiring to listen to

[@prashantsunuwar6297]

Its just crazy how much work he can do within a few months

[@reverse6209]

And I think he is inspired by you, crazy! :D

[@patakk8145]

to me it's the opposite lol

[@ashleynongkynrih6299]

and u inspire us

[@RandomRotation]

True 💯

[@its3amagain.]

So if you didn't make as much progress as William then let me tell you this : You are not a failure and you might not be less talented than him. He simply has the best conditions to learn blender and executed well and passionated so you gotta respect him for that. Yes his stuff is pretty inspiring to me but: He is young and has a lot of time compared to a 25 year old that needs to cook his own food, needs to work etc. He already had access to Final Cut and other programs which cost hundreds of dollars - not even to mention the iPhone or a good computer to run blender. So not every kid at that age has access to so much money. He speaks good english what means he has access to good education at a young age what makes it easier for him to learn new stuff. He said his Dad downloaded Blender for him so I guess he has supporting parents. Not every kid has supporting parents that care. Everybody learns Blender under different circumstances. Don't let the success of others diminish your value and self worth.

[@davidmikic9175]

The kid hasn't been active for a while, wonder what he's doing rn.

[@zakhar_gabyshev]

I needed to hear that. Thanks

[@millie2079]

I'm a 49 year old father of three. Even the dog requires 1.5 hours commitment every day for his exercise. My house needs constant DIY, so that's for weekends. I only get to learn / play / practice 3d In the evening during the week and after work. Often one of my children will require attention too. Quite often I may only have about an hour each day to invest in 3D. It sucks but for me I only discovered it 10 years ago. With my enthusiasm and motivation to get better at it I have to really plan my limited spare time. I know for a fact if I'd discovered it two decades sooner I would be something along the lines of a CD or something now. Hey ho, I get a buzz from it. You're never too old to learn!

[@albinlallalenell]

@@davidmikic9175 He's cookin! :D

[@Steve18795]

Discovering how mind-blowing William Landgren is, has made me go through the five stages of grief.

[@DECODEDVFX]

Great talk guys.

[@ParibesGaming]

This was an amazing talk to listen to!

[@satch1237]

I am 11 years old and can follow his tutorials after 5 months of blender I am almost 13 and I can make anything I want in blender with ease, and I have won a few school competitions because of it

[@GENERIC-RICE]

keep going man im 15 and started at 11 too really worth it!

[@DerekElliott]

Really excited to listen to this all the way through. William is crushing it! I think I found him close to whenever he started posting and every new thing he puts out has me checking ... "wait is that the same guy?!" Thanks you two.

[@ashleynongkynrih6299]

ur one of them.....DA BEST!!!!

[@Erindale]

Picking up software at a younger age is definitely the best way in. Approaching stuff like Blender or Photoshop as a videogame is the way to go. I think certain personality types lend themselves more to the grind than others. Excited to see how his work develops over the next few years!

[@venom777ff6]

I am 18 in think iam late 😭😭

[@btn237]

@@venom777ff6 absolutely not. You’re practically a fetus. I started using Blender when I was around 30 years old. What Erin says “certain personality types lens themselves more to the grind than others”, people who have a negative outlook are the wrong personality type, you have to be able to persevere. This is much more important than what age you begin at.

[@ParibesGaming]

This kid has showed the whole industry that anything is possible in this world! Congratulations William!

[@michaelmuller6029]

I can't believe this dude is 15. You can seriously see he's one of the smarter youngsters who knew how to take advantage of the internet for good. It's even amazing he was able to understand and probably even speak excellent English at the age he started out

[@timely383]

I literally paused when I see a face of a kid, like really? I thought it was like a dude like Ash Thorp. Oh my god.

[@appuser]

I'm not exactly a 15 year old, but I put around 15 months of my normal passion for gaming in to learning Blender, and now I have a pretty robust base skill level, the basics of modelling, retopo, materials, animation, sculpting and rigging. It's a great alternative to gaming, very rewarding in itself. Highly recommend.

