How To Build in Minecraft : Pro Building Tips and Tricks

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How To Build in Minecraft 1.16 : Pro Building Tips and Tricks
Today, I want to talk with you all about how I build things in Minecraft. I've been a builder for a long time now and I get questions all the time like "how do you build so well?" or "how can I be a better builder?" well... This is what I do!
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[@fWhip]

I Hope you enjoy today's video! I'm really excited to share more about my build process with you all today and hope you find it helpful! What else can I help out with??

[@lilimich1018]

Hello fwip I would love if u could help with space planning I am always struggling with that thx😄🤍

[@Nikhila_plays]

Hello Fwip❤️

[@shannonespinoza1287]

I will probably have to watch this several times to catch all the nuances! I always think your builds are beyond beautiful!

[@floweralex4262]

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[@imbored2227]

I loved this video it helped me so much

[@valgrothbloodoak2935]

the part i most struggle on is decor/interior and separating different levels in a build, maybe this will help :D

[@julijan2653]

Same.

[@saltybacon3348]

I belive everyone on the planet struggles with interiors more includeding master fwhip

[@Anabolic_Insulintard]

Also planing out walls and dividers in larger builds. Never know good places to put them

[@thebulletkin8393]

My hardest part is coming up with the shape to begin with, interiors I can kind of do

[@E05_Mabashi]

This is actually the complete opposite for me, I'm great at decorating and interior but I'm bad with shapes and roofs lol

[@simpledolly1493]

I feel like this really helps me since my stepbrothers ask me to build houses and things for them because I’m the all knowledgeable older sister who is the best at Minecraft... and I had built a tower on one of my builds and now I realize that I put to many types of blocks and it’s really flat. Small videos like this I think are fun and give people a better perspective on things. Thank you!

[@RyanBennis]

Im the younger brother and my sister wants me to build everything bc i have the most minecraft knowledge (especially survival, she spammclicks her sword even tho i told her multiple times not to do that). I also struggle a lot with towers😂

[@alessssssssandra28]

Y’all lucky, my sister does not like minecraft. but step brother on the way, gonna teach him things

[@solarsystem2691]

My brother doesn’t quite like minecraft, he never wants to hear about. my antics. But he still finds my builds cool

[@shawncarter3461]

I have an older sister and sometimes when we play since I am the knowledgible one I just troll them with game mechanics.

[@thebruhther3708]

Ha, poor you! I dont have any siblings!! 😑...

[@mera-mori]

I’m sorry but the “I like triangles” just made me smile so much-

[@rionplayz8175]

OmeTroller no, shut up

[@tokyo1704]

@@rionplayz8175 ok boomer

[@jackalpine9982]

Yes totally

[@emxry]

@@rionplayz8175 were you replying to OmeTroller’s reply on the comment below this?-

[@rionplayz8175]

@@emxry ye lol. I think YT prob deleted their comment.

[@Andres-tl2ld]

6:45 “i know i skipped a few steps” *built entire castle*

[@gayqueen5520]

So true

[@dxt2804]

did some mining off camera..

[@kriszenn1125]

It's not that hard to make a tower roof

[@mason_357]

@@kriszenn1125 then why are you watching this video

[@hayden6265]

And that was like the main thing I wanted to see him build…

[@adrianzurek636]

Please show us how to build and connect roofs to each other! Its a thing I seen a lot of people struggle with including myself and would be great to see!

[@annathegirlboss4886]

I get that problem a lot! It’s so frustrating when you have walls and beams then the roof isn’t symmetrical :(

[@Soraroses]

Try incorporating full blocks into the roof it look strange close up but it looks much better far away

[@simply.london_8670]

Fwip is so underrated :( his videos are so cool

[@Joker-eg9hc]

Bruh Dream stan

[@vegancheese2999]

Joker529 for real

[@neroxyx3085]

@@Joker-eg9hc jesus man he didnt even mention dream yall are just being toxic now

[@belle-crochets]

@@Joker-eg9hc no one asked. they left a nice comment and you added something unrelated.

