Blender Hard-Surface Modeling Fundamentals

[@cgboost]

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[@jannraquitome8495]

What's the difference between the Y hotkey and the P selection?

[@lucky_number8521]

Nothing shows up when I type 'extra' in ad-ons, I dont see it in any of the downloadable files either, can someone tell me how/where to find them?

[@lucky_number8521]

Could you make an updated version of this tutorial?

[@sariajoy247]

Hi, everyone! To everyone that's following this tutorial in Blender 4.1, here some things: 1 - Shade Auto Smooth doesn't exist anymore, so you have to go to Modifiers (wrench icon) > Normals > Smooth by Angle and then you Shade Smooth 2 - About the Shrink wrap, if nothing happens, try selecting Negative instead of Positive If I see more diferences throughout the tutorial, I'll edit the comment!

[@JoreXYZ]

Huge help. Thank you!

[@AngieHolm3D]

Thank you!

[@practic4l349]

I don't have the "round cube" that he adds in my menu idk why

[@sariajoy247]

@@practic4l349 1:03 he teaches how to get the round cube

[@practic4l349]

@@sariajoy247 ah, thanks. I'm probably tired, that was an oversight.

[@AirmanCS]

This is why I always watch anything even a beginners tutorial even after almost 15 years of 3D modeling and 6 with blender, I learned about the "y" shortcut to "yank" faces, I was always doing edge loops and "v", you can always learn something everyday

[@cgboost]

Yeah, that's so true! I do the same. Every artist have its own little tricks :) ~ Masha

[@georg2478]

Louis is among the very best of instructors, in each and every aspect. His course on CG Boost deserves highest ratings.

[@AlexKeshet]

I like the way Louis explains. He's not rushing and explains every move extensively so that everyone will be able to follow. I wish all other instructors were the same.

[@ehabfatah]

The method of explanation and audio performance, as well as the huge amount of information I got in this video, made me can't believe that I watched this lesson for half an hour in one breath without even blinking. You are really great and the best teacher You are a lovely best teatcher

[@jeruki]

This is one of the most comprehensive and simple tutorial about using the blender modeling tools I have seen I love it

[@3drenderabstract819]

Hi if you want to learn Maya Industrial Software from basic to advanced Kindly visit youtube.com/@3dAnimation-il8ni We started new series of Maya

[@MangroveLord]

no it's not, i was constantly googling things because he didn't explain anything, took me 4 hours to get through

[@devinkipp4344]

@@MangroveLord tbf this isn't considering "beginner" by their own website. I

[@KITCINDIA]

The way you explain each step with a beginner friendly way is amazing. Love the way you take time to take us step by step through the process. Thank you

[@MrSomethingdark]

This really makes this tutorial stand out because I repeated everything at least 5 times. i have the video open on one half of the screen and Blender on the other and learned all the hotkeys and what they mean in a short time. Amazing, thank you guys for keeping this actually beginner friendly.

[@ezyay7417]

The best modeling beginner tutorial I've ever watched

[@meysamr3915]

Wanna learn blender modeling? Forget about donuts , this is the best beginner tutorial I've ever watched. Keep up the good work.

[@LearnBlender3D]

no more donuts needed. Only coffee instead!

[@DeXTRONS]

BROTHER DONUT TEACHES U MORE THAN MODELING

[@treyxyz]

Nah this is not a good beginners tutorial at all. It’s a good tutorial on how to do that cup.

[@ChillVibesWM]

This did not cover every features in blender but the donut do 70% of it

[@polystirenman1]

You made subd modelling look like a walk in the park. Well done, sir.

[@HMAnetwork]

Great thorough tutorial. Even for those who have many hours of blender under their belt.

[@OW-IBRA]

Thank you!!! You need to make more of this hard-surface modeling videos. This made me much more better at modeling. I will come back after one year and tell my progres.

[@almazrysbayev3916]

there is his course which is very useful

[@tommygunn2782]

Wonderfully explained at an easily-consumable speed and pace. Thank you!

[@jorgoskatsimitsoulias8918]

Thank you! This is the best blender tutorial I have ever seen for users that for example come from another 3d software or are already using blender and working with it, but have not made most out of it´s fantastic user interface design! Perfect pace, not a second of lost time in this fast track world! :) And such a nice aesthetic! Haha, just read all the similar comments underneath! Well, that speaks for itself!

[@collinsk8754]

This is definitely THE TUTORIAL for progressing beginners. Amazing 🔥🔥.

[@steve42lawson]

Wow!! Relative beginner, here, and you jumped me at least an order of magnitude towards intermediate!!!! Thank you, I learned a lot of new tricks! You are a master at narrative teaching! Very clear and accessible!

[@JD_Volt]

I’m making mecha in blender and I cannot tell you how much of a lifesaver this is.

[@dev.donner]

This is my first time delving into hard surface modeling and this is amazing! You've taught me so many fundamental concepts I didn't even know existed!

[@GlitchingMind]

Your tutorial is the best tutorial to learn basics of blender in a profound and fun

[@contentmajesties]

Your teaching is really good and I can say that it is a friendly tutorial

[@xDanteMD]

First tutorial I've managed to follow along. Wonderful pacing and progression, quite easy to remember even after just one sitting. Just what I was looking for. I'm hooked!

