Christmas Tree 🎄 Part 1 (Blender Tutorial)

[@RyanKingArt]

Watch Part 2: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6rFqImKodV8q9U

[@hatsunemikuchannel2023]

5:49: First Part 7:48: Second Part 9:30 Third And Final Part

[@RyanKingArt]

@@hatsunemikuchannel2023 Thanks : )

[@alphawright1965]

Also no add mesh extra objects, look this project is going to require me to build everything manually.

[@alphawright1965]

Finally found a work around thanks for the reply.

[@NakaraTik]

Whoever gets a tree that looks like a dry bush, try changing the value of the leaves from 350 to 1250. Thank you for these wonderful lessons!

[@RyanKingArt]

Thank you for the info! And thanks for watching!

[@-----0-----]

For those like me who had to redo the tree :) 04:20 Geometry: Load Preset: small_pine Branch rings: 100 Custom shape: 1.0, 0.64, 0.01, 0.01 Branch splitting: Levels: 3 Trunk height: 0.1 Branches: x, 200, 20, x Rotate angle: x, x, -20, x Leaves: Leaf shape: rectangular Leaves: 1250? Show Leaves - true Leaf scale (on left top): 0.085 Leaf scale T (on left bottom): 0.8 Leaf scale (on right top): 0.05 Leaf scale (on right bottom): 0.05 I haven't yet finished but it looks promising, thank you, as usually high level tutorial!

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[@RyanKingArt]

@@-----0----- 👍‍

[@RyanKingArt]

@@-----0----- Thanks for the info!

[@RyanKingArt]

Purchase the project files and support the channel: 🎄 🎁 ☃ ❄ Gumroad: ryankingart.gumroad.com/l/zhJQE Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/59222409

[@blenderstuffs]

Merry Christmas in advanced🎄🎄

[@RyanKingArt]

Merry Christmas! 🎄🎄🎄🎄

[@hypershock_6023]

Maaaan I love this video and overall just the way you are making these tutorials. They are not so fast, which makes it much easier to follow along. I have really benn looking aout for a video like this. Thx man

[@RyanKingArt]

Thank you for watching! Merry Christmas!

[@MusicalGeniusBar]

A little tip for trees, put a drop of subsurface scattering, it really is the secret sauce for the leaves

[@RyanKingArt]

Ok cool. I will try that! 👍‍

[@MrCreeper5906]

Can you please specify the value?

[@RyanKingArt]

@@MrCreeper5906 Maybe try .2

[@MrCreeper5906]

@@RyanKingArt It worked! Thanks 😊

[@MrCreeper5906]

Actually I put .02 😁 .2 looks really white-ish

[@trevorbarney1796]

your explanation of things is very fluid and easy to follow along with. I appreciate your teaching technique as someone looking to get into blender that is already overwhelmed with where to start learning, but then amplified by different teaching styles across YT tutorials.

[@RyanKingArt]

glad you like it!

[@thomandy]

Just what I needed. I didn't even know this add-on existed. Amazing tutorial!!

[@RyanKingArt]

Thanks for watching! Yeah, its a cool addon.

[@BiswaGraphicsVFX]

@@RyanKingArt Sapling Tree is not showing in my Blender ???

[@RyanKingArt]

@@BiswaGraphicsVFX you need to enable it. its an addon you need to turn on in user preferences.

[@oraclemother]

I can’t wait to try this

[@RyanKingArt]

Cool! thanks 😃

[@Jimbo-in-Thailand]

This is excellent! Thanks so much & Happy Holidays!

[@RyanKingArt]

Happy holidays!

[@SibanandaPradhan762104]

Thanks, Ryan 👍 Ready to make...

[@RyanKingArt]

Cool! Thanks for watching

[@qbukhari]

Thank you

[@RyanKingArt]

You're welcome!

