Blender Tutorial: Quick and Easy 3D Modeling Method

In this Blender video, I demonstrate a method to make a complex 3D model quickly and easily. This video uses Blender version 3.3.
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[@aliensoup2420]

Essentially, this modeling workflow is useful if your project remains in Blender through to the render. The Bevel is a shading trick that only appears in rendering, and cannot be exported as geometry. If you plan to animate this model in Blender, the extra geometry can slow down movement and playback time. Carefully consider your project requirements before choosing an appropriate modeling strategy.

[@2bit8bytes]

You can't bake the Bevel noded textures?

[@Cyber_Kriss]

@@2bit8bytes Nope... it's a shading trick.

[@radoman1234]

However most other renders can use same trick. Redshift, Arnold, Vray... Even Octane in Blender. So, you can export this in Max, Maya, C4D and use other renderers. Other things are that such model is ... problematic. Who will accept or buy such crap? Good for your own usage and nothing else. btw. all these shading hacks has limitations, are computing intensive, etc.

[@haydenhoes12]

@@2bit8bytes you can bake the normals to a texture

[@oldlinkjo]

Great tutorial, thanks a lot!

[@RobertMcNamara3DMc]

A really great tutorial. I love that you dont skimp on the basics that are often just assumed to be common knowledge. I learned quite a bit from this.

[@Unleashed75]

As a long time viewer, the "he's back' seems odd because you never left. Tutorials take time, the ideas, what to teach, how to teach, what to modal, how to modal, plans change, life changes. Always a pleasure to watch one of your videos. I'm an sure I'll learn something new that I never knew. Thank you 😊

[@flonkplonk1649]

One of the best tutorials ever! Crispy and important.

[@Liminally_ill]

Such an incredible technique, have been using Blender for a year and watched countless videos but first time hearing this. This is gonna be super useful!

[@rwmorey71]

This is the best Blender tutorial I have seen on KZbin. You speak clearly and slowly, never forget to mention a keystroke and explain things simply without random off topic comments like "we could do this, we could do that." Thank you!

[@SlyNine]

His tutorials are great for easy wins. But I caution you not to avoid the other ones. There is seldom a single solution to a problem. To really grow, only doing step by step can hold you up. Learn to think dynamically, not rigidly.

[@MrAlziepen]

I can attest to his tutorials being great for getting your feet wet, but I didn't start getting decent at blender until I branched out from the step by step stuff and came over to the side of meandering, waffling tutorials which made me experiment a lot more and discover ways of modeling that are different than just what's in the tutorial.

[@johnpandolfino8663]

He's American? No Desi here ....

[@troybarnette8002]

This was very nicely explained. It takes its time and isn't frantic like so many other such tutorials. Thanks!

[@nikhidber8582]

Abolutely perfect. Very good language, good tempo. I am amazed how complicated the valve appears to be, and how "easy" it is to make. I learned a lot from this tutorial. THANKS A BUNCH.

[@CheeryVibes-hf8jk]

hands down! that kind of explaining and teaching is extraordinary, i watch alot of youtube tutorials but the way you teach is easy, consice and enjoyable to follow along.

[@mikeames8339]

This gives beginners a real roadmap on how to model. Thank you!

[@luciox2919]

missed you my blender favorite teacher. thank you for showing me the way to blender. thank you for teaching me how to use blender. your long time fan

[@user-kv7zb8px6n]

One of the best video in which I didn’t found any pblm while working thank you so much love ❤

[@Drums712]

As usual…LOVE IT! You are by far one of if not the best tutorial maker and teacher out there. Thank you so much.

[@sanyasayon1186]

He is the best best best in youtube.

[@makjehadi4378]

The best blender tutorial video maker. Easy to follow everthing. Thank you for sharing.

[@johnnyc.5979]

Best blender teacher ever. So glad you have new content, I always enjoy your tutorials, so perfect to follow.

[@crystaleyes363]

At the outset, I would like to inform you that we are very eager to watch your educational videos. Secondly, please do not wait too long. As for the end, I would like to thank you very much because you opened the door for me to learn Blender .. Your style is wonderful, rich and easy to help in learning .. I thank you very much and I would like to see your beautiful videos. Thanks

[@fatemahuq3d]

Amazing tutorial, as always! Thank you!

[@SaraVV]

You are simply the best. Thank you so much!! I play all the commercials to the end 🙂

[@ChristosIGousidis]

Great tutorial! It covers many tips for modeling almost everything!! Great work!

