My 7 year Blender progression

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I started using Blender in 2015. Here is my progress so far. Strangely enough, I never did the donut tutorial series, but I did do a fair amount of Andrew Price tutorials.
I think when learning blender it's easy to see a lot of progress really quickly because there are so many basics to learn. After that, progress for me has been creeping up slowly and every once in awhile I get a jump in quality. I definitely have a lot to learn, but at least I feel like it's getting better.
Obviously I wish I found 3D art at a much earlier age, but I always assumed 3d programs were so expensive.
Check out blender at blender.org it's a great 3d software package, whether you just want to learn a little or start a career.

[@aayush_dutt]

Wow great progress! Loved the music, would be really helpful if you could tell us the names of the music you used :)

[@MarvelousMediaEngine]

1.Oh the first song, is an original by kazantsev on Fiverr. 2.Kiki 'A Town with an Ocean View' 3.Spirited Away: 'Itsumo Nando' 4.Ponyo: 'Gake no Ue no' 5.Nausicaa: 'Requiem' 6.Castle in the Sky: 'Destruction of Laputa' 7.Cat Returns: 'Kaze Ni Naru'

[@aayush_dutt]

@@MarvelousMediaEngine Wow thanks a lot!!

[@i3aluchi]

I'm 50 years old, and just started learning 3D. I had some attempts before, but didn't really succeed. This time I'm more excited than ever before. It's never late to learn something new 😉

[@MarvelousMediaEngine]

That's inspirational. I keep feeling like I'm about to stop being able to learn. Probably just the culture I grew up in not respecting the advantages of age.

[@i3aluchi]

@@MarvelousMediaEngine I believe in "Learnings being a lifetime process." Never think you're old for learning something new. You have the choice now to be what you want to be 10 years from now. Along your journey, you'll have ups and downs. You'll have moments where you question if it's even worth the effort. But when this happens, have a break, then get up and continue your journey.

[@MarvelousMediaEngine]

@@i3aluchi That's a good perspective about 10 years from now. I've heard something similar like, the best time to plant a tree was 10 years ago, but if you can't do that, the second best time is to plant one now. I probably butchered that idea, but it's good to keep in mind, you have the choice now. Thanks!

[@rkp4360]

This is awesome man, I turned 27 this past March and recently rediscovered my love for environmental and 3D art/animation, I don't want to keep doing what I'm currently doing for the rest of my life but I'm scared/nervous to jump in and start learning as I've had zero experience in the field or art as a whole.

[@adil0028]

Try not to go in without any practice experience at all man

[@TommyGreen333]

27 is young. I’m from England. In England people go to uni at 18 and three years later graduate and get a job. You are might brighter and more focused at 27. If you made 3D art your focus, within a few years you could get your ability to the point that you were able to apply it to a career. Everyone has to start somewhere so don’t put it off out of fear or a lack of confidence because if you really don’t want to be doing what you are doing, life is too short to waste on things that don’t make you happy or fulfilled.

[@MarvelousMediaEngine]

For me it started out as a hobby in the morning before my 'real' work. Hope it's going well for you.

[@shokomann]

go for it, Im 39 and I started 1 month ago! If I wouldve started at 27 id had 12 years of experience now...just go with basic tutorials and ramp up from that!

[@joaoestevam9703]

Your progression is so great, it kinda made me emotional! Good job!

[@Tia-pt7xj]

Been thinking of starting to learn blender recently and this video really motivated me :D !!! Also love he ghibli studio soundtrack that u use :)

[@janitorsanonymous7891]

Must be weird when you live on a farm and then download blender, and later discover you're a world class creative artist

[@pkrissz]

I wish you the very best man. Can't wait to see more animations from you.

[@MarvelousMediaEngine]

Thanks for the kind words. I'm just about to wrap up my first original short film. Stay tuned, should be hear in a couple weeks.

