Product Animation in Blender: Phone

[@DerekElliott]

Hey, everyone, I am getting this question a LOT and it was a poor decision on my part but: the FIRST STEP where I take the cube and scale it down to zero will leave you with DUPLICATE VERTICES! If you do not then right click > merge by distance then you WILL HAVE 'DOUBLES' (vertices on top of each other) which will cause failure in many of the subsequent steps (bevel especially.) This was a silly thing I did in an effort to save our beloved default cube but it has caused more trouble for you all that it was worth! Follow the steps above (seen in video but not given much attention) OR, DELETE the default cube and add a plane, and work with that!

[@Walnadz]

Hi, why does my bevel look distorted and not perfect

[@DerekElliott]

@@Walnadz Ctrl A scale in object mode

[@seth_liao]

You are so cute!!😆

[@PythonisLove]

Long tutorials are actually cool, I made my own Dell PC with this kind of knowledge, and said to my professor I bought it! And he believed it !! And Done! I am successful!😂😂

[@johndc7446]

Man I have been looking for these kind of tutorials. Thank you.

[@paulgabel8261]

The voice, the peacefulness and the random little playful tone and quotes; this feels like a Bob Ross Painting episode, but CG focused. I like it!

[@DerekElliott]

Thanks BG

[@c0nnext]

Happy little Phones needs a friend like a tree.

[@marnitzroux5088]

This reminds me of Peter Draws videos. They both have a similar way of talking.

[@obakeng1140]

Me too

[@johnw3194]

Exactly !

[@currenluna]

I'm only 7 minutes in, and you win best blender teacher on KZbin award

[@DerekElliott]

How kind of you I'm glad you enjoy my teaching style

[@DerekElliott]

@Learn. Watch. Ask. You're not looking through the comments hard enough!

[@cc95g85]

Amazing work! Great channel!!!! I’m learning a lot🎊🎉🥳

[@indigongwenya2384]

This was my exact sentiment when I watched the wine bottle modelling video👌🏾 thanks Derek!

[@dalajlampa1170]

With ya on this one!

[@Jay-zi3li]

I really appreciate the time and effort you put into your tutorials and have them available for FREE. They’re super helpful. Thank you.

[@DerekElliott]

Thanks for taking the time to watch them and leave a comment!

[@bahamathelamma109]

Derek Elliott yeey

[@bahamathelamma109]

Mm

[@bahamathelamma109]

Hello

[@bahamathelamma109]

Derek Elliott teach us how to don a Minecraft animation

[@AudreyGoncalves-]

This guy is the best teaching blender on KZbin so far. He makes it fun and funny. Congrats for this incredible content dude !

[@an5502]

His secret, not deleting the default cube.

[@DerekElliott]

True

[@Zlugs]

@@DerekElliottThen you are the enemy of my people

[@e_uthymia]

Shinobu *Red Front starts marching*

[@powerofthec5908]

@@Zlugs Have you been you?

[@DitzelGames]

It's bad practise to not delete the default cube. You can clearly see, that he is not a professional.

[@MrMisterswift1]

I watched this when i was just new to blender in 2019. i remember how i could barely follow. Fast forward 2020, im back here and i am running through it like it is nothing. practice really does help. to all the new blender users, don't give up. it gets better with time and practice. 2020 fam representing Derek! Much love from Ghana.

[@shaunfernandes1767]

do you need a really good PC to render animations and realistic models like this? I want to learn blender but don't know if my average all-in-one PC can do the trick

[@mrvk699]

Hey bro, what is your pc/laptop specifications? I'm from India By the way. Do you also struggle with simple render taking lot of time ?

[@HUNrobar]

@@mrvk699 Depends on many things, but generally you need at least a quad-core processor and a not too old videocard with at least 2-4GB video memory. I would not recommend anything older than 5 years, especially amd cards (Blender doesn't really support models before RX series). You can get away with older nvidia cards like gtx 660-670 or 760-770 series if you can get a used one very cheap but I would recommend at least something like gtx 970, 1050ti, 1060 or similar. I have a GTX970 at the moment and it works nicely with not too complex scenes. (my cpu is Ryzen 1600x, and I had a Ryzen 1200 previously, both work well) For very light scenes on eevee a recent mid-range laptop cpu with integrated graphics could work, but it will get very slow as you increase the complexity

[@jamesp.sullivan1654]

I know right? Blender was one of the only things I ever sticked with, and I’m so glad I did.

