Create a Low Poly Sword for Beginners

[@jamesberry3892]

ive got adhd very bad and i must say your videos are amazing for learning subject to subject, new and old. rather than trying to piece 50 parts of blender into my beginner project you make it simple the whole way through and extremely easy to slowly build strong skills from intermediate to extreme complexity. thank you for being in the blender community, especially for those such as myself that are pretty horrible at learning shi that isnt extremely linear. These videos are a frl godsend when im bored trying to learn for fun and dont want to take in so much info i get overwhelmed, stay safe grant, amazing content!

[@RazeVenStudios]

Just noticed you had a playlist for these low poly tutorials. Thank you so much as I'm learning but sometimes it takes a tutorial to get a good feel for how to do something. These videos are extremely helpful.

[@glacone5637]

i remember trying to complete a sword i wanted to make before i started watching all those videos on the exercises. but now, i can do it because of all the helpful tips and tricks you taught me! amazing work, without a doubt! all of them still work in 2.8, and 3.1. very cool, thank you lots!

[@safakyavuzlar]

Dear Grant, please do a continuing part🙏🏼😊 I really admire your work and patience. I have alteady purchased your character course and love it!

[@ericcartman2119]

safak abimm

[@fullyfledged1389]

Huge thump ups. You have the most effective teaching method with good accent. 👍👍

[@arjunrao824]

Could you do the material please? I suck at them!

[@michelangelodiamanti7624]

Nice tutorial, thanks! Would love to see the texturing, it's always nice to learn more about UV and material creation with nodes.

[@ark2307]

You know it's just a pain to leave a thing unfinished, don't you think, I would love to see a materials video, I know them thoroughly but it's always nice to watch a new video from you! ;)

[@shinsei1122]

i think he already done enough video that cover those things. It is up to us now to study those video and made this sword on our own. think of this as an exercise.

[@ark2307]

@@shinsei1122 that is true, I didn't think about that we'll just wait and see what grant decides

[@DianaProbst]

If you are having trouble with bevelling an edge, and there is no centre line, or the wrong number, choose 2 segments from the Bevel pop-up menu.

[@CiekawskiJerzy02]

step by step as always, your yt channel is perfect for beginners.

[@rtkiiiprod]

Part 2 is always good! Thanks for part 1!

[@ravensgategames1912]

Thanks Grant!! I get tons of useful stuff from each of your videos.

[@MuhammadTarik]

Thanks a lot. This what i just needed from thousands of unnecessary search result. :)

[@Mikothestar]

I really like that you are answering us even if the video is 3 years old ❤❤

[@Quesper]

I'm kinda proud of my sword 😁😆, but I hoped to see your Render so i learn from it, thanks for the effort 🙏

[@puneetyadav3066]

Really great work sir...I had searched a lot about blender tutorials on youtube and various courses but after watching your videos I am pretty sure that your tutorials are perfect. Thank you sir.😃😃🤗

[@mcprooo6843]

Finally i Have something to model! Hope the features u use will be in blender 2.79 too! my pc can't run blender 2.8+ :'(

[@SmellyNutz]

Hope you upgrade soon! Not making you fell bad but you are missing out on a LOT!!

[@mcprooo6843]

@@SmellyNutz I know :(

[@SmellyNutz]

@@mcprooo6843 Finger's crossed for you =)

[@OOTO.]

I'm praying to Allah that you make bank to upgrade your PC

[@mcprooo6843]

@@OOTO. Thx :)

[@ELAZA]

Thanks friend. I know how to model.. I mean the basics.. but I learned some good things from this video!!! GRACIAS!

[@enesmutlu9199]

Can you do texture painting tutorial on a weapon like this?

[@grabbitt]

See my texture painting playlist

[@kayleethegreat111]

Please make a part two!

[@NewEra-y1x]

Thank you so much for this video. Your way of explaining is very nice. Keep going!😊

[@KaiBuskirk]

Coffee with #GrantAbbitt ! I love my mornings!

[@MelkoR4111]

brilliant as always!