[@ayy2193]

15:40 most effective learning approach 18:20 21:20 renew inspiration (explore for a idea that excites you) 45:35 one shot scrolling through, to trigger an idea made a shot then more springed out of that 48:00 always complete something before day is done , keeps it motivating 49:00 uses after effects for color changes. Halation effect for red shifting glowing light sources g high contrast edges to match old 70s film look (investigates technicalities related to that film style, to recreate with effects)

[@jirinajman8560]

Oh my god this little guy should get a Nobel Prize for just existing he is so inspiring keep on

[@Hubwood]

Blender aside... can we aknowledge his english skills at the age of 15 being from sweden? O_O It's amazing how those people manage to get their kids speak english so good so early!

[@NebraskaJimmy]

This is why Blender is soooooo great, the community. Deep thanks. SO AWESOME.

[@gerwaeld]

As a veteran compositor for years now, listening to a 15years old being passionated about anamorphic distortion, bloom, halation... it's warming up my heart so much.

[@pavelmejzlik6488]

Unbeliavable. William is just exceptional. Not only because of his Blender skills. I smell real wisdom in anything he is saying. Hope everything goes well for him and wish him happy live in any way he takes :-)

[@thelostgeneration]

This kid is straight up incredible. Forgetting his huge skill as a modeler, his eye for visual interest, camera angles and movement, composition, and color grading are absolutely prodigious. This kid is going to be a very, very successful filmmaker. William, if you want to collab on something, hit me up any time. Props for your incredible effort and your incredible talent.

[@Ab_obla]

yes, for me too blender is about 10x more fun than playing any video game now

[@LandonLovette]

Being fully in control of everything was one of main reasons I decided to switch my path from videography to animation too. - Also I did the math and this kid is making over $2000 a month on Patreon. So amazing!

[@oakland439]

Watching this kid describing his relationship with 'google,' 'youtube,' and keywords like 'tutorial' is so fascinating. He's programmed and molded by the matrix as his brain is developing at a critical stage. We're seeing the future. Great interview! Very inspiring.

[@m_tth_w9647]

what is it with all this matrix talk i keep hearing what are you on about?

[@vinicio3381]

As a Photoshop enthusiast of 16 years, this leaves me absolutely in awe of William's incredible talent and at the same time embarrassed to be so low level compared to him. Blender seems so complex and too difficult to master at the same level that I already master Photoshop (I spent basically as much time doing Photoshop as William did Blender), and I feel like it's too late. I'm glad there are people my age who enjoy creating digital art as much as I do.

[@sundayblues]

it’s never too late! u can always acquire more skillsets and i believe you can do ANYTHING! keep going 🙏🏼

[@MichaelHickman3D]

I am 13 years old and I’ve been doing 3d for 2 1/2 years. Great to see other kids aspiring!!

[@lanceescargo]

bro he's not aspiring he fkn aspired bro

[@DaneWinn]

I found what William said about needing digital actors, because his brothers didn't want to be in his film, very familiar to my experience when I started out. I wanted to make films, but I had no actors and no real equipment, but I found animation and that let me make whatever I wanted; starring multiple characters and locations and the rest was history. Great interview!

[@taniadubois5657]

I love William's work , have been following - for about a year - an inspirational young man ( from a 53 year old)

[@dwrenn493]

After watching this i realized just how immature i was at age 15, in comparison. William is my new hero. Has accomplished in 2 years what i haven't accomplished in 7. Genius.

[@kaylin756]

Been following this guy for a while, his patreon is well worth it.

[@KevinHtoon]

Mad respect for this yong gentlemen. He is going to places. So much to learn from podcast. Please continue doing this kind of content with other 3D artists, please......!

[@enigmawstudios4130]

There are kids I see making videos on KZbin that irritate me when I discover they're making money with their videos, this kid inspires me (and his work actually helps me out). I recommend anything he does

[@jaaypeso]

My main takeaway is that he is really thoughtful and takes the time to really understand his craft. Good luck to him in all his future endeavors for sure.