[@itzmi_oreo8737]

Omg i’m 28 this year and also just started learning Blender. This motivates me so much thank you 😭

[@MarvelousMediaEngine]

Good luck, it's always weird to see 10 year old kids making amazing stuff, but just focus on what you are interested in and if you enjoy it, you can go far.

[@user-lg9ui4sk9i]

Amazing works!. I love your sense of humour. ️.

[@olang4000]

Silly things (I like that!) and wow effects. Bravo!

[@albertvila6053]

Super cool dude!

[@mangozher]

Amazing works!😍

[@MarvelousMediaEngine]

Thank you!

[@saraimarte]

the snowman at the beginning was so cute

[@cripto_ulitka]

так прекрасно! успехов в творчестве~

[@ahorajkat6379]

no more suggestions. you are on right way.

[@kv3d172]

backup goal: start entering 3D-competitions, (pwnishers discord challenges for example) quz you are super talented

[@MarvelousMediaEngine]

Good idea! I've seen submissions from those people and they are crazy good. I honestly don't think I could compete :/

[@Sandor3D]

@@MarvelousMediaEngine you can learn a lot because of those challenge not only from your work but also other when your in discord call you can ask away if your having problems with your scene. I particapted last week for the first time out my experience those challanges wil give headaches with things to solve and redo

[@KUBE.archvis]

I love your sense of humour. ☺️

[@MarvelousMediaEngine]

Hope you like the next short film I make. It will be out in a couple weeks and I think it's funny :)

[@jasonzelda]

awesome 😎😎

[@Payn333]

Inspiring

[@wuyoyo6376]

good!!!

[@blenderlicious]

Nice

[@Glitch-Gremlin]

You should throw Zbrush into your workflow too. Its great for doing faces and stuff.

[@MarvelousMediaEngine]

Oh yeah, I hear so much about that program. It's a tough balance between learning and producing. I feel like I am finally at a point where I can produce so I want to focus on that.

[@runbobfun]

Im 13 and i started using blender when i was 8 (or in 2016) im also going to turn 14 on december 19 2022 this year!

[@MarvelousMediaEngine]

That's crazy! I tried to get my 5 year old to play around with it, but it seemed a little too complicated. How did you get over the learning curve? Are you excited by the metaverse? Personally I think the metaverse will break social ties more than it creates them, but I am curious to hear your thoughts about the future of art and technology.

[@shokomann]

my son is 8 and he modelled a dungeon door yesterday and he loves it...I hope he continues !

[@tushars8897]

More video on houdini vfx exporting to blender

[@pnmmanamperi8745]

Wooow my god 😍😍😍😍

[@shokomann]

in average how much time have you spent, let's say weekly or daily with learning blender?

[@MarvelousMediaEngine]

Good question. I have wife and kids so when I started I would spend about 1.5-2 hours a day (before work) doing projects or watching tutorials. In the beginning there was always something to learn so every morning was something useful and I filled the time really well. Nowadays I can commit more time to it, but progress is really slow. I probably spend 3 hours per day minimum on projects, but not much of the time am I learning, if that makes sense

[@user-ko3xp2kh5w]

I wonder what are there specs of your computer😂😂 Is it enough for your computer to work by that specs??

[@breaktheimage3]

Do you do this for a living? I started blender last march at 24. Still 24 iv used maya for 2 months but prefer blender.

[@MarvelousMediaEngine]

I teach part time at a university (1 class so it isn't too much work). Slowly I am doing more and more animation work for a living. Some of the work is coming from the university from other teachers who need an animation for their course (usually science). It's easy for your name to get around in a smaller town. The area I'm in has about 100k people and there isn't really anybody else doing computer animation. We'll see, though. I feel like I am only just starting to get some good momentum.

[@shokomann]

@@MarvelousMediaEngine the future holds endless possibilities for people with your skills, more and more digital creation will be important

[@GoodWin90]

Круто🔥👍

[@losamosdeluniverso]

Do you work on this now? Or keeps as a hobby?

