Recreating A Photo In Ten Minutes - Blender Tutorial

[@DECODEDVFX]

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[@skaredko3962]

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[@not_herobrine3752]

1:58 there is this option to choose every other face, but forgot how to....

[@DECODEDVFX]

@@not_herobrine3752 it's called checker deselect.

[@iceyberq]

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[@ali32bit42]

for modeling the escalator stairs you could have used checker select. you don't need to select all the loops manually.

[@Snatxi]

9:07 Me: Hey that looks amazing! Decoded: "Absolutely horrible." Me: Absolutely horrible

[@ithinkitspickingupalittleb8011]

I cannot believe you have almost eight hundred likes and a *heart*, yet no one has posted a reply yet. Maybe that's good; not like there were much to contribute. Your comment is funny :).

[@Snatxi]

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[@rhysfriesen]

This format is right in the sweet spot of being quick & concise and not leaving any important info out. I would absolutely love more videos of this length/skill level.

[@DECODEDVFX]

Thanks, I personally think the pacing still needs a little bit of work, but it's roughly where I want it to be. I'm going to try and create one of these videos per week, assuming people are interested.

[@rhysfriesen]

@@DECODEDVFX I will be on board for your journey. I tried Blam a couple years ago and could not get it figured out. You have inspired me to try out this new iteration.

[@sirtimatbob]

Just need to use that setting to show your keyboard shortcuts. or add-on, not sure.

[@DECODEDVFX]

@@sirtimatbob the video is often too fast for screen cast keys unfortunately. It just looks like a constant stream of letters in the corner of the video.

[@sirtimatbob]

@@DECODEDVFX Well, yes, in realtime, it wouldn't be very helpful, but we have controls to slow down the video quite a bit. Def your choice, and if it takes up too much room or similar, I would understand

[@pritamhackenberg1500]

Very well done. This station is my exit on my way to work. It is located in Düsseldorf, Germany next to the PwC building.

[@chrisk6420]

Only reason I clicked on this video😂

[@minecrafter023]

Good to know! I guessed it could be in (East) Berlin because you know, "Moskauer Straße" :D

[@DEFTCC]

@@minecrafter023 Düsseldorf and Moscow are partner cities

[@seranes_silence]

The only reason I clicked the video because I thought the metro design was awfully familiar

[@arthurguseynov7167]

Pritam Hackenberg you are the chosen one

[@cmdrterrorfirma4244]

Looks great. if there was one thing I would nit-pick... your stairs on the escalator are all aligned the same all the way across on all three escalators. if you could have taken them slightly out of sync with each other it would look more like the actual photo... (which I think does show them not in sync.) but it looks amazing. cool tutorial showing your process.

[@DECODEDVFX]

That's a good point. I did actually intend to do just that, but I completely forgot. It's one of those things you notice 80% into the render process. Annoying, but not worth the time it would take to fix.

[@mv4770]

This is absolutely an amazing way to teach. It helps alot that you explain what you did, and why you did it. Alot of people just shoot some numbers around for what they feel works. You explained why you felt it didnt, or did. So thank you. Please keepem coming

[@DECODEDVFX]

Thanks. These videos take a lot of work to get right, but I'm really liking the style. Hopefully they'll only get better as I nail down exactly how to make them. I'm really glad you found it helpful though.

[@rhysfriesen]

Agreed! That human element of experimentation does wonders for inspiration.

[@felipealbuquerque6309]

It's interesting the way you point out what was a complete waste of time. Sometimes this has more value than a lot of techniques. Thanks for the info.

[@DECODEDVFX]

Thanks. I personally learn a lot from seeing other people's mistakes in tutorials, so I try to include that stuff when it's appropriate.

[@ChitranjanBaghiofficial]

this is how much work goes in to make you live in the simulation. we should appreciate it.

[@dirkschmitfranz3114]

I love this format. If one is past the basics, you can pick up a lot in very little time - keep doing those!

[@acidicjosh3813]

I did this once in a much quicker process. I placed a cube first and copied and pasted the image onto the cube. I positioned the camera up to the cube’s face with the image and it was a perfect match. I was really happy with the way it turned out.

