How I made this battle scene in blender

[@FoundAndExplained]

this is the most insane thing I’ve ever seen done in blender. Absolutely wild.

[@AlbinThorburn]

Thank you man! Glad you liked it

[@unicornhuntercg]

Yoo remember me man ? I used to work for you Nick

[@hunneyjapan5137]

so true

[@pierremartin3685]

You should watch ian hubert

[@osunneyebusayo4544]

​@@unicornhuntercgfr?

[@USBEN.]

That step of combining ragdoll with normal animation in blender is soo complicated. Really impressive.

[@AlbinThorburn]

Thank you! It was a little difficult to get right but I think it worked out pretty good. Cheers! :D

[@S9universe]

@@AlbinThorburn yes do the character really collision between each other ? i mean like swords on armors and stuff

[@AlbinThorburn]

@@S9universe Yessir they do!

[@gordon7936]

@@AlbinThorburn If you could make even short tutorial focusing on that part it would be awesome, I've never seen anything made like that in Blender.

[@abyyy490]

@@gordon7936 would you pay him for that?

[@AirmanCS]

I was like "oh is there a nice trick to these scenes?" then I was like "ok no is just a bunch of hard work again bummer" lol, great job looks very nice

[@AlbinThorburn]

It's not hard work if it's fun! ;)

[@SH4NUU]

​@@AlbinThorburnshould have made both teams a leader, with dark red armour , and the other one Black armour to make it more like a war❤ good work Brother

[@mrhoneybadger5539]

just make a game at this point

[@D.KRyley-mq1do]

@@mrhoneybadger5539 That is an entirely different skillset

[@someonei]

@@mrhoneybadger5539 If he worked with other people who knew how to code and use game engines they could probably make a pretty damn good game with his modeling skills.

[@CalebNatale]

The process and the results were phenomenal! Instant subscribe

[@AlbinThorburn]

Thank you man, glad to hear you liked it

[@manuelavila5202]

Bro its shit

[@orcanimal]

One of the most impresive uses of Blender I've seen

[@AlbinThorburn]

Haha that's very flattering thank you

[@justamanofculture12]

True 😮

[@NiederDrifts]

I 1000% didn’t expect to see you literally start from absolute scratch on the model… I 1000% absolutely loved getting to see that. Thank you for sharing such insane work

[@risingkhan935]

honestly apart from the run, this was a solid animation, I definitely could see it being used in a trailer for a game or something

[@balajiedmalngiang9665]

😂

[@Jrdn357]

Bruh. When I saw the thumbnail I thought you were just going to make a single-frame art piece of a battle, and I still thought that was impressive! This is INSANE!! I'm speechless...

[@AustinOConnellVideos]

it's insane how far blender has come and to be free this whole time. amazing work on your part

[@AlbinThorburn]

Thank you so much! Yeah man, I love blender and it’s crazy how they’ve managed to keep everything free. Honestly it’s one of the best things to happen to 3d artists during my lifetime

[@animaxx3d-animation]

So realistic feeling. The camera movement is incredibly good.

[@AlbinThorburn]

The camera shake really helps! I use auto keyframing and fly around the scene with the camera so I get real-time control. Cheers!

[@carlosmilite]

honesty you deserve a role in hollywood cg supervisor

[@AlbinThorburn]

That’s too kind of you

[@Algenit]

You are an excellent teacher! Clear and concise. You explain exactly what you're doing and why. No fluff, straight to the point. Great video!

[@kimmysander2447]

Kudos to Skillshare for supporting artists like yourself. Really great to see, also this is high enough quality for documentary things, incredible how you did so much within blender itself.

[@AlbinThorburn]

I know right, it's awesome! And I'm still a very small channel :D Thanks for the kind words

[@leogravinsky4868]

Каждый раз удивляюсь тому какую колоссальную работу он проделывает ради одного видео, как человек 4 года занимающийся 3D могу с уверенностью сказать что сам бы не осмелился проделать нечто подобное... Успехов тебе!