[@naistocu]

@@Joker-eg9hc what does that have to do with this

[@ellirose6567]

I find it interesting that as an artist, well not a professional or anything, I’ve noticed things always have a basic shape/silhouette. Like when I sketch a person. I start out with the simple shapes and then detail it, adding more clothes and accessories. I guess my point is it’s kind of what you did with the orange building. You started off with a box like shape and added some more things to make it detailed and look better. So yeah... Idk I just thought I’d mention this.

[@omninuss6847]

Yeah I guess thats just the way our brains work, we always want to simplify. Im not sure but isn't this called abstraction in Art?

[@phrog7193]

kind of a sculpting-approach?

[@angelo22433]

yeah, pretty much everything's gotta start off with a strong foundation (basic shapes, making sure ratios are correct) before adding all the stuff on top to make it look pretty

[@kidzvidz3262]

@@angelo22433 That's also why it's hard to make the sort of line art or spiral art people usually do nowadays

[@emilygrace3526]

I’m an artist too and I left a comment about almost this same thing. Except mine was specifically about painting and values. If the values of something are correct (check it by snapping a pic in grayscale), then it doesn’t matter what kind of crazy colors you put on it. But obvs the better the color scheme is, the better the painting will be overall.

[@sand_yak]

Fwhip has really helped me in the last few months by just putting out really cool videos so I can distract myself from 2020. My mental health hasn't been the best, so thank you for making something that I can smile about (:

[@AXT157]

Your speaking for most of us my friend

[@ahuman4806]

Very true, both of you.

[@fWhip]

We're all in this together, you got this!!

[@broodingsoap9469]

@@fWhip hi fWhip. Im your 69th like

[@broodingsoap9469]

@snarl banarl no one cares about you saying no one cares

[@olivercastillogregory5469]

This is better than any house tutorial because it actually teaches you how to build many different builds.

[@kataleidoscope]

this is definitely what i struggle with the most! i can always figure out a pallette and style but it's so hard for me to come up with the structures and blueprints of a build. thank you so much fwhip, i know these tips will help a ton! :)

[@amcity5901]

Wow your block palettes work so well, I can never find blocks that go together without copying videos. Also can you drop a tutorial on your custom spruce trees in your hardcore world?

[@crafterjacob]

The same opinion :))

[@vaderbuild]

try using contrasting blocks, blocks opposite the color wheel, and blocks that fit the theme of your build. then to detail mix in blocks of similar color.i recommend looking up gradients.

[@5Puff]

Look up color theory, I learned it in one of my photoshop classes and it VERY MUCH HELPED my minecraft building. Like wayda said, using blocks opposite the color wheel can help a lot too.

[@lukedonohoe_]

I do have a building question: whats your process of building city builds (like medieval city style like you did in the survival world)? Furthermore, how do you build houses with purpose, and how does that affect what it looks like/the process (ie. A butcher's house/shop in a city)? I'm looking to build a city myself, and this would be so helpful. Thanks Fwhip, love the videos and I take huge inspiration from you!

[@ahuman4806]

This is a very detailed comment, seeing as you put a bit of time into writing it I personally think you should have your question answered. Have a like.

[@fWhip]

When building a house with a purpose, for myself I try to make sure the building LOOKS like what I'm trying to make without needing a sign on it. For a butcher, instead of needing a hanging sign saying "butcher shop" You could have an area next to it to store some cattle with a big door leading into the building to get them inside.. and plenty of space to get rid of the smells and whatnot.

[@lukedonohoe_]

@@fWhip Wow, thank you! I am endlessly amazed at the stuff you come up with, and most of it comes from common sense and real life solutions, since it's supposed to be somewhat realistic. Thank you for the reply! I'll make sure to do this and apply this type of concept to other builds.

[@dittymargoo]

I struggled with this until I listened to one of fWhip's 'tutorials' (can't remember which one) and actually planned a town first. Make a list of the businesses you want in the town (space the mob ones at least in different chunks 'cos of lag) and then look for inspiration with pictures of real life ones. Then I kinda roleplay it ie; cows are smelly and noisy so what would the owner do to minimise it? I gotta say fWhip's flat test world shows us how much effort goes into the 'planning'.

[@lukedonohoe_]

@@dittymargoo definitely, he spends so much time planning his builds, it's definitely inspiring. And yeah, I for sure need to improve giving purpose to builds and using real life examples.

