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Hi, is there any chance the frank green animation will be turned into a course in the future? I think it was available on your website subscription but I wasn't part of the newsletter receivers back then. I'd buy it even if it was on udemy to be honest. I love your animation style 😊😊😊
Hello! About choosing a DOMAIN: if a person chooses such DOMAIN as lighting, what would they be applying the lighting to? what kind of work would they be showing? or if a person just learns modeling, wouldn't they need to understand lighting, to light their models properly? I'm a bit confused about this part.
Something I made in my notes people might like 1:45 W.A.Y 5:15 The pinnacle of despair 6:55 Domain/ choosing you niche 10:45 The lighthouse method 14:04 Consistency/ The stacking method 15:50 LVL 2, Enhance 18:42 Gamification/ Habits, taste, goals, rewards 20:42 Advance. No shortcuts. Rushing the process=Burnout or Quit 23:00 Side quest 26:36 skill stacking (different from Stacking method) 29:28 LVL 3 Thrive (building a name for yourself) 30:02 Echo chamber 31:25 Portfolio 32:05 What do you do when you don't know what to do? The forge system 35:05 Real. The roundup
@@RTXon413 I never really stopped trying. For the past 10 years I try to make games and 3D at full time because I really love that and because I don't have a job. I've tried all skills I'm interested into but I'm really not good. No skill for 3D/game dev and no skill outside these fields. I have no idea how to earn money and getting more and more depressed because times goes by very quickly.
I cannot emphasize enough how right you are. Above all, find the niche. I started freelancing almost two years ago and even though I wanted to sell myself as a 3D artist, I had tons of other things on my website like film, photography, UXD and even more... the result: little to no orders. Then I focused on creating 3D characters, but especially realistic animals, more specifically insects. Now the jobs just keep coming and I had the pleasure of working for Disney+, National Geographic, and various ads for TV. I don't want to brag about this... ok, maybe a little because I'm so proud of it, but most of all I want to give new freelancers hope that if you have good skills and a niche, it really is possible to make a good living out of it! Best of luck to all of you!
@@emobondingexperience hey man, thank you! :) I put some projects on my website and then contacted people through email, LinkedIn and/or Instagram. Some paid jobs didn’t come about until half a year after I got in touch… so be patient :D But I’d say what brought me the most work was posting consistently on instagram and LinkedIn. LinkedIn is the place where HRs are looking for good people to work with. Hope this helps
I am only 3 mins into the video and I had to come to comments to say that your editing is literally on another level the amount of time and work you put on the videos to get to this result are highly appreciated ✨❤️
Had to stop the lesson to say - killer material here. You're actually sharing practical, actionable steps. Real tools we can apply. This is pure gold, thanks mate!
Background my why: its similar to autocad which im gonna have to learn in a couple of years for my degree so i can get familiar with basic principles and i want to make some extra cash wonder: i found out about bender while buying sims 4 cc and really liked it and wanted to learn but it was super complicated and my laptop at the time could barely run it specialization: im thinking clothes and characters with some vfx models, gonna learn car parts too Character Domain: modelling (clothes and slowly car parts), texturing, sculpting and vfx Quest: Goal 1- learn basics of modelling Goal 2- design and model a dress Goal 3- learn basic of texturing and make an outfit with three types of textures Goal 4- learn the parts of a car and how they all work together Goal 5- make an engine will keep updating!!
I am almost a teen and I'll be making a 2D/3D animated movie ALL BY MYSELF using Blender once I hit my birthday, I know Blender is hard but with your learnings, I can animate anything.
I have strong fundamentals in drawing, animating and found my niche when I was still a teen and it sustained me for 20 years. I’ve never been into 3d and even vector but seeing the move in the animation industry to make things look more traditional I’ve felt like learning 3d over the past few years but always got stuck and took breaks. Specifically blender grease pencil I just can’t get my head around it but I’m definitely glad you put this road map out I’m gonna give it a go cheers bro!
