Part 3-Blender Beginner Tutorial (Modelling the House)

[@RyanKingArt]

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[@finn_hughmehh10]

Ever since I watched your Snowman video for my V-REP class, you are an influence to my life as a designer!

[@apeaceofebony2688]

Hey Ryan in your C chapter 22.57 I keep following your steps but when I duplicate the roof then press P to slide the duplicated roof back down it doesn't go according to your outcome. Is there something there you might have forgotten to mention

[@ArunJuneja-y4b]

@@apeaceofebony2688 i am facing the same problem can you help me please!

[@ArunJuneja-y4b]

@@apeaceofebony2688 hey there! did you find any solution for that , because i am facing the same problem

[@margo6593]

This is the best Blender tutorial for beginners ever...

[@RyanKingArt]

thanks!

[@ayjaythepencilartist]

These are the best blender tutorials I've ever watched! On other courses, the only thing I've been able to achieve is adding the preset shapes, but in these videos, you make it all so simple. Thanks so much.

[@RyanKingArt]

Glad your able to follow along!

[@j31b]

Agreed! I remember trying the famous donut tutorial a couple years ago, and that got me completely lost, so I gave up. This tutorial is so much better, it works your way up in simple small steps.

[@ekperekaeze7392]

good job

[@metoothaanks]

Dude I’m a complete beginner, like I haven’t even downloaded the program yet and have zero experience in any of this stuff, just know my way around a pc well. Your tutorial is by far the best I’ve seen. I like to understand what I’m doing and why I’m doing it because it’s the easiest way for me to learn, as opposed to just following directions. I understand everything you’re doing and as you start repeating some of the steps I can easily remember what goes next because you’ve broken it down so well and explained what everything means/does. Programs like these are so intimidating to learn because of how complex the tools are to total beginners like myself but this makes it so easy to understand and follow. I’m excited to get started soon! Thank you!

[@RyanKingArt]

Glad you like it! Thanks for watching!

[@mostafamagdy7731]

God I wish I can give a million views and likes just for the way you dropped the "Flipped Normals" part that was a cool way for even a simple concept. Great tutorial series thank you.

[@RyanKingArt]

Lol, Thanks so much!

[@sansdoge4014]

This video is the definition of ''Old but gold'' It's 3 years old and still works like a charm!

[@RyanKingArt]

thanks. But I do have an updated beginner tutorial linked in the description.

[@Rico_Roberts]

As an experienced(but very rusty) Blender user, I have to say that this one of the best beginner tutorials. I have just started and will recommend this to my nephew who is interested in 3D graphics. @Ryan King Art : An easier way to get rid of edge loops is to press delete/x and select edge loops at the bottom of the menu. Keep up the good work.

[@RyanKingArt]

Thank you very much.

[@albacon1648]

@@RyanKingArtGreat to learn both ways to delete edge loops. In my Blender v4.0 it always shows 0 edge loops deleted no mater how many were included.

[@fryifiedgaming5883]

This is much better than any other tutorial I've watched. On all the other tutorials I didn't actually learn anything. I started watching this on part 3 and I didn't watch the other ones and I still knew what to do. Everything about this made it very intuitive and well-made. I've been struggling with learning blender for the last week since I just got it and this actually made me understand the program. I'm glad I found this. I was a little hesitant going into this video because of the view count and such, however it deserves way more views than the other tutorials out there. Dropped a sub.

[@RyanKingArt]

Thanks! Glad it was helpful.

[@819driver]

7:00 minutes in and I already want to say thank you 1000 times, very detailed and well explained

[@RyanKingArt]

thank you for watching!

[@fuzzyguyenjoyer]

as a 2d artist who wants to learn 3d this tutorial is SO fantastic, thank you ryan!!

[@RyanKingArt]

Thanks for watching!

[@Tobi_Theboi]

this is the best i have got so far one of the best but i fell that some places it is little complex like the handle

[@beimbaya]

Bro you're the Best Teacher for real!

[@RyanKingArt]

Thank you very much 😀

[@chrissugg968]

A much easier way to merge the coplanar vertices around 25:45, is to select them and hit the Delete key and choose 'Limited Dissolve'. This will merge any vertices that lie on the same plane. It lets you clean up both sides of the roof in just one click.

