How To Create Beautiful Environments In Blender

[@pebblepatch95]

0:00 Introduction 0:40 Backstory (Why Max Got Into Blender) 2:27 1. Prioritizing Lighting and Camera Angles 3:52 Tip for Lighting 4:40 Tip for Camera Angles 5:17 2. Get Access to Good Models and Textures 5:53 Where to Get Models 7:04 Where to Get Textures 8:24 Max Hay's Course (Full Creation Process + Asset Packs) 9:35 3. Working Efficiently 10:36 Staying Organized 11:16 Scene Block Out 13:13 Outro Made some timestamps for myself whenever I come back to this video but figured it might be helpful for others too!

[@arthurcardoso2250]

Not all heroes wear capes

[@sicfxmusic]

Not all good comments get pinned.

[@gminerr]

you forgot the part where the entire video is an ad for himself.

[@TheCSandED]

Thank you !

[@mattsalt4189]

Spent the entire video nodding in agreement with everything said here, been doing this for 4 years and i amazed how similar the conclusion we came to are. Love all your work.

[@HaiderAli-wm6mq]

My jaw litteraly dropped when you mentioned your course. You're a huge inspiration for me and have massively improved my 3D art. As soon as my exams are over I'm buying the course! Tbh you could charge double for it and i still think it would be the most valuable 3D course out there. Thanks for your amazing content.

[@Abc-765_q0]

شوف صحيح انت اسمك حيدر علي وانا علي حيدر بس مراح اجاملك لا تعبي راسه وتخليه من صدق يرفع سعر الكورس

[@lukeconsumerofcontent]

P😅😊

[@danielizebhor6202]

Hey Max, you inspire me a lot. I' genuinely shocked about how you started your 3d journey because i am currently in that exact same spot and had to go through the same thing. Thank you for all you do. -HappyNoodles

[@OttrPopAnimations]

same

[@PARKE_OFFICIAL]

everytime i sit blender down for a few days I stumble across one of your videos and get instantly motivated to hop back in! Very inspiring work, thanks for staying consistent with the great content! always looking forward to your videos and they've helped me level up my work tremendously!

[@esmael.c2b]

Creating 3D environments was always my passion, you're the only KZbinr who actually focuses on that

[@souvikkarmakar4059]

I started learning blender when I was in exactly the same situation in life. I also mostly did environments. And look at me now! I've started freelancing and am earning from 3d. I couldn't have imagined these things happening 2 years ago.

[@kaiwan]

Huge congrats on the course Max, Pretty solid offer for anyone who wants to dive deeper in the world of blender and create dope visuals!

[@maxhayart]

Thank you man

[@oh-noe]

@Symb0l1c I think it’s a pretty fair price if the information is good.

[@AtrusDesign]

Your work is very inspiring. Thank you for your good tips. I started as hobbyist, with time I became an environment artist/terrain modeler and I had the opportunity to work in projects for great studios. I can confirm what you said, time, passion and efforts can really make you become a good artist and earn some money. Now, even if I made my life choice, it was (and in some cases still is) a wonderful adventure.

[@itsthegemini8296]

Just out of curiosity, did you ever attend any college or courses to get that job or learn your skills? Or did you just do it on your own and use the work that you had already done to show your skills?

[@tony_vfx]

My work quality improved over 500% since i started watching your videos.... ❤❤ And when you shared your past experiences u really felt connected.... Love your videos ❤❤🙌🙌

[@bennguyen4409]

As someone that’s working on music production, everything you shared in your journey applies to mine as well. Success principles are always the same. Thanks for your insight and love the work you do!