[@fullyleaded]

So satisfying to watch. I’ve been using a blender for a while but I love to watch good quality tutorials in case I pick up any gems and this certainly does not disappoint. Fantastic tutorial. Thank you for sharing. ❤

[@vmek3d]

Just what i need! a Hard-Surface Modeling Guide 😁 Thank you Mr.Louis and CGBoost Community

[@innervinesmusic]

This tutorial is so good, cant wait to try and make a lil robot when i get home from work, thanks for this!!!

[@BrianPapproth]

Great tutorial! Followed your instructions and everything worked as expected. I was able to branch out and make the legs a little more interesting using the concepts shown in the video. Best tutorial for modeling a complete object I have come across so far.

[@cgboost]

Thanks for the nice feedback ^^

[@starplatinumoverheaven864]

First time in my life I did something from first try, and I love it😍

[@DAWH95]

the ctrl-2 shortcut had me baffled. I had no idea it existed. I've used blender for 9 years, with addons designed to speed up hard-surface modeling. Just goes to show that periodic refreshers can uncover some small, but useful timesavers that I've missed.

[@renoacine]

the shrink-wrap tip is so awesome! I think use it in a variety of ways, when want to connect only a part of it. It's a really good tip.

[@GauthierKERVYN]

I had been wondering about the 'Slice' option in booleans for years... Thank you!

[@georgeabraham7256]

... I was about to start typing, then an add popped up... "yes it gives you stuff fast",.. these algorithms.. Thank you sir.. it's a time saver gem.

[@bearlogg7974]

What kind of cup has a round bottom, those legs were made with spite

[@fullyleaded]

It’s got legs so doesn’t need a flat base. Round butt looks cool too. ❤😂

[@Al_skeptical]

Well my friend, it's for the sake of explaining The tutorial was amazing for beginners thanks to him for that You can try any shape you like Peace and love

[@Specter_1125]

Some cups do have a nearly round bottom except for a couple inches flat on the bottom

[@abobadrm]

Thanks for this fun educational dose I am a complete beginner and I was able to apply this lesson without any problem You are the best teacher for Blender

[@QCode11]

Very easy explanation to actually understand why and what we are doing!1 Thank you!!

[@oiganamitio]

The best part is how good it looks with Eevee as a render

[@musty5551]

As a dude who is learning blender just 2nd day, I've managed to do exact as in your example! So yea, good job :D

[@FelixMiklik-wn6tl]

I absolutely love Blender... my last contract was with Warner Media... it wasn't a choice... I got a Maxon 1 floating license... thank God I have been using C4D since R6... the only monetization of blender is being an instructor... there are a lot of you... I TRULY HOPE that Blender will be in the pipeline of major studios... like soon

[@younessbourass6847]

thank you straight to the point and a good speed of explaination, not too fast or slow!

[@Wanderduene]

Learned many new tricks in this video. Thanks!

[@BillGreyt]

I first heard of Louis Du Mont when I got the Robotic Planet course. I’m a big fan now.

[@ryankvinge3814]

Thank you for this tutorial, it’s help me with a better understanding of the shrink wrap modifier and a few other minor things 🙏

[@bryangrunauer]

I really struggle with modeling but I could follow your instructions so easily. Thank you so much, I appreciate it :) greetings from Brazil

[@3drenderabstract819]

Hi if you want to learn Maya Industrial Software from basic to advanced Kindly visit youtube.com/@3dAnimation-il8ni We started new series of Maya

[@therealmrcool]

You are a good teacher sir. Thank you.

[@codywatt7775]

This has been great! You have showed us so many tools and ways to use them! Thank you so much for making this video. Gained another sub :)

[@sdxgaming1499]

This is a very well made tutorial. Good use of shortcuts and good explanation.

[@SourPlanet]

I love this short form content. Great supplement to your more detailed tutorial work 💪

[@Scribun1]

Fish Cam Bots is done and incredible! Another tutorial Louis please!

[@MichaelDuval-nn3lz]

Solid explanation, make it look so easy

[@obscuriguity4365]

quick shortcut for the quad sphere, if you ad in a cube and press CTRL+ (number) you will get a subdivided cube divided to the number you pressed. you can then apply the modifier, i think its a little less confusing then the way he showed

[@cgboost]

thanks for the tip! :) ~ Masha

[@prabhjeetsingh6436]

learnt a lot from this tutorial, thank you so much

[@nonekooneil7492]

This is incredible.. I hope someday i can do something like this

[@evilotis01]

holy shit, i've been using Blender since 2.78 and literally never tried that Add Primitive tool you use at 17:50. i had no idea you could add objects 3ds max style without add-ons.

[@paveltc]

Thank you for making such a comprehensive tutorial for hard-surface modeling. I look forward to actually working through it and then moving on to the more advanced course.

[@djsquid1988]

This is an excellent tutorial!

[@waltbayless7709]

Wonderful tutorial! Thank you!