[@rishitrajjain7157]

@@shaunfernandes1767 yes , it will take long time to render things . But will work .Even i made this on an i3 pc

[@akhial]

Wow.. can't believe this is on KZbin for free O_O

[@DerekElliott]

I got u

[@ninja_tony]

Holy crap. Not only is this one of the best Blender videos I've seen (I've seen many. Oh dear God I've seen many), but you are legit one of the most entertaining people I've ever listened to. Finding this channel was one of the best things that happened to me all week, you're the man, man.

[@DerekElliott]

Thanks Ninja Tony

[@thegrowl2210]

I have zero interest in animation within Blender, yet I watched the whole thing. Fantastic engaging video, and I learnt more about lighting which I didn’t expect!

[@DerekElliott]

Yahoo

[@meadsource]

Tutorial starts at 3:07 as if all that previous stuff was not CRITICALLY IMPORTANT!!!

[@flxnotch778]

You Forgot To Add The Quote Marks 😂

[@adolfduda915]

0:05 - Whole Animation 28:13 - screen animation 46:08 - Animation V2 49:05 - Animation V3 55:05 - Animation V4 1:00:38 - Animation V5 1:03:09 - Animation V6 1:05:40 - Animation V7

[@DerekElliott]

Thank you!

[@DavyMcKay]

Hi Derek. Yep - please keep the long tutorials. There are plenty of bite-size tutorials out there to pick up tips and tricks, but with yours, we get a fuller understanding of the overall workflow and a full project to work with. Excellent stuff - learning loads :)

[@Ludwig6583]

yes!

[@xandervera7026]

Every blender tutorial I just skip through and try to find what I'm looking for. This video I can literally watch at normal speed and take in everything, it's so patient and relaxed. You're so talented at Blender and communicating your knowledge thank you for this!

[@DerekElliott]

Ayeee no prob Xander

[@yourmom-lu4rk]

WHY I FOUND IT RIGHT NOWWWWWW, WHY NOT 2 YEARS EARLIERRRRRRRRR. But still im greatful because your channel exist dude 🙏🏼

[@Mlovesfashion62]

Derek out here doing the lord's work with these free tutorials really appreciate it, man!

[@DerekElliott]

For sure for sure

[@danielmarin6017]

Great tutorial. You've uploaded exactly when I needed it!

[@DerekElliott]

Phew! Don't you love when that happens

[@Mei_sketch]

Derek. Thank you!! There is a severe lack of good product animation tutorials for industrial designers working with blender. This video has saved my bacon! Thank you good sir!

[@DerekElliott]

Glad you liked it and I look forward to making more

[@cjb03311]

Outside of the fact that you could have just deleted the default cube and started with a plane, this is good stuff. A breath of fresh air in the tutorial realm. I'm not even all the way through but had to dump out just to post this comment to let you know how much I'm enjoying it.

[@DerekElliott]

Thanks Jeff

[@samuelhildebrandt9074]

For those that had a problem with beveling the edges so there nice and round, ctrl+a and then hit scale (this resets the objects scale all back to zero while keeping your shape)

[@DerekElliott]

Good advice

[@AuroraRacing]

Or start with a plane rather than a cube

[@avfx111]

@@AuroraRacing how dare you

[@AudreyGoncalves-]

Oh my… trust me, I was about to ask this in the comments hahaha. Thanks bro. Do you thinks it’s always necessary to apply scale even if the asset is different?

[@adamcw2622]

Saw this on reddit and didn't realize it was you, It looks fantastic!

[@DerekElliott]

Yeah I'm tryin' to keep my reddit game strong

[@obakeng1140]

Heeeeeey! I actually am watching this in 2020!! 2020 FAM!🔥

[@DerekElliott]

Yahoo!

[@joachimprz]

is dead

[@Seram2]

I'm a beginner in blender and watched this because my friend wants help with his app commercial school project. Love the long tutorials you've made, and the way you talk is so funny LOL🤣 I didn't get bored through the way.

[@DerekElliott]

Thank you!