[@nishan1672]

we want part 2 and those materail too

[@broaverage943]

Pls make it a short series

[@nicholasbaar8911]

Nice video, can you make a video about, where you model the low poly cloth wrap around the handel ?

[@chaitanyameshram1383]

I love your modeling tricks and I have also purchased your course on udemy,please continue this video

[@Evan-rj9xy]

I'd love a part 2!

[@sidbell929]

I do promise to look at your past videos, but if you wouldn't mind doing one putting materials on this, that would be great!

[@RSK412]

These vids have big Bob Ross energy.

[@RAREONLY]

Much different approach than what others do for low poly this seems much faster and better than typing in values for sharp corners.. am having trouble finding the link to the sword image

[@grabbitt]

In description. Put it on late

[@RAREONLY]

@@grabbitt Thanks grant ! appreciate all you do

[@anchii11]

Yes! Thank you! 😄❤️

[@literallyjeff]

would it make sense to start by making a plane instead of a box, and then extruding the whole shape for thickness once the silhouette is done?

[@grabbitt]

Yes that works too

[@Toxicblackmambahs]

Love your vidoes Grant.

[@AmitKumar-cp1oz]

Absolutely loved it.

[@dejoo_]

Could you make a tutorial for the rock in which the sword is in as well?

[@dabajabaza111]

Great video, thanks.

[@odinniereece4096]

I use this exact method when trying to create characters..

[@brad8803]

Loving all the videos so far. Been trying to follow along with my own spin. Able to isolate when painting, but is there a way to isolate textures? Is there a perfect video for this? Been attempting to not have the handle as metallic as the sword, but it is applying the roughness / metallic to the entire object.

[@grabbitt]

Look up Material slots

[@ThimblewolfArt]

I'm good without the stone; but, could we maybe have another, more complex sword or other flatish object?

[@nugojk5302]

Best scupter :)

[@Jack-qi7db]

Why do we bake animations? Is there documentation on the functions of each Add-on in Blender??

[@grabbitt]

To export them. And with the addon you often get some documentation

[@RheoKaibutsu]

me: skipping some seconds in video me after that : how the fuck bro did that

so what about a high poly sword like the infinity blade?

[@somerandomtouhouenjoyer4879]

numpad 1 isn't on my laptop, is there a button for it in blender?

[@grabbitt]

You can use the coordinates at the top

[@somerandomtouhouenjoyer4879]

@@grabbitt thx

[@shemargreen7451]

plz do a part 2

[@agyab3d]

that's quite nice.. cool and easy understanding 👌

[@LosTCloWnS]

I hope you make lowpoly character modeling. Character so hard

[@Nobody-iq5bi]

Helped a lot! one question, how do I make my work look cool and polished as the one at the beginning?

[@grabbitt]

Look at my tips for lighting

[@Nobody-iq5bi]

@@grabbitt Oh! thank you so much man, it helped

[@mrderin219]

2 thousandth like. You deserved it completely :) Btw everything works fine in 2024 (Blender 4.2)

[@FreQl]

thanks for your lessons

[@blendergeek6230]

Nice tutorial💜👍

[@skylarthomas5364]

So, auto mirror is not showing up in preferences. I am in 4.2, google says the same thing you did, not sure how to fix this.

[@grabbitt]

It might be in extensions now

[@OuLTez]

@@grabbitt Yeah got it online!

[@vishrutsachan]

Can you please provide the link to the reference image you used in the Tutorial?🙃

[@vishrutsachan]

@@ark2307 Thanks man🙃🙃

[@ark2307]

Don't mention it ;)

[@OOTO.]

Grant plz do more livestreams!

[@AmitKumar-cp1oz]

pls, do part 2 too.

[@grabbitt]

Thought I had can't. remember now

[@theruggedkid3167]

This is what I been looking for😍

[@golemtabak1183]

Thank you very much for the great explanations! :)

[@BeachAndSnow]

Can someone please tell me @8:11 what's the effect of the double left-click? I'm just box selecting the vertices in x-ray mode. Double left click on a vertex just seems to select that vertex. Thanks

[@grabbitt]

With the loop cut tool. 1 click as the cut. 2nd click sets the position

[@BeachAndSnow]

@@grabbitt ahh gotcha! Thanks Grant!

