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[@charsfm5203]

1. get really motivated to learn blender 2. think up idea of what to make and become quite enthusiastic about it 3. spend all your time making a reference image 4. try again?

[@dreamkitten9754]

lmao

[@myungwol3124]

ok baby

[@gmailuser275]

sadly me.. sometimes. c:

[@surgeonliz1]

:D so true lol

[@lonecolamarine]

Yup, sounds like me. (read in Australian accent.)

[@balknbarbie]

Lmao this is so difficult I'm just gonna go and play the Sims Update: omg it’s been 5 months and I can finally make this turns out it’s not THAT difficult

[@LilGamingYes]

These WickedWhims dreams, am I right?

[@demonicsapphire3773]

Okay, Peppa pig

[@atwistedcat6233]

😂

[@expertnugget]

Right?

[@balknbarbie]

LilGamingYes don’t say that when your username is lilgamingyes and you have that profile pic

[@aliensoup2420]

If anyone is wondering how he makes his face look smooth at the end...go into Edit mode, select all faces or vertices, then in the left side tool column click the Shading / UVs tab, and click Faces: Smooth. Or use the bottom Mesh menu - Faces - Shade Smooth.

[@eggyrepublic]

Holy shit I wondered about this for so long lol I just couldn't figure it out, thx so much ^.^

[@justanotherhotguy]

No subdivision modifier?

[@randomcommenter8581]

Anatoly Wein Using the Subdivision Modifier does work, but you will see that the shading looks blocky on the object. Smooth shading smooths out the blockiness Side note: You don’t want to use high subdivision numbers as more topology slows render times, so it’s better to just use smooth lighting

[@oreganopotatohead8901]

@@justanotherhotguy use that as sparingly as possible!

[@iceseic]

@@randomcommenter8581 Now we can do that by Eevee > Shadows > Soft shadow

[@pugqueen3251]

i made a nightmare i wont sleep tonight What have i done

[@indefinitescreamingskull2172]

Embrace your horror child you made. mistakes into miracles. Here's mine gyazo.com/121c218810a33a833db3290e069c6008

[@masuka1993]

Loled, keep practicing, mine was horrible at the beginning too, but with time it gets better

[@marszilla5574]

Lol! Can I keep it?!!

[@pugqueen3251]

i deleted it :(

[@xorianwasp3624]

Mine is worse, so much worse. gyazo.com/d698c333cf90a8f64430248b4dbe4ce3

[@solarmkarus2845]

Okay I see why game developers reuse a lot of their resources cause of how much time it takes 0_o

[@ComedyLoverGirl]

+Random Game Creator Not any more, that is, considering how powerful computers these days are and how many gamers invest in good quality PC's to game. Which allows the creators to spend as much time as they can on game elements, instead of computer processing power forcing them to reuse stuff.

[@zainabe9503]

ezy, he's not talking about computing power or render time. but how long & tedious it takes to MODEL a.k.a create the elements. And this is just the modeling phase, what about texturing & uv mapping, weight painting, and (the hardest of all) rigging??

[@Chuckiey]

I would agree with you there, but reusing stuff from lets say, previous games is not an excuse. Especially with large corporations like EA and such who have numerous workers in the same field.

[@cesar_8336]

5:30 Involuntarily starts modeling Hitler. [great work btw!]

[@fahood9242]

THATS WHAT I THOUGHT TOO its so funny

[@klein.motion]

I came down here just to find that comment, thanks

[@yaboicheeze3398]

@aaronsdavis god that's funny

[@SantaDragon]

For beginners it would be fine to display all keys you press, for example to open object options and other. Thanks

[@taylorsviezikas5870]

n is for the options I'm pretty sure

[@electriclucario3531]

Yeah because what r u supposed to press when you want to go back to the main options because I want to go back there to import my character and all I get is a stupid tab that says transform someone anyone help

[@ivosantini5635]

well it doesn't say for beginners :)

[@mafiahalo93]

yea i tried for 5 min and then quit cause this guy too stupid to display every key he presses

[@productionpiece9780]

He has a really great and helpful video that you should probably watch before this video. It is listed in the description box and explains all of the hot keys and things like that. I am just grateful that he has taken the time to post so many helpful videos for free and is willing to help out as much as he does. I think you should be more grateful too. He doesn't have to post any of these videos but he does because he is so generous and wants to share his knowledge with others who are passionate about this and want to learn.