[@goppergaming]

I genuinely thought that the reference photo is the thumbnail. This is absolutely amazing and you're super talented!

[@DECODEDVFX]

Thank you.

[@goppergaming]

@@DECODEDVFX no problem!

[@ChanceSarsis]

To be fair, the title says 10 minutes, to understand the process, not make it. i would like to create a full 3d scene from a picture in only 10 minutes though :D

[@matheusbento5032]

We can see the duration of the vídeo before clicking on it. If someone puts it on the title it is obviously to make people believe the vídeo is talking about real time. I mean, there is no need for that because the content is great but It's really annoying. It is not something that this Channel does often but if it becomes frequent I'll stop watching.

[@Duhya]

Weird for me the title says "Blender Tutorial: Recreating A Photo In Ten Minutes ".

[@DECODEDVFX]

@@matheusbento5032 I include the length of the video in the title so people know this is a quickoverview, not a long step by step video.

[@sir-red1138]

@@matheusbento5032 Yeah big difference between '10 mins of recreating a photo' and 'recreating a photo in 10 mins' which has obvious, albeit minor, deceptive intent

[@JohnNecirRebellion]

Absolutely! Even worst, if you don't know any extension/plugin that'll help you get the perspective.

[@lawrenade]

This is brilliant!! This gives me hope on my current project 👌🏻

[@GuardianDragon6]

Meanwhile, me: Takes a plane and sticks original picture on plane. Close enough right?

[@randomguy8520]

Ian Hubert? Is that you?

[@TinyMaths]

The most significant benefit I've had from this 'tutorial' is your description of your process; most of all, the challenges; I've recently learned that sometimes, having to ditch parts of your model or even restart from scratch is necessary, and hearing you talk about it here just confirms to me that ditching stuff and changing direction slightly or starting over is ok and isn't a disaster. In fact, the way you've described it makes it seems like it's par for the course to some degree. I might have got a different impression from those time-lapse tutorials which run from start to finish with no hiccup; apparently. In my first 6-month stab at modeling, I ditched several projects where I ran into problems and assumed they were irretrievable, but now, my models are slowing coming along and I'll likely revisit those models I thought were lost causes. I wish I had heard your perspectives when I first started modeling, but, better late than never.

[@DECODEDVFX]

Absolutely. I scrap far more work than I finish. And I hardly ever make through the whole process without redoing at least one major element. I figure that people will learn just as much from my mistakes as my sucesses, so it's important to keep those parts in my videos.

[@TinyMaths]

​@@DECODEDVFX Great, I'll have to dig into some more of your videos; the option to 'redo' is probably the single most significant aspect that has caused me to make the improvements that I thought were beyond my reach. Thanks again.

[@silver965]

It's so satisfying to watch a master at work. I want to learn blender, but at the same time, it's very difficult to learn it when every time I try to do it, I fall down the youtube rabbit hole of watching video like these. Excellent work!

[@kingkeyboard4556]

Just a few tips: wireframe modifier may be better in some cases as you can toggle it on and off to help with lag and checker deselect is a quicker way of selecting every second face loop

[@Sithhy]

Your ability to create materials like chrome, steel etc. on the fly is just amazing, as I myself struggle with that

[@DECODEDVFX]

It's all just about getting to grips with the different nodes.

[@get-the-lead-out.4593]

That's undeniably amazing especially if you're like me and still have a difficult time using microsoft paint bitmap from like 2007

[@dogledisa]

absolutely FANTASTIC!

[@kriegrrr]

Kicks ass, that emission map for the signs in genius

[@intr4]

not sure if this has been mentioned but select> checker select helps select every other face :-) sick sick tutorial g

[@DECODEDVFX]

Yes, it's been mentioned many, many times thanks lol. I saw your 3070 video the other day, while I waited for mine to arrive. Still happy with it?

[@intr4]

@@DECODEDVFX yeah i was gonna delete my comment bc i retrospectively realised of course you must know that haha. And yes I'm very happy with it! When I opened the 'cuda' properties graph on task manager I see that 100% of my GPU is in use during octane rendering, still figuring out how to bump it up when rendering in cycles though.