[@noathecrip]

As a huge Illenium fan, I love the artwork and I’m deeply happy that you’re here to help the community grow. Keep on pushin! ❤️🙌🏽🔥

[@thechilledpotato6253]

Love your work man! Subbed now. Great point about lighting, keeping it simple. I was always intimidated by how to light a scene, but one day this guy I was working with in film said "Start with what you can't control and work up from there", and that made approaching lighting way easier for me, it makes it methodical, not just a creative choice. One approach based on that approach is to add in a HDRI and get it to look as good as possible, then use a light or two extra in the scene to highlight what's important or way too dark. I hope that helps someone who is struggling with lighting xD

[@DerCribben]

I wish I could like this twice Max, I've been waiting for you to put out a course for a long time. You've been the artist making things that tick off all of my own personal boxes of both things I like to see as well as things I'd like to create (scale, light, life, brutalist architecture, futurism, ancient ruins, etc). I've been struggling with focus, inspiration, and motivation for months now, I think this might just be the thing that drags me out of that hole.

[@Nhillus47]

thanks man i've just been using blender last month and sculpting really clicked for me, your words are motivating and giving me hope

[@sir3337]

Thank You so much for this. I started Blender last year and your videos have given me a big boost in creativity and speed. Was wondering if you would ever make a course. This is awesome. Thanks again.

[@InfiniteLightAura]

Also appreciate you sharing a bit of your backstory, inspiring stuff man.

[@RiChTcOn13]

This is literally the moment I’ve been waiting for. Your work is exceptional and I’ve learned so much so quickly from all of your videos. I’ve never really been one to pay for courses and stuff because I’m stubborn and just want to learn it trial by fire style but I’m definitely gonna invest in yours.

[@williammccormick3787]

Amazing video, and thanks for taking the time to talk about your personal backstory in the beginning. It was worth every second and very inspirational!

[@PhilFlock]

great story. its amazing what "lazy" or "aimless" people can be capable of once they find their true passion. happened to me to. i was a good for nothing until I discovered filmmaking. it changed everything

[@robinmountford5322]

Lighting and camera angles. Absolutely. A very valid point for everything Blender.

[@JayM.-zf2lq]

As a 3d artist and an artist in general, I know that the only way to improve is to practice and as you mentioned in the video, seek help and guidance from already good artists such as you, so for me buying this course is a step in the right direction, it will help me learn new things, improve my perspective, and elevate my art. I will definitely buy it, your art is the most inspiring and eye-catching to me and I want to replicate it, adapt it, and improve it in my own way. Btw will you keep updating this course and continue adding to it? and one small note: I noticed that in most of your renders, you use people to give an essence of grandeur and scale, will you share where to get 3d people models from? either in the course or in general.

[@mandartistry]

These tips help me so much with some of my work. Still have so much room for improvement and you have inspired me to keep practicing and practicing. Thank you!

[@stevendumon1688]

Stay motivated, invest time, get help for the things you can't do yourself, ... You did not just gave a blender tutorial, you gave a life tutorial. Thanks

[@wydua2049]

congratulations on going past 60k good luck on the road for 100k and really nice video

[@maxhayart]

Thank you 🙏

[@Shattered3582]

i have been doing blender on and off for two years now, and lately i have found videos like this quite useful. of course there is always things to learn but a lot of stuff you have to find out yourself, and there isn't always a set way of doing things

[@xDaShaanx]

You are the guy who got me into making environment renders. My laptop can not handle much geometry at this point but still I am trying to optimize my scenes as much as I can and your tutorials helps a lot. :)

[@ciarawaggoner3748]

Omg finally someone understands the struggle lol. Every time I watch a tutorial I have to taken into consideration what my MacBook will handle 😭😭😭

[@xDaShaanx]

@@ciarawaggoner3748 Exactly. Recently I have been experimenting with vegetation & trees in my scenes and my Laptop can not take it anymore. 😂

[@hammerheadcorvette4]

@@xDaShaanx there are ways to optimize vegetation and fauna. Look into some tricks. Render the scene only or try different techniques

[@RickHenderson]

This is really great, thanks. It's getting to the point where O see one of your images and think hey, that was probably Max Hay. There are very few people I can do that with. I am totally distracted with details and modeling and tools and game but I'm learning I really enjoy environment design.

[@mseptirymen]

Hey Max, been watching your videos for a long time now. You're a huge inspiration, and I love that you made that course available to us! Will definitely be checking it out

[@joe_fabricator]

You have a pretty amazing future ahead of you! Many opportunities coming your way Max. Love your positivity. See you in Class soon teacher 🙂

[@TAC_T1]

I almost lost my way, but this video has kept me on the path. Thank you.