[@thesharanaithal]

Shift+A > Image > Background in the new Blender

[@diwaanchandarcs3010]

How to set as front, right, etc in new blender

[@meruccubus3933]

Thank youuuu smmm

[@DileepAmbali]

Thanks dude!

[@yuugornicmmd]

@ShunHasFun thanks so much

[@commoncents7330]

A true MVP here letting everyone know how to do it for current blender version. Since blender likes to confuse people by changing things right when they get use to it.

[@generic.studios]

When the only good video is outdated- QWQ

[@Hey_yeah]

Sadly

[@martziaroblox8774]

how is it outdated?

[@generic.studios]

@@martziaroblox8774 Its an older version of blender

[@realjames1]

@@generic.studios Most of the principles can still be applied as long as you know the basics of Blender in the current version.

[@LexlPurpl]

you can install old blender you know

[@harald921]

All I can think of is how similiar that look like a Hitler moustache.. xD

[@TheTransformer333]

me too

[@LittleWildLion]

I don't see the fun of it!

[@harald921]

LittleWildLion The fun is that this guy is making a nice tutorial for us all, and all I can focus on is the hitler moustache (or Charlie Chaplin, hehe). For more information about "fun" you can try and google words like "humor", "comedy" or, "Charlie Chaplin" now that we named him anyway. :)

[@VALABILE123]

Melanie B Charlie Chaplin are uuuuuuu heeeeeeere /

[@WizardLimon]

true XD

[@AvianZone]

No fucking way! i got a Blender ad!

[@cierankelly4789]

So did I 0.0

[@mrdylanwintle]

They know.

[@cierankelly4789]

Dylan Wintle This isn't good D:

[@AvianZone]

Cieran Kelly Oh shit....

[@ianstancliffe9876]

GumballYes DisneyJrNo same

[@happycoptertv9336]

Your voice is so smooth and relaxing that feel sleepy while watching but great tutorial and I have subscribed to your channel. :)

[@nikhiljagia6740]

True😅

[@imgayareyou]

I couldn't figure out why I the images were not showing up for me even though I was hitting (1) and (3). It turns out that I had to be in orthographic view (5) and then hit (1) or (3).

[@chrisfenwick84]

THANK YOU!!!!!!

[@imgayareyou]

@@chrisfenwick84 No problem! I'm glad it could help!

[@CommanderJon919]

Thank you buddy

[@platzu8061]

Thank you that saved me so much time

[@imgayareyou]

@@platzu8061 No problemo! A pleasure to be of assistance!

[@dangerranger4780]

This will be new modelling way for me, because i had recently learnt a simple modelling which is made directly by cube, but this one will help me. Thanks for this

[@KeepCalmCapybara]

I know this cube modelling way, and I agree this one shown here is better than the cube method. I'll also use it.

[@parkerbelholland1037]

I am rewatching for nostalgia. While I am still far from an expert, this was one of the first vids I watched on Blender some years ago and I found it very helpful then and now. Thanks again for sharing your expertise and knowledge.

[@SamTheTrainFan]

I've no idea why, but my background images won't show up. Any idea why that could be?

[@stabbarey3607]

+SamTheTrainFan Probably because you're not in orthographic mode

[@lolly071461]

+Stabbarey I'm having the same problem. How do I go into Orthographic mode?

[@fhtv5648]

+lolly071461 Press 5 on your numpad to switch between orthographic and perspective view. If you dont have a numpad on ur keyboard then follow these steps open blender>go to file menu>click on preferences>click on input tab>select emulate numpad,then select save user setting. now if you press 5 it should switch btw the 2 view

[@lolly071461]

+Ragesh Pradhan thank you!!!

[@kelbonespitz6063]

why can't you press 5

[@ClayClaim]

Your video is so cool!! I know how complicated it can be… Looking forward to see more videos :)

[@xtizi25x]

Wow

[@xelle1649]

For everyone complaining about him not explaining everything he does, this tutorial requires a basic understanding of blender. Learn the rudimentary skills of blender before jumping straight into a character. For example, if you don't know how to navigate through the 3d environment, you probably shouldn't be here.