[@gottagowork]

Dunno, I got many issues with this one: 1) Number of screen polys makes these kinds of assets impossible to use, as it slows down the viewport too much in a really crowded scene. 2) I prefer modelling everything to real sizes. At least scale it down and apply scale once the general shape is set, to get proper shading parameters into it. 3) Adjust Bump **DISTANCE** rather than bump strength, and similar to bevel should have something that is suitable for the model/material scale. 4) Don't use "full white". Even snow isn't this reflective, and it's about the most reflective (diffuse) surface we have. Lookup proper albedo values instead. I don't mind informing of alternate modelling strategies, but also state the drawbacks and the reasons why should *NOT* use them. I can't think of a single use-case for this approach in my professional life. I'm not a hard surface modeler and I frequently "cheat" using bevel node (with means to control radius) especially for imported CAD models, sometimes suppressing modeled bevels first prior to export. And there are cases where I just don't care the geometry is kinda messed up because it will only be rendered with few pixels and never be a main actor in the scene. As bump distance go, use the displacement height you get from true microdisplacement (displacement only) for testing as bump distance - normals will remain the same. Previewing with true microdisplacement will ensure peaks and valleys go the intended way and that there are no unintentional discontinuities in the math driving it. Not a problem if only using noise though.

[@RobKenning]

An excellent tut for beginners. Thank you.

[@BizKit167]

Thank you very much for this!! you explain very well, please do more of these!

[@pelakalion]

This channel helped me a lot when I was starting out. Good memories ^^

[@djC653]

this was fun. Used the 3 point lights(gotta turn on in add-ons) for an even more interesting render, tnx. Liked this for the simple textures, set up, and of coarse the modeling.

[@poolboy3000]

Such a clear and helpful tutorial.

[@jakeandmidge]

love his tutorials.. easy to follow

[@ArchangelAries]

This was amazing! I love how you teach!

[@gryffical7053]

babe wake up new tutor4u post just dropped

[@zer0neigore123]

Oh, that's great

[@t.c.9294]

Super explained and instructed. Just great - as usual

[@rlocatellidigital]

As always, a great tutorial!!

[@uctm0fgwitdtbrp1-zqlm9sq6]

i like this simple explanation of a metal material

[@stevehtml5490]

Thank You Tutor , you are fantastic , always an experience watching your videos

[@omargamino7606]

Awesome tutorial! Thanks!

[@Quake120]

Another great tutorial! Keep up the good work.

[@blenderbachcgi]

Ah, the guy that taught me everything I know of Blender's basics today. 😀

[@omarzubillaga4637]

Excelente tutorial!!! Muchas gracias por compartir.

[@Boudz57]

I REALLY LOVE YOUR VIDEOS you talk about everything

[@otavioluisdacunha9135]

GREAT VIDEO!!! Thank you!

[@ebaroni]

Thanks a lot for this Tutorial!

[@bonavl]

Magnificent. Thank you.

[@Mr_sibo828]

thank very much you were the first person who taught me how to use blender 💗

[@adelhaiba]

Thanks, Great tutorial.

[@RealGaryGibson]

Wow that looks so good!

[@edebruch8708]

perfect, as always!

[@fredericld6553]

Simple et efficace ! merci

[@ginescap]

That was beautiful, thanks :)

[@SatishAI.]

Thanks. one of the best video

[@qbukhari]

You are an excellent teacher, I have learnt a lot from you. I would like to request you to add more modelling videos. So my basic concepts are more clear. Please share more videos on modelling day to day common things. Thanks for your great work.

[@jucierpereira]

os teus vídeos são sempre especiais, obrigado por nos trazer mais este conhecimento , te acompanho do Brasil juazeiro do norte, valeu

[@weedniac]

amazing tutorial thanks a lot

[@biblegeezer7844]

I had problems separating the rough texture from the smooth...need to do this one a few times to get it right. Thanks, great tutorial. :)

[@fatikalkathiri1393]

Thank you I learned a lot

[@igka4029]

Great. Thank You!

[@octosation]

Good to see you're back!

[@GaryParris]

Great Tutorial!

[@ushabothra7912]

Awesome…after a long time..thanks..

[@abdullahaydogan]

Nice tutorial. Thanks.

[@Dan-li9qw]

This is what Iam serching for a long time

[@zamora3D]

You're a wizard Harry!

[@alirezaakhavi9943]

thank you very much! such a great video. subbed! :)

[@TheAnimeist]

Shiny and rough. Great tutorial!

[@azerqerty2277]

Glad to see you again 😊

[@user-kw3rl8ic7d]

thank you so much

[@flingledorp]

he's back

[@petrajaneinvielleichtmeine198]

Today a little fast in the measurements, otherwise always a pleasure Thank you

[@kylefinch1326]

Great tutorial I've been using bevel all this time but bevel shader works so much better and is non destructive excellent

[@tejedi84]

Great video!!!!!