[@Zoe-cp1of]

Him: casually says “and now we have a McDonalds happy meal” Me: BAHAHAHAHA 😆🤣

[@LonelySandwich]

😈 Check out my new 18+ omegle trolling 🤪🤪

[@mrskippy4464]

Same Brother!

[@doudoune9747]

pog

[@aceill_1421]

I WAS THINKING THAT EXACTLY AND THEN HE SAID ITTTTT

[@Khaled-bd1pl]

The secret to fwhip’s building skills: breaking the flatness of a specific fwhippin build and try to come up with a great design

[@jameskelsey3759]

Best advice I've heard yet on the first step of a build - make an interesting shape with a single block first, then make it pretty. Told my seven year old about it, she gave it a try, built an awesome person in minutes, and then a Kirby, and I even managed to get a cool building going. Looking forward to using that some more in the future. Big thanks!

[@oliviakat68]

Me: Yes I’m early! KZbin: Perfect time to play a prank! Look there are only four comments! Me: Yes! Maybe fWhip will see my comment! KZbin: lol there is actually 43 comments!

[@Arolfi]

KZbin be like: what about an double ad that u can't skip?

[@fWhip]

I still read them O.O

[@oliviakat68]

@@fWhip Hi! Lol I did not think that you would see my comment, thank u!!!! I love your builds, and you inspire me so much!

[@Arolfi]

@@fWhip I know. But alot of KZbinrs don't

[@emxry]

@@Arolfi actually,a fair amount of you tubers do,just don’t really know how to reply sometimes-

[@Unidud3]

when you’ve been playing the game longer than him and his builds make yours look like dirt huts :/

[@flawedgamer9374]

well different players prioritize different things like how I decided to immediately prioritized building and not so much in redstone, commands, modding, survival gameplay and because of that I'm a lot better in building compared to my other minimal amount of skills in the other things

[@ItzGlottis]

@@flawedgamer9374 me who plays bedwars

[@Cr3wcmber]

Your pfp speaks for itself

[@Unidud3]

@@Cr3wcmber what

[@Cr3wcmber]

@@Unidud3 I meant ur pfp perfectly explains ur facial expression when commenting this.

[@ACFiftyFive]

Whenever I see builds like these, they're just so breathe taking, like it's literally like going to a grand and ancient landmark and just observing the beauty it has to offer. Bro you got one of the best building styles. Maybe I'm just new to building but holy, these are honestly great.

[@bread.7544]

I don’t trust my building skills and get demotivated so easily. I can’t learn if I don’t build. This really helped a lot:D

[@LM43243]

Thank for the vids man, lot's of inspo! I seriously can't bare with 99% of other MC youtubers, too much obnoxious screaming and grown ups acting up like kids just for entertaining their 10 year old audience. I really appreciate you not doing the same thing :)

[@grindlord064]

Can you make a similar video where you show how to improve the exterior and interior of medieval /fantasy house? Whenever I try to make one it either turns out to be pretty busy or really simple and not something ... Moderate.

[@kidzvidz3262]

It usually takes so much trial and error to build medieval houses for me too; it would be helpful but i think other people already have tutorials on that, maybe?

[@alicep3361]

Every time I watch one of your videos I feel so inspired to play Minecraft so thank you :)

[@emilyinnit7874]

I usually don’t put enough detail in the walls and I find it harder to build big builds like castles and just big houses in general but this has helped me getting the shape of the builds so it’s easier to add more detail

[@michaelfrazier4836]

Definitely a great way to showcase how the details can make or break a build. I’m just now starting to expand beyond the old flat boxes I’ve been using for far too long

[@crafterjacob]

The same opinion. :))

[@vilaskerezius6470]

This helped me SO SO much, last time my house looked like box with stairs, now they are becoming actually something similar to a house

[@yepthisismyhandlealright]

This video feels like exactly what i needed honestly, i'd gotten pretty decent at picking out palletes and texturing as well as just general detailing but i always ended up feeling rather dissapointed with the final products, they just looked boring even with all the hard work I put in and i couldnt understand why exactly, but i think the main problem i had was that i'd always follow fairly ridgid rules when structuring, i'd measure everything out and make sure everything was all symmetrical and lining up, only deviating when pretty much absolutely necessary, it definitely helped me find building bigger structures a lot less intimidating but overall i think its just held me back from creating more lively, inventive, interesting builds, i'v always struggled with interiors also so the little bit abt functional/moveable space will probably come in handy too, thanks a bunch

[@heyitsrae5407]

As you said "and bam" I minimized the video to a chrome ad that said BAM in red letters.