@@thelittleengineer4473 it’s going good I use it for line work mostly though but it’s speed up my roughing out stage so so much. I have to say it’s mostly thanks to an add on I bought called draw transform which lets you manipulate strokes while you draw.
this is genuinely a really good video that not only works with 3D modeling, but also any type of skill in general you probably saved me from losing my passion in art so, thank you
Thank you! I've been learning Blender for almost a year and a half. I've succeeded in downloading over 400+ GB worth of tutorials and am extremely overwhelmed by everything. I've found myself drowning in confusion and losing track of my progress due to watching too many tutorials. it was amazing getting to hear all of this, I'll be happy if I could get a printout of this road maps and try implementing it more practically
Amazing video, an in depth guide on how to get started in blender, the amount of detail in those few seconds animation clips put all throughout the video, it so engaging and it slowly allows the viewer to visualize it so well! Keep up the great work.
I just wanted to say, THANK YOU. I just started blender recently, and your videos helps SO MUCH with where i should go on my blender journey! Ive tried learning other stuff before, but ive always been overwhelmed by not knowing what to even do. Now im close to making my first human model in blender. It doesn't look that good, but its smth i never thought id achieve. Youre a lifesaver for me and so many new blender beginners :D
Dude, THANK YOU! the amount of effort you puto into this video is INSANE. I'm a fashion and still life photographer and it's been so long since I wanted to learn Blender but for years I felt I didn't know where to start. I wrote down the whole map and I now believe I have much more clear idea thanks to you! Thank you again! Hugs from Italy
The Trap is EXACTLY what ive been struggling with in making my own game. And changing my goals from outcome to activity is exactly how I'm dealing with it.
In an amazing twist of fate I stumbled upon this in the middle of absolute frustration trying to model a snail and I'm glad I did. Still fighting this snail, but I have the drive to keep going as well as adding in what I learned from this video. The biggest hurdle for me at the moment is sharing my work, I've always been that person that doesn't show a painting until it's perfect (and now learning 3d my ass is getting kicked repeatedly...every day 😅) but I also know I need to share to grow, so going to start sharing my pieces as I go along knowing full well they are super amateurish and one day I can look back and cringe and be so thankful for how far I made it. Sorry for the absolute ramble, I just wanted to thank you even though I now have an insane urge to play skyrim
What a great approach with the videogame analogy, Smeaf! I used to play a lot of World of Warcraft, but I never thought about how the quests and leveling up really work to dive into the world of not just Blender but 3D in general and even any other skill anyone should dare to learn! Great video, as always! 🔥🙌
Not only was this video genuinely useful, it reminded me of a long lost childhood game I forgot the name of! Blinx the time sweeper was amazing and i've always wondered where some of the oddly familiar music you use in your videos came from. Thank you so much 😭
i got into blender because i tried to create jiggle mods for skyrim, i've been using it for a few weeks and and damn using and learning blender is my fav pastime now.. i really appreciate the stuff you upload. keep up the good work bro!
I’m less I. The beginning and more In an infinite valley that stretches so long blender changed so much I can’t even figure out how to make multiple layers anymore, but this video is very motivating and very helpful I will be trying all this out thank you
This video is great. Despite my 5k hours in blender, I can always start using these ideas in my learning. Cleanest editing NA. Have a diddily good one Sminth
Smeaf, I remember watching some of your videos last year when I was getting into Blender, I enjoyed them but believe that this is your best one by far! Couldn't be more right with the "pit of dispare" as that's where I am at the moment, really wanting to get back into it again so after this video I will jump back down the rabbit hole 😅
This is such an informative and comforting approach to how to learn Blender. Thank you for sharing your experience, I definitely think this going to help many people, including myself! Keep up the good work💪💯
I find the most valuable content online (ew not content the most valuable VIDEOS and TUTORIALS online, yeah that's better)- are the ones where you take the approach of "what would[are] you going to do?" And actually set an action for the viewer to find out yourself with your knowledge. As well as and VERY important- You are so genuine and have a great timing in humor, great lighting, great editing, great everything man I'm hooked. And for that, I am thankful to have gotten this retrospective insight Smeaf I tip my hat and offer a subscribe inside for when I exit college I shall try
This is just wonderful goal setting. The first part is the vision of your blender experience. Then you over arching big goals then more specific goals to achieve then then your plan on how to do it. It can also add in the schedule.