[@DECODEDVFX]

If you're using Optix with cycles I think it's normal for the GPU to show less than 100% utilization while rendering, since most of the work is being done by the RTX cores instead.

[@verbatims6423]

I always struggle with perspective when creating environments based on concept art and photos, so fspy feels like a miracle! Thanks for showing your process, subscribed 😍

[@McRhixnna]

I understand none of your videos, but I like to let it wash over me, your voice is kinda relaxing and sometimes I fall asleep, thank you

[@DECODEDVFX]

My goal isn't really to put people to sleep, but thank you!

[@ecereto]

Great vídeo. Congrats. I'd love to see a side by side comparison with the reference at the end.

[@volleyballurrrr]

I found this video by chance not long after you posted it. At my work, I'm an in-house designer and de facto video guy. We're planning an important product launch video shoot in one of our spaces, but obviously coronavirus has thrown a huge monkey wrench into it. I have some reference images of the space we're going to be shooting in, and fspy / this tutorial helped me make a replica of the room in blender so that I can plan my camera angles for the shoot without leaving my house. Thank you so much for posting! This bailed me out big time.

[@DECODEDVFX]

Great. I hope this video helps!

[@barry_crisp]

I love finding videos like this, I would love to see more and keep up the great work.

[@DECODEDVFX]

Thanks. Next video will be out tomorrow!

[@barry_crisp]

@@DECODEDVFX I can't wait!

[@PaulAlexander-tokyomagic]

One issue....LIGHT GREY PHOTOSHOP INTERFACE!!! you maniac :0)

[@DECODEDVFX]

I like it.

[@CoffeeD_1]

DECODED so, where do you plan to go after Satan rejects you?

[@DECODEDVFX]

@@CoffeeD_1 Okay, so here's the actual answer. I used to work as a digital illustrator. I use a medium tone background in photoshop so it doesn't influence how I see the values and colours of the image I'm working on.

[@OrangeC7]

@@DECODEDVFX that actually makes a lot of sense

[@Adrot]

As a total noob stuck in 2.79 who doesn't know basics, I didn't understand most of it, but couldn't watch away, it still feels like an untouchable feat while I'm just doing voxels

[@gingermusic4503]

Great video! When looking between the original picture and the render, I'm surprised at how close it turned out for just one image. Super impressive. Also the new mic sounds really good!

[@DECODEDVFX]

Thanks. A few times during the editing process I mistook the original image file for the render - which was a good sign. And I'm really happy with the new mic too.

[@waltchaa]

Really enjoyed this tutorial. Would like to see more related to this

[@DECODEDVFX]

Thanks. I'll be making more like this in the future.

[@asymmetree2748]

Random info: The metro station is called "Handelszentrum/Moskauer Straße" and is located in Düsseldorf, Germany.

[@christophervaca7116]

Great lesson. And thanks for including your process. This will definitely save me time.

[@inthecompanyofcorvids]

Brilliant! Thanks for sharing your skills, man.

[@iainpendery8623]

Really enjoy the pace of these tutorials and the process you go through. Keep them up.

[@DECODEDVFX]

Thank you.

[@massimodambrogio]

0:35 10:06 Nice workflow! Thanks for the video.

[@neoqueto]

Massive props, wow. What a great little tool. And sick Blender skills of course! I learned a ton in those 10 minutes. But my designer brain can't let it slide that you used Arial instead of Univers 😂

[@DECODEDVFX]

Thanks. To be honest, I didn't have Univers installed and I couldn't be bothered to download it.

[@khalatelomara]

That is a fine decoding 😳👍

[@alexandreancel6423]

Really great video, thanks for sharing !

[@shimahatusi4456]

2:00 I am so proud as a beginner user to say this “yOu cOuLd hAvE uSeD cHeCkEr sElEct”

[@TheDeepDiveOriginal]

there is no "checker select" function in Blender. On the other hand, he could have used "checker deselect" function, yes ;)

[@DECODEDVFX]

I could have, yes. I sometimes do things the slow way in these videos so it's easier to see what I'm doing once it's sped up.

[@prymexxxx]

@@DECODEDVFX of course ;)

[@visualoddities7394]

He could have also used Ctrl+Shift+Numpad plus

[@justaparps8088]

@@visualoddities7394 been a year since I used Blender. What does ctrl+shift+numpad plus do?