[@KevinMerinoCreations]

Great interview! "The Drink" was my first exposure to William and it left me in awe! This interview showcases his intelligence! I can't wait to see what he will be turning out the more he gets into the programing side of the art. Being a life long learner with a lot of years behind me, his fresh passion helps rekindled my motivation to grow.

[@sunnysanjo]

This is so inspiring. I got my creative start in blender when I was 12. I loved remaking logos and just using it as a hobby. It wasn’t until I was 19 that I wanted to get back into blender again. It pushes me to hit the ground running when I see this kid who just went for it at such a young age. I’m 21 now, and going toward fulfilling my childhood dream of being an animator.

[@0zyris]

Great choice of interview Andrew! And well done William for what you've achieved so far and thank you for all your insights! I'm 67 next birthday and have been learning Blender for just under two years since lockdown, although I have been doing art since I was a small child and did it professionally for much of my life in different forms. I would say that I am obsessed with Blender. I can easily spend up to 14 hours a day on it and often do (I live alone). I think that for some people, the ability to imagine something then go ahead and make it look real, or even make it in real life, is like being a wizard. And when something seems difficult I see that as a sort of filter. There are those who would give up at that point while a few would find a way through it to the other side. There is an inner sense of triumph and power in that. After a while you start coming across problems no-one has made a tutorial about or posted about. Then you know you are getting into the area of breaking new ground. That is really inspirational. One more thought about Blender and the online community is that I have never seen a situation where even a beginner can exchange questions and ideas with people right at the top of the field. Imagine we could have sat down in a workshop with Leonardo Da Vinci or Thomas Edison or some other great artist/thinker in their subject. Now we can do that! It's totally amazing! Thanks again to all the brilliant guys who make the tutorials that help us learn.

[@kkzzii]

when talking about 3d and blender, there's only 2 people that i look up to, william landgren and ian hubert. f-ing amazing

[@EvanMapleMaggot]

there are so many cool people out there for you, Willie and Ian are only the tip of iceberg

[@sobog]

Yeah this guy is awesome, I’m the same age as him and started a little later but he definitely inspired me to get started in 3D work. He is insane!

[@TheOriginalRedgo]

I'm 15 too, this kid always found a way yo impress me, every anamation he did.

[@Dragon3D]

Same, lol

[@dff8809]

Huge respect to William and he kinda encourages me to keep doing this. Thanks for your podcast Andrew.

[@visualtacos9116]

1 month ago I run into William's progress video with 0 exp in Blender, and now I'm watching this with a month of experience feeling admiration towards this person. Congrats and keep up the good work! ✌

[@viswanathank8282]

Oh man this is one im listening all the way in

[@niemanickurwa]

Great kid, great attitude. Mature without being pretentious.

[@ryzhov_art]

Insane! Such a powerful kid! Can wait to see him in few years

[@soulzclan5594]

Ngl William was a hugeee inspiration for most of my 3D work, i started at almost the same time he started, im 18 however and it is just amazing how good you are at this stuff. Keep going man

[@Vidyut_Gore]

I'm a quick learner. I had a computer when I was 12 (nothing like we have these days). I am creative. I didn't spend any time on video games. I did stuff and got praised for it. Hardly a muggle about learning or creativity. But this is astonishing. And so wonderful. Equally amazing is that the internet brings this within reach. I remember searching for ages for specific books. Often what I learned was based on books I could find. Including learning computers through books!

[@joepeach997]

You two have accomplished more for Blender then a prolonged national ad blitz! Sincerely, Thank You Andrew and William.

[@sasyscarborough]

Such an articulate young man, inspiring and a great podcast. Thank you both.

[@tonyclif1]

I stumbled on The Drink just yesterday, and am amazed at the level of William’s work. I’m a 63 year old just starting to learn Unreal Engine, and just hope I can one day do something even 1/2 as good as this amazing kids early work, let alone his current stuff.