[@j31b]

Great advice. The merge he showed actually didn't work for me, it would keep saying "0 vertices removed"

[@ImUpset-kg1kx]

@@j31b Same here, and I've been having a hard time finding an answer as to why it's happening Figured out the solution: Click M and click "merge by distance" (you must still do this even though it doesn't work) - A small pop up in the bottom left corner of the screen titled "merge by distance will appear" - Increase the number on the scale (this increases the distance in which vertices will merge) - Then, make sure to click "unselected" in the pop up window This should then merge your vertices, hope this helps!

[@ymre13]

This video consumed my whole time and energy. It took my 2 days because I made many mistakes in this lesson. However, I learned many things by making mistakes. Thanks, buddy

[@RyanKingArt]

Thanks for watching. By the way, this tutorial series is a few years old, and is a little outdated, so I'd recommend checking out my new updated beginner tutorial series. Link is in the description, or you can find it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZiwl3inaNV3e5I

[@ymre13]

@@RyanKingArt thanks. ı will watch your whole tutorial bro. They look amazing. ı'm checking now

[@bjark4.792]

Thank you Ryan for these tutorials!! I was given an assignment I had to pass to get into education for game art! Making and designing a house in blender! This really helped since I just started using it for the first time, and after watching these tutorials I really feel experienced!! I will watch all the other videos you upload, and I'll definitely learn more! With that a great video step by step and a good pace! As beginner I give this tutorial a 10/10! Thanks!!

[@RyanKingArt]

glad you liked it!

[@zsecuresiren]

This is the best video I’ve ever seen on blender. Very easy to understand. Thank youuuuuu

[@RyanKingArt]

Thanks. By the way, this tutorial series is a few years old, and is a little outdated, so I'd recommend checking out my new updated beginner tutorial series. Link is in the description, or you can find it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZiwl3inaNV3e5I

[@anthonygonzlaez8521]

This was the first Blender tutorial that I was able to follow from start to finish. I actually learned a lot too and wasn't just following steps like in other tutorials. Thank you for the great video. 👍

[@RyanKingArt]

Thanks for watching!

[@wernervannuffel2608]

I just started my journey into Blender(course taking). I looked around for tutorials of this kind. And this serie "complete beginners turtorials" is finally becoming my starting point. By reading also the comments I realised I made the best availlable choice😊

[@codeyds6769]

Literally the best blender tutorial out there

[@RyanKingArt]

thanks

[@wizlinkx]

3 Years fast forward. Thank you Ryan. Love the detailed explanations.

[@gihanarambawela5637]

successfully finished modelling the house. This is a great tutorial and i love this. Thank you so much

[@RyanKingArt]

Welcome. By the way, this tutorial series is a few years old, and is a little outdated, so I'd recommend checking out my new updated beginner tutorial series. Link is in the description, or you can find it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZiwl3inaNV3e5I

[@sebjak5462]

Mate! You are natural born teacher! Very thank you for this tutorial.

[@RyanKingArt]

Thanks for watching!

[@thesunsfriend]

You my friend, are a gift to any blender newbie. I've been planning to learn this program for years but always dreaded it. Everytime I tried following other tutorials I wanted to pull my hair out, you however make it so simple its actually a delight to learn. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

[@RyanKingArt]

thanks for watching! By the way, this series is a few years old, so you might be interested in checking out my new update beginner tutorial series, that I'm currently releasing on my KZbin channel.

[@tabbyfat4978]

I really do appreciate these tutorials. I tried getting into blender a couple months ago and the other tutorials I found weren't as engaging, I could only follow each part step by step without actually knowing how to apply these tools elsewhere. With your tutorials I'm able to learn a lot more so much so that I'm able to ignore your instructions in some segments of your video and find my own way to reach the desired goal.

[@alexdonn1219]

Brother, I've been dreading doing all the designs myself for my game and you definitely have lifted so much stress from me! I am SUBSCRIBED

[@RyanKingArt]

hope my videos can be of help

[@OlivierYapi-i4x]

the best blender tutorial , its really helpful . as a beginner , you cant understand how i feel so proud of me . thank you so much , you make a good job , keep it up bru

[@RyanKingArt]

thanks for watching!

[@Leland_222]

This is easily the best and most informative video that I could find. I feel way more confident navigating now and am understanding the process better. Thank you so much!