[@retsu4262]

This really is one of those videos where instead of giving us fish you are teaching the fisher how to fish! Amazing!

[@Werewolf914]

My build style is fairly similar to this, but I still got new tips and ideas I didn't think of I especially love my pointed Tower roofs and especially Gothic style ones, and I never thought of that cool trick you did with the ceiling. I've currently been working on trying to improve my interiors (I tend to start a new world with the idea to improve on a different aspect of the game, my last one I practiced and learned terraforming, now I'm learning the secret to good interiors. My biggest issue is finding a balance between not too empty and not too busy, and I feel like I'm slowly improving with it just from taking inspiration from others.

[@crafterjacob]

What a nice comment :))

[@emilygrace3526]

I’m an artist irl. This same “silhouette” principle applies to art as well. When painting something, the most important part is the values (the lights and the darks). Color is amazing, but if your lights and darks are wrong then it will always look off. Similarly, if your values are correct (check it by snapping a pic in grayscale), then it actually doesn’t matter what colors you use. It will still look good. Now if you do this and then use color theory and apply great colors, then you’ve got yourself an incredible piece. So yeah I totally get it that when building the main concern is the actual structure, not the blocks. Thanks for the tips!

[@Disearned]

Medieval has always been a style I’ve wanted to get into building. This video definitely helps me. Thank you, fWhip!

[@purplesam2609]

I do appreciate watching fwhip's videos and noticing a bit of lag when he does pan out shots or uses shaders. I dunno, it just feels kinda nice to see since my computer absolutely does not run the game all that well

[@Lagoonn]

I love the irony of him saying "Round it off" in a game about cubes

[@reallyhotgirl99]

HEY! would you mind doing a world download for your building superflat world? thanks dad!👍

[@AMZG]

uh....creepy...

[@reallyhotgirl99]

@@AMZG shush

[@aggelosgerakaritis5688]

Wait WTF?

[@ReubenEditZ]

@@AMZG shush

[@JenInMinecraft]

5:50 - I was just thinking that. "Looks like a McDonald's Happy Meal bag!". lol I think it's the tower, but the build reminds me of the nursery rhyme "There was an old woman who lived in a shoe". Certainly a classic storybook style medieval house. One thing I like to do when building attached towers, is build a longer building perpendicular, with a lower connecting roof (To give it more elevation change and interest), and the adjacent building gives another point of interest with the roof sloping in the other direction. Eventually, the center might evolve into some sort of inner courtyard, as if it were owned by a wealthy vineyard grower.

[@emr7391]

This is the first video that's actually been helpful. I feel like most of them don't teach you how to do it yourself and only show you how to copy them.

[@bowlingpin3092]

My building style: slap every block together and hope it looks good

[@mr.random-ah3778]

This just solved my greatest dilemma in creating a house. Thank you so much fWhip!!!

[@kimii6696]

It's confirmed! he has his eye on us all...

[@saradauchiha7112]

Gasp, he's sauron.

[@PyroBlaze202_alt]

I just want to say that your orange example building really looks like the Sauðanes Northern Lighthouse. So even building something with only orange might end up looking kind of realistic haha.

[@blindmole2794]

8:58 sincerely, i just use diorite to make white concrete walls look better or to kitchen floors, cuz i can't find any other use for it

[@iiambitionsii7916]

I've been watching your videos for probably over a year now and all your videos are so helpful but this is probably one of the most helpfully minecraft videos for developing your own style. I recent kinda copied your designed for a villager trading post from your hardcore series and after I finished I loved it but I did want to create my own. With this video alone, I know I'll be able to start truly building in my own style. Thank you for all the amazing videos and keep up the great work!

[@supgreen249]

Man. I really like the small rooms you make.