[@manavnayyar]

Yo This was awesome. I just binged the entire thing. Its 4 am but it was worth it. I got my motivation for the year ahead. Thank you tonnes for shining light on so many topics and problems.

[@3dvfxprofessor]

William is an exceptional talent of the new generation. His personality and his skills are inspiring also for me working in the industry for over 30 years. The film design, typography, editing, and visual quality of his latest short are impressive for this age. In this podcast, he shows himself to be a confident and very intelligent person. I like him a lot because he not only inspires young people but is also a role model for me. Keep up the passion and great work!

[@rr24creations]

This is an amazing podcast. Andrew is so respectful and such a great listener while also adding his own anecdotes that are relevant to the conversation. I listened to this while working on a project in Blender and I found myself getting more and more inspired as it went on. William Landgren is an amazing artist

[@joe_fabricator]

A very amazing future ahead of this brilliant young man! I needed to listen to this talk. Great interview.

[@dustprintvisualization1808]

This young man is awesome! Such a great story, and obviously super talented! Great interview.

[@savagerender]

Never been so inspired by someone so young. It was his car chase scene that got me

[@3d_pauk]

WOW, incredible! Brilliant smart boy! Hope my eight year nephew could learn like William! Thank you Andrew for this interview!

[@TinyMaths]

Sat through all two hours, and even rewound a few times; this is one of the most inspirational/motivational interviews I've seen for a long time. Really helped me appreciate the work you have to put in on projects to get things right. And I'm not even strickly speaking of 3D modeling, but other areas as well. So many good reflections on the learning process; warts and all.

[@LFPAnimations]

It is funny seeing him say he started at 12. That was when I started LEGO animation, which led to my career in VFX!

[@EdNorty]

52:34 Using Blender's panoramic camera to simulate anamorphic cameras. What an amazing insight.

[@chadyonfire7878]

THIS WAS INCREDIBLE , very insightful , i definetly have to look again at the way i learn and my mindset when doing it , thx william and andrew for that

[@uzairbukhari99]

He's really talented man! A real inspiration for beginners

[@maximusgerardin]

A real inspiration for not only beginners

[@cg.man_aka_kevin]

I'm almost 15, glad there are people my age who also have the same hobbies! :D

[@martians1028]

What a legend, excited to see what all he does

[@issaHMD]

One of the most informative interviews I've watched in a while, thank you

[@piotr2190]

omg, at his age I was eating dirt outside. What a mature and motivated boy

[@RomasNoreika]

I just loved this conversation. BRAVO! Hard to believe that he is so young. Very creative person. Big big inspiration. 😊

[@leandromoreno1254]

Mad respect for this dude. Speaks both lenguages learning to code amazing cg artist and an easy going sharp smart person. People like him give me hope for the future . Thx for the inspiration 🙏🙏🙏

[@KenalLouis]

This was golden and full of insightful thoughts on the frame of thought, learning, and becoming a 3D artist. Just getting into Blender after spending the past 10 years creating digital paintings. I've always found it a bit daunting just the concept of creating anything in 3D, not even to the scale William has done. It's truly fascinating as an art medium. I loved all the open and transparent support for other 3D leaders like Derek Elliott and everyone else cited in the notes. Shared with video with two of my nieces and nephews they are 12 and 10 in hopes they will be inspired. I look forward to learning more from the vast Blender community and openly available 3D artists online. I believe the internet is still grossly under-utilized for growth, with so many resources... though it can be scary and confusing to know which way to go or start on something. The thoughts shared were beyond valuable!! Subbed to both channels!

[@JustIn-case]

I'mmma just start my day with this video for at least the next year.

[@fakecubed]

His final tip, about adding trash, is very good. Real life is imperfect. Real life is dirty. Surfaces have smudges and fingerprints, scratches and scuff marks. There's dust everywhere. Even things that have been cleaned will have grime in the cracks, and stuff will have been smeared all over instead of being fully removed. No manufacturing process creates a perfect shape. The first thing I say to anyone asking for feedback on any kind of realistic art is add imperfections. In practical terms, any surface texture should have variable roughness. First thing I do with any procedural texture material is add noise to the roughness, with a map range node or color ramp to give it an ideal average value but some variance from there.