[@DanKelly-hu8mg]

seeing someone actually make art in this program is refreshing. well earned sub.

[@AlbinThorburn]

Glad you liked it! Welcome to the channel man! :D

[@dannyeisenga]

Refreshing? Countless people 'actually' make art with Blender every day.

[@grobknoblin5402]

This is incredible you always push blender so far you are a pioneer! I lvoe this channel!!!!!

[@AlbinThorburn]

I'm still learning, but thank you so much for your kind words, I'm really flattered

[@michael-py4vo]

unless youve used blender i dont think youd realise just how damn impressisive this is. Its absolutely nuts! nice work man keep it up 🤟

[@DavidStenfors]

This is seriously impressive, really enjoyed the breakdown, awesome work!

[@AlbinThorburn]

That's awesome to hear! Thank you very much :D

[@joesanpatricio794]

I understood about 3% of what was said here but it’s absolutely incredible none the less.

[@erikdoesvfx]

Phenomenal work! Love how you created it all from complete scratch

[@ohheyvoid]

looks great! Loved seeing how you build the "crowd" sim. So cool. :D

[@itsMBWAAA]

the chain mail is the coolest part (of the modelling process at least) this is incredible dude!

[@AlbinThorburn]

Thank you! I loved how the chainmail turned out too :)

[@jasperpagan2237]

Absolutely mind blowing

[@AlbinThorburn]

Thanks a lot!

[@Pianistec]

This is absolutely wild man, good job Please make something with Phase 1 Clone Troopers, so I could give you the right music for it

[@xperimentsallday5290]

Thanks man! I always come back to your videos whenever I get lost with my projects. Keep up the awesome work :)

[@AlbinThorburn]

That's great to hear man! Really appreciate you

[@sottozen]

A lot of precious information here! Awesome work! Congrats!

[@r.i.p823]

It all starts with a cube.

[@AlbinThorburn]

Sure does 🫡

[@disispeter]

This is one of the greatest things i seen in blender and as a beginner i felt like i understood everything step u took

[@SamuelCustodioES]

That just looks surreal. I started blender just last month envisioning to someday make scenes similar to this, and seeing the process and the work you've done is a great motivation to keep studying and trying. That's an awesome video, I'll definitely subscribe and watch more of your content.

[@AlbinThorburn]

Dude, that's great! Keep making projects and don't be to harsh on yourself when starting out! Just do it for the enjoyment of doing it and you'll learn super quick. Cheers!

[@vano7048]

That 9k subscriber jump in 8 days was well earned, you made unbelievable complexity look easy

[@Y3DS]

Result looks phenomenal

[@eltiburon1983]

that is really impressive, i have no idea how or what you did there but the results are awesome! well done!

[@davidthorburn7127]

Truly amazing work! I really enjoyed the final scene!

[@AlbinThorburn]

Tack :D Älskar dig!!

[@bloop6111]

Oh wow amazing work! The tenacity to see this project all the way through is impressive and the end result was well worth it

[@durjoy-datta]

These videos are gold, thank you so much FxForge.

[@AlbinThorburn]

That means a lot, thanks for the support man!

[@JoshuaM8]

Love watching skilled users of Blender and their workflow, as an aspiring beginner to the software I hope to one day make rigged models and animations like this. Great work!

[@vrosploinke]

Incredible ! Thx for the tutorial and explanation

[@AlbinThorburn]

Thank YOU!

[@JohnDoe-zb5mt]

Im impressed, jealous and not so jealous at the same time considering the time this must have taken. Amazing work!

[@vivek06media]

100 missed calls from Weta

[@L4zySh4ky]

Mad respect for creating this ! This might inspire other people to create something of their own, looking at what can be done wit blender and taking inspiration from this.

[@julienlamberto9857]

Imagine if Shogun Total War or Medieval Total War had such detailed and unique fights when you zoom in…

[@Doomblade3890]

I'm really glad you added sound to the final product to REALLY make it come alive! That was truly awesome to watch! I'm also amazed at how lifelike some of these graphics can look, it's like I'm watching LotR!

