Blender Geometry Nodes for Beginners - Part 1

Blender tutorial showing how to use Geometry Nodes to create sugar coated candy.
Part 2: • Blender Geometry Nodes...
0:00 Getting started
01:16 Geometry nodes is a modifier
03:44 Distributing points
04:56 Joining Geometry
06:02 Creating Instances on Points
07:12 Pinning the Node Layout
07:45 Referencing another object in the nodes
09:04 How to randomize rotation
12:43 How to randomize scale
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[@blenderguru]

Hopefully they don't change it again 🤞

[@ScientistHL]

hes spittin

[@bimalpokhrel]

😂😂😂

[@ikilledaman]

Thank you for the helpful tutorials

[@ScientistHL]

@@ikilledaman you're welcome

[@FrostysChannel]

😂😂

[@xxmigs41xx]

i have some learning disabilities and usually rely on self teaching, finding myself getting impatient with videos. however, the fact that you stop to explain what each element does instead of blitzing by is hugely appreciated! thank you very much

[@chasspattz586]

Geometry Nodes and I are not friends, at all. My brain cells are burning up faster than my poor computer everytime I try to understand them...

[@Gens-qe7si]

Node is easier than coding, slowly to understand is okay, enjoy the process ❤

[@dafff08]

Doest matter for how long you use blender, you will always learn something handy in those tutorials.

[@slundqsale]

True!

[@magar2434]

unlimited tricks everyday 😂

[@oliath]

I have to say that having spent the last week trying to learn Geometry Nodes - this is far and above one of the best laid out tutorials. Lots of others tell you what to do step by step but usually fail to explain the what and why of it all - so while you come away with an impressive end result you don't come away with a solid understanding of how to do it on your own. I really appreciate how you break everything down and explain why certain nodes are needed.

[@pearsonpeng3685]

This is what I'm talking about. THIS IS WHY I FAILED MATH IN SCHOOL. No one explained shit just "MEMORIZE IT. SOLVE IT. REPEAT"

[@nibblrrr7124]

11:05 It's handy to remember that _tau = 2*pi = 360°_ - but if you can't, the *Math* node can convert degrees to radians if you select *To Radians* in the dropdown menu. In this case, you could just plug it into the _Max_ input of the _Random Value_ node. To speed this up, you can even drag the unconnected input into empty space, and type "radians" into the search box to quickly create a _Math_ node in the right mode. (It's okay to plug in a grey value into a blue vector here b/c we want the same maximum rotation angle on all axes. *If you want different rotation ranges for each axis* (e.g. full rotation on Z but only tiny on X & Y), you could use the _Vector Math_ node set to _Scale_ by _tau_ to get 1 to mean "one full rotation by 360°" - or scale by _tau/360_ (just type that into the field and hit Enter) to use degrees. Or, *if you want to expose this value in the modifiers panel anyway,* you can also drag any _Rotation_ input (e.g. from the _Instance on Points_ node) to the empty slot at the bottom of the _Group Input_ node, then disconnect it again and plug it into the _Random Value_ node's _Max_ input. That way, Blender knows this vector is supposed to be in degrees, displays the values as such, and does all the mathy conversion to radians automatically behind the scenes.)

[@ronaldbell7429]

@@Hi-6969 But they don't all agree that they disagree... so it's still okay. Since Blender can make use of tau, and it should not have provoked an argument about whether or not remembering that might be handy. It might not be necessary, and it might not be (in your opinion) useful enough to be worth remembering. Personally, I'll be sticking with 2pi. But you really shouldn't have quibbled on that point. Not only is it churlish, it's technically incorrect - which is the worst kind of incorrect ;) (Or are you disagreeing with the second part? Surely not. But not only are you guilty of being churlish, you're also guilty of being vague. Which is poor form for a mathematician. :P )

[@electricspeedruns6121]

@@Hi-6969 I pretty sure its correct if you are talking about 2pi = 360 degree

[@DragoonySilverwing]

This is fantastic! Was actually reading about geometry nodes lately and wanted to dive deeper into it. Thanks! Your guides/tutorials are a lifesaver for someone wanting to learn 3D. Thank you!

[@drewkeith]

Finished 1 and 2, thank you so much for these tutorials, you've single handedly kept me learning blender. I'd love to see more videos covering geometry nodes. Thanks for the amazing content!