[@cmv1203]

I feel like the McDonald's happy meal was genuinely unplanned and it caught me off guard so bad.. 🤣🤣🤣 NOW I WANT FRIES

[@crafterjacob]

Ha ha :DDDDDDDDDD

[@ilokied]

I'm glad to see that Fwhip doesn't put rules for building and just builds what he thinks looks good. He's helped me out with my building so much!

[@elliedahlia3623]

3 minutes? A new record lol how did you know I needed help building 😂

[@haru.0918]

the one I've most get a struggle of is the walls, I think it's kinda hard to choose what kinda block I would use for the wall, but this video is here to help me-!!✨💗

[@2mums_and_teen]

I found this video extremely helpful because I am trying to build a city and my first try went terribly then after watching this I had made my all time favourite builds in Minecraft thank you for making this video!

[@JelleDeLoecker]

Building everything in the same block to get you started... That's such a simple yet great idea.

[@OakenTome]

I’ve also been playing for just under 8 years! I got Minecraft for my 10th birthday and turn 18 this December. It’s crazy how far this game has come. And yet I’ve never beaten the Ender Dragon in Survival, let alone on my own. I’m just lazy, and have always preferred creative.

[@MrSamisue27]

Yeah those come roofs are my pinch point. Literally can't do them. Looks awesome! Great video!!

[@carsonn.2572]

I love your vids you inspire me to build I have started a village transformation thanks to you

[@ShrikeofCrows]

As a 2d artist, a lot of this sounds very familiar... Silhouette, rule of threes', use of line and contrast, creating visual interest, triangles. How come I never thought to apply those principles to Minecraft? God tier tips my guy

[@ShrikeofCrows]

This just goes to show that Minecraft is Infact an artform/hj

[@MegaChickenfish]

I like that you take survival into consideration. So many building tips make for great builds that are nigh impossible to fit the rooms I need for survival inside without cramming them in after the fact and looking mismatched.

[@wusenrob]

Going back in this game, I'm trying to step away from log cabins because that's the only thing I can do. This is a very good tutorial and a great explanation

[@faithcarponelli]

My god, that's gorgeous! Love the steps as well. Will definitely try that out.

[@iCherrryyt]

For me it’s what blocks I want to use. Back in the day it was a lot easier to build some nice stuff you were limited; now I’ll sit there for five minutes and think about which brown I want.

[@TristanJacobCortez]

honestly, this helped to keep me motivated for my big blue castle just because of the tower of the house XD

[@slowfudgeballs9517]

Ok I saw another video and mentioned in the comments you were "startling the line" of too much detail but it seems you perfectly understand this concept after the first two minutes. My bad. Tip if anybody is low on inspiration for a silhouette, build an interior floor plan first (build every room's basic box shape, which rooms does that building/house have). Make a random flow (that still has flows) and build a house around those rooms. If you made it sufficiently random you move the rooms around until you get a general house chape.

[@cliffhangergames973]

You just solved my problem with shaping, THANK YOU!

[@DoNotAvailableOGsHere]

The most favorite that it show you is a Castle and your hardcore, I liked your structures though, You are a God Builder

[@imnotthatgoodsry]

Highly appreciated for you to sharing the tips! If there's a question that I could ask; it'd be How do you tackle the builds on the hilly terrains? With the hilly terrains, it almost always limit myself to build the buildings around the hills instead of tackling it.

[@gamer_wolfie1789]

Wow! I am always so impressed by your videos! This video really improved my building skills. Thank you, Fwhip! 😊

[@Apretech]

This was really helpful and I'm glad to be subscribed

[@LLbb7777]

Your videos are so helpful! Not for just Minecraft building tricks but for my mental health as well! 😁

[@SpringSunshine54]

5:52 "Now you have a McDonald's Happy meal" Literally one second later: "We don't want McDonald's Happy meal"

[@shinotempest]

Thanks fWhip, love ur vids❤️

[@minoxiis3419]

Thanks for not being completely annoying like 90% of the other minecraft youtubers. Sick video. *cough* wattles *cough*

[@jakefromstatefarm6285]

Im gonna try this idea of making the shape interesting. Maybe my builds will look better! You definitely earned a sub

I always struggle on planning my building ideas but that video just helped me a lot :) tyvm

[@rencogu2877]

something i noticed is that the house fwhip gave an example of is ALSO split into thirds lol

[@CMinorOp67]