[@Sabukaaaa]

The fact that you also modeled knights is crazy! How long making this animation take!? This looked like a movie scene 🔥🔥

[@braveitor]

Excellent result. Hollywood quality. You're a master of Blender, congrats. I can't imagine the long hours you've dedicated to your craft.

[@adamluong8483]

10:04 Imagine you're on the battlefield and you don't know which team you're in 💀

[@AlbinThorburn]

Scary stuff 😫

[@justamanofculture12]

Well. That's why medieval wars had Flags bearers roaming even in the warzones.........

[@avinashkrishnan6436]

Wow the output is just amazing hats off to your hard work. really appreciable

[@IamSH1VA]

6:44 *TIP - for FREE Cascadeur* - You can use any older version than 2024 to export FBX for FREE (till 300 frames) 😁 also, Scene looks great and realistic... Great work 👍 I love these type of tips-tracks/breakdown where people use of clever tricks to animate scenes.

[@AlbinThorburn]

Dude that's great! Thank you!

[@nonameman7114]

Is there a way to download the older version? I missed the chance to download before they updated.

[@IamSH1VA]

@@nonameman7114 From their website, login -> go to download page -> Scroll Down to see the links of older versions.

[@IamSH1VA]

@@nonameman7114 on their website. Go download page & scroll down

[@FiVe-0hh]

Brother, this is insane!! Your attention to detail is incredible!!

[@cg.man_aka_kevin]

Cascadeur software just a lifesaver for animators!!!

[@AlbinThorburn]

Dude it really is! I want to create an animated short film made entirely in cascadeur some day... Still takes a looot of time but it speeds it up by a factor of 10 or something! Thank you for commenting!

[@AlbinThorburn]

I've sent you a follow request on Instagram, I'd love to learn a bit of environment work from you if that's possible. Your stuff is absolutely crazy!

[@cg.man_aka_kevin]

@@AlbinThorburn Why privated? Lol... I'll follow back!

[@DejiDigital]

HEY CG MAN!!! Been a huge fan of yours man!

[@cg.man_aka_kevin]

@@DejiDigital Thank you! Hehe... 😁🙌

[@alternatebazaarart]

Incredible work! Thank you for sharing! 🙏

[@fernandodossantos6619]

Love it. But just a tip, medieval knights did not have rust on their armor, or dirty clothes. They typically took a lot of pride in their appearance and especially their armor.

[@Specter_1125]

To be fair, not everyone who had armor was a knight. That being said, men-at-arms and infantrymen who owned their own equipment would normally take care of it, and soldiers issued armor were often required to look after it in order to actually get paid.

[@robin-comments]

Yes, they basically would find a nice clean spot to stand like a living statue and only walk on roads. They were also known to avoid everything that could possible make their cloths dirty on the battlefield. And when stains could not be removed, they had many spare items in the closet.

[@fernandodossantos6619]

@@robin-comments your sarcasm here makes you sound ignorant. Obviously not. But rusted armor was a big no no. And before a battle, you better believe all their equipment and clothes were in tip top shape. They weren't wearing ripped or battered clothes and garments to a battle.

[@niezlykretik]

​@@fernandodossantos6619there were probably various of scenarios.

[@birbshid]

@@robin-comments apparently they couldn't have been dirty beforehand either, because it's simply not possible that they've been in a situation prior that involved getting dirty and didn't have time to get to the nearest laundromat

[@simonight_art]

aweseome! crazy amount of work to get to the final render and, really fun to see all the details that played into it! ;)

[@AlbinThorburn]

Thank you! Glad you liked it

[@Shmft]

man i love that you do not dive too deep in details, but explain enough to understand the process. Thank you!

[@stefanroxana6793]

Oh, how much I admire this work and the people who create it. Congratulations! So much passion and effort. I dream of being able to create such complex scenes one day.