[@jackcleveland1175]

Thank you for this tutorial, Andrew. Just when I thought I was really getting a handle on Blender, nodes comes along and upends my world. I've been avoiding the whole nodes thing, resisting learning yet ANOTHER skill set. But now is the time to dive in, and I'm so grateful that awesome people like you are sharing their teaching skill and knowledge. Peace!

[@Adeno]

First video I watched from you and I learned a lot about not just geometry nodes, but nodes in general in Blender! This was an instant "subscribe" moment for me, and I never subscribe randomly, only the really important channels to me. Very good teaching style, I definitely appreciate the "We are gonna use this and this is WHY" approach. It immediately answers the viewer's natural question of "why". I've been watching a bunch of Blender tutorials for how to do certain things, but they always were more like "Do this and do that because I said so", and with that method, it's a lot harder to understand concepts and I end up following directions without understanding why in the world what I'm actually doing. Your style clarified WHY I should put those nodes in that order and HOW I can manipulate them to my liking. You present the logic very clearly to the point that you demystified nodes for someone who has barely any functional knowledge of them. Definitely a very good teacher! Now I can improve my little toy action videos better, thanks!

[@renzesparza6281]

Very comprehensive intro. Easy enough to follow where i guessed you’d be changing that last module from vector to float

[@19CarlosGomez64]

I think GN is the future of Blender. Learning its logic is essential. Luckily, this series of tutorials from Andrew Price is opening our eyes. Many thanks.

[@thephilosopher7173]

It definitely has a very difficult learning curve, but the freedom to create is worth it.

[@hungrysquishybrain]

Blender IS the Future

[@HazySkies]

So glad you're finally doing a tutorial series on this! Geometry nodes are one of the things I've always been intrigued about, but they just seemed so incredibly complicated, more-so than material nodes, or at least at first glance. But yeah, very eager to see the rest ^-^

[@Rose_Harmonic]

According to the ease that I use material nodes and the intimidation from geo nodes I experience, you must be right. Also there are waaaay more nodes with geo nodes.

[@Denomote]

it's really just a matter of breaking up your desired end product into parts and assembling those parts in the right order with nodes that make sense and have pretty self-explanatory names

[@bottleneckgamer8179]

Finally Blender guru style geo node tutorials. Love it🔥❤️

[@matthewbrown3130]

Thanks SO MUCH for working at a pace that allows all of us to follow. Many other Blender Gurus, although super knowledgeable, move so fast that it's difficult keep up with (even using the pause button).

[@MhLiMz]

You don't like fast tutorials? I enjoyed GC Matter's super-fast tutorials or Ian Hubert's Lazy Tutorials - for fun of course - too bad they both stopped making them.

[@Monshilstraze]

Oh this is really a blessing! Wanted to get into geometry nodes but wasn't sure who I should watch to get a good hang of it. Now there's you and I'm sure as hell gonna watch it, like I watched the donuts :) Thank you!

[@AbyssalPrimarch]

Awesome lets go!! Just recently have been digging into geometry node tutorials since realizing I love the whole procedural combo of art n math xD

[@RE3MR]

I've been putting this off for too long. This is exactly what I need. Thank you Andrew!

[@DrMerle-gw4wj]

There seem to be a great many real Blender experts on KZbin who can do quite a lot of things with Blender. You are certainly one of them. However, you are one of the very few Blender artists whose KZbin videos I have seen who can actually create a good tutorial. This is one of the few really good tutorials I have seen on KZbin. My sincere thanks for providing this video.

[@DrunkenUFOPilot]

Yes, Andrew is the best among tutorial makers! So many others just talk out loud what they're doing, little background info or reasoning. There's a reason the famous Donut Tutorial is often mentioned in 3D beginner forums. It has become a standard rite of passage for 3D artists, because it has a high learning to verbiage ratio.

[@S9universe]

man i was searching just that, i followed the donuts tuto for the 3rd time lately and since i kept going on, understanding, rigging, animation, uvs.. testing camera mapping..texture painting and "vertex painting", so i forgot to go deeper in geometry nodes.. so really, thank you for all that

[@anasfx3970]

Simple, beautiful and elegant as usual. Keep up the good work Andrew 🧐👍 .

[@dpolanski4143]

If you want to change multiple values all at once, like at 11:47, you click and hold LMB on the first value, then drag it to the last one you want.

[@user-shalalala]

This is absolutely amazing, I really looking forward to this series

[@jamiediromero5016]

Thank you, Andrew! I was happy to make this tutorial! I will try now to do your donut-tutorial for me, but as a such node-programm. It will make me surely more fun to node, as to model or to sculpt. In addition, I can use always such node-modifier or node-tool for recreate and justify my blender-donut.