This is what i have done, but on different's softwares, now i could understand why it was easy for me and thanks for re explaining it to me. Nice room by the way.🤘
I finally completed a 9-month bootcamp learning Maya and Unreal to get a job in 3D design. Coming to find out that only HALF the jobs I was look for used Maya and Blender was favored hit me like a ton of bricks. I near had a panic attack every time I opened the blender app to practice because it was way too different to comprehend. Fast forward to today, I have learned the basics after painfully pushing through with repetitive practice. Still, it doesn't feel like I know anything. This video really helped to change my perspective. I was taught to go the normal route and the incentive to finish would just be the satisfaction of having learned something. I've never played Skyrim, but, your message got through. That doesn't work, and I need to start to gamify it. Thank you!!!
A big problem with this system is you don't know what the milestones are on your map, the things you need to learn in order to reach your goal. If you did, you probably already know it and are already there. If I want to model characters but know very little about the concepts regarding this then I cannot plan out a path for myself to reach it. They only thing I know is that I want to model and texture characters. Now figuring out the first steps isn't really that hard, you get yourself familiarized with the program, it's UI etc but beyond that, no friggin clue. I've followed blender guru's donut tutorial and I've modeled a donut and a plate which was doable with step by step instruction, but I have no idea what to tackle next. I don't even know what my daily practise is supposed to be. What am I supposed to model next? Or do I even need to start with modeling something else, maybe there are others things that are more important? I don't know any of this which leaves me stuck. BTW That is not what a habit stack means, that's just being consistent. A habit stack is when you have an activity (something you always need to do) and saying to yourself that you're always going to do X after this activity for a certain amount of time. Since you always need to do the initial activity you should always do X and progress towards your goals. For example: If i have eaten breakfast I will always go for a walk for 20 minutes after. The cue of ''breakfast'' is now connected with ''walking''. Saying to yourself instead: ''I'm going to work on this every day'' then... well you're just lying to yourself, lol.
That’s the thing, with tutorials you only learn how to do the stuff that they show you. Too often without telling why this and that technique, they just tell you use that modifier, these numbers without telling you what they do or why these numbers exactly. What you really wanna learn is the principles behind soft surface modelling and hard surface modelling techniques and how to do it in blender. Skills that will apply to anything you wanna make
Thanks for this wonderful video, friend! We often forget why we do what we do and most of the time it is what keeps us moving forward. To learn Blender or anything else. Thank you and I hope I can start learning Bender soon.
Hey dude., before I lose time on this, I would just like to thank you for posting this video. I would. love to dip my toe into Blender. As you described, I started by watching tutorials, and copying the projects as best I could in order to learn. I put aside my own ideas, goals, and passions (briefly) to grasp techniques and concepts that I knew that I would later use. Then I hit "the WALL". I had watched so many different videos with artists teaching differently, or skipping important basics, that I became overwhelmed and defeated before I really even started one project of my own. Like you, I'm a gamer, so I began with Blender there but FROZE with a head full of confusing technical JUNK. Much love, Smeaf, for showing me that that is kinda NORMAL and a pattern that can be broken, for me or anyone.
This is the most helpful video I've ever seen on how to tackle a project, thank you so much for making this video!!! The only annoying thing in the video (and no, it's not the Skyrim references) is the silver play button glitching in the background
Hey love your videos! I also studied in SAE in Jordan, and started 3d with blender in 2017, learned Blender in my extra time and I fell in love with it... my method of learning it was just random, I've spent time doing sculpting, texturing, modeling, etc. I applied what I learned into actual work, like I used After effects to create videos and then I started slowly combin my Blender knowlige to video, VFX, products and more.
I'm learning to organize my day more with tmypur videos that with any other motivational videos I've watched. You explain it so easily and like if we're doing quests iin real life like we do in games. I love it. Thanks for the tips
Hey Smeaf, Really been appreciating your videos .. i know what you mean about rushing to the end. Ive been using blender on and off for some time for arch viz...( its easy to just download models and place in a scene and call it done) but this year i decided to take the learning seriously. I'd say I tried to run ahead and try to make a quick buck...as you said "it doesnt end well". I started really learning this year and..big surprise ....like john snow i knew nothing lmao....all this to say what you said resonated and ill be following this method. Keep up the good work . I actually started posting my finished tutorials on an instagram page. i didnt do it for likes or comments just for saying to myself this task is done and somewhere to save it.