[@martineschoyez]

Really awesome work, and great and concise explanations. Thanks a lot!

[@DECODEDVFX]

You're very welcome!

[@martineschoyez]

@@DECODEDVFX i've just started a spanish youtube channel on blender and animation, since i'm teacher from long ago, and there's no much good tutorials in our language and i´m trying to bridge that gap. ;)

[@DECODEDVFX]

Good luck.

[@guillermogil3391]

Definitely subscribing, this is incredible and impressive. Great work, you’re an artist!

[@DECODEDVFX]

Thank you

[@cauterizercode7000]

oh my lord. the second render was amazing!

[@DECODEDVFX]

Thanks. Glad you liked it.

[@pascalbassler8529]

This Format is Incredible!!!

[@constantinosschinas4503]

very nice, thanks for sharing. what is missing in first glance is a slight angle random to the wall tiles, so that they don't appear perfectly flat (they should all be a bit non planar in relation to each other). common miss in 3D renders and very obvious in the real photo. :)

[@DECODEDVFX]

Yeah I have another video in the pipeline where I cover adding a bit of random height to tiles. I thought I'd just save that topic for another video.

[@Vilde321]

Thanks for this. Very inspiring as Ive nearly done similar scenes but given up because I get lost in the details too early and everything ends up looking bad. Never have the perspective set correctly either :(

[@Dela_Muse]

Awesome job!

[@alexdib3915]

Looks great and I like the format!

[@Mod_In_France]

beautiful work

[@commodoreNZ]

Fantastic! But I think a side by side comparison with the original at the end would be most useful. Thankyou

[@Evergreen64]

Thanks also for the links to the tools.

[@milksop123456789]

Last thing I can complain about is the wavy reflection in the right wall, the other parts are looking pretty good to be honest!

[@mucutecto]

awesome! i have used this matro station very frecuently.

[@denami8993]

Really nice video, I have learned a lot, thank you!

[@jakeparkki]

Very nice work! And also really clearly explained and well put together video, earned a sub! :)

[@DECODEDVFX]

Thanks

[@RSpudieD]

Looks so good!!! I quite liked this style of breakdown!

[@DECODEDVFX]

Thanks. There's more videos like this on my channel.

[@simongarrettmusic]

Great work mate, nice video

[@DECODEDVFX]

Thanks!

[@josephs3973]

The title should be "10 Minute Blender Tutorial: Recreating a photo"

[@TribbleArtCreations]

Beautiful! Absolutely amazing!

[@aliozanerbektas]

I have absolutely no reason to watch this, but I watched it anyway... o.O

[@DECODEDVFX]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@tetsuooshima832]

Same here. I do that all the time when I'm bored lol

[@starvr]

Fantastic! I would love to see one of these tutorials for game environment. Hope I'm not asking too much. Great video anyway.

[@notsure1969]

This is absolutely incredible. At the 10 minute mark I'm still probably just setting the materials.

[@berkcan3475]

1:58 use select next active to select every other face pattern continuously ;)

[@AZFlyingCook]

Excellent, thank you very much, I would have loved to see how it would've come out if you'd not have been rushed to complete it.

[@missinglegs]

The fspy tool seems very useful

[@americanlad434]

"Horrible?"..... I'd be grateful to get your "horrible" detail instead of my pitiful work.

[@DECODEDVFX]

Keep working a it. You'll get better!

[@FireyDeath4]

Now I just want VR, some escalator staircase shapes and a rumbler. Then I could just ride for as long as I wanted

[@ChadBarnier]

I would watch 100 of these videos

[@DECODEDVFX]

Then you're in luck. I plan to do one of these video every week from now.

[@abhijitvinayak]

I love this kinda tutorials Thanks a lot mate

[@yenyz8192]

absolutely amazing ! great video ! great skills !

[@philipkriegel]

I'm proud because I live near that street 😂 But nicely done, both the photo and the render look better then it looks in real life 😅

[@DECODEDVFX]

Cool. I was wondering if anyone would recognise the station. I think it's in Dusseldorf, right?