[@elghosy7952]

YES i was actually hoping to get on this tutorial and now its been reworked, thank you!!!

[@Tsubakimo]

Oooo, YES ! I was wondering if you will make tutorial series on geometry nodes. Can't wait to dive into it!

[@DonutDude66]

Thanks again Andrew, was excited to see you uploaded!

[@doggomemesniffuh]

Yesss!! Been waiting for this, thank you so much Mr. Guru

[@RyanKingArt]

👍‍ 👍‍

[@saltysandy5879]

glad to see my fav blender gurus new videos right out of the oven love yaaa

[@essore9036]

TNice tutorials is by far the best soft soft basic tutorial, I rember when I just started learning, tNice tutorials was so helpful!! I’ve now been releasing edm

[@tristafrog]

Absolute legend. Thanks so much for your amazing content dude

[@K3NZO_]

Finally! Been waiting for this 👌🏾

[@classicyup3306]

Great video as always!

[@xkueen]

I cannot thank you enough for making these tutorials! Been subscribed since your donut tutorial around 2018 I think 🤔 haha but seriously, thank you!

[@pelakalion]

Thanks Andrew, geometry nodes are very intimidating and this lesson encourage and inspire to enjoy learn of it :)

[@PSiOO2]

I m so hyped for this tutorial!

[@ganapathysubramaniam]

You are rocking it!! Thank you!

[@SirPeibol]

What a great video! I can´t wait to see next!

[@jenkem4464]

8:44 Beautiful! Now I also know how to get a very good headstart on a Borg cube, or even any other tech greeble type material. Great tuts.

[@simoncodrington]

Ooo an updated geometry nodes tutorial. Cheers mate

[@ahamrtasmi]

You explain the details very well, which is very good for beginners. Thank you!

[@YKChau888]

Love it! Another showcase for beginners besides donut! And...nice haircut!

[@aasir.a8725]

Aaahh ... This was much much awaited series

[@KennyPhases]

You are an inspiration. Thank you for the file!

[@gmodperson1]

I literally love everything you do

[@sidekick3rida]

That, for me, was the perfect introduction. Cheers!

[@kerhabplays]

Geometry nodes are like the future of Art productions fr! It's so powerful!

[@Kimera_Alternate_Realities]

Just two days ago I was thinking: "Man is Blender Guru going to make more tutorials? I haven't seen one in some time, I miss his tutorials" Given that this is how today starts, I'll say that today is going to be a good day :)

[@raman9756]

Thx! Good job! Let´s hope this time it stays up to date for a little longer and Ton doesn´t change names and nodes again so quickly ;)

[@MyBlendr-]

Wow, it will be the first video on Geo nodes I will watch to the end. Honestly, You should do this, I was scared from the beginning of any other :-D

[@facu_eze_peralta]

Blender is the best free app! just love it, you can learn a lot every single day ♥ thanks for the videos!

[@user-nq6zu5lw2o]

Many thanks. Geometry nodes is a powerful tool in understanding hands.)

[@gsriram5013]

never disappoints blender guy

[@kkojha]

very nice explaination which is easy to follow... thnx a lot Blender Guru!!

[@salimalim6185]

Man's coming out here looking fresh👌🙌

[@souvikkarmakar4059]

Man this video looks awesome!!!!

[@toulouse2k]

"Post processing for meshes"...probably the best summation of Geometry Nodes I've hears.

[@beelee9473]

等到了大佬的更新了。从大佬这里开始入门blnder，感谢大佬！

[@HerbertTubera]

very helpful man i like this one and your podcast :)

[@sheikhhilal8256]

I absolutely love your tutorials. From the donut one to this. You make things easier to understand. Other ones are too fast or don’t emphasise on the basics enough. Also, request you to make a beginner tutorial for modelling vehicles :)

[@HopWorksET]

Thank you again Andrew for peeling yet another blender layer back for all to see! Unfortunately, right out of the gate, my experience was somewhat different. For one, adding a geometry node did not add the group input and output nodes. So I added them manually, and then added a transform geometry node in-between. But then anything I changed in it had no effect on my object. In the modifier there is an info message "No group output attributes connected". So I deleted it and tried again, but then remembering that I should zoom out and look around and sure enough, the two nodes were there. I still get that info message in the modifier instance, but now the object reacts. I am using 3.6.1 released on 07/17/23. THANKS AGAIN for the great tutorial!! {liked.saved}=True (already subscribed), who wouldn't be? 👍

[@anouk3539]

I appreciate what you do so much. Thank you!