I wish you had a tutorial for your Painter’s Guild from...5 months ago...? I think it’s so pretty and perfect for a Cartographer in my survival world. Soooo, I’m freeze-framing the video in places to try to duplicate it on my own. Yay. 😄👍. *love your builds!*

[@crafterjacob]

Hi! It's Crafterj273 here! Perfect tips and tricks ..... :)

[@GivemeTHEfoodNOW]

You are a great builder ... there is just one thing my OCD cannot cope with: that tower bit in this house looks "slightly" out of proportion to my eyes :O

[@colour6763]

why youtube be deleting my comments-

[@wickfall]

I feel a bit less hopeless about building after watching this video. A well worth-it subscription

[@secretipman8840]

That was literally the best building tutorial for minecraft I have EVER seen!!!! Wow!

[@GamingWithPaly]

I just recently found your channel and your building style is one of my favorite! I started a KZbin channel not long ago and tutorials like this are really helping me improve my buildings. I am struggling for inspiration right now, but love the idea of working on better shape buildings. Keep up the quality videos and amazing inspiration!

[@Michael-ci1gp]

Thank you thank you thank you! This helps so much. I didn’t realize that just building a concrete box and building on it was that effective

[@rileypatterson5854]

hey fwhip! i only discovered your channel this year, but I have absolutely fallen in love with it! your videos are amazing, your builds are amazing, YOUR AMAZING. keep up the awesome work I know you can get to 1mil in no time!

[@Worri]

i love it, it would be something I'd see in a medieval movie about witchers, but, i don't see this as being possible in survival, maybe in a multiplayer server of some sort, but in survival, that would be just claustrophobic I'd hate to live in a place like this. there's too much detail and it's hard to move inside, so idk... tho, i love the exterior of it. really. good job man!

[@glokid3052]

Learnt a lot. Im in 1.17.1 and I made some cool designs with deepslate. Thanks!

[@alexandrberezkin7184]

Thank you very much for this video, you are one of the best builders I have ever seen! Also defining layout helped me immensely with color palette

[@Thoroughly_Wet]

I always say don't be afraid to copy people. It helps you learn. But for someone who's beyond that I'd say don't be afraid to change and alter things.

[@DonaldLloyd]

dang i just got started watching old videos and the change in voice is just WOW

[@kai7582]

Something I learned from this was to use just one block and plan out the build and the shape then add colour with diffrent blocks after

[@Svea_love]

That was amazing. You made it look so easy 😅 I’ll definitely be watching this a few times. Thanks for sharing!

[@annariesser6491]

Wait I think this actually really helped thank you 😊

[@woden__]

This is really helpful, as a visual artist i should realize by now that if your having trouble with something (like me with building) you just need to simplify it to its most basic form

[@fWhip]

Definitely!! Basic shapes added together can be so interesting!

[@SamZkilz]

This tutorial just saved my survival series

[@SirColtCobra]

Same

[@sajmonness]

A Medieval or Fantasy theme is something I didn't know I wanted for so long.

[@herweirdoo0904]

Btw , Whip . A fortified building would probably not have windows on outside exposed for hostiles to break into 😁😅 11:00

[@captaindiabetes5385]

When I’m building I really like to fill up every single space like if there is a flat wall I will add a shelf or a painting with flowers

[@brussells]

Really interesting to see how others build. I like the outline idea - going to have to give that a try. Also, I definitely don't use creative world enough to try out new builds before going into the main world and then spending time digging up blocks whilst deciding what to use.

[@cocolongi550]

pls do more videos like this. Its so inspirational

[@abdullahmahmoud1706]

Your a legend

[@zQoQz]

being in quarantine has really just made me sure uninspired but this video couldn’t be more perfectly timed! :) thank you fwhip, your videos are the best

[@tangeliahenderson4483]

Joel needs to see this sense he is a big fan of fWipe's building style XD

[@latedala07]

This was a super cool tutorial! I'm also lowkey dying to know what that quartz and prismarine building with the elvish-like roof was on the other side of your test world.

[@DrewzThunder]

Title: "How To Build in Minecraft 1.16 : Pro Building Tips and Tricks" fWhip, within the first 10 seconds: "Now this is not meant to be a tutorial video..." Me: Visible confusion.