Blender Geometry Nodes for Beginners - Part 2

This Blender tutorial shows you how to use Geometry Nodes to create sugar coated candy.
Part 1: • Blender Geometry Nodes...
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0:00 Exposing values
1:40 The importance of real-world scale
3:08 Why object scale impacts point density
4:47 Making values more usable
6:28 The importance of labelling
7:54 Modelling the candy
9:09 Reducing point intersections
11:19 Materials, lighting, camera
13:16 The NFT
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[@MaxJones123]

But why via NFTs?

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an also because people get rich off NFTs.@@MaxJones123

[@RavenclawNimbus]

@@MaxJones123 I think it's a little annoying, but at least he's using NFTs to help blender, and not just NFTs to help him

[@mrprice8636]

I mean it’s not really for FREE, but I get your point. He is likely getting at least $3-5 per 1000 views on this video so this part 2 video made him over $1000 in Adsense.

[@rintinrina]

This was literally posted the DAY I decided to get back into 3D modeling and improve my skills. Definitely a sign.

[@spiralingspiral72]

8:50 You don't need to do it like him where you have to punch in zeroes to get it to a really small value Just click on the dropdown next to Width Type (set at Offset by default), and select Percentage Now the bevels will be applied relative to the object's local size (applied scale)

[@oreynani3778]

I never know this. so helpful

[@nibblrrr7124]

3:23 Density is just in terms of area, not volume: "The number of points to distribute per square meter on each mesh face." So a density of 173 means 173 crystals per m², or 0.0173 crystals per cm² - which isn't much on a cube with 2cm×2cm faces. (We got lucky to get any crystals at all!) The factor of 10000 Andrew typed in at 5:36 (or _1e5_ if you're lazy 😉) does exactly that conversion from m² to cm² (b/c 100 centimeters fit into a meter, and 100×100 centimeter-long squares fit into a meter-long square), so the _Sugar Density_ input ends up to be in nice units of "crystals per square centimeter." 🤓

[@animzotic6672]

Density can also be in terms of volume but in this case density is interms of area

[@PaladinNasicom]

Science!😍

[@blenderguru]

Can’t remember why I thought it was volume. Area makes a lot more sense😅. Thanks

[@nibblrrr7124]

​@@blenderguru Like @Animzotic said, outside of this particular node (volumetric shader nodes, physics in general...), density is in terms of volume more often than not - so it was a good instinct. ;) I'd actually love to have a _"Distribute Points in Volume"_ node, though - r/n you can fake it by slicing the mesh with a stack of planes and an intersection boolean, but it's slow and janky.

[@nibblrrr7124]

​@@cubix6278 **Tom Lehrer voice** 🎶 _Try as you mayyy / you just can't get away / from mathemaaaaaatics!_ 🎶 (sorry ^^)

[@joe_fabricator]

I've been avoiding learning Geometry Nodes but after watching this 2 Part Tutorial, the intimidation is gone. Thanks for you help Andrew, really appreciated.

[@moano3271]

Your tutorials are just so good Andrew. I recently got into UI design and have taken a paid course on udemy. It has nothing on you..doesnt even come close to the professionalism and excitement that you bring to all of us..and for free!! Amazing. Thank you once again!

[@antonsvanurgumundsson1977]

Great tutorial! Grateful for your unselfish free education and helping people around the globe. You're doing a noble job here on this channel dude :)

[@architect1580]

Thank you for this incredible and complete tutorial on this complex topic of nodes, which for those of us who learned to model with the basic tools is a whole new world. Watching this video I feel like I lived in the times of the caves with 3dsmax maya etc.

[@Srivatsan17]

Straight up this dude makes the best tutorials!!

[@sennabullet]

You remain the undesputed king of Blender instructors! Awesome 2-part series!

[@sarahange1996]

A really cool tutorial to understand basics of geometry node! We need more tutorials from you to go deeper in that!

[@lassekalhauge4801]

Jeeeeeze what a great tutorial, Andrew. You truly are a Blender GURU. Love the way you explain everything when it comes to how and why. Best regards from Denmark❤

[@GiPa98]

always great to follow your tutorials. Really thanks for the help! You're truly a pillar for the community

[@kerhabplays]

Glad you're back with a series!

[@BomboclatDoink]

This tutorial is AMAZING! I love geometry nodes but i didn't know how to use them but now i know and i can finally make some good stuff with this funcion. Thank you!

[@RalseiGaming]

thank you blender guru from your tutorials i know have over a 1000 hours of blender practice from doing your tutorials and know i can truly say i know have went from knowing nothing about how anything works in blender to knowing a tiny bit of how anything works in blender can’t wait to spend the next 20 years to the points were i completely figure out geometry nodes

[@RalseiGaming]

no but in all seriousness you have helped me learn a ton

[@kevanbalmer9048]

That was so awesome! I learned again what I did with the doughnut but the transparent material is so fun! Just with that screen shot of the Node Editor I was able to create the Candy and Sugar Crystal Materials! Neat! Thank you Andrew!