[@shortfilmstudios4715]

This is so amazing thankyou

[@user-rj3il8qc8u]

I was just following the gumdrop tutorial yesterday, and gave up frustrated bacause half of the nods just didn't exist anymore, and instead made the LED sign. Thank god I did that, because just one day later yoz make this Masterpiece XD

[@sunteem369]

Yeeeeehhh more good stuff!!! 👏👏👏

[@stevencasteelassistantgene5263]

Looking stylish my dude!

[@dtgrafix]

Thank you so much for your content. ❤ its so helpful!

[@notimportant7682]

so happy to see the guru finally using tau

[@fortheloveofcheese5723]

it's finally here!

[@KevinGreggain]

I'm an ex programmer, developer and network tech, and yet I feel completely idiotic as I'm learning blender. It is a Godsend to have a tutorial that is concise, but also not done at light speed or to some song or music which really tells you nothing about the context unless you can slow it down and even then, sometimes it's useless. So thank you for these tutorials that are aimed at not making us tech guys feel so stupid and knowing that the time involved in learning is greatly reduced by these tutorials.

[@joelstolarski2244]

Doesn't matter what you know on these blasted things. I was in top 1% of my class in analytical geometry way back when I was pursuing my absolutely useless BS in Psych. Swore I wouldn't touch these after following countless tutorials, and still not getting a basic Aha moment. Over a year, now 2 years into Blender, and for some stupid reason, my Covid addled brain is telling me...Go ahead Joe, take another stab at geometry nodes...maybe you'll be able to figure em out this time around...sigh

[@3polygons]

Just when I needed this! Thank you! I'm getting rusty with the new features, lol.

[@paddleman3131]

Looking pretty fly with that cut

[@HunterMask1507]

Just as I thought on taking a break after finishing the Donut tutorial you release a new one on the feature that I struggled the most to understand properly, so might as well strike again while the iron is hot, thank you for these videos!

[@irishjoe80]

G'day mate, you are an awesome teacher, love your original donut :)

[@saif0316]

such a great video! - this is way easier than shader graph with unity! :'D

[@WinterzFreeze]

We’re back baby

[@nmaikowski8013]

I learned tau from one of your other videos. The old house in the woods I think. Learn a lot from you, Thank you very much

[@factwithfunny1]

Watching from Bangladesh. Take love brother for your useful contents. Thank you very much

[@kigara3906]

Awesome. Thank you.

[@white-rider]

Sweet tutorial, thank you!

[@garymcderp1146]

You sir are a Blender Guru indeed.

[@EROSNERdesign]

The Master Blender Guru for the age of Blender. Thanks for another great tut.

[@colevin4020]

Absolute lifesaver

[@1967Spiro]

The Doughnut is in my past, I move on as a protégée in the great wilderness, only to be lost in geometric confusion. I seek guidance and find the guru before me (well,,, I recognize his mug in the goggle results). One click rewards me with clarity and understanding of this new ethereal realm. Well done, okker!

[@noname-zz9jm]

yessss new content!!

[@Data5555]

After the Donut tutorial, this seems so much easier now, i can follow you almost in real time... and i almost quit twice in the donut tutorial :D keep up the amazing work

[@MeAF2711]

his texturing and rendring knoledge is insane

[@spaceexpireaudio666]

Awesome! Like old good days of Making donuts for newbies but now it`s Geometry nodes

[@Silmerano]

When he drag and dropped the sugar crystal object into the node setup it made me happy.

[@ro0n655]

This was sooo helpful! thanks you soo much!

[@BigJMC]

Such a time saver 🙏 thankyou

[@cubix6278]

I remember learning geometry nodes before but forgetting everything hopefully I don’t forget again

[@user-kk7vc8we9b]

Best teacher ever!!! Tau is coming from the greek letter "τ" and it is pronounced as "taf"

[@cphooligan9530]

Now i had learnd about TAU. Thank you

[@mohamedashkar8682]

Thank you for such a tutorial

[@copycatlyn]

PERFEC FUCKING TIMING FOR THIS! Watching your donut tutorial has me going crazy because i don't understand. this was great timing!

[@lihanfitz5561]

Nice I’m coming from a touchdesigner background with no real 3d modeling knowledge and this is right up my alley

[@amirmirzaei3940]

finally a tutorial that includes the starter cube

[@blenderstuffs]

Amazing 😍😍