[@rikomon]

when you are taking a shit seconds before an enemy attack

[@AlbinThorburn]

😂😅

[@gatis.pastars]

OMG, man! So much work done! Respect and keep up with such a good work!

[@mehdiip]

00:10 piereff ? piref ? whaat You say ?

[@sudhanshugond-t8o]

Pure ref

[@rubankovru]

Great job man ❤

[@iammichaeldavis]

I've been using 3D software since the late 1990s... this might sound a little hyperbolic and that's okay but watching this brings tears to my eyes, bro. How far we've come, in such a little time. In just my own lifetime. Beautiful work, brother 🕊➕❤

[@AlbinThorburn]

Thank you for the beautiful comment ❤️ it’s really amazing, I just love how there are people who put hard work into making this software available to people around the world 🙏

[@LPFan4]

That final render gave me a visceral reaction! It was both epic and hilarious. Great job!

[@malahamavet]

this is the firsr video of yours i see and its a damn good first impression i really like the use of cascadeur and how the models look. This is amazing

[@AlbinThorburn]

That’s great to hear! Glad you liked it :)

[@vscorpianc]

That is amazing! Thanks for sharing this 💯

[@grantorinoo]

incredible work, good job my man, blender users know how difficult this is 👏

[@AlbinThorburn]

Cheers man thank you for the comment ❤️

[@brandosbucket]

I like the way you were so amazingly detailed with everything and then went - I added some simple camera moves and tried some different focal lengths. Like - I made this amazing cake, then just put it on a shelf in the garage. It's amazing work, nicely done. Now give it purpose.

[@AlbinThorburn]

Haha I ran out of creativity 😂

[@brandosbucket]

@@AlbinThorburn It's crazy that all the things that make up this shot, including the cinematography, choreography, lighting, and all part of the cg side are skills that take years to master, and we are able to make so much progress in a scene by ourselves.

[@AlbinThorburn]

@@brandosbucket I haven't mastered any of it I'm just winging it!

[@ones_flow5652]

That's really impressive! Instant sub! As someone who started with Cinema 4D about 30 years ago and didn't do much the last ten years it's very impressive to see what's possible now. The part with the clothing is so genious and funny! Massive respect to whoever coded this!

[@SHAP00PIE]

The method you used for chainmail was genius! I was wondering how you were going to cut it in the shape of a person. Well done!

[@CompositeNation]

You used Blender on its total, amazing work brother, dedication is impressive and execution is on point!! Great video!! Great ways for optimization, nice solutions!!

[@Davey126]

This is absolutely mind blowing, im happy to find your channel, cant wait to watch more of your videos. I cant belive im just discorving you

[@keitho6974]

Awesome work man. Was funny to see the sprint animation you mentioned once the video started. But really good video.

[@bloodsalt]

I saw the thumbnail and it made me so curious. I absolutely cannot believe the amount of work that you put into this amazing outcome. Your talent is really inspirational (footnote, I spent all day yesterday trying to create a bascinet helmet and couldnt so I gave up. I will try again tomorrow.)

[@kniviritsyn]

Incredible work! I am super excited to delve deeper into this channel and learn more about Blender. So glad this was recommended to me :)

[@AlbinThorburn]

Cheers man thank you!

[@moeburhanimeez7354]

The way it looks is like a Hollywood movie! Of course a few tweaks is needed here and there but OMG WHAT A MASTERPIECE!

[@AlbinThorburn]

Thank you! I really appreciate it! :D

[@ic3way355]

So impressed . Looks really good 👍(looks like a intro from a game , amazing )

[@Tau3si]

Das ist ja geisteskarnk gut gemacht dachte nicht das man das überhaupt in blender hinbekommt. Mien Respekt Kollege.

[@acelmanu]

The amount of work you put into this was overkill so respect for that...but that Sprint animation bro XD what the hell ?!?!

[@MasterBurri]

Insane amount of work and talent! I rarely comment on videos, but after looking through your channel, I couldn’t help myself but to express my awe and jealousy of your work 💪🏻💪🏻 Looking forward to your future projects

[@AlbinThorburn]

Thank you man I really appreciate that! :D

[@yzwme586]

Damn bro. DAMN. That's some insane skill you have there. Subbed.