My experience with Blender, I subdivide every topic I wish to learn, searched about the best courses about every topic and ask to google gemini organize the content by complexity, now I'm following that list, help a lot the things and the sense of progress , hugs from Brazil
In a very non creepy way I absolutely love your smile. It’s very contagious and I needed that. Thank you for making these videos. I feel like I’m in the never ending pit of knowledge with no place to begin learning, even after my bachelors in computer animation 😢
The most valuable video I’ve watched in years. I’m actually closer to the music side of things, but I can see how what you’re describing also applies to music making, or any art form for that matter. Thank you for all the effort you put into this video. It shows.
I just wanted to give you a shout out and huge thank you for all of your videos. I’ve started watching your videos a month ago, and I die every time I hear an OSRS song or reference. Same goes for the Oblivion soundtrack 😂 Thanks for creating such quality content!
Thank you for this video! I think it’ll be the perfect template for me to work off of. I plan to go the full nine yards and build out a game for Blender, similarly to your video. Once it’s done I’ll post it to r/blender and go into more details there. I think it’ll be a very useful tool for me.
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Hi, is there any chance the frank green animation will be turned into a course in the future? I think it was available on your website subscription but I wasn't part of the newsletter receivers back then. I'd buy it even if it was on udemy to be honest. I love your animation style 😊😊😊
I think there is a problem with the link to the Habetica website. I cannot access it.
Hello the habitica link is not working. It says that I need permission!?
your videos is ABSOLUTELY TRUE at every points
Hello! About choosing a DOMAIN: if a person chooses such DOMAIN as lighting, what would they be applying the lighting to?
what kind of work would they be showing?
or if a person just learns modeling, wouldn't they need to understand lighting, to light their models properly?
I'm a bit confused about this part.
this feels like a Rick and Morty episode where Rick keeps having simple 3 step plans but the third step always contains 3 more simple steps
yeah i felt like i was going deeper and deeper in a rabbit hole
Something I made in my notes people might like
1:45 W.A.Y
5:15 The pinnacle of despair
6:55 Domain/ choosing you niche
10:45 The lighthouse method
14:04 Consistency/ The stacking method
15:50 LVL 2, Enhance
18:42 Gamification/ Habits, taste, goals, rewards
20:42 Advance. No shortcuts. Rushing the process=Burnout or Quit
23:00 Side quest
26:36 skill stacking (different from Stacking method)
29:28 LVL 3 Thrive (building a name for yourself)
30:02 Echo chamber
31:25 Portfolio
32:05 What do you do when you don't know what to do? The forge system
35:05 Real. The roundup
WOW thanks
I love people making those summary comments 🎉 we need you 😂
Your a hero ✌️✌️
Thanks 🎉
5:18 impact frame
Watched this video 2 hours ago and now i`m working at Pixar. Thanks!
actually?
This should be a pinned post hahaha
@@AymsPassion -_-
@@AymsPassion Yeah, bro I I'm the one who hired this guy after watching the video 3 hours ago.
Lol!!!🤣
Learning Blender is the best thing I ever did! Thanks for the shoutout, too!
For me it is worst waste of time
@@marcapouli7805what went wrong?
@@RTXon413 So many things, it is hard to make a list
@@marcapouli7805 Aww dang, sorry to hear that. Ever considered retrying? there's many different skills and im sure one will work for ya.
@@RTXon413 I never really stopped trying. For the past 10 years I try to make games and 3D at full time because I really love that and because I don't have a job. I've tried all skills I'm interested into but I'm really not good. No skill for 3D/game dev and no skill outside these fields. I have no idea how to earn money and getting more and more depressed because times goes by very quickly.
just watch ducky3d until you pass out
😂😂
nah watching you till I have a phd in geometry nodes
@@vatsalgaur3550
Like a skyrim.
Lol 🤣 best comment.
So. What I'm hearing. Is the Blender TH-camrs need to have a chess tournament
👀
check your ears dude
Who's this Animator #2 guy? Seems like a pro!
Not you for sure
A certified PRO!
P - Probably
R - Really
O - Okay
@@Smeaf that’s me! Strive for mediocrity 💪🏻💪🏻
@@streetlegend5905 literally it is
Promote him and fire the audio guy 😮💨
How dare you tell us we must put effort in learning to get good at something?!