[@biditesh]

Yes, this is only for those who knows each and everything about blender and must possess the same amount of skill which the trainer is having and then only he can grasp. So, he is asking us that I will teach you to drive only if you know driving.

[@trigger_core]

it kinda be a bit nicer if he sad that in the beginning tho dont'cha think? because then there wouldn't be all of these confused people here (like myself)

[@maddizzle1744]

@@biditesh If we're going by the driving example, this course is like most driver's ed courses. It teaches you the rules of the road, and some things to keep in mind, but it's assumed you know how to start the car and make it move, this is more advanced, no new Blender user should start with characters. Make basic scenes with simple geometry, learn how the functions work and stuff

[@mishabell1098]

it deos take a while to understand but you do after a while

[@wyattb3138]

I played around with Blender for a total of 6 hours over a week. I understand the basics. I’m not sure how he closes the windows. I’ve made objects, simple rockets, tried to render a Falcon Heavy cad, rotated it, make 30 frames and make a small clip and also played around with physics. I learned that physics like gravity needs a geometric plane to work. It makes me think: the small quality animations that you see took people some hard work.

[@afish2281]

I always have a very hard time finding good tutorials for anything. *I JUST HIT A GOLD MINE!*

[@astralaira3421]

For anyone with blender 2.9 (Or slightly below version, it should have a similar layout) here's how to get the image the way he got it: >> Open a split screen. >> Press number pad "1"(y axis/front orthographic) in one of the two screens. Then press number pad "3"(x axis/right orthographic) on the other screen. >> Then press "Shift + A" to add the image with your cursor on only one of the screens, from the list that appears select "Image" then "Reference" >> Pick your image > keep "align to view" turned on >> Repeat for next screen >> Then, select image > Go the right side panel > "Object data properties"(second last icon) > Here you can change the opacity and the "Only axis aligned" Hope this helped!! Thought I would say this because at first I was also facing problems with this. Also if anyone else has a better way, i'd love it if you told me as well.

[@cloakedfoxgaming6612]

I have blender 2.79 does this still work and how do I get blender to have split screens. Which by my knowledge means having 2 screens.

[@astralaira3421]

​@@cloakedfoxgaming6612 I have never used version 2.79 so I don't really know if this works. I suggest to try updating to the latest version. As for split screening, in the later versions, you go to one of the corners of the window. right below the pannel that says "layout", "Modelling" an so on. When you're cursor is there the shape of the cursor changes. Then just left click and drag the cursor to where you want it. Also just as pre - advice, when you want to get rid of the split screen, right click on the line right between the two screens and then press "Join Screens".

[@kellykazembe8491]

thanks this was very helpful

[@yuugornicmmd]

@Astra Laira i need some help is there a way i can contact you and maybe we can do this face to face like a video chat or something

[@yuugornicmmd]

@@astralaira3421 i need some help is there a way i can contact you and maybe we can do this face to face like a video chat or something

[@wolkaiserdrake9946]

I may be doing something wrong here but I cant even get the images to load, addendom, with a bit of fiddeling, as in press the 5 key, I was able to get the images to show up, I am new to this in all regards

[@sumeetkundnani8513]

Your little edit helped a lot! Thanks!!

[@rutabuckiunaite2666]

Press 0 on the numpad and then 1. It worked for me.

[@Dayogg]

Thank you man, you do it really easy and people which never used Blender can follow the tutorial without problems. Thanks for share

[@DanielRenardAnimation]

*Me at first:* _"Ehhhh? Make a model from _*_extruding_*_ one single plane? That sounds difficult and tedious..."_ *Me, later that evening:* _[staring blankly at a _*_full_*_ character model, that asides from a few tweaks, is ready for 3D print]_ ...Well then. Big-buck companies still charge admission fees for this, all-righty-then! Good one, mate! 🌟

[@snuppyfroggo]

Everyone seems to have had a hard time following this, but I don't know how! It worked well and really helped me in creating my first (successful) face model. Thank you!

[@cw1424]

The biggest thing that got me was the orthographic view (5.) Once I learned that I was able to follow along.