[@RyanKingArt]

Glad it was helpful!

[@achrafboukerrou4809]

Can't thank you enough, helping me big time, sure helping others as much. Your way of teaching is awesome! Keep these coming.

[@RyanKingArt]

thanks

[@mozzanth]

This is a great refresher even if you're a more advanced user, having the modeling basics down is a must!

[@RyanKingArt]

thanks for watching!

[@Badguy292]

I gotta say, after years of Andrew's Donut Tutorial, it's nice to have something else for a change, that actually goes into details about vertices, Edges and Faces, instead of just sculpting.

[@RyanKingArt]

glad you like it! thanks for watching.

[@Badguy292]

@@RyanKingArt Hey man, thanks for making it!

[@MasoomisLive]

That ASMR while you were drinking Tea is the moment of the day

[@RyanKingArt]

haha thanks

[@jeffjeff24]

this course is really good, the joy i felt when i moved a vertex and it mirrored correctly for the first time was immeasruable. going back to the vid, i have a house to finish

[@RyanKingArt]

glad you like it! thanks for watching.

[@PlaygroundKidsChannel]

Hey Ryan, you are the best in blender tutorial so far. Thank you. I am new to blender but a lot of other youtubers don't teach well.

[@RyanKingArt]

thanks for watching!

[@AmirImey]

The explanations and tutorials are really good, and during the video, you answer exactly the questions of the mind of a person who is a beginner, and this is very useful and exciting. thank you very much ❤

[@RyanKingArt]

thanks!

[@spielweltenschmiede]

44:11 How to place this part right in the mid of the window frame? How to create window frames with fixed depths and thicknesses? But starting from the handle, I can no longer understand the steps anyway, because e.g. the handle with pressing the num 7 is not visible at all through the protruding roof. It's a pity that at the end of the video the previously sustained slow development is no longer maintained... I managed to get such a knob at the end, but despite smooth and subdivision, mine looks more like a potato...

[@RyanKingArt]

when you press R to rotate, the window frame should rotate from its center, because the origin point is in the center. If it isn't, you can set the origin to geometry, so it will rotate from the center.

[@aliamir85]

I am very excited to see the upcoming videos, especially in texturing. I hope this series involve some advanced tutorials, not only for beginners.

[@RyanKingArt]

Thanks!

[@tyreldelaney]

The chimney is right over the window! Where will the fireplace be? Great tutorial! I really appreciate the attention to details and repeating certain actions a few times to help us learn them. Thanks for the great videos!

[@RyanKingArt]

Ooof, I never noticed that. Lol! You could move the chimney over a bit. Thanks! : )

[@Mightyjordy]

Great video, thanks! For anyone who had trouble merging like myself, the shortcut to merge was "alt + m" not just "m"

[@RyanKingArt]

Thanks Jordan! Hmm, that's weird. For me the shortcut key is M. And I checked the Blender Manual and it says its M too. Wonder why that is. docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/modeling/meshes/editing/mesh/merge.html

[@Mightyjordy]

@@RyanKingArt yeah I’m not sure. I’m using an older version of blender so maybe that’s why. Had to look it up in my key bindings to be sure

[@pets4830]

Best tutorial that you made me from 0 knowledge to begginer.i watched first two parts.

[@RyanKingArt]

thanks for watching!

[@XRelabs]

that was amazing , I always wanted that comprehensive yet easy start to grasp the concept, thank you a million

[@RyanKingArt]

You're welcome! 😃

[@mr0mooz368]

Wow I love how simple and easy you make things seem The best tutorial i've ever seen. Love you so much

[@RyanKingArt]

thanks!

[@ArunJuneja-y4b]

Hey! Your Tutorials are helpful but i got a problem at 25:02 when i brought it down (the separated roof) it merged in the house and now i'm stuck. Please help me.

[@davideblonda6159]

Bro tankyou so much i'm following every step i'm at part 4, i already love your style and videos thanks.

[@RyanKingArt]

Glad you like it!