[@TheMietz]

Okay, so I just found out, that you are the creator of my reference photos. You are a huge inspiration for me. Even your story is similar to mine exept that I don't have the experience you have. I'll be definetely checking out your course next month, as soon as I have money :)

[@TsutajyaVlard]

1:03 thx for calling that out im in a similar situation. ill turn 20 in a month and a year ago i was struggeling to find something i wanted to dedicate my life to. always searching for new ways to express myself i stumbled upon blender and also found a great friend on discord. we almost spent all year online and met irl a few times. he really got me into blender to the point that i say i finally know what i want to do :) was a really hard and important question to answer to me

[@rainbowseal69]

Also this is beyond helpful and generous. I wish I had this, and I’ll definitely give back in a similar fashion because if I had these I’d have been more directed. A lot of time was spent on finding my bearings😂❤❤❤❤ Another tip with lights is to have a small group of lights that have been set with all the attention, while another group can be experimental and is dispensable can later be considered unnecessary and discarded so you don’t get carried away and make a mess.

[@puperman4208]

I’m good at everything around character modeling. It’s bending my mind

[@yajuvendra15]

inspiring, and above all adding personal touch makes it great

[@nivy3172]

the opening hits so hard man

[@prasadjArt]

0:51 I'm in the same situation (26M), where I don't have a job, can't choose a career, no "friends", aquintances, yes. Thus no girlfriend , 😭 People, family at gatherings ask questions ❓😞 I mumble. I do have a Computer science degree but that is not what I like as a career. _Although in India if you don't work at a MNC IT company you're gonna die poor_ Over here there's no place for Blender. It's all Autodesk , and Adobe. How I found about Max is through ILLENIUM. I listen to Odesza ILLENIUM Nurko etc etc. I think that's the best thing happend to Max , he gets to make the artwork for his favourite artist. How cool is that!🎉

[@charchar4957]

I downloaded blender because I wanted to bring my fantasy stories to life.currently 30 hours in and wow so much to it. great video

[@rui6071]

The beginning of the video is what got me hooked, because that is what I want. To be able to choose my entertainment, to choose and create the exact vibe I want. Thank you. I also have a question, how much money can you make from this as a career?

[@za3imkabir]

one of the best videos i ever seen tnks for that art

[@kaspergaram]

I'd love to get good at Blender but it's such a massive software. So point 1 - getting good with lights and cameras makes me happy, as I am a filmmaker. That's what I do day-in and day-out so I guess I kind of know my way around cameras and lighting 😂

[@kazvsty]

I relate strongly to the struggle of finding something to do for a career. Since highschool for me began I was pressured to choose a path but nothing truly caught my eye that I could see myself doing for the rest of my life. I'm 20 now, never did college or anything and am working in a place that could be a full time career but I hate it. That being said Blender is something I am new to but nothing would make me happier than being able to make my imagination a reality for an income. I hope some day I can leave my job and pursue something like this.

[@USBEN.]

That efficiency tip is very important regarding not focusing on little details too much they take away the most time and provide soo little.

[@gavinwoodruff7329]

Can you do a video of lighting a night scene? I can't ever get my lighting to look dark, but bright enough where it's needed

[@davidgraves8894]

I love all these and I’ve been waiting for you to start a course! I will definitely be buying it! I think you should make a skill share as well and do classes! You are very talented I’ve been looking into learning 3D for a while now. I’ve been on and off but couldn’t find the course that fits my style of art but yours dose thank you!

[@juanleche5382]

I feel like you right now bro l but I'm stock on a 9 to 5 job but I'm trying learn blender and unreal engine because I don't wana work for a moving company the rest of my life this video was very helpful.