[@My2Cents1]

The last time I modeled a character I had a reference picture just like the one in the video. That how I learned that texturing a character model with its arms stretched out at a 90° angle from the body creates horrible distortions in the texture on at the shoulder joints as soon as you move the arms down at to their natural hanging position. Always always always decrease the arm angle closer to half way between before UV unwrapping!

[@chadrox999]

I love you, these tutorials are amazing. I have only done to end of tutorial 2 but I have a very realistic looking anime girl head!! subbed

[@DoodleNoodle-YT]

I'm thinking about making my youtube avatar in blender one day EDIT: That day is today.

[@rosalinawoessner1387]

I like it! :D

[@AxinZeith]

I feel like a whole step was skipped... How did you get the plain to be small at 4:30 and have a grid on it?

[@mosquaitou7402]

+Axin Zeith thats exactly what i was wondering too

[@h0led1gger27]

+DeathGaming134 click s to scale or just move the vertices around

[@lightningshadows7610]

+Axin Zeith yup he a fucken dum ass

[@KaranBulani]

+Axin Zeith yeah same question

[@KaranBulani]

+Axin Zeith select the face and scale it its under tools then transform

[@idontknowmyname3010]

my picture doesn't show up :__( What am I doing wrong.

[@THJr1989]

You probably have the view set to perspective, rather than orthogonal. Press Num 5 to change the view to Ortho. You can tell by looking at the white text in the top left of the window, you can see where his says Front Ortho rather than Front Pers at 2:26.

[@ParadoxShifter]

Thank you! This helped a lot!

[@kriegrrr]

Thomas Heuer, Jr. bless you

[@samuraistrike1]

For anyone having trouble with the pictures. Press the 5 key on your number pad and they should appear. Also make sure your number pad is turned on 😅

[@yuugornicmmd]

Thanks

[@mrrohmbus]

i can't see the pictures after i put them in

[@AswathyBiju]

same problem here

[@mrrohmbus]

+Aswathy Biju i did it go to view and go to the front, then go to view again and there num 5 click it .

[@mrrohmbus]

+Aswathy Biju do that to the author side

[@mauritsdiepeveen8791]

hit num 5

[@marbleq9586]

WHat if you don;t have a numberpad?

[@rakkypak8155]

I feel like... this isn't too hard

[@fat_vulk]

Wow, this is beutiful. but Im just looking for the head to be a cube. (its not for minecraft I swear)

[@thomandy]

Im wondering 06:55 You extruded around the mouth.. when I try to go the other direction the color changes to a see through darker gray and it seams like the entire plane is different.. as if Im laying it ontop of my older planes(when trying to turn and extrude below the mouth) how did you extrude here? Im not able to figure it out, and the way im doing it seams wrong..

[@thomandy]

I figured it out!!:) You rotate.. Phew, then I can continue!:)

[@thomandy]

Ian Bowman Use R, then you can rotate the angles, meaning you can manipulate around the mouth!!:)

[@thomandy]

Ian Bowman Its shift R or CTRL R, dont remember, one of them I think! There will be several moments like this, Its a bit frustrating, but easier to memorize down the line with some struggle, if you pick it back up!:)

[@chykiora9138]

***** I'm really in serious need of help. when I extrude with e, all that appears is a black line.

[@minimads5870]

+Chy kiora did you find a solution? im stuck too

[@OldHatteyHeroWhiteFox]

I have the mac keyboard, but not the big one, and I don't know what button is numpad 1?

[@rudyserna5003]

click "File" top left, click "User Preferences", check the box "Emulate Numpad", then select "Save User Settings" bottom left. Then you can use your keyboard number keys to emulate a numeric keypad - - "numpad 1" etc.

[@RedPoisonDragon]

You don't really explain how to resize a shape to fit it between the nose and mouth. at about 4:29 you cut and suddenly the shape is smaller. like lets say i want to make a rectangle longer?

[@TheNatesPL]

Use S to scale :)

[@RedPoisonDragon]

I know that part, but how do I reshape specific sides?

[@TheNatesPL]

RedPoisonDragon Press s and x or y or z

[@CytheriaXylia]

Not trying to be rude or anything, but the reason he linked a video for a Blender guide in the description is because the things he skips are usually things that anyone past the beginner stage in blender knows how to to do. Either way, that knowledge is really important if you want to use blender so I highly recommend watching those videos or any of tutor4u's beginner tutorials. They helped me out a lot.