[@fokeyjo]

Super tutorial.. I'm amazed at how much I'm able to do with just the things I learned in this video :) Just one thing that I'm not sure was clear, though. I was having trouble replicating the mirror effect, Ryan made it look so easy! It turns out that each object has its own origin point within it (little orange dot), and that's what it mirrors on, which is why he cut the box in half, so that the origin point was on that edge. So the way I fixed it is to go into edit mode, select all vertices, move them over so the dot is where you want to mirror, then go back into object mode and add the mirror modifier. Put the point outside and you can do cool things like make twin meshes!

[@StarrDust0]

KZbin needs to create some 'essential videos' feature, where if someone is trying to learn something, the videos that do it best are always at the top-like this channel. Ofc I wouldn't want to deprive smaller youtubers, I plan to have my own prof channel (unrelated content) too some day, but still I would've learned Blender much better if I saw your vids first instead of others and I wouldn't have lost interest in Blender because I didn't know how to use it properly. Anyways, continuing to enjoy your vids and practicing as the same time so I pick up the skills. So thanks again Ryan for your amazing work.

[@RyanKingArt]

glad you like it! thanks for watching.

[@StarrDust0]

@@RyanKingArt You're welcome-keep up the great work bro! :)

[@magotelecom]

Thanks for the video. When you go to front view at 27:23 (time), how did you get the roof that you extend?

[@ilovefishsticks99]

dude you’re tutorials are awesome thanks so much

[@RyanKingArt]

Glad you like them!

[@StarLabs3D]

Awesome 👏🏼 -thank you for this tutorial 🎉

[@RyanKingArt]

Welcome. By the way, this tutorial series is a few years old, and is a little outdated, so I'd recommend checking out my new updated beginner tutorial series. Link is in the description, or you can find it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZiwl3inaNV3e5I

[@StarLabs3D]

@@RyanKingArt I’m old and need repetition (lol?) -So, I was figuring on doing both your old tutorial and your new tutorial ❤️

[@RyanKingArt]

@@StarLabs3D Ok sure!

[@wansharis]

i was looking for find best lessons about blender ...and i found you finnaly ..you are so wondefull with your way ..you are the best thank you so much

[@RyanKingArt]

glad you like it!

[@wansharis]

@@RyanKingArt thank you so much

[@DreamerLoops]

I will always be with you my love Thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge you teach it in such an easy way with us, no one else is able to teach like you

[@RyanKingArt]

thanks for watching

[@vwxd4wx574]

This is the best course for me so far , i have learned a lot in just 3 parts , it’s very easy to follow and very informative . Thank you 😊

[@RyanKingArt]

Great to hear that! Thanks for watching.

[@balakumaran1857]

u r the best blender teacher i love u bro

[@RyanKingArt]

Thank you so much 😀

[@princejohn733]

I must confess, as a beginner, I'm glad I came across this video. I'm learning rapidly. Please I do have a question: on trying to delete the door face, I find out mine also deletes the back side too leaving a door open behind too. How do I handle this?

[@RyanKingArt]

Hmm, there are two door faces? Can you just delete both of them?

[@berrybun6716]

mindblowing, thank u for posting this. ill make sure to recommend this channel to all my friends too. u do the best tutorials

[@RyanKingArt]

thanks! you might want to watch my updated beginner series that I made more recently. link is in the description.

[@brokeneffect7464]

I watch a bunch of tutorials, but this one is the best ❤❤❤ thank you

[@RyanKingArt]

thanks

[@aec_corp]

Very very good. Maybe a bit difficult for a real beginner. I love your course. So well explained. Wonderful work

[@RyanKingArt]

Thanks

[@FluffyAdmiral]

21:29 Is there a way to make blender to cut the window at precisely the same width as the previous one?

[@constanzatong7972]

Thank you so much and your tutorial is one of the most easy-to-absorb ones for designer like me! (who doesn't have a numpad)

[@RyanKingArt]

Glad it helped!

[@joserogan7794]

Thank you for the tutorial. However, I'm having one issue with the door knob. When I go to extrude and immediately scale the beginnings of the handle (53:40), the selection then only moves in one direction, downwards, from the middle top vertex, instead of scaling outwards equally. I ended up having to separate the knob from the cylinder part. Any ideas for how I could fix that?

[@RyanKingArt]

Hmm, make sure your transform pivot point is set to median point.

[@shreysakhiya651]

me watching this tutorial in 2024 and still love it😁😁

[@RyanKingArt]

thanks! However, I made a new updated beginner tutorial series, for the more recent blender version. if you would like to watch that you can find the link in the description.