[@pro2dstudioCOM]

good job, clear and smooth ! Thank U !

[@jasonwolfe7301]

Excellent tutorial!

[@gryzman]

very nice tutorial!

[@evakrug7879]

I love this teacher ! simple exemple for create a lot of thing =)

[@lucasbispo7054]

Agradeço demais por este tutorial, aprendi inúmeras coisas e com certeza irei aplicá-las em meu projeto.

[@alirezaakhavi9943]

really amazing tutorials thank you very much! :)

[@silverman6888]

Your tutorials are better than any paid ones. I admire your understanding of the polygon topology and the great idea of controlling with it. I will follow you as a true blender modeling teacher of mine.

[@Artistram3d1]

Me too! I just watched two tutorials before looking at this one. The first was too fast, and the guy had a very thick accent making it hard to understand. The second one was a little slower but still not as clear as this CG Boost video. This is very well done!

[@RaduButarascu]

Thank you for putting this together!

[@wano_ZA]

Love you for this tutorial ❤❤❤❤❤

[@darrennew8211]

Nice. I never thought to use shrinkwrap on just selected faces to merge parts like that.

[@farhadkhosravi4630]

You guys are amazing, thank you!

[@marauder870]

Im pretty sure he knows this but for the people in the comments, there are a lot of shortcuts that you can use for view and a lot of other stuff he did in this video For example the view If you press 1 in your numbpad you get the frontview Press 3 and you get a sideview Press 7 and you get a top view Press 9 and you get the inverse of whatever view you have So 1 + 9 would be backview 3 + 9 would be the other side view And 7 + 9 would be bottom view

[@cgboost]

Thanks for the tips! ~ Masha

[@18th_angelo]

That was really fun ..thank you

[@theman7050]

Thanks for using vanilla Blender😊

[@smilgu]

Very well explained!

[@BrutafulStudios01]

Very nice. Very very nice.

[@colettebezio1913]

1:43 Operator Presets apparently no longer work in Blender 4.2.0, there's just a note saying *Missing Paths*. My old computer died, and I was hoping to restart this tutorial on the new one, but this kind of brings things to a crashing halt. (I can probably find my old half-finished file, but not sure how things will go for new users.) From what I found, I think they are working on a fix.

[@animotion3443]

I bought a video and I'm enjoying it a lot I'm so happy that there are Korean subtitles on KZbin, but I'm so sad that the lecture only supports English I'm waiting for the subtitle support to be updated soon

[@cgboost]

Sorry for that, unfortunately we only have eng subtitles for our courses and Teachable (the platform we use for streaming of our courses) haven't implemented the automatic translate yet as far as we know. We hope the will add this option soon. ~ Masha

[@mdhelaluddin721]

amazing sir you are Great one

[@StormBlessedxo]

I'm 5 minutes in and I CAN do the cup lets freakin gooo

[@cgboost]

💪

[@amirkhaniki]

amazing work

[@nijatIbrahimli]

Thank you so much, very helpful tutorial

[@tabbytobias2167]

He sounds like griffpatch! 👍

[@pythooonuser]

This is so good ❤

[@FunkMauzz]

thank you very much , it has so much usefull elements in it !

[@JoelSantos75]

Decent tut, covers loads. Thanks man.

[@OFAAL]

good tutorial.thank louis

[@veryupstandinguy]

Awesome video

[@hotsauce7124]

Thank you VERY MUCH!

[@DJ-km8zm]

Thanks great tutorial! Cheers.

[@JPJosefPictures]

Very nice!

[@jeanrenaudviers]

A delight !

[@robhuijting]

oke, coffee cup done :p now he needs to learn to walk :0) , loved this small Tutorial

[@johanwendesten7334]

Fantastic tutorial! Thank you so much for providing it!

[@3drenderabstract819]

Hi if you want to learn Maya Industrial Software from basic to advanced Kindly visit youtube.com/@3dAnimation-il8ni We started new series of Maya

[@james-ty8ce]

nice tutorial

[@rick-deckard]

I looove this.

[@KabeeshS]

Amazing video. 😮😮😮😮

[@ZakiAsir]

Nice video

[@mlassz009]

Great tutorial - The good thing, is that it focuses on one subject for begginers - The doughnut tutorial by Blender Guru is good, but it tries to incorporate multiple areas (Modelling, Shading, Geometery and other) into one video, which is an overload. One thing about your tutorial that I dont understand, at 22:57 - Even with a linked object duplication, the Booltool modifier doesnt transfer across to the duplicated object - Even tried SHIFT+L to transfer object data - No go

[@renlaidao]

Nice work

[@adekobpromaxultra6941]

good work .

[@sincosFly]

Great!!! Thanks!

[@karanshirur4190]

Hi, you can use addons to show the key pressed so it would be easier to follow along

[@cgboost]

Hi, you can see the pressed keys in the right lower corner of the screen. ~ Masha

[@AlexeySamokhin]

very good tut. thx

[@mcarletti]

Great tutorial! I would only suggest to explain WHAT you do and WHY (imho, it helps to better understand the procedure) instead of listing shortcuts and telling HOW you perform an operation. Btw, thanks!