[@robertwang5089]

looking great with glass on also

[@RyanKingArt]

Thanks 👍

[@harrysandhu4136]

Thank you so much man, because of you I learnt so much, making this one right now 👍🏻

[@RyanKingArt]

Cool!! Thanks for watching 🎄🎄🎄

[@azerqerty2277]

Thx for the upcoming series Ryan 🎊🎁🎉

[@RyanKingArt]

You're welcome! 🎄

[@mexlemax3307]

Hello Ryan, Now I am glad that you have made this beautiful Christmas Tree Tutorial. Because I'm working for 2 days on a Christmas Scene. With a church and Christmas tree etc. But my tree looked so far like a witches broom with lights. The whole day I have searched KZbin for a tutorial understandable for me. Nothing good found. And now you come here. Super!!! Now I finally have a nice Christmas tree for my Christmas Scene. Thanks a lot there for.

[@RyanKingArt]

Thanks! Hope you enjoy the tutorial.

[@mexlemax3307]

@@RyanKingArt So you are now the number 1 blender for me. Because you always show everything super well and then still always offer the textures or images to Daunlowd. Even if you do not understand English or almost nothing, you can make what you show so super good. In the 2nd part with the Christmas Tree I will certainly have my problems with the curve and the lighting. Since I work with curves and path not so happy. Well, let's see. In any case, thanks again Oh, I upload my Christmas scene at Artstation. Then you can write me your opinion.

[@RyanKingArt]

@@mexlemax3307 Ok cool! I will check it out on Art Station.

[@ayamnobadi9761]

Done, I'll wait for the next part. Thanks for the tutorial, easy to follow, I didn't know that addon.

[@RyanKingArt]

Cool! Thanks for watching. I will be uploading the next part later today. 😃

[@kiravd5392]

Christmas tutorial idea. Santa clause with his little helpers :)

[@RyanKingArt]

Thanks for the tutorial idea 👍‍

[@johan8676]

now i know how to use the sapling generator. thank you!!

[@RyanKingArt]

You're welcome! Its a cool addon. : )

[@Josabooba]

Nice job Ryan

[@RyanKingArt]

Thanks!

[@Josabooba]

@@RyanKingArt Just had a go at part 1 and my tree looks like 2 weeks after xmas and it's ready to be thrown out - needles seem very sparse. I'm certain I followed your values perfectly, in fact I went back and checked all twice. I'll have another go and up the needle value past 350, perhaps I missed a value, but don't think so...?

[@RyanKingArt]

@@Josabooba Hmm... someone else was having the same issue. I made the tree like 5 times, using the sapling generator, and the settings that I do in the tutorial work the best for me. So I don't know why some people are getting a different result.

[@Josabooba]

@@RyanKingArt It's hardly a GPU thing... mine is only a GTX 970 ? I refuse to pay ridiculous price for 30 series here in EU.

[@RyanKingArt]

@@Josabooba What about a GPU? I don't understand.

[@farnazmarianoshokrifard8446]

Cool! Cool! Love your tutorials. Thanks a lot for asking for Christmas ideas. I would be eager to see any Christmas garment tutorial :D

[@RyanKingArt]

Ok cool! Thanks for the tutorial idea. 👍‍

[@errrthericcc]

Omg I was literally looking for this! Amazing work as always. Thank you!!

[@RyanKingArt]

Hope you enjoy the tutorial!

[@timehikes]

Amazing tutorial, on to part 2.

[@RyanKingArt]

glad you like it! thanks for watching and Merry Christmas!! 🎄

[@communitywarrior1256]

WOW Buddy...BIG BIG thenks ;) amaysing info... Merry Christmans :)

[@RyanKingArt]

Merry Christmas!

[@thatonegamer9860]

Yes! Some more Christmas renders. I loved doing the hot chocolate tutorial a few months ago. For a tutorial idea, maybe some gingerbread men on a baking pan?

[@RyanKingArt]

Thanks! Yes, that's actually something that I was planning on doing. So hopefully I will make that in the coming weeks.

[@thatonegamer9860]

@@RyanKingArt Awesome! I'm looking forward to it!