[@kianh.76]

Thanks for the tutorial. I appreciate the effort you put into this to make it easy to understand for beginners. Thanks again!

[@RyanKingArt]

Glad its helpful! Thank you for watching!

[@TheeGeminiQueen]

Another great tutorial! If you're completely new to blender I would recommend Ryan's channel for sure!

[@RyanKingArt]

Thank you!

[@bnyatarmy599]

best tutorial ever made, thank you.

[@RyanKingArt]

glad you like it!

[@tomsweeny6837]

I'm at 20:38 and the loop cut only applies to the right side of the house. I'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong as I've followed all the steps, or an update just changed the way blender is handling this. In the meantime I redid the opposite side of the house by remember the coordinates, but I'd appreciate some input so I can avoid the same issue in the future.

[@aishwaryamhatre589]

Umm, after mirroring I notice a gap in between the mirrored and the selected object, and i have to click on y axis in the modifier to see the mirrored side. i have no idea where i went wrong, help me with suggetions. Also i have version 3.6.

[@sudharshen123]

I like it so much brother, God bless you for free tutorials

[@RyanKingArt]

Thank you! : )

[@SeanTimberlake]

16:21 ok im assuming I could s ,x then scale on either the x ,Y or z axis the same way? and also thank you for the awesome content

[@atphan-zc6yt]

The video tutorial is very detailed, thank you very much.

[@RyanKingArt]

You are welcome!

[@ankitaankita2454]

Ryan sir your blender tutorials is awesome.thank you for this tutorials.love from India ❤❤

[@RyanKingArt]

Thanks!

[@Surbrandex]

really really great video and your style of teaching is so good much love bro

[@RyanKingArt]

thanks!

[@tamthannguyen7895]

thanks for your videos, they are so useful and easy to understand

[@RyanKingArt]

Glad you like them!

[@drewprisoc2524]

Excellent video. That tea-slurp though...out of nowhere...😆

[@RyanKingArt]

lol 😄

[@mickellycoslovsky6746]

Thank you so much, it is really helpful and I can only imagine the effort you put into this!!!

[@RyanKingArt]

Glad it was helpful!

[@JackelynAvalos]

Hello Ryan thank you so much for your videos they are helping me a lot, but I have a question I dont understand the reason why you duplicate the door in the min 34:19 I dint get it how you use it later? and I also shif + N what is it for? Thank you again I hope you answer my questions. 🙏

[@Rain87166]

for some reason when i get into front view (by pressing 1) and then press z to go into wireframe for some reason it just selects the whole thing 23:12 i think it happend when u explain the roof part EDIT: i think i fixed my error i wasnt in edit mode for that part

[@RyanKingArt]

Ahh ok. Gad you fixed the problem.

[@rajeevroy8010]

Sir your are the best blender youtube channl ever

[@RyanKingArt]

thanks, however, I recommend watching my new updated beginner tutorial series with the link in the description.

[@Drysqu1d]

This is an amazing tutorial, but I seem to be having some issues with the extrude tool. When I try to extrude the circle to make the handle, it ends up acting like the grab tool instead. Are there any workarounds to this?

[@bestupid4935]

Bro you are a HERO

[@RyanKingArt]

Thanks!!

[@sayedmirahmadhussaini6923]

Thank you very much! This tutorial was the best tutorial I had ever seen. Thanks a lot!

[@RyanKingArt]

Glad you liked it!

[@Rain87166]

New problem why is my duplicated roof (shift d) linked to my original house (24:00) i cant undo this for some reason

[@RyanKingArt]

You have to separate it into its own object. I show you how to do that in the video.

[@Rain87166]

@@RyanKingArt thanks i found my error in your video after replaying at least 8 times now at 35:00 do you know why my doorframe isnt extruding even when i press e my roof didnt extrude either even when i had them selected

[@RyanKingArt]

@@Rain87166 Hmm... your door frame isn't extruding? I don't know why that would happen.