[@darkmcdonaldjr2690]

WoW love it

[@bardiapirouzy8654]

Great job

[@Bart_Depestele]

Gracias amigo

[@webduncetv]

You probably need to put words like "water faucet" and "water spigot" and maybe something about welding, blending, joining and normals in the description. I saw this months ago and almost couldn't find it by any type of search. Only because I luckily remembered your channel name could I find this. And it's a useful tutorial.

[@RealTimeFilms]

It's easy in Blender. Just press Ctrl then R then 50 followed by Shift B and Alt D, then simply press D 45 and F3 for that effect and then simply add 3 loops here pressing G plus Alt B C and Enter and then once again B5 Shift F7 214 and H Ctrl Shift T 14.

[@Acuzzio]

You're the best.

[@BlenderQuick]

Awesome

[@johnpandolfino8663]

🖖🥳👏🦫🤘🔥🇺🇸🎊🍩👌😎💪🤞💰👍 Well done!!!!!!

[@LudwigSpiegel]

Simply amazing! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year tutor4u

[@qbukhari]

You are one of the finest tutor Please model a car or jeep, with modern workflow in blender. This is request to you.

[@KingHaggis]

nice!

[@lesourire511]

excellent

[@rynovait]

8:28 You can add two loop cuts and then scale them on Z axis.

[@carloalbertogarofal]

Are you the best. thanks

[@sora137roxas]

Welcome back Senpai 😆😆😆

[@Muhammad-A-S]

Why don't you make more videos like this? We wait to watch your videos

[@therealKrak]

I think this is a good trick for a fast preview of a project but working with many subdivisions right from the start takes away a lot of flexibility and can lead to unwanted problems. After all it is good to know but has more downsides than usages.

[@CrazyMade]

Nice

[@solgunn1994]

Hello. Does anyone know if there's a way of undoing the shade smooth if you've saved and closed down, restarted etc, please?

[@drjarman]

Could you bake down this bevel into a normal map for use on a simplified mesh?

[@DidacticEditions]

I liked the video, and it is now in my favourites. However, the text on such valves is pressed and thus the text would be inwards into the cylinder. Can you tell how this would be done?

[@muskateer10]

That is a large valve measured in Meters. A little too large for the available pipe. Or did I miss where you scaled it down? in any case, it was an excellent tutorial.

[@vikaskumar-lr4cn]

Hello i have watched your videos related to product modeling and i found your mesh is so clean . I am modeling a torch model for my portfolio and i found some smmothing isues spacialy it happens because bendy and wavy edges please could you help me to solve that. Please mske a video have can i fix that.

[@user-wz8fz4qq2f]

When you duplicate object, you don't need to press G, it moves automatically, only XYZ press

[@biblegeezer7844]

Sorted...thanks. :)

[@nicholasmason3617]

Great work, I love the tutorial. Only one issue, when following along for some reason using the Bevel normal changed nothing for me in Render view. Is this a common thing and how can I avoid it?

[@nicholasmason3617]

For anyone else who has this issue, assuming it isn't just me being the moron here, make sure the Render Engine is set to Cycles to see Bevel Node changes.

[@mrdixioner]

The man didn’t lie: this is fast and easy 3D modeling. But who needs it, with such a huge number of polygons and fake shading? Besides, the carving is not real, but simply made with rings :)

[@NerdLegionInc]

idk why but it seems like i have so many more vertices that yours and it's making it like impossible to select the same ones as you. i put in the same amounts as you but it's not looking right.

[@inpy]

Best tutorial ever wtf. Does anyone know how do I render it without taking so much time? Its beautiful but its taking 1h to render xD

[@AlonsoDigital]

The _Bevel_ node is extremely useful when creating optimized models for games. It has its limitations, though. I wish it was possible to dictate which edges are affected by the node. The reason for this is the following: When creating a low-poly model and baking the generated bevels into a normal map, sometimes, you can see the facets of a model; the bevel node not only bevels hard edges, it bevels *all* edges regardless of angle. It's as though you were to perform a bevel on every polygon of your model. So, if you have a low-poly sphere and use this technique, you will turn all edges into smooth edges which is not the desirable outcome. Is there a way around this that I am not familiar with?

[@SacredRedstone]

If you're using substance painter for texturing, there's also a bevel generator you can use that does the same thing, with finer control.

[@AlonsoDigital]

@@SacredRedstone Is that a built-in function? Because I've been looking for that and all I could ever find were pre-made "bevel materials" on Gumroad...

[@SacredRedstone]

@@AlonsoDigital Sorry, it's a filter, not a generator, but yes it does exist natively.

[@happyfish7260]

❤

[@basavarajb1740]

Does it works only cycle rendering mode?

[@ChengTan]

Back online! ❤