[@RedPoisonDragon]

Yeah, I've already figured that out.

[@tobebuilds]

I have to wonder, after watching many tutorials of this nature. How often is it that, even when working with a reference image, you go through this painstaking process of pulling out EVERY single vertex, one by one? And starting with the head? I've been far more productive when I've instead started with the body, and built the basic topology first, before coming in for details. Tutorials like these overwhelmed me for a long time, because instead of like with drawing, they started with precise details immediately.

[@downpp2255]

Using 3Dsmax For 10 years Downloading blender to learn the basics to get starting Find a good looking 10x modelling course to get to know all the tools Fails at the first step since you notice this is from Blender 2014 and now it's 2020

[@neuromancer692]

This tutorial is probably a bit too advanced to get started with the software.

[@autumn156]

WHO GOT A BLENDER AD BEFORE WATCHING 🤚

[@milliecrouch7835]

meeeee

[@ofsomeimportance]

Meee

[@reactionbassnetwork3117]

me tu

[@OlgiiStarie]

Tiana Saunders me

[@sonicradioetuf]

Like a Kitchen Blender? because if so then me or the modeling software

[@Gemoroda]

Problem: You speak but you dint explain. We (or begginers like me) hear, But STILL dont understand.

[@Betonoszlop]

It was clear for me

[@suparnachakraborty9801]

It was same for me 9 months ago when I started but now I understand it all

[@HeplMeh]

Followed the tutorial in Blender 2.8 and was able to google most discrepancies with the version used here. The only thing I can't figure out is in the end. How did he make the *Object* *Smooth?* Mine has sharp edges on all the face connections to one another. *EDIT:* I found the answer. #1 Select all of the faces. #2 (In Modeling/Edit Mode) Select *Face* which is next to Edge and UV, in the smaller menu up top. #3 In the submenu, select *Shade Smooth*

[@Comandobunny]

It's actually way easier than that (at least on Blender 2.8). Right-clicking on a mesh should bring up the Object Context Menu, where the first two options are "Shade Smooth" and "Shade Flat". Two clicks!

[@SecretMeezy]

How did you open the properties the way he did to put the images...

[@BruceThomson]

Thanks for doing the video. It was a thrill to me, seeing how to create an avatar face, one of my major goals. I'll go on to your other vids too.

[@airborne2876]

Brilliant! I love this so much! I want to get started in 3d modeling, but I always thought it was too hard! But this tutorial breaks it down perfectly!

[@dudumelo8247]

Hitler 5:10

[@Gabi-fe4xy]

RIP :))))

[@qwargly]

Corretion: 5:32

[@KeepCalmCapybara]

Hahaha, I thought I was the only who noticed that.

[@LilGamingYes]

Can't unsee...

[@rysiusiu]

Correction 2 : 5:37

[@SuperSayChan]

Hi there! I've trouble using the mirror modifier. When I try to apply it it doesn't work, though I closely followed your tutorial. Could you think of anything that could help me? Thanks for your help!

[@ionizedbeam8089]

I know this is really late but using the limit selection to visible tool and the b key to highlight a whole side would be the best way

[@hendriyanar1465]

Finally found the tutorial that's easy to understand ^^

[@danieltchernov7745]

8:56 When I select the two lines the entire inner circle of the eye becomes highlighted rather than just the two slides, could anyone help?

[@zayarln]

Use Shift key instead of Ctrl

[@tidiestflyer7570]

5 something years and I still come back to this series when I get out of practice.

[@StephanHaloftis]

11:04 "A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti."

[@yuugornicmmd]

Im stuck on the delete faces part like how do i select the one side so i can delete it if anyone knows please let me know it would be much appreciated Please help i really want to make my model so i can start on a project im doing.

[@akashkalyana8295]

This was a great tutorial until you went on the right side of the image and started pulling random vertices,There was no logic explained as to why you were pulling those specific vertices.

[@-Grovesy-]

I knew nothing about making an Avatar. You're a legend mate.

[@potinhoinfeliz5111]

I tried with 4 different images and they dont appear :(

[@h0led1gger27]

I can't get my face to join with "F" when I select the points it selects all of the points in between those point filling in the entire eye. Why is it doing that?