[@tharun-fx]

i also tryed to make a short film like "the drink" but it did not work out well, but still i learned a lot from it.

[@skulwandadoesblender]

I started blender when two years ago, and nothing i have made is anywhere near what William did. This is extremely inspirational!

[@mikecapson1845]

I had similiar experience but i cutted it i half .. half Vray and architecture visualizations since my 13 years old, before i was building homes in The Sims , not playing it, just using builder. My joy is in creating something out of your imaginations, bring something into life in its true glory and full form is just like giving a birth, you are hen so proud on what you created. My carrier isnt shiny and its in pretty bad spot, but im glad there are more people like this, and then people like William, Exceptional person borned once in a century. Your dad is exceptional William, i wish my parrents would be like this, supporting kid in creativity and showing him possibilities on early on. Btw your composing ane key framing skills are super dope, you could be next AAA film art director right away

[@fakecubed]

Kids are born wanting to learn, and they have a tremendous capacity for it. But it's not that adults lack this capacity, it's that adults have less time and they usually had the love of learning beaten out of them by school. It's why I'm very much in favor of homeschooling and "un-schooling" where kids are just given the opportunity to explore those interests they have to go learn whatever it is that they want to learn, with just some guidance from interested and loving parents who can make sure to nudge them in the right directions sometimes, but never, ever do anything to diminish their child's enthusiasm. I did play around a bit with 3D art when I was William's age, but I was much more interested in how computers worked and doing programming, so I started programming around the age when he first got into Blender. I did it all at home. It wasn't until late in high school when I had the opportunity to take a college-level class in computer science. Pretty much all of the things I've enjoyed learning the most, the things that are my passions today as an adult are those things I learned outside of school, entirely self-directed, with some encouragement from at least one parent. The subjects I'm least passionate about, those are the ones I was forced to learn at school, whether or not I was good at them.

[@lewessays]

Summary - It's all about mindset. Context - Andrew started when he was 15 and William started when he was 12...while, I got hold of Blender when I was 15 but, unlike them I gave up..and tried to get into Blender over the years and now 10 years later..I am still there at 0...and look at where these dudes are at... So, fix your mindset, dedicate yourself and grind away and have fun and enjoy the process of learning...have patience it takes time. I am now seriously doing 3D and working on my skills which are just ugh at the moment. So, good luck ...wish you all the best.

[@omegasage7]

Watching this is inspiring. I had used Blender for a very short times years ago, when the only beginner tutorials were the rubber ducky, the flashlight, and a gingerbread man. 1.x.something. I got so far as animations, but never got into texturing because it required flamingo or something like that. Walked away for a month or two, came back, could not figure out how to even select the blasted cube. Found myself having to revisit the same old tutorials just to figure out which key did what. I got very frustrated very quickly. Recently thought to give it another go, the new UI, and seeing what this kid has done in such a short time... all of it makes me want to start again. This time instead of a ducky I think I'll try some donuts, lol. Maybe in 4 years I can get to where this kid has gotten. He's amazing!

[@ebnevaght]

This fantastic insightful video, shows how big yet modest Andrew is... this was the most inspiring thing I've seen in years. one other thing is I could feel how fast the tools and softwares are changing and improving and make people feel old at a young age, seeing the next generation knows something that I don't. it's so hard to adapt this fast! learning complicated things that you don't even know if it's gonna be useful in 2 years, like the tutorial that Andrew mentioned that is redundant now a mini "death of a salesman" happened there 😅

[@fed_blend]

Great talk guys! William's overall story felt really relatable and similar to mine, especially when he talked about his old 2013 iMac! Hes gonna have a bright future for sure.