[@KatlinSchirmer]

Hello Ryan, another wonderful tutorial, thank you very much, big hug!

[@RyanKingArt]

Thanks! Happy holidays!! 🎉

[@KatlinSchirmer]

@@RyanKingArt Happy holidays dear!

[@CGcelestial]

Woww this is going to be extremely useful for me!! Thank you so much!!

[@RyanKingArt]

Thanks!

[@AdanarinB3D]

Awesome!

[@RyanKingArt]

Thank you!

[@AdanarinB3D]

@@RyanKingArt Oh, i just forgot to switch between my accounts xDD.

[@RyanKingArt]

@@AdanarinB3D Oh Lol. I've done that before too. No worries. : )

[@AdanarinB3D]

@@RyanKingArt thx :)

[@MarkCorder]

Awesome as always! And while you're taking Christmas themed requests, I'll second the gingerbread idea, but how about a gingerbread house with candy decorations and "snow". Or a snow-globe scene with animated snow?

[@RyanKingArt]

Thanks Mark! those are some great tutorial ideas. Thanks, and Merry Christmas! 🎄

[@logicalinertia]

@@RyanKingArt Second the Snow-Globe scene idea.. I created one a long long time ago using Infini-D (Specular Software - now gone) and put some photos of my kids playing in snow inside it.. and made a great image for using in our home-made Christmas cards

[@RyanKingArt]

@@logicalinertia Cool! I will consider a tutorial on a snow globe.

[@PlayDohAnimation]

Hi Ryan. A room with window and snow behind it and a Christmas tree inside the room would be nice. Marry Christmas.

[@RyanKingArt]

Thanks for the tutorial idea!! Merry Christmas!

[@3DGhost]

I want to thank u Ryan not just for this video for all other awesome videos u made, u are like one the best teachers i've ever seen (nice voice tone and pacing and u look like a very kind and polite person that people want to interact with), keep up your good tutorials and i'm sure someday you reach 100K and even a million subscriber!!

[@RyanKingArt]

Wow, thanks! I appreciate that! Thanks for watching. (Also, Cool profile pic. I love reading Tintin!) 😃

[@saipranavk6666]

I appreciate that in all of your tutorials you use free resources addons free textures free I don't like to purchase something for following for a tutorial thanks for free uses.

[@RyanKingArt]

Yeah, I want everyone to be able to follow my tutorials, without a pay wall. Thanks!

[@raanoctive6092]

awesome :)

[@RyanKingArt]

Thanks!

[@pajalixd4016]

Tip for a fun game: Take a shot of whiskey , rum or vodka everytime Ryan says branches. Love ya Ryan :) Keep it up ! Happy Christmas everyone ! :D

[@RyanKingArt]

Lol. Merry Christmas!

[@darklight2.1]

Very nice. Thank you.

[@RyanKingArt]

you're welcome!! Merry Christmas!

[@abhishekgrylls2637]

You're the top 🔥

[@RyanKingArt]

thank you. Merry Christmas!

[@consumidormaldito]

genial ya era hora nwn

[@RyanKingArt]

thank you!

[@DetheyasHeart]

I really like this video! It totally feeds my Christmas addiction lol. One thing though, there seems to be a compatibility issue your tree build using the sapling addon in newer versions of Blender. I'd really like to see a remake in the future :) thanks for the vid!

[@RyanKingArt]

Yeah maybe this next Christmas hopefully can make an updated tutorial.

[@DreamOfHero]

Good tutorial Ryan... Your speak is so slow and your voice is so calm that I can understand all well. You seem to have a similar type of voice like Grant Abbit. Maybe someone just telled you this but: I want to give you only one little advise: in the video you tell that if you select the tree (or other objects) before end setting it, setting disappear. well you can show them back again by press the F9 key on keyboard (wirh object selected).

[@RyanKingArt]

Thanks for the tip! Yes, Already a few other people have told me that.