[@vineetkota939]

Now how do you color the sword?

[@putthatonskibidi]

why is it that when I press e and g to move it into place some parts of the sword are thinner?

[@xynany]

help at 9:50 i try to extrude but it just gets thinner

[@sir_raphaelthepumpkin]

I'm having trouble with using the inset tool, I turn boundaries off and it still doesnt work like it does in the video. If you can help me I would be grateful!

[@grabbitt]

Perhaps remove doubles

[@sir_raphaelthepumpkin]

If you're talking about merge by distance, it didn't work. I don't know whats going on with it but I'll try it again.

[@sir_raphaelthepumpkin]

I just realized that before I saved earlier today I had the faces inset somehow, and now it's stuck like that. Do you know any way to fix it? Edit: Now it works, but instead of going to a corner it takes up half of the face. Edit 2: It works now! I had to remake the whole thing for a third time but it works!

[@SimsWithKopal]

I do box select but my tow vertices some will get closer together and then just look goofy

[@MynameisUltrabuffalo]

please do a part 2 :)

[@grabbitt]

Check out my low poly playlist

[@saraluvcats6891]

Can I know what is the purpose of using the mirror in the Y-axis ? Wouldn’t we have the same result without it ? Thanks for the tutorial, loved the double vertices tip , I was working on blender yesterday and I got double vertices didn’t know how to delete one of them 🙏🏻

[@grabbitt]

It's a good idea to mirror so you only have to work on half but not essential

[@ano3000nymous]

Thank you very much for the tutorial ..... Can you plz make a video on how to create a 3d rainwater harvesting video in blender....actually we have been given this project from school...it would be a great help if you make it :D

[@powersave2]

+1 to engagement metrics

[@coreyfairbanks7374]

I can't draw anything.... so, would it be wise to invest in a drawing tablet? If so, what would you recommend for a subpar amateur at best to make things a bit easier?

[@grabbitt]

see description for my recommendations

[@coreyfairbanks7374]

@@grabbitt ordered a tablet, will be here tomorrow but won't be able to test it out till Thursday (work schedule) . Any suggestions on how to properly set it up for Blender? Using Windows 10. Really excited about it. And thanks so much for responding to me, means a lot.

[@grabbitt]

@@coreyfairbanks7374 see my set up guide. But basically pen button to middle mouse button

[@abdelbarimessaoud242]

how do u get rid of the noise when rendering with gpu cycles in a metalic material or water as seen in your tutorial about the sea shack

[@grabbitt]

up the samples and use denoise

[@abdelbarimessaoud242]

@@grabbitt thanks a ton didn't think i would actually get a reply, so good knowing that you are willing to take the time to help people props to you and hats off sir. Have a nice day

[@ciixok7271]

Can you help me :* Im trying to sculpt a hand, every time i try to add geometry to one side with any brush, blender will pull in exact amount of added geometry in the other side of the mesh, if you had this problem before, please tell me hiw to fix it, btw had this problem in 2.8 and now have it in 2.9 as well

[@grabbitt]

you have symmetry turned on i think

[@ciixok7271]

@@grabbitt no, it will pull the mesh in the same direction as the other side and give it an awkward pixelly look, here is an example : pasteboard.co/JBvcZFl.png

[@merwinatticus]

awwww yisss. Thank you kind sir!

[@IsakTanskanen]

realy helpful but i cant get the inset to work properly, ive tried changing boundries and so but it still does the exact same thing

[@grabbitt]

Probably have some doubles

[@vimukthaariyasinghe8041]

How to rotate the video like that? Thanks in advance

[@grabbitt]

See my quick tips playlist

[@vimukthaariyasinghe8041]

@@grabbitt 🙏

[@metafoyfoy6194]

hey there i need help again ..>> how do i add detail to the mesh without costing render time ??

[@metafoyfoy6194]

>>>>>> making game assets

[@grabbitt]

textures

[@metafoyfoy6194]

@@grabbitt heeeeee thank you big brother ... i searched and found something called bump and displacement maps .. now i know how it works ... thanks for the help ...