[@MarvelousMediaEngine]

It is slowly becoming my job, but I think my aim is to make personal works, too

[@XexDesigns]

SCIENCE

[@capitalm9304]

Yeah same here my age 29.. I wish that i started early now I'm a boomer 😂.. Damn man you open up a wound

[@MarvelousMediaEngine]

It could be worse. At least we know what we like, that's probably the biggest battle. I see some people just out of highschool really struggling right now. I think uncertainty about the future makes it even harder for younger adults to commit to something because they rightfully assume it won't matter in 5 years. But if you never do anything, you never go anywhere so it's a pretty rough head space to be. I'm just guessing though.

[@marcapouli7805]

Congratulation, I'm using blender for 10 years, and I can't do 5% of what you are doing Haven't done the donut either, in fact I've watched none of his videos

[@MarvelousMediaEngine]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@LowGodd]

So its not a full 7 year blender timeline, its a 4-5 year and then you swapped to another 3D software

[@MarvelousMediaEngine]

I think it's more accurate to say, I learned two more softwares, but 90% of my work is done in blender to this day. If I really need simulated clothes, I will send them from Marvelous Designer to Blender. Or if I need some type of simulated explosion or fluid, I find Houdini is pretty good. But I do all modeling and rendering with blender because it's fast and easy.

[@LowGodd]

So blender cant do cool stuff like explosions? that sucks

[@azmihakam]

@@LowGodd it can but not as good as houdini as leading software for vfx

[@marcapouli7805]

I would love to try houdini one day, it looks powerful

[@MarvelousMediaEngine]

@@LowGodd There are a few smoke sims in this video, like the tiny rocket launch at 2 minutes that were done with Blender exclusively. I loved blender's rigid body, fluid and smoke sim abilities, but I felt like I could ultimately do more if I tried Houdini out.

[@user-sk6jt3wh1g]

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[@emotedeeeznuts]

This is all what bro did for 7 years? Really? I'm disappointed, like seriously. There are progression vids with the most impressive stuff done in a year or 2 but this dude was doing 3D for 7 YEARS. Dawg.

[@MarvelousMediaEngine]

Maybe you're right, but maybe not. A lot of those vids that show amazing progress in 2 years seem to focus on a few tricks, for example cars driving on roads that look incredible. A lot of those people just download an amazing 3d car model and then animate it. I don't mean to detract from their skills though, I'm just saying I've aimed to be a jack of all trades, so I can also model a decent car, too. HOWEVER, perhaps you are right, those who focus with intention in one area can go much further and it's actually something I am struggling with. I can do a ton of different things, but nothing at an amazing level. For example, check out my Barbie Ken video linked below. On the one hand, it's way cooler than what most blender artist make, but on the other, it lacks the refinement: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYuof6KDic-rnaM Thanks for the hard truth though

[@emotedeeeznuts]

@@MarvelousMediaEngine Listen man I'm sorry if I came out as harsh n stuff like that, you may be right and I may be wrong, especially with the car driving on road example because some of those 3D artists don't tell us if they actually modelled the cars by themselves and whatnot, but the rendering, lighting, animation, composition etc in those videos are superb, and those things are a few of the biggest factors needed for 3D. But dude, the difference is, you've been at it for 7 years, that's what surprises me. I'm just some random dude on the internet but I honestly kind of expected like some really high-quality stuff from a dude who invested 7 years in 3D, but everyone is different I suppose. I'm going to be investing in 3D hopefully in the near future, but I'll keep in mind to actually make my own stuff and if I ever use any from Sketchfab and whatnot, I'll tell people exactly where I got my models from. I wanna indulge in all areas too so yeah, I understand your point. BUT You can't do everything all at once. Focus on one area that you actually love the most and get better at it. THEN go onto another area. You gotta fix that mindset. Also, I saw the barbie vid. Now THAT, is the kind of quality I expected in like 2-3 years of Blender/3D. Good shit fam. Loved the models.

[@joshchavez5504]

Inspiring

[@MarvelousMediaEngine]

Ha, yours will be much more inspiring by the time you are 35