[@DreamOfHero]

​@@RyanKingArt I have a question for you. I did the tree 6 times now and I don't know how to solve. I follow your tutorial step by step, but in my blender 3.0 it seem that the addons add too many leaves on the top and much less on the bottom. so I have a tree that on top seem a Christmas tree, on the bottom it seem a dead nature (the branches shown, and its ugly). is there a way to distribute better the leaves? or I'm wrong something? If you want I can send you my render (I don't know how)

[@RyanKingArt]

@@DreamOfHero Hmm, I don't know why that would happen. I just tried it with Blender 3.0, and it works fine for me.

[@thorstenwachten7957]

@@DreamOfHero same here...

[@DreamOfHero]

@@thorstenwachten7957 I "solved" reducing the branches to 100, instead of 200, and make 750 leaves

[@thanapatpataserisatain4640]

Merry Christmas in advanced It would be very great if you do a video of some X'max related objects like fireplace, snack or toy with your Procedural Material. Not sure you mentioned it before but why you don't use the Procedural Tree Bark Material of your video and teach us how to use it in your way. PS I follow this tutorial but tried using your previous Procedural Material video. It seems weird to me. (Maybe I'm starting blender.)

[@RyanKingArt]

Merry Christmas! And thanks for the tutorial ideas. Yeah, I actually don't like how my tree bark material came out. I think I'd like to make a new tutorial on that, and make a better looking material. : )

[@thanapatpataserisatain4640]

@@RyanKingArt In my opinion, if you use your own Procedural material that would make you more professional material could be in use and also reach more people like "If you want to use material, you can download here or do it yourself by this video(add your link)." so people could go there and got more view. 😉 And everyone could know how to adapt to your future tutorial.

[@RyanKingArt]

@@thanapatpataserisatain4640 That's a great idea. Thanks!

[@mahdidaraei4185]

Hi Ryan. If you click on the tree, and the setting goes away, you can bring it back by pressing F9.

[@RyanKingArt]

Thanks! Yes, someone else told me this in the comments.

[@mahdidaraei4185]

@@RyanKingArt Perfect. I found out about the option in Donut's tutorial on Blender Guru's channel. Someone in the comment pointed it out. It's very amazing that Blender community is helpful to each other. :)

[@RyanKingArt]

@@mahdidaraei4185 Yes, I love the Blender Community!!

[@finn_hughmehh10]

Maybe you could make a Santa Hat, a Gingerbread Man or something that I would like you to do sometime…

[@RyanKingArt]

Thanks for the tutorial ideas!

[@finn_hughmehh10]

@@RyanKingArt your welcome

[@mark1585]

Brilliant tutorials Man. Thank you so much. I will give you credit on my Instagram Account. Very clear and precise. I seen another amazing tutorial and was thinking why didn't he utilize the Tree Sapling Generator also.

[@RyanKingArt]

Thanks! I do use the sapling tree addon in this tutorial. 🙂

[@creativestudio4873]

Looks nice but, can you click a setting to tip the branches down. Branches that are long ar weight down will start to sag a little

[@RyanKingArt]

Yes, there is a setting for that, and I use it in the tutorial

[@creativestudio4873]

@@RyanKingArt im at work so I really can't watch very much and the noise here overpowers my phone..great ...thanks👍

[@legoman91]

what final number are you using for the leaves? because it isnt 350, I have followed exactly what you have done and got a completley different result, tree looks bare.

[@RyanKingArt]

I used 350. But I found that it was not consistent, and sometimes needed more or less. So just change it to your liking.

[@legoman91]

Well I tried doubling it and even that still looked a bit bare, unless there is some other setting somewhere that I am missing

[@RyanKingArt]

@@legoman91 Hmm... you could turn up the size of the leaves a little. Or just watch through the starting of the tutorial again and make sure you got all of the settings.