[@unet7292]

Dude every time I have a problem I come back to this video and then I find the solution, I can't thank you enough my brother💪

[@DerekElliott]

Love it

[@ProfessorOfHow]

This is.... Listen here Derek.... This is.... Are you listening?... This is just awesome*1000000000000

[@DerekElliott]

that's so many awesomes!

[@MrVadeen]

Love it man love it. I would love to see you do like a fluid type soda or juice ad. You got them animations down like a pro. And would love to see the animations you didn't us

[@DerekElliott]

Yeah I've been thinking about a fluid one

[@MrMisterswift1]

@@DerekElliott we can't wait to see it! U r a legend bro.

[@DerekElliott]

@@MrMisterswift1 Do you all use FLIP fluids? I use FLIP but would worry about some people not being able to follow, and the FLIP people wanting to use that!

[@MrMisterswift1]

@@DerekElliott truth is, I'll use anything u r using. I just want to learn. I'm sure most people will agree with me on this. Show us the way, and we will use it.

[@aikonni]

​@@DerekElliott Would it be possible for you to do a work around video for those without FLIP fluids?

[@Conceptcreator]

Maybe time to give this a shot as well for me

[@DerekElliott]

Do it

[@Superstarkk2]

Derek great effort on the tutorial.. every thing on point.. no wasting of time and tons of tricks in an hour.. worth watching it

[@DerekElliott]

Thank you glad you thought so

[@tasiachen6775]

i cant believe i can learn complete walkthorugh from scratch till finish in just ONE VIDEO~! u opened up my eyes with i'm completely blind in blender :D thanks a lot!!!! u're awesome

[@DerekElliott]

Thank you you are awesome too

[@FlasHKilleR]

damn . u are a legend dude . thanx for the amazing tutorial :)

[@DerekElliott]

Thanks for watching FlasH!

[@bjpcorp]

Thank you Derek, this was a great high quality tutorial well worth the hour!

[@DerekElliott]

Nice nice no prob, glad you liked it

[@betofc89]

1) 3:07 - 15:53 : Initial Modeling 1.1) 3:07 - 5:00 : Core modelling 1.2) 5:01 - 15:53 : Buttons and ports addition 2) 15:54 - : Material addition

[@fcbvipnvh]

I respect you, hope you make more video tutorials, thanks

[@trg1408]

I wish I would've found this before I tried it out myself, because I know I could've done more, but I learned by doing without a tutorial and now I can refine what I've learned after watching this and make my next renders better.

[@DerekElliott]

Excellent

[@jannsander]

Genius!!! It turnd out absolutly beautyful, respect

[@DerekElliott]

Thanks!

[@James-wm4tt]

Feel like i'm watching the video copilot of Blender, so well made, fantastic work! :D

[@DerekElliott]

Thanks James!

[@avindean2732]

Amazing tutorial as always soothing voice and great learning experience what a beautiful blend!

[@DerekElliott]

Glad you enjoy it all, Avin!

[@GambozzoBalozzo]

What a beautiful blend...er :)

[@manascherkala]

Actually I see this video first as Blender tutorial. I didn't understand anything. Even though I did watch the entire video in a single watch. Now you are my teacher, and the teacher is absolutely fantastic. Thanks. **(Sorry for poor English) 😊

[@AbishaiC]

Hey man, I spent all morning today studying this tutorial, taking notes and learning. So insightful, especially the lighting and animation part. Thank you so much!

[@DerekElliott]

Awesome, glad you enjoyed it

[@satyamanu2211]

You r one of those few people in the universe who use that default cube...

[@DerekElliott]

We r bffs

[@picklepirate]

@@DerekElliott this comment section makes me happy.

[@Anldiot69]

Sometimes I delete the default cube, only to make another cube and do the model with that one. But sometimes I also use the default 1

[@basil1kum]

I will need like 20 hours straight to finally be done with this tutorial :'D

[@DerekElliott]

I'll be here

[@basil1kum]

@@DerekElliott (it took me two hours to get here:) 9:51 The Boolean modifier isn't working correctly. It already starts modifying the phone body when only selecting what object it is supposed to refer to. Also it only does that for 8 of 11 detail-objects.