[@kaptnobvious9812]

try selecting the points with shift + righ click instead of ctrl + right click

[@aleciasafterschoolstories9392]

thank you!! that just saved me the headache of going through all my settings i thought i missed something

[@bookid1581]

I've been wanting to get into blender recently but was always intimidated by it It looks complex but I'm sure I'll understand it steadily as time goes on

[@tanzeels9544]

Could you please tell how would you select background image

[@vbossbla532]

At 3:52 when he says I'm going to bring it up and rotate a bit how did he rotate it like that?

[@vbossbla532]

never mind

[@marco95cris]

I have the same problem. How did he rotate it like that??

[@FishEstrella]

+Vbossbla How did he rotate it like that???

[@vbossbla532]

Press n, then at the top there should be something called transform, and under transform there should be rotation. Sorry that i didn't reply earlier

[@vbossbla532]

wow.... not to be an annoying comment but you wrote that at 4:20.. AM

[@HE360]

This is a very very very good tutorial. This is EXACTLY what I needed to get my 3D game making ambitions going. Thanks!

[@BilalAhmad-cf4wy]

My background image is not coming down plz help

[@smartandfunny6140]

i have Blender 2.8 and i can't follow this tutorial , everything has changed!

[@karim9903]

Same for me, so i donwgraded it :/

[@dalemalloy1138]

Thank you so very much for this AWESOME tutorial. I've been the starving artist all my life dreaming of one day doing art in 3D. Until now, Now I can realize this dream! Thank GOD for Blender and AWESOME people like you!

[@Riley_MDS]

This is gonna be the best tutorial XD I'm trying to find a suitable tutorial of making a character, but not avail, now i finally find this great tutorial ! THANK YOU SOO MUCH FOR THIS TUTORIAL !

[@userxbw]

thanks for skipping the corner of the mouth -- in how you did that ... cheers!

[@GANONdork123]

Same here.

[@saadnassif1042]

here too

[@userxbw]

yeah ----

[@tomkaliamos806]

I worked it out, you just select one of the vertices, move it out to the right and then extrude the face. Move the vertices as required to work the edges around. The last extrude towards the center line needs to the center, then click.

[@salalkk]

ikr. why do people invariably pick the trickiest things to skip over? It's really odd.

[@gaigenikkita]

4:35 How did he make the plane a sqaure and smaller?

[@adamklaassen3806]

Xlink2002X hit S to scale

[@bhandas3267]

you just press out and your properties what what goes but not mine . i dont understand small things. you have to explain in detail.

[@RainbowDemon]

I am not getting an image at 1:40 why not?

[@diversifygames7556]

+burningphoenix36 click 1 (on the num pad) then click 5 to put it in ortho mode so you can see it.

[@cyanity6397]

+Diversify Games What if you don't have a numpad and you have a laptop to work on instead?

[@bennetth.929]

+Wondo123 AJ Go to setting and look around and you'll see a option called "emulate numpad" and the number keys will be your numpad

[@dracula667.]

+Diversify Games Gaaahh, thank you!

[@andersoncharlie4705]

AGH I PRESS 1 Then 5 BUT NOTHING STILL SHOWS!!!!!

[@zXBananaGamingXz]

at 2:57 how does he drag the pictures down so he can see them easier, because i cant figure out how to move them! help :(

[@samdavepollard]

Pretty sure he's just moving his view (rather than moving the images, which he now has exactly where he wants them). So just middle click and drag.

[@zXBananaGamingXz]

Sam Pollard when i middle click it just shows a random angle of the grid. its not middle click either :/

[@samdavepollard]

Maybe check out Darrin's Quick Start Guide video, to make sure you've got the basic navigation controls working.

[@zXBananaGamingXz]

Sam Pollard i watched it twice but it didnt show the thing i needed D:

[@michaelogundero3360]

+Banana Gaming it's "shift+wheel"

[@lukegamerzw]

Why did you skip the most of 3d modelling steps?

[@Apollo-zo4vh]

5:34 looks like hittler sorry for my speling 🌚❤

[@sharaabad-ledesma1284]

hi. i'm having trouble with adding background image. i set it to front view but when i look at front perspective it's not showing. can you please help me :(

[@DarrinLile]

+Shara Abad (Official) Hi Shara, you need to switch to Orthographic view to see a background image. Press the 5 key on the number pad or go to View > Persp/Ortho. Hope that helps.