[@legoman91]

Gone through it 4 or 5 times, pretty sure I got everything, but yeah will try playing with size settings I guess, see what happens

[@legoman91]

It's almost as if the leafs are only being generated near the trunk and gets very thin towards the end instead of being evenly generated

[@addepaddes]

As a curious project I tried to destribute the pine tree on a plane with a collection info node in geometry nodes. I found out that sometimes they choose both of the objects (trunk and leaves) but mostly just one of them... is there any way you can try and think of a fix to this?

[@RyanKingArt]

hmm, maybe join the objects together? Or add them into the same collection, and then use collection info instead of object info.

[@addepaddes]

@@RyanKingArt yeah that’s one of my options… maybe I’ll duplicate the original and join the new one😄

[@backgroundart1]

No need to redo the setting if you click something when editing the tree. Just click F9

[@RyanKingArt]

Yeah, I have gotten so many comments letting me know about that. Lol. Thanks for the info!

[@AndyBegg]

Could you make a geometry node version?

[@RyanKingArt]

That's a cool idea! Although, I need to learn more about Geometry nodes myself, before I make a tutorial on it.

[@minalim6999]

If possible, I'd like to see you make a Santa Claus in BLENDER 😀AND Merry CRISTMAS❗^^

[@RyanKingArt]

thanks for the idea. Merry Christmas!!

[@UTINNIDESIGNS]

How about a polar express train?

[@RyanKingArt]

Cool idea! Thanks! 👍‍

[@alphawright1965]

I could not even find the sapling add on to set up the tree to get started, I am on Blender 3.41 so not sure yet probably will just make my own sapling but any advice to help me add this addon would be much appreciated.

[@RyanKingArt]

that's odd. In my Blender I still have the sapling addon. and I also have 3.4.1

[@alphawright1965]

@@RyanKingArt Thanks, I am trying to trouble shoot it but no solution yet.

[@jeffreyspinner5437]

I was told the box drop down selection was NOT triplanar, yet you have a blend seams... Is it or is it not a triplanar mapping? Inquiring minds want to know...

[@RyanKingArt]

I'm pretty sure it is triplanar mapping.

[@jeffreyspinner5437]

@@RyanKingArt See, I told Chipp that and he told me nah ah. He has a true triplanar node in his materials set. That's why I ask. I was used to Redshift that had a triplanar node, so it wasn't "new" to me... and/or was it Substance Painter or Designer... I've been doing too much Geonodes... I thought the box was triplanar too, and fml, I forgot why he said it wasn't a "true" triplanar... Now I have to figure out a way to ask him again and not sound disrespectful that Idr what he said the first time he explained it to me last month. Maybe I'll play with both ways to add a material to a cube and see if they behave identically or not... when he showed me, they did behave differently... but idr how...

[@riuken1234]

I maybe have to start again, my leaves no wan to render properly, I think have to do with normal orientation, if I add a solidify it fix but kill my pc, the lag is real lol. but a fun tutorial, I let you know if a found a fix.

[@RyanKingArt]

When you render the leaves, or needles, what does it look like?

[@riuken1234]

@@RyanKingArt I post a link to a picture of my render with and without solidify but I cant find it, so to answer your question they look very sparse, I using a AMD card that no supported by blender, maybe that have something to do, but maybe, tonight I start all over again and see if I get the same result. I using blender 2.93.6 Thanks and have a nice day take care.

[@RyanKingArt]

@@riuken1234 Ok. Thanks

[@riuken1234]

@@RyanKingArt Hello, just to let you know I try again from the start and I got the same result wen I render, maybe I just look for a tree online or another addon for generating trees to do the tutorial. Anyway thanks for the videos they are fun to watch and fallow, even wen blender no wan to cooperate. Edit: I just try the addon in blender 3 and all work fine, in case other people have the same problem, maybe is a problem with the 2.93.6 of blender.

[@RyanKingArt]

@@riuken1234 Ok 👍‍

[@nimarostudio4126]

hy Ryan a little help when i use the node wrangler to enable automatic node set up, it keeps saying no matching images found what could be the problem 😮‍💨

[@RyanKingArt]

Hmm, I think that is because the textures are named incorrectly.