[@-Dragonfyr-]

You have no idea how much this video and your journey fit with my 'life'. Literally the 2nd video I've watched with learning about Blender. I love photography, videography. My pc file system is completely organised into folders. I used to love having my own asset library with Cinema4D, but life got in the way. No money, mental health crap, dropped out of college, twice! Etc etc. I sit at my pc every day inbetween therapy sessions, playing fcukin angry birds or Anno 1800. That's literally all I do. So this video hasn't just made sense, it's also hit home. Yea, thank you :)

[@swissorsweep]

Fantastic advice! Lighting and cameras are definitely the most important. Why model and texture something you barely see?

[@povilaslondon]

For models 3dsky can be amazing

[@SilentShiba]

I knew I recognized that style, its sick that you worked with Illenium

[@vslcr8tr]

resonated with the intro getting laid off started it from me I hope to make arts like this in future as I will be starting to learn blender or c4d and hope my 8years of photography experience helps...

[@research2088]

If you have that much time in photography, your experience going into this would be very improved, nearly, unmatched! You know about the perfect angles. This is so key, and you have that skill down. Now you only need to learn more about the modelling process. You can do it. You can do it my friend!

[@1Chitus]

Needed this video bud, thank you for the motivation.

[@adri.progression]

Thanks for sharing, I'll get the course when I start my next job.

[@ragingflapjack]

This is amazing, and you do some amazing work🔥 I would love to do your course but bit high for me atm 😅 but will definitely save it for when I have the money💪 love from South Africa 🇿🇦 and keep up the great work and advice you share

[@juna61]

So many people loosely saying they are artists. I won't put myself near being an artist yet. I am a 3d hobbyist and a photographer. Some might think I am doing art in fancy sense but I am just exploring and learning new things. Nowdays people think they are what they decide to be in snap of the fingers and it is so unauthentic and plasticky. First put 1000 hours into it and then see if you are something near to what you wanted to be.

[@MichelandreFisseux]

Thanx for sharing some very useful and inspirational experiences 🙏🏽😎

[@chetanm4903]

re aarrangging ready made models and rendering it..... hmmmm,....artist🤔

[@adriankudla1992]

Congratulations on being so much successful in your life, and thanks for your great work

[@deenodub]

Yooo you made illeniums album cover that’s dope asf dude

[@Villager_U]

wait,you're the one who made ILLENIUM album artwork?!,god damn ,thats fkin insane i liked it so much that i attempted to recreate it

[@faryanblender8946]

Awesome work Max, one question, do you use Photoshop for the final composition? If yes, will u show it in ur course?

[@ramengod1337]

Hi I would like to join the course is there also an option to pay with Paypal?

[@maxhayart]

Currently it’s only credit card however I’m working on getting PayPal as a payment option

[@ramengod1337]

@@maxhayart big thanks for this

[@chriskelly6574]

Good stuff man. Your video is good. I'm,well I guess I'm a writer atm, I need to make a few short films before I can make any other claims. Right now I don't know what I don't know about blender but my figuring is to create backdrops or sets to use in pair with photography and video. No new and cunning ideas, it just looks like using blender environments for portraits and videos should be a 'thing'. Like I said, I don't know what I don't know...except what to do with those actors and props, cameras n green screen. I build miniature sets and models and want to broaden my scope and use new alongside old, equipment and techniques. I am sure I will find all manor of useful videos on your channel. Thanks for putting this all together.

[@kevit22]

U a talented dude. not for normal people doing stuff like u. I'd say, it's satisfying dude

[@morgarin7726]

Concentration is very important and unfortunately I have never mastered this skill. I always turn on some video or music in the background so as not to be distracted by small noises in the house or so that my head does not become filled with unnecessary thoughts. Now this is my main problem, and I’m not even sure that I can solve it with radical methods. Do you have more detailed advice on this?

[@chowrybrando]

thx your suggestions！ I will find the best way to make what I wanted.

[@ugursapmaz7067]

Man one question, how do you make that cloud effects. They look sooooo good. Also, thanks for everything you shared with us. Helps a lot!!! Love you.

[@HiggsBosonandtheStrangeCharm]

.....excellent video, I love your approach and the way you present it....keep up the great work....I'm subscribed......

[@TR-707]

Important tips and totally agree. really good video - one of the best if not the best i've seen

[@agyab_cg]

honestly this is inspiration to me really.