[@basil1kum]

I ignored it as it wasn't that important. Now I have the problem that I can't select the duplication of the ring at 22:27

[@DerekElliott]

@@basil1kum sometimes you have to go in wireframe or x-ray mode to select it. Or if that's still giving you trouble then find it in the outliner

[@basil1kum]

@@DerekElliott Thank you. Just found out that I had to switch to object mode to select it. That was the problem. ^^

[@KonnBonn23]

Listening to this guys voice makes me feel like I’m about to fly a ship into a black hole and time travel

[@perfectionwd4189]

You are awesome man thank you. I am always searching for long detailed tutorials and you are one of the few who do them. Tysm :)

[@FedericoStra]

34:10 Explanation of where 0.906 comes from. I you look at the RGB values of the default colour, you'll see that R = G = B = 0.8. These are the values in the linear color space, meaning that if a ray bounces off of the surface, then 80% of the red, green and blue components are reflected, while 20% is absorbed and doesn't show up (it becomes heat inside the object). The values that you read in the HSV are instead represented in the sRGB color space. If you read here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SRGB#The_forward_transformation_(CIE_XYZ_to_sRGB), you find out that there is a formula to convert R_linear -> R_srgb, G_linear -> G_srgb and B_linear -> B_srgb. I'm referring to the function gamma(u) on the Wikipedia page. If you plug in 0.8 into the formula, you get out approximately R_srgb = G_srgb = B_srgb = 0.90633. Now, the V in HSV is something you can read about here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HSL_and_HSV#Lightness. I will not digress about how horribly it behaves from a scientific point of view (in the sense that it is not an accurate representation of the perceived "luminosity" of a color; you can for instance look at Fig. 13e to see some disadvantages of using it). Anyway, the definition is really simple: V = max(R_srgb, G_srgb, B_srgb). In our case, since the three channels are all the same, V turns out to be about 0.906 as well. Basically, the crucial fact to be aware of is that not only the two tabs (RGB and HSV) in the color picker represent the color in different coordinates, but also in different color spaces: linear vs sRGB.

[@DerekElliott]

Fantastic.. Thank you!

[@bradloflin6776]

Loved the long tutorial. I really wanted to see you put the whole thing together. I still end up back in AE and Element for the final compositing but with the speed of Eevee, I’d love to see some examples of finished composites in Blender with Audio and finish grading. You used Collections for each scene so I guess you rendered each out then brought them back in but I’m thinking using Video Sequence Editor so things can still be adjusted right up to final output but I’ve never done it that way myself; recent Lightwave convert and loving it!

[@DerekElliott]

I actually put everything together in AE as well. I think you could do it all in the VSE but most people working professionally I'm sure are familiar with something besides blender for video. I'll give it a shot in some other video but let me know if you had any questions about the process! Thanks Brad

[@yazi002]

​@@DerekElliott thanks for this amazing tutorial, you made it in 2020 and we are enjoying and learning in 2024. Keep it up with good work and we are with you. I have the same issue being a newbee that almost 7+ collections we have so how can I render all these on one timeline? Or should I have to render every collection individually and then do the rest in AE?

[@oyeladunadeniran3892]

This guy is funny asf. "The trash collection" sounds better than the"Andrews archive collection"

[@kris4637]

You're literally the Bob Ross of blender.

[@envcityjc]

Thanks Derek for taking me up from a level 10 blender enthusiast to being able to produce some passable work that at least I can show my mum. I've been following online tutorials for a while with great improvement in my output but I've taken a huge leap after following yours. Great stuff and thanks for the leap forward.

[@DerekElliott]

Awesome!

[@dimitridehouck9506]

2020 FAM! We're almost done with this shit. Watch more of Derek's tutorials to forget all the crap were going through. It relaxes the mind and you learn a TON!! Thanks for making these man! They are really grade A material!

[@DerekElliott]

Thanks Dimitri! We're almost done!

[@t_king1412]

2020 fam, it’s almost like a bob ross blender video! Sounds so relaxing(:

[@Wakatempo]

What a beautiful tutorial! I learned so much, you manage to pack a lot of information to your tutorials! I was really intrigued by the background screen animation however, and would love a more extensive video on it, since I tried to recreate it and failed spectacularly, cheers!