[@nimarostudio4126]

@@RyanKingArt Thnx its now working

[@RyanKingArt]

Glad to hear that!

[@GalaDittmar]

Hello and thanks for sharing your tuto! I'm a beginer with Blender ( I have some knowledge of C4D), Could a beginer follow your tuto?

[@RyanKingArt]

Yes, if you know a little about Blender, I think you could follow it. If your having trouble following along, you could watch my beginner blender tutorial series on my channel first.

[@GalaDittmar]

@@RyanKingArt I began Blender, yesterday : ) I’ll try today to follow your tuto. Thanks a lot for your answer and for your tuto! Have a beautiful Christmas : )

[@RyanKingArt]

@@GalaDittmar Merry Christmas!!

[@andrewsanders7636]

I downloaded 3.10 scultp dev from b launcher so turns out array brush they pablo was working on was added so i think if you change it to anchore and decrease count to one then it's insertmesh brush technically try it

[@RyanKingArt]

Cool. I'd like to try out the new sculpting features sometime. : )

[@andrewsanders7636]

@@RyanKingArt also no dyantopo only dynamic mode

[@andrewsanders7636]

@@RyanKingArt tons of other stuff I got it from blender launcher went experimental and downloaded sculpt dev by mistake I put the files for the program in my desktop deleted it thinking it's a virus I regret that

[@leandraxe3522]

Why when I do EXACTLY the same as in the tutorial with the same values, add-ons activated, I reproduced all these every move, I still have a sick tree 😭 The branches are more visible than the thorns, I tried putting more thorns and changing a few other settings but nothing to do, the branches always take over the thorns ... On the tuto the tree is quite bushy, mine (on which there are supposed to be 2 times more thorns) is already at the end of its life ...

[@RyanKingArt]

sorry your having problems.

[@lord_lucario3429]

@@RyanKingArt for me i have the same issue, i cant help but wonder id it might be blender 3.3/3? I will ask the blender reddit/discord

[@MusicalGeniusBar]

By the way there is a way to get back the menu when you click away, there is a shortcut, I don’t remember what it is, but hopefully someone will.

[@gundulf5526]

It's F9

[@RyanKingArt]

Cool Thanks!!

[@RyanKingArt]

@@gundulf5526 I didn't know you could do that. Thanks!

[@lord_lucario3429]

my leaves look strangely thin compared to yours, I put them at 460, yours look a lot denser, can anyone help?

[@lord_lucario3429]

i.imgur.com/847VaSz.jpg

[@RyanKingArt]

hmm sorry I don't know why its doing that.

[@shakaama]

OH SHUT THE FRONT DOOR, that node wrangler is cheating LOL

[@RyanKingArt]

what do you mean?

[@riuken1234]

This addon hate me, lol, I keep having the same problem I had last year. Maybe I check for other tree generator that can solve my problem.

[@RyanKingArt]

ahh ok. sorry your having problems.

[@kristinaviriasova3421]

please show me how to make santa claus

[@RyanKingArt]

Thanks for the tutorial request.

[@hufanesk]

publish your 3d model

[@RyanKingArt]

Yes, I am selling it on my Gumroad store, as well as some other 3d model sites, like sketchfab, Blender market, ect.

[@mutedsounds2k]

Are you still allowed to say "Christmas", in the US? They recently have forbidden this word in the EU! They say it's "offensive for non-christian people". That's really CRAZY!

[@RyanKingArt]

Really? Wow. Yes, we still call it Christmas, here in the United States. And I am a Christian, so I celebrate Christmas because its celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ! 🙂

[@mutedsounds2k]

@@RyanKingArt Lucky you! Here we will be locked down (again) for Christnas and the New year event (apparently, this will the same 14 days mini-lockdown as already seen for the last 2 years in the same period). They are willingly ERASING Christmas. And Easter as well.

[@RyanKingArt]

@@mutedsounds2k I am sorry to hear that.

[@mutedsounds2k]

@@RyanKingArt The Empire is striking hard