[@KapilaSudesh]

Great! I'm a novice to Geometry nodes. I can say I learnt a lot! Thank you Mr. Guru :)

[@XenarthrA28]

awesome stuff, was always scared to go into the geometry nodes because of the whole math thing but this really made it clear on how the nodes work! keep it up!

[@zubyyynaijaaa2677]

it's incredible how fast people adapt to things. You definitely won't catch me using geometry nodes till a year or more

[@erikfox-jackson5604]

Lucky for you, he put out the original version of this tutorial in April of 2021. Feel free to jump in!

[@Heinze.Lightart]

Maybe a shorter way that avoid the Math/Multiply node is to do this before you begin the tutorial: Go to Scene Properties and set the Unit Scale to 0.01. I have this set by default because I model small things all the time. But it´s also very rewarding to see how to do it all the way around with nodes! I like the depth of your tutorials!!

[@lobachevscki]

For anyone reading: the drawback is that you might want to keep the scale untouched if you are working on a more complex scene or for stuff that will be imported lets say to a Game Engine. So it is an option if you are doing a single object but the way approached in the video would be a more convenient one in bigger scenes.

[@JuanFernandez-ti5bv]

Thank you so much for your channel SIR!!! You are really helping out so many people by sharing your knowledge and master tricks!! You are a real value

[@CodeJos]

Incredible. And thanks again. You're the top quality tutorial producer!

[@IneptOrange]

I managed to make a V2 of this effect with a usable tick box for applying the effect to a weight painting layer and a couple of other small tweaks like adding a Poisson Multiplier. Used this to sprinkle the ground with sugar crystals. Really pulled the effect together. I am already in love with Geometry nodes.

[@rajabwali3373]

Was watching this to learn the feature but as always, your way of explaining is amazing.

[@fadairo210]

i just wanna say thank you for getting me in to blender keep up the good work, much love form the uk

[@Visualsofkarthik]

Truly an amazing perfectly well explained tutorial, Thanks a lot very much. I just starting off with the Geometry nodes for environment and level designing.

[@SchoolofAI]

You are the GOAT of Blender thank you!

[@marclew5302]

Thanks for the tutorial , really helpful and easy to understand.

[@garviegarzo6853]

loving geometry nodes, and as always, you too Mr Guru

[@samdrago6399]

I have been waiting for this. Thank you.

[@kurtisb97]

Thanks for the great tutorial man! Similar to the sprinkles on the donut tutorial which I recently completed (Wooo!) was great to further put those skills into practice. It would be amazing to get that '20 minute' tutorial on the materials for the sugar candy and crystals though man! Tried figuring it out myself and doing manually rather than copying but am struggling lol XD

[@renaissancejames]

FANTASTIC!!! This was very helpful---ESPECIALLY the section on scaling down and not seeing the density retain the same amount. That was driving me crazy!

[@sidekick3rida]

I really enjoyed following along with this one. Cheers!

[@williammanning5066]

Thanks for the tutorial! Even more user-friendly is to divide the density parameter by the geometry's approximate scale, so that it increases as the geometry shrinks.

[@graphiczonestudio]

Wuhu really nice and clean video as always blender guru

[@squibblejack]

Totally AWESOME Sir!! Thank you Andrew.

[@anytng2077]

Great tutorial again! Perfect to refresh the memory of geometry nodes after donut tutorial.

[@tristafrog]

Seriously thank you so much for everything you do you are THE BEST

[@juju_be]

To make values more manageable at small scale you can also change the scene "units scale" inside the scene properties tab, in the same place, you can change from meters to centimeters. I have my scale set to 0.01

[@ayudan24688]

We need more people like this, this is how society moves forward!

[@travisshoaf9509]

For what it's worth, I would watch a 20 min explanation of the materials. Thanks for another great tutorial.

[@tangdai6486]

Andrew your tutorials are sweet like crystal sugars

[@Popviz]

thanks BG, learned loads from this tutorial!

[@diegodaly]

Awesome tutorial! Thank you

[@izadeenmohamad5306]

Remember to shade the cube smooth guys. Also that tutorial was excellent

[@tondiar]

I stopped using Blender about 10 years ago and this looked so interesting that I have to try it again.

[@energeticgd4549]

Can’t remember why I thought it was volume. Area makes a lot more sense😅

[@gabriellecabato7629]

I learn from another channel but this tutorial actually I learned and planted it to my brain

[@linayesmin]

Awesome Tutorial. Thank You.

[@E.T.S.]

Thank you for your tutorials.

[@eloiseatkins6603]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@indianheartbeat9005]

Hats off bro for such an amazing work

[@user-nq6zu5lw2o]

Great result! 👍

[@user-nq6zu5lw2o]

A what?

[@gordonbrinkmann]

Just a quick note: when you're increasing the Max Bounces for Transparency to 50, it's not necessary to increase the Total value as well. Transparency bounces are independent from the Total bounces, Total only limits the Diffuse, Glossy, Transmission and Volume bounces.

[@AnimeKingdubber001]

Super super thanks🥰Blender guru i have understood basic geometry nodes properly Now i can make suger candys stones and more things❤

[@mjpaynewales]

Your voice will forever make me crave a donut. I'm actually considering going out and buying some having heard your voice just now.