[@stevedowning3892]

Amazing work, sir. You've got the magical combination of talent and dedication. I hope you go far

[@FrancinaManhique]

you did it without needing any model. this is impressive

[@JestemLag]

tbh, i still can't believe that 3d animations can be so realistic, and everytime i discover that something was made in 3d and not recorded in rl i'm like: wut? oh right... amzing work!

[@AlbinThorburn]

Thank you!! ❤️ it’s an art form I’m really passionate about.

[@oblivionnokk3531]

This is hands down the best Animated war action set up till now, I get what you mean about the running animation, they do look like zombies running, but thats just nitpicky. Loved it!

[@diego1691]

Incredible work, from image to animation, to edit, to sound design, congrats and thanks for sharing

[@AlbinThorburn]

Cheers man thank you! That means a lot ❤️

[@scamerongoudy]

Dude! Well done.This is just about cinema quality stuff. The textures look phenomenal. Thesmoke sim really helps sell it.

[@AlbinThorburn]

Thank you man!

[@AlexJones-kh2ds]

You have made me all the more grateful to be a photographer. One click and I have my scene. Incredible work!

[@onurkarakaya3746]

This is awesome man, as I started to learn blender a few weeks ago I now see how difficult this is

[@ysimy]

Hi, your work is incredible, I hope your audience on your channel rises above a million subscribers, keep it up!

[@AlbinThorburn]

Haha wouldn't that be cool! Thank you so much for your encouragement

[@あーむ-t3d]

めっちゃくちゃ感動しました！！！ いいモチベーションになりました。ありがとうございます！

[@AlbinThorburn]

ご覧いただきありがとうございます!

[@Jagdkomodo]

Historically, this can be considered fantasy (knights usually did not wear woredown robes and rusty armor), but from an artistic point of view it is gorgeous.

[@fittgamertube]

really well made video , ragdoll sims part really got me interested , never knew blender could do that , so I'm going to learn more about it

[@loukes116]

This. This is so inspiring, pure hard work. Great great job.

[@Armleyarts]

Bro took Blender to another level! Great work there!

[@Darequin]

Sir i am tottally not into this kind of content and i really don't care about learning blender or how to make animation but i understand how much time you spend to render this animation and worked how hard to make this video. Great job. Hope all blender users see your video and follow you.

[@capt_Iceman]

Impressive work done in Blender. Definitively Blender is starting to make huge steps into mid-size studios without a rigid pipeline. Great work and well done!

[@Kurt634]

Subbed instantly, keep up the impressive work dude :)

[@AlbinThorburn]

Dude thank you! Hope you'll like my future videos

[@Kurt634]

@@AlbinThorburn deffo! Currently going back and watching your older videos and it's clear you put a lot of love and effort into your work. You deserve way more love!

[@JIVETURKEY600]

Crazy that not one of these people are real...U are amazing homie.

[@AlbinThorburn]

Thank you man I appreciate that! :D

[@MrStraightGangsta]

You dont know how good you have it, back in my day to render this would have taken a month and two super computers, great work

[@DECODEDVFX]

Fantastic. Well done.

[@Therealsmulus]

From working with 3D over many years. Wow this is alot of work behind this, and for a first try its awsome! Great work!

[@AlbinThorburn]

There are a lot of things I would change if I gave it another shot, but I think it turned out pretty cool! Thank you so much for the kind comment ❤️

[@smulusworkoutguide3443]

​@AlbinThorburn Thats the perfect attitude! All the things you would like to change will be better in the next one! Never go back and change. Its perfect like it is! Live learn repeat! 😁👍💪 Looking forward to see your next project. Just no doughnuts 😅😅

[@mustafaz247]

oh man how can someone not be amazed of this incredible work !

[@Skeffles]

Stunning detail in that model. I found it fascinating how you made the chainmail.