[@sharaabad-ledesma1284]

+Darrin Lile Thank you soooo much :D That really helps :)

[@vioquo]

I am having the same problem, but only with right view. I have switched to Ortho and the front one works, but the right picture won´t show up even if i zoom out.

[@mundanogames8422]

+Vioquo! Press numpad 3 for side and numpad 1 to front

[@alex.6207]

+Darrin Lile Excuse me, but what drawing style is that?

[@Soulz-Studios]

the pictures dont even show up i did exactly what he did but it doesn't seem to work. nevermind i got it

[@milzyywilzyy9922]

question: how

[@TublueYT]

@@milzyywilzyy9922 Press "5"

[@fahood9242]

When I extrude my edges left and right they just split up

[@TBMAnimateZ]

Enable clipping on the mirror modifier settings

[@ayushbaral8269]

How did you join vertices in 10:00.

[@Gasteclair]

alt+m

[@beaglefet9906]

Then the two faces join together. It doesn't work like he's showing.

[@hapabott]

Thank you so much, really appreciate you sharing your process. Characters are so intimidating and this was the first tutorial series that really helped me create something without being completely overwhelmed. 🙂

[@TokiSamurai]

To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand Blender. The style is extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of theoretical physics most of the techniques will go over a typical viewer's head. There's also Darrin's nihilistic outlook, which is deftly woven into his characterisation- his personal philosophy draws heavily from Narodnaya Volya literature, for instance. The fans understand this stuff; they have the intellectual capacity to truly appreciate the depths of these jokes, to realise that they're not just funny- they say something deep about LIFE. As a consequence people who dislike Blender truly ARE idiots- of course they wouldn't appreciate, for instance, the skill in Blender's existential catchphrase "Wubba Lubba Dub Dub," which itself is a cryptic reference to Turgenev's Russian epic Fathers and Sons. I'm smirking right now just imagining one of those addlepated simpletons scratching their heads in confusion as Darrin Lile's genius wit unfolds itself on their Computer screens. What fools.. how I pity them. 😂 And yes, by the way, i DO have a Blender tattoo. And no, you cannot see it. It's for the ladies' eyes only- and even then they have to demonstrate that they're within 5 IQ points of my own (preferably lower) beforehand. Nothin personnel kid 😎

[@Ntmonmegng]

This is that Rick and morty copy pasta u just replaced Rick and morty with blender lmao

[@blueinkheart]

Almost tripped me up with this

[@land3021]

I must have a pretty high IQ... Nice one though, because the fucking Cycles render thing was the reason I messed up this tutorial a while before. Seems you gotta watch the video on how to animate cubes before this one... 24 minutes feels pretty long though.

[@floris7849]

how do you get it so smooth

[@thebombsquad7561]

Press A to select everything, press W then click "shade smooth"

[@subzeronitro4686]

I think he used the modifier to make it smooth and smooth vertex

[@elitefew8537]

cocoa butter

[@akshithshetty4171]

for people who can't get their baground image note that it only works in ortho mode press numpad_5 for that

[@RichHawley]

I smashed buttons for 30 minutes, thanks for the tip, it did the trick

[@gamerben5284]

For those in blender 2.8+ to get the reference into Blender you: right-click choose image choose reference/background(doesn't really matter) then it should be there. your welcome! From, OoLogic.

[@tomerz9849]

bloody hell mate, finally! this is all i needed why was that so hard to find! thank you for this video!

[@rickyrossy7745]

I was struggling so hard with modeling because I had no idea where to start or basic controls! Your video was so exciting and I am soooo ready to start modeling things with references and not. I just got into modeling and aspiring to model as a future career and education. All though there may be alot of competition it is really exciting! Thanks!

[@RezPlease]

Great tutorial. Thanks!

[@MichelePlunkett]

It is not a tutorial, It is like a animated abstract picture of the destructive path I feel our our country is going down.

[@Prisinence]

Ineedhealing

[@EEF_Animation]

Rez Please L

[@asdfjkl1531]

PLUNKETT-TV What the hell are you talking about?