[@banano24]

Finaly a person whos yunger than me and knows blender This is what i live for

[@DangitDigital]

I'm familiar with William's work and am always left in awe. It's so interesting to hear the artist himself speak and share on his process! Regardless of age, his work is super cool.

[@Wildbrush]

The kid is a beast! Congratulations and all the best to you, man!

[@dennisholscher3182]

Thank you for this one! Great format you have here with the Podcast. William is such a wonderful guest to talk to. Well, he got himself a new patreon :D

[@dougieladd]

You know you're doing something right when you have three top you-tubers following and commenting on you :) I remember the 2 year progress video... just made me feel totally lazy :) Talented kid indeed. And he has good parents by the sounds of it too. Awesome.

[@Skovidesign]

This kid is out of his mind! Good luck for him in the future, can't wait to see more! :)

[@-Kenzin-]

he is right though... the program and being able to achive stuff is so much more fun :) i was playing world of warcraft whenever i was free back in the day.. like 6-7 hours now i get carried away in blender and dont even realize the time at all....

[@glennzone]

I’ve share this inspiring story and conversation on my own FaceBook page, because I think it’s really important for humans in general. For me, it’s all about creative communications, because when one cares, one always has something to communicate, and one gets better at it the more experience one gets doing it.

[@HarimaKentaro]

awesome interview, so much stuff to learn. I can't remember how many times i stop learning blender and get back to it and stop again already the third time!!!! I hope I keep the words I hear in this interview in my mind. Usually, one forgets what excited them to begin with. Argh, I am just rambling at this point now :P Anyway, I think I am just gonna watch more tutorials for now and hopefully make something or at least get better!

[@Equilion]

The very first video 2 hours long I ever watchedd from start to end. So much stuff to digest. GREAT! William, I congratulate you for your mindset and succeess. Keep up the increedible work!

[@DanielGreen0]

It's really cool seeing someone his age that doesn't have these emotional barriers and he just makes shit. He doesn't think about bullshit. He's just doing.

[@ngaiwinghong]

This episode is so inspiring! William is so amazing! Thank you both!

[@Cineinsaner]

man didnt know this channle exits.. found this today by youtube recommendation and love this

[@bashinspace]

On top of his progress I am impressed at his listening and speaking ability. Thank you sharing your experience and best of luck to you!

[@guillaumegalante]

I’ve been following William for a while now, such a great source of inspiration for me. Thank you for this interview Andrew, mind blown what a 15 years old can do nowadays! Congrats William, you have a bright future!

[@matthewmassey2333]

I'm happy to see this podcast, I recently started in blender to follow a passion to recreate the the graphics from movies and video games that I love so much, the ability to give a motion and tell a story. I drew a lot of inspiration & information from this episode. This conversation put a lot of things into perspective for me to take it one step at a time. Looking forward to the next one 🤙🏼

[@johanedstrom4117]

Fun with such a talented fellow Swede.

[@Sire_Illeria]

What a fantastic interview.

[@mqbaka]

I remembered Andrew Price talking about not knowing what dot product is in one of his videos. Dot product is the scalar product of two vectors, it's just the length of the two vectors multiplied by the cosine of their angle. It basically indicates how long a vector would be if projected on the axis of another vector.

[@AR-pb2zh]

My 14-year-old son needs to listen to this!

[@harveyxd3901]

😂

[@bingbong7431]

one of my favourite interviews ever.

[@cyano3d]

Thanks for this much needed podcast, love you two and would love to see another revisit next year in December talking about new projects and experiences :3

[@jerrypaczka2060]

So much inspiration from both this guys, thanks for the content!

[@luvair6765]

Great to see an example of the next generation really utilizing access to software and learning on the internet. When I was his age youtube had just came on the scene. If you wanted to learn any of this stuff it was either a book or college. I tried learning maya from a book and it went terribly. This generation coming up has the opportunity to really take advantage. Either use technology or technology uses you.

[@LangleyFilms]

Truly inspirational, I could only have wished to see this when I was a kid.

[@riptideart7831]

I've been waiting for this Les gooooooo