[@martinfleiva]

2020 fam, I'm loving this video so far. And you're funny, lol

[@DerekElliott]

Thanks Martin

[@christianpokrywka9054]

Been scouring the internet for a video like this for a long time. Thank you.

[@idanmuze8905]

God bless you Derek! Your engaging, yet astonishingly information-packed tutorials are truly helping many of us grow as artists. While difficult at times to keep up, I always look back afterwards and realize how much more comfortable I am with the concepts and the software. Keep it up!

[@lshomedesign]

It's amazing video Love Blender Thank you Si much

[@advertisingmaster2990]

DerrkPhone: 2 cameras are enough. Iphone: Hold my electric cooker Thanks for the video!

[@ElcoolMo]

I would probably buy this

[@MC-ew7sc]

Just to see what photos taken by the camera look like. *Probably it would be a 4D image since there is four cameras : ).*

[@bokafor7464]

One of the best tutorials I have watched in my lifetime

[@DerekElliott]

Wow that's very nice thank you for watching

[@nikolaareta6680]

This is perfect, the fact that all of the necessary information is in one video is great. Also thank you for providing time stamps, they're very helpful.

[@RW_CreativeMedia]

*“Before time began, there was, **_THE CUBE._** We know not where it comes from, only that it hold the power to create worlds...”* _Optimus Prime - Transformers (2007)_

[@LearnHowToEditStuff]

Underrated channel - new sub from me :)

[@dvamshi6771]

Hey hello i like ur support to other channels !!

[@DerekElliott]

Thanks I'll have to check you out too!

[@HakmanTim]

new sub from me too :)

[@dakshisplayinguke]

@@DerekElliott savage for a reason

[@T_theTrain]

3:56 I'm done. That's my phone. I would buy that.

[@ittueaday]

I gotta say, I love all the little jokes in this tutorial, makes it way more engaging, and not just monotone instructions

[@alonsozamora601]

You´re the best, I'm learning all the time with your videos and also laughing listening to you. Best blender teacher that ever existed. Thank You.

[@kashyapchonekar5437]

"That's the sound when keys make when they are born"

[@DerekElliott]

it's true

[@awkt13]

At the point on 3:29 to make the edges rounded, I discovered a much easier way to make it. 1st scale the default cube X or Y to make it rectangle and apply the scale, to do that hold CTRL + A, it will give you certain options, where you can see the scale in the list, select and apply. After that in edit mode select the Edges of the rectangle and hold CTRL+ B and you will get perfect round edges.

[@DerekElliott]

This works as well

[@kyubyte2178]

11:04 My button holes are hollow and you can see the inside of the phone. I can't find a solution to why this is happening.

[@josechowyi]

Same here...

[@abhi925]

Damn...... All these high-quality content for free...You are amazing Derek.....!!!

[@DerekElliott]

Thank you and you are very welcome

[@SiddharthBirje]

Hopefully you have a great portion of the world population subscribing to your channel ! Great work bro ! Keep it up !

[@BethanyMcS]

11:19 'bum bum bump that is the sound buttons make when they are born' *whispers* 'just kidding'

[@DerekElliott]

No but srsly they don't

[@bigbossman3492]

The 67 dislikes are just salty people that don't know how to use Blender and blame it on Derek, ugh gosh...

[@DerekElliott]

Srsly

[@Gounesh]

I generally start my sessions with deleting the cube, then adding a cube. F for fallen ones.

[@WaterLettuceProductions]

8:01 "You gotta have a headphone jack otherwise people will get mad" My favorite quote by far now that headphone jacks are a thing of the past. RIP wired headphones.

[@elmihir]

most entertaining hour-long tutorial on YT. 😂 instant sub! 👌❤

[@sikantharbasha4827]

Hi sir...I m trying to solidify it but it is solidifying inside the cube..is there any other ways to solidify it outside??

[@DerekElliott]

There is a slider in the modifier that let's you adjust inside vs outside

[@msstephbiggs]

2024 GANG!!

[@melodyflute2999]

Here!

[@mabastwrya2790]

One question, can I follow along while the video is 4 years ago?

[@CamSpaghett]

@@mabastwrya2790 yeah same principles

[@VSP45]

Here I am

[@HesheelRanamuni]

Here🎉🎉🎉

[@raghavgupta1118]

Rare footage of Apple designing the iPhone 11 20:56

[@AppleTomorrow]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@merwinatticus]

Completely loved it. I cannot do anything other than appreciating the amount of effort you in this man. Thank you!

[@nothingbutsomething158]

I'm going to do this, not because it looks cool (which is a bonus) but because I genuinely want to learn how people create such realistic things out of just shapes. This is the 2nd time I'll ever use blender, wish me luck!

[@DerekElliott]

You got this!

[@tgn3861]

This is Patreon standard free Tutorial. Nobody gotta any complain about it being in-depth or of longer duration. Atleast not the real Blender fans and free loaders like me.

[@showmedesign]

Very nice tutorial Derek, thanks for investing your time to create it and share your knowledge. Great looking results as well using Eevee. Really shows the added value of the rendering engine for this type of work. Didn't mind the length, since it's very interesting and you mention a lot of tips and tricks. Also perfectly fine to do the work first and take us viewers through the general workflow afterwards, because creating stuff like this takes a lot of time as well and following you syncing to that music would drive me a bit crazy :) In any case, you create some awesome tutorials and have a nice voice to listen to (not unimportant for lengthy material) so keep going.

[@felipeleon6631]

Amazing video, learned a lot. Tutorial starts @ 00:00

[@lemmen7420]

precious experience are extracted from your channel buddy, thank you so much !

[@FilmSpook]

Thanks again, Master Derek!! 🏆 Your work is phenomenal, and you're an excellent teacher. Happy Father's Day, if you are one. ✌️ ☮️

[@luizeduardocarvalho3173]

I know I´m two years late, but this was amazing. Thank you.

[@powersprouter]

I'm just doing it today and yesterday! 2022 fam!!

[@itskeopi]

Absolutely incredible. Thank you so much for the time and effort that you have put into these tutorials.

[@aaronnace2900]

Great tutorial, I appreciate the length and the amount of detail you covered throughout the whole process. Subscribed - Keep it up!

[@nmproduction3955]

This is so underrated channel! All the information is fully understandable even though I have been working in Blender for 4 days :) Thanks man, keep it up! Very helpful! P.s. I would be glad to see video devoted to car modeling from you :) 2020 FAAAAAM! :D

[@rodcav3]

Man do I love your tutorials...there very precise to the point and well paced with a nice dash of humor...heres a little tip I like to use which may help some viewers particularly when it comes to placing and rotating objects like the speaker and volume nozzles .is to use Alt+ Z to go into xray mode so you can easily see the placement...... hope that helps someone

[@philipspark1044]

I wasn't even planning on watching a product animation video but wow, I am mind blown. This tutorial is awesome👌😎.

[@DerekElliott]

Thanks Philip

[@UedersonThec]

Great! I love to see Blender being used in a professional way like this

[@TikTokTradingCards]

I feel like I should be paying for this. All I can say is you have my gratitude and respect sir

[@lamontdingle3245]

1. I've got a problem at 28:13. My Noise Texture produces round waves. How can i make them more sharp like yours in the video. 2. I don't have this displacement drop down menu at 28:31. Probably because im using the 2.90 version of Blender. Where can i find it?

[@thegameroom6918]

Good job Derek! Thumbs up for the long tut and sub! I like the way you make your video’s. This is called a turorial.... not those youngsters showing 70% of their own face and room fullscreen and 30% actual tut! You wanna make money... make good tuts so people can learn something!!!!! Derek.. I loved it!!!! Thanks.

[@stephenwlodarczyk175]

119 people searched phone in blender. 😂 wrong blender. Sorry folks. This tutorial is phenomenal. Love all the elements you’ve included. Thanks

[@Wimana868]

Look at how easy he's modelling this phone! As a beginner I'm here following along like he's a magician lol

[@stevenraji4377]

It's just 2 days of me learning blender and I watched this video well it did inspire me also a bit sacred but surely make it up to this in time

[@dabasy6243]

i really appreciate what u done for helping tanx from the bottom of my heart BE BLESSED DEREK ELLIOTT

[@DerekElliott]

Thank you

[@shia8938]

This channel is gold.

[@vectorcreative9444]

Watching in 2022. Excellent work Derek love what you are doing!!