[@PandArt3D]

Thank you. Very usfull 👌

[@mustafahammad9717]

Can you do the rock and Shading I am not SO GOOD aT IT.

[@Santrix125]

When I tried to chip my sword, I can't make it not symetrical, I did the thing in properties you showed but it just removes half of the sword instead of being unsymetrical. Can you help?

[@grabbitt]

Apply the mirror

[@Santrix125]

@@grabbitt I didn't find out how to apply the mirror in the new version because there is no apply button, but I went into Object mode, selected the sword, right clicked on it, and converted it to a mesh which made it whole which basically did same function as applying the mirror. Thanks for replying to a comment after two years, your dedication is insane!

[@grabbitt]

in the modifier select the drop down in the name

[@Santrix125]

@@grabbitt Thanks, I found it, if anyone else is looking at this comment, you can use Control + A as shortcut to apply (make sure you are in object mode), after pressing Control + A, press 'Visual Geometry to Mesh' while the object is selected

[@julianwildauer]

Love it THX so much!

[@sardonicmuffin4314]

thank for good tutorial

[@SpanglyTap]

when i try to reset the rotation of my reference (alt + r) then the nvidia thingy comes up

[@grabbitt]

You have to turn that off in the NVIDIA control panel I think

[@BestRBX]

wheres the referance image?

[@demonic_studios]

part 2 yet?

[@grabbitt]

Yep in the playlist

[@demonic_studios]

​@@grabbitti meant part 2 of the same sword was wondering how texturing for it worked

[@grabbitt]

yeah i have a fair bit about texturing in the playlist

[@demonic_studios]

@@grabbitt alr thanks sir

[@EenaTheBudgie]

Waiting for the rocks making

[@rafael.franceschine]

I can't find the auto mirror in my addons

[@rafael.franceschine]

If anyone had the same problem, you may have to download it in edit > preferences > get extensions

[@DeadManRising36]

At 07:26 When I press B nothing happens?

[@grabbitt]

You may have some doubles

[@DeadManRising36]

@@grabbitt How did I get them? I even tried it on a new clean cube.. still nothing happens

[@grabbitt]

@@DeadManRising36 are you trying on vertices. If so press v

[@DeadManRising36]

@@grabbitt It says Error cannot rip selected faces

[@grabbitt]

@@DeadManRising36 after pressing ctrl n them press v

[@tomoyaogawa4485]

Hello. I’m sorry this comment is not about this video but I’ve recently found very popular painting addon called layer painter. Since you are massive fantastical painter, I was wondering if this was something you would be interested in doing review on. Thanks in advance!

[@grabbitt]

yeah i have heard of it and hopefully i'll g et to take a look soon

[@johnfaux8651]

Can't get It to move the same, and there's no auto-mirror plug-In.

[@grabbitt]

Auto mirror is now in extensions

[@maverw7117]

dude pls show press whic button ?

[@grabbitt]

yes its in the bottom right of the viewport :)

[@maverw7117]

@@grabbitt ups sory i couldnt see . Butt i make it thx my favarute teacher

[@-quique5469]

A voz desse cara me acalma

[@nagne5018]

always thanks~!

[@exploring2351]

thankx

[@theruggedkid3167]

The card is not popping up in corner just letting you know

[@grabbitt]

you were to early :)

[@kajtek8208]

beg your pardon, is this still useful for blender 4?

[@grabbitt]

yes

[@liamc7343]

6:16 doesnt work for me

[@grabbitt]

Check my mirror tutorial

[@Patcha-dv2wk]

W man rigth here

[@SpookySkeletons]

no Mesh Mirror in my Addons :(

[@grabbitt]

It's now in extensions

[@bol10010]

I'm trying to scale on local Z axis by pressing Z twice but it still scale on global Z axis T_T Why...

[@grabbitt]

not sure it should be local yes

[@dhruvrathod32]

Plz upload part 2 plzplzplzplzplz 🙏🙏🙏

[@timon9987]

PART 2