[@StevieStyle]

I don't have numpad.... Help!

[@TheyCallMeBruski]

Look at the bottom of the screen and click view.

[@StevieStyle]

K thx

[@joaopedrocamara2002]

StevieStyle go on emulate numpad in user preferences

[@StevieStyle]

What

[@Haleymrn]

me too, I cant see the picture in 1:39 because I can't find the alternative tool for num 5

[@nickwalco]

would you consider creating an updated series on this in blender 2.8? pleeeaaaase?

[@freakmania2771]

3:44 I can’t understand that part anyone help me

[@alexandralignell5424]

What is it that you don't understand? How to create a plane? If thats the problem i can help. To create new objects you press t (for tool shelf) and then you'll have to go to "create" to select the object you want to make. Shortcut 'shift A'. I don't know if that helped

[@martymonteiro5386]

If you don't know how to make a plane, you probably shouldn't be on this tutorial lol

[@thesharanaithal]

ikr I didn't think character modeling was gonna be this...different. I'm gonna think of this as 'creating a face mask'.

[@FMAJoel]

Hey I really really appreciate your videos. This series here did more for my blender skills than any other tutorial on YT. But in this first video you add a plane, then cut the plane in half. Why? Why not just reform the plane on the right side? Is there a reason for this that is important to know? Also, why mirror modify before you are done? I am trying it by just modeling half that way I can make the 'mouth sack' without having to detach it from the model and I can more easily get inside the head to mess with eyes and teeth. But...after working on this for three days I'm now worried that there's a reason this won't work, which is why you did it your way. Please keep up the good work. Really appreciate your tutorials.

[@MSVmunk3]

im still having trouble seeing the background image.

[@mob3p1c]

You gotta be kidding me! It’s been 6yrs already??

[@martymonteiro5386]

What i had the most difficulty with is to find something to actually modelize..

[@cynthiabrogan9215]

Could you skip the process of making a full face and head by using the Susan head I’ve heard about? I ask this like I plan on making people in blender...

[@travistoastlord6593]

The 3d part I’m already getting down but the only issue I’m having is if my reference sheet for my character(s) needs to be 100% accurate. By that I mean say I already drew the front view and then I draw the side view, but it isn’t the exact measurement of what it would look like on the side of my first drawn image the front view.

[@robh4127]

just scale the side view up or down to make it match the front view

[@rosc-rulesofsurvivalcinema2307]

8:54 i have a problem. What did u press to make the face? I press f but it even make face on the eye, then the eye is closed

[@rosc-rulesofsurvivalcinema2307]

random montif thank you sooooooo much. I have no idea but why after you replied me i remember about the shift button. I am using ctrl button for the whole time while selecting vertex

[@mirmohaimenulhaque9611]

I cant move the image after I changed the y scale of both charecter from 0 to 5 according to the tutorial.. what tool is used to move the image? please help me as I am a absolute beginner in blender. Thank you

[@ArgamaWitch]

I second itd be nice to know what you are doing. You open and move things without saying how, just you are doing them. I have to pause to google how to do that to come back. You say "lets rotate this" but I'm clicking everything and still dont know how to rotate it. Jumping back and forth between googling and watching and doing is such a pain. less than 5 minutes in and I've given up at the moment because I clearly dont know enough about the program to start learning how to model yet. However, I do appreciate these videos, but gosh its a pain when starting out.

[@Airsonix]

How do you make the first plane smaller?

[@flymax9]

blender.stackexchange.com/questions/44735/how-to-scale-dimensions-of-a-model-while-keeping-the-other-dimensions-proportion

[@AdrianDucao]

i like this guy he doesn't put annoying ads on his tutorial, good job.

[@familymattersarise5664]

Who knows how he made the plane turn black. It went really fast

[@francisrecibio9937]

What if the picture isn't aligned in the middle?

[@rosalinawoessner1387]

Its okay, the picture is only a loose reference

[@SevenStonesStudioOfficial]

don't try this without reference photos. #yikes

[@dataisfun4964]

After you moved the Y axis for both the front and side. How do you move the image down ward. I'm having issues doing that...?

[@tragictransformerelectra3319]

And that's just the face. That'll take a while..... But it's worth it! 😁