[@exorcist3d99]

"Put the reps in" fellow gym bro spotted

[@AXLplosion]

You're super skilled at what you do, and the course seems great, but the course page has quite a few typos that you might wanna iron out.

[@SurvivorGregg]

Thank You .

[@lizardltd]

Your stuff is awesome! This video inspired me so much Thank you so so much

[@narensoni3705]

You are my favorite and very inspiring!!

[@zarifzikry2556]

Did you plan to increase the price in the future? I'm interested in the course but didnt have enough budget at this moment

[@cheloPérez-g5w]

hola amigo, soy de Paraguay..tu vídeo ademas de servirme, también me inspira mucho estoy en la misma situación en la que empezaste

[@avrazo5888]

As Always 🔥🔥🔥

[@BlazingPhoenixArcher]

where did you get your people from?

[@maxhayart]

Cgtrader, turbosquid, or my own photoscans

[@Light_squared]

You are breathtaking ❤❤

[@berryerpacic9995]

it looks so nice.. this is truly amazing.. i hope i can do stuff like that some day.. but thinking about it also makes me scared.. if i do this solo i need to get an accountent to do finance for me.. that costs me money.. i need to make a website.. (would do that myself i went to school for IT and i code as a hobby too).. i would also need some way of reaching ppl that might be interested.. the modeling itself is not as scary.. its the chores that come with.. well having a company or firm.. thats what it would come down to in germany..

[@inviolablez7028]

Looking cool. Someday i can afford that

[@odworiemmanuelken8594]

Your work is really so great.

[@R-SXX]

2:48 are those round balls scans or did you Model them?

[@BalotniyZhitel]

make good environments.

[@davestens5158]

There is a super easy work around to make Quixel Megascans / Bridge to Blender work! There's a ton of videos explaining it - i used it in Blender 3.51

[@maxhayart]

Is there any way to have it so that it exports the textures set up correctly? I always have to rearrange the nodes

[@skyemoore428]

Definitely going to get your course! So much cool stuff, advice, models, inspiration, etc.

[@InfiniteLightAura]

You really just don't miss huh?! - TAPPING INTO THIS COURSE

[@alexmclaughlin3957]

This is exactly the video I needed thank you

[@Gentleman_r07]

Hi Max. Im just about getting started into doing proper scenes after modeling quite a few things. But i still am unable to render dark scene such as your tutorial for bonfire in dark forest type without getting many noises. I did increase the sampling but that took about an hour per frame (8gb vram my rig. Is there any other way to reducing the noises without increasing the render time too much? On a low sample 128, (noise threshold 0.5000) render time was 1min30 seconds, but after changing both to default sample and threshold to 0.0100 render took 1hr for a frame. Please do share some advice on how to get it at least a bit faster and less noisier.

[@itsjxomusic]

Max, how can I contact you about your rates? You're probably way out of my budget as you're amazingly talented, but worth the shot! X

[@bifrostbeberast3246]

Can you make a video on how to build your business around Blender? Like the different routes (Tutorial Channels, Patreon, Website, how to find customers, how you would price the different 3D tasks, how you calculate your price, etc. This is the kind of information that is really hard to find and where most artists are struggling with. How to make the first step to start using Blender commercially.

[@jahluu6825]

10:09 bro you ARE the video in the background rn 💀💀 im cooking mad though dont worry

[@jayones584]

Hey Max, your work is incredible, in your opinion, whats the minimla bench mark PC spec requirements required to create work like this?

[@Meriemferhatl121]

I'm gonna buy a new laptop soon and I wanna know the answer to that too ...

[@q13studio82]

Thank you, man!

[@blordcrusader]

wow beautiful

[@AtrusDesign]

I liked it before to watch… I’ll do it asap!

[@RomasNoreika]

Great video Max ❤

[@Instant_Nerf]

I’d like to find artists that make 3D reconstruction environments from real places. It’s something that I want to do, and I’m having a hard time with.. because it’s not random, procedural.. it’s a moment in time.. a real moment.