This video is a gem.
I cannot emphasize enough how right you are. Above all, find the niche. I started freelancing almost two years ago and even though I wanted to sell myself as a 3D artist, I had tons of other things on my website like film, photography, UXD and even more... the result: little to no orders. Then I focused on creating 3D characters, but especially realistic animals, more specifically insects. Now the jobs just keep coming and I had the pleasure of working for Disney+, National Geographic, and various ads for TV. I don't want to brag about this... ok, maybe a little because I'm so proud of it, but most of all I want to give new freelancers hope that if you have good skills and a niche, it really is possible to make a good living out of it!
Best of luck to all of you!
I'm trying to become a freelancer, how did you market yourself and how well did it work? Congrats on the success btw!
@@emobondingexperience hey man, thank you! :)
I put some projects on my website and then contacted people through email, LinkedIn and/or Instagram. Some paid jobs didn’t come about until half a year after I got in touch… so be patient :D
But I’d say what brought me the most work was posting consistently on instagram and LinkedIn. LinkedIn is the place where HRs are looking for good people to work with.
Hope this helps
Just curious... Why insects? Can we see them? 🤩
Hi! do you know if it is possible to work remotely in small studios while living in another country?
Thank you for sharing your background; super motivating and inspiring!
I am only 3 mins into the video and I had to come to comments to say that your editing is literally on another level the amount of time and work you put on the videos to get to this result are highly appreciated ✨❤️
One of the best learning guide video I have ever watched on this platform! Thank you!!!!
After 4 years of blender journey, I approve this message 👍
Solid stuff, man, this info applies to life outside 3d just as well.
Thanks, good point!
Had to stop the lesson to say - killer material here. You're actually sharing practical, actionable steps. Real tools we can apply. This is pure gold, thanks mate!
Your love for elder scrolls instantly won me over. Your teaching style is amazing too. You have a real talent. Thankyou.
Background
my why: its similar to autocad which im gonna have to learn in a couple of years for my degree so i can get familiar with basic principles and i want to make some extra cash
wonder: i found out about bender while buying sims 4 cc and really liked it and wanted to learn but it was super complicated and my laptop at the time could barely run it
specialization: im thinking clothes and characters with some vfx models, gonna learn car parts too
Character
Domain: modelling (clothes and slowly car parts), texturing, sculpting and vfx
Quest:
Goal 1- learn basics of modelling
Goal 2- design and model a dress
Goal 3- learn basic of texturing and make an outfit with three types of textures
Goal 4- learn the parts of a car and how they all work together
Goal 5- make an engine
will keep updating!!
I am almost a teen and I'll be making a 2D/3D animated movie ALL BY MYSELF using Blender once I hit my birthday, I know Blender is hard but with your learnings, I can animate anything.
Does it means you will a pc for your birthday? Nice
Almost a teen? You’re amazing, keep it up 🥹
You're awesome! Stick with it and you'll have a great future!
Than who’ll do your homework
I have strong fundamentals in drawing, animating and found my niche when I was still a teen and it sustained me for 20 years. I’ve never been into 3d and even vector but seeing the move in the animation industry to make things look more traditional I’ve felt like learning 3d over the past few years but always got stuck and took breaks. Specifically blender grease pencil I just can’t get my head around it but I’m definitely glad you put this road map out I’m gonna give it a go cheers bro!
How has it been going so far? Been thinking about learning Grease Pencil too but been finding it so daunting haha.
@@thelittleengineer4473 it’s going good I use it for line work mostly though but it’s speed up my roughing out stage so so much. I have to say it’s mostly thanks to an add on I bought called draw transform which lets you manipulate strokes while you draw.
Had me dieing of laughter at the bandicam tutorial part lol, your videos are top tier, im glad im subbed.
I came for Blender, ended up playing Skyrim.
this is genuinely a really good video that not only works with 3D modeling, but also any type of skill in general
you probably saved me from losing my passion in art so, thank you
You can't imagine how much I needed this video. Thank you so much
Thank you! I've been learning Blender for almost a year and a half. I've succeeded in downloading over 400+ GB worth of tutorials and am extremely overwhelmed by everything. I've found myself drowning in confusion and losing track of my