[@Rain87166]

@@RyanKingArt I tried extruding in both object and edit mode and nothing worked for some reason the chimney could extrude though

[@RyanKingArt]

@@Rain87166 hmm ok

[@SKELETON_FN]

This is great stuff. Really appreciate the time and effort you’ve put into this. Had same issue with scaling a rectangular window frame a couple of hours ago. Spent a good 10 minutes looking for a way to even out the scaling 😂 ended doing what you did by manually changing the scale along the x axis. Picked up some great ideas. Thank you and keep up the good work!

[@RyanKingArt]

Glad its helpful! Thanks so much for watching!

[@rc20gamer25]

Best best ever 3d tutorial in my life thnks sir for this level of tutorial ❤️

[@RyanKingArt]

glad you like it!

[@chubsanimechannel1797]

very clear and on point. thank you for this. Best tutorial!!!

[@RyanKingArt]

glad you like it!

[@Lonertide]

That tea sip @7:48 tho 😂❤

[@RyanKingArt]

Lol

[@Lonertide]

@@RyanKingArt I didn't actually expect you to reply me😱😂 BTW I'm loving your content frnd, It's been really helping me out. Thank you

[@arnoldaduko3821]

Man You are tooooooooooooooooooooo good. I appreciate you to the core. tears of joy man.... what the hell....

[@crazymelomanka]

Blender is not so intimidating for a 3ds max user like myself now 😂Thanks, these tutorials have been really helpful.

[@RyanKingArt]

glad they help!

[@Dragon_Core]

This is such a great tutorial but damn the chimney being right where the window is sure gets to me. :P

[@RyanKingArt]

Haha yeah I don't know how I missed that when i was making the house. 😂

[@belowzero1448]

Im new to blender and your tutorial is extremely helpful, thanks!

[@RyanKingArt]

glad it helped!

[@RyanKingArt]

By the way, this tutorial series is a few years old, and a little outdated, so I'd recommend checking out my new updated beginner tutorial series. Link is in the description, or you can find it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZiwl3inaNV3e5I

[@seminajayawardana7402]

Thank you! this tutorial has been amazing. However, i did run into a problem at 26:33 on how u managed to have the wire frame shown only for the roof while having the rest of the house as solid. Which caused me to select everything when pressing AA.

[@zenith_gg]

27:10 couldn't you just dissolve edges? Or is the a more destructive way of doing it?

[@RyanKingArt]

Yes I should have just devolved the edges. Lol, I don't know why I didn't do that.

[@Noutelus]

Great tutorial (shift+N did not work anymore for me, i do Alt+n and then select flip.)

[@everythinglinux3564]

This is just what I needed, I would love to model some buildings! I have the sculpting down I think.

[@RyanKingArt]

Nice!

[@byStunt7]

Tysm for this series, it's helping me a lot!

[@RyanKingArt]

glad it helped!

[@ClipperRoad]

Really good tutorial, thank you. please keep up your great work.

[@RyanKingArt]

Thanks, will do!

[@nanasn1]

I have a problem with mirroring, I am in object mode, have the object selected, but when I clicked on modifiers and then 'mirror' and when it mirrored, there was a little gap between them, can anyone help?

[@tpreethivardhanreddy9218]

Turn on clipping in the modifiers

[@thehijabicamper9304]

Excellent Job Thank Very much👍

[@RyanKingArt]

welcome 👍‍

[@SammeLagom]

Great and detailed explanations as Always! Thanks man!

[@RyanKingArt]

Welcome!

[@vparya8516]

Ryan sir you are simply great...

[@RyanKingArt]

Thank you!

[@adriancastro3232]

Thank you Ryan, I´m learning this program and your tutorials are one of my favorites bc of the attention to detail, I´m excited for the texturing vids

[@RyanKingArt]

Glad to hear that! Thanks for watching : )

[@robertmegee9052]

If you are running Blender on linux, the Alt-Click to select a cut line doesn't work because the display manager uses the Alt key for moving and resizing windows. To fix this, open your windows manager settings and under accessibility you can change the grab and move selection to use the Super key. I use mxlinux and to find it you go to Settings -> Windows Manager Tweaks and click on the Accessibility tab. Use the drop down to change it to Super. I'm running Blender 2.8.3.5.

[@RyanKingArt]

Yes. I use Linux Mint and so I had to change that setting. thanks!

[@pixiepav8325]

I can't select the vertices with alt. why? btw, your tutorials are the best on internet. please keep posting more tutorials.