[@LoomaMusic]

Thank you for these videos!

[@valdirlourette]

Grande trabalho! Mesmo tendo muitas dificuldades com o idioma Inglês, consegui aprender muita coisa. Você que não tem problemas com o idioma, aproveite os materiais que este grande artista disponibiliza. Obrigado!

[@energeticgd4549]

Can’t remember why I thought it was volume. Area makes a lot more sense😅

[@dertobbe1176]

Awesome tutorial

[@AM23.]

First off I can't tell you how much we all appreciate what you do But really would've loved a walkthrough of the shading/ making the material. I was able to duplicate what was shown, but have no idea how the end result..... resulted. It looks fabulous though! 👍

[@kr0ll3x]

Damn my first ever blender render looked amazing, thank you!

[@migrantmemoirs]

Thanks bro, you lower down my scariness about geometry node..

[@nazar2383]

7:35 You can press f2 to rename something. Works outside the Blender as well.

[@AlonsoJoaquinComposer]

You are the best, and the G.O.A.T 💖

[@geoffrey3668]

Thanks for the nice tutorial!

[@james_craft]

Thanks blender guru for the lesson. it's very helpfull😁

[@blenderstuffs]

Amazing 😍😍

[@bernardjoisten1711]

Congrats Guru!

[@I_am_Ubiquitous]

Finally I found my guide😍😍

[@MrKaszaneczka]

It's basically a sprinkle node from the latest donut tutorial but I still love it. The materials are great looking. I just made a jelly dog.

[@jelly._.cube86]

Thanks for the tutorial! The earlier geometry nodes tutorials keep getting obsolete pretty quickly and i can't keep up. Changing the unit from Meter to Cm is one of the 1st thing i do to avoid this much math in my life. They should make cm default.

[@shibata_belaqua]

this is just blowing my mind away

[@Yazidn]

Greatest teacher on earth

[@LonTurner]

Thank you for the Tutorial

[@dragonninja9908]

Arigato sensei, u really helped me with this one

[@athilalthaf6222]

Nice tutorial I just recently made a donut completely in geometry node. It is fun excercise

[@3dcircle]

oh wow this looks so cool already. I need to go and check my sugar now. 😁

[@Mmesi737]

Helpline 📲📩 QUESTIONS CAN COME IN ☝️☝️..

[@hugo54758]

Thanks Andy!

[@ssafeerahhmadahhmad8218]

please do more videos on geometrynode i like yor way of explaination of nodes.there are many professional tutorials but they cant explain things like you do.

[@RealtoSage]

as usual great!

[@golfstix83]

Dude you remind me of my old math teacher in 8th grade. For years I had no clue about trigonometry. He simplified it to just being the ratio between the sides of a triangle not matter which unit you used. Hell you could even invent your own unit and it would still work. Thats when everything clicked

[@tolikonline_de]

Many THANKS!!! Again and again and again and ...!!!

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the best goddamn blender teacher in the world, or very much the best goddamn teacher in the world. my blender guru never upsets me.

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Hey Blender Guru! I was thinking if it was possible for you to make a detailed video on Blender 3.2 changes to Cycles rendering, cause I know some small things changed. Btw thanks for the blender content, I am really finding it useful, means a lot

[@SirPeibol]

👏👏👏 You are amazing!

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ily mr. blender guru andrew price

[@Saibot941]

you are brilliant

[@lastsonofktn]

I'm loving all of this info as a noob

[@user-tl9xj5mj4i]

really helpful

[@hannahsnow6225]

Thank you!

[@rosaline5159]

always you master. thank you

[@anirving5440]

it is the best Tutorial my son is only 6 years old and he is very happy about this thanks so much Andrew

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Love the hair!!! 😁

[@TheJGAdams]

Very cool! :)

[@theshowcast2091]

I know you are a busy person but it seems to me you're tutorials are the ones easy for me to understand and it's been long eversince you posted another geometry node tutorial and I am a beginner in geometry node and am almost giving up now and I just can't find my way through this stuff and if I would recall your donut tutorial series was very helpful and it is my hope through your geometry nodes series I might get better ....so I was just kindly begging you to atleast post on a weekly

[@gigic6905]

Don't give up. Take a little break if you need to. I wish I could point you in the right direction, but I'm a beginner myself and learning all of this as I go just like you. I know this can be overwhelming, challenging, and frustrating at times, but don't forget your reason for starting this journey in the first place! Try Reddit, other tutorials, maybe even some courses. I'm sure Blender Guru will post more tutorials in the future, but he mentioned another KZbinr called Erindale so I'm going to try and see if I can follow along their Geometry Nodes tutorials in the mean time. There is a solution to whatever problem you're facing-it's just a matter of time before you find it. You could be close, don't give up. :)

[@sofianchamam]

You're a great guy

[@bububirb]

Great tutorial as always. By the way, total bounces don't affect transparent bounces.

[@VisualistAyush07]

Blender lord thank you so much

[@3dmass]

Thank You :D