[@philipkriegel]

@@DECODEDVFX yes, it is Düsseldorf. If you ever visit that area, there are some really nice places right around the corner of that station that are worth visiting :)

[@fredels9239]

Me too!!!

[@RancidDragonProductions]

Good stuff! I'd love it if you could do a slower one for the bass layers in the crowd!

[@KaiserSaucy]

Call me crazy, but I just screengrabbed the original picture & the final render so I could A/B them - & I’m prrrretty sure the original “photo” is itself in fact also a CG render..?? You get (well, I got) VERY confused very quickly which one is real & which one is CG. Either way, hats off to you - & to the other guy if his is CG too. Amazing work & a very inspiring tutorial.

[@somedudeonyoutubefrfr]

Blender is so powerful and yet still for free available. The only cost is your free time and that a lot.

[@Samman-799]

Awesome! And really clearly explained all the steps and reasons for taking them. That is super helpfull. How long did it take in real time?

[@streetcube-x3h]

I find unsplash.com better for copyright free photos. They are really well curated and have a very high quality.

[@DECODEDVFX]

Yeah, I like unsplash too.

[@dreamsof3dspace555]

Nice. I like your videos because I'm from Middlesbrough and your accent feels familiar. Also you should try rendering with BlendLuxCore; it handles glass and reflective stuff really nicely without tons of fireflies. It's probably my favourite addon right now.

[@knight2255]

Nice tip on the fspy addon, will come in handy soon. Do you have a tutorial or recommend one for denoising and glare nodes?

[@DECODEDVFX]

I don't really have any tutorials covering the glare node right now. It's a pretty basic compositing node that adds lens flare to the brightest parts of the render. I do have a video which briefly covers the denoising node, although I'm sure there are other videos going into more detail. Here's the link if you're interested. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3bRg3Sdq66mnJo

[@SKELETON_FN]

I’m not ashamed to admit but I’m really just here for the Geordie accent. 😁 Love the channel. Great work. Thank you!

[@DECODEDVFX]

Not quite a Geordie, I'm from Durham. But thanks!

[@Clynikal]

Awesome!

[@username9426]

Thank you so much for this video!

[@octopusfly]

Great content!

[@pixunPL]

Very good Tut. Love it! :)

[@MarkStabler]

Awesome video buddy I sooooo Gotta get into this Blender thing lol :D

[@swordartdesign]

omfg! thank you for your process! this absolutely save my time XD!!!

[@jeff503pdx]

These are great. Thank you.

[@cs5098]

3:20 The famous referenge imate

[@emma_ruth_design]

UNDERRATED

[@smoothie-ws]

2:00 1)select all 2)go to select -> checker deselect

[@LukeFaulkner]

You have mad skills - much respect! Sorry for the crude question, but roughly how much experience would I need to create something like this in 4 hours? (As I saw in your comment below). I'm keen to learn how to use Blender as it's fascinating, but it all looks somewhat intimidating to me.

[@DECODEDVFX]

Thank you. I've been using Blender for about two years.

[@LukeFaulkner]

@@DECODEDVFX Thanks, buddy! I've sub'd and look forward to watching more of your awesome vids.

[@DECODEDVFX]

@@LukeFaulkner thanks luke. A new video should be out later today.

[@dolphinmoto3226]

It's amazing! 👍🔥

[@festfotodesign]

Great job !!!

[@milesostrand4276]

Good video! Have a side by side comparising in the end

[@kimopuppy]

Wicked Cool! I'm wondering if it's possible to move the render from the facing the left side to the right?

[@malefico3d]

Nicely done, congrats!

[@cjwang1121]

Nice video! I think it would be better if you put comparison images side by side.

[@THEjuiceWAYNE]

SO, I've watched this a few times and love the tutorial and how you go over what you're doing, my question is, what would you use something like this for? Why recreate a photo? Just for fun? You using it in a scene? Just curious.

[@fixamo768]

How do I recreate Bernie Sanders running around in there

[@Necrocidal]

Mixamo can help with that!

[@cloud-forge]

great ! One day I'll be able to do that as well :)

[@csquared7759]

More please, and wow

[@DECODEDVFX]

Thanks!

[@AlexParkYT]

This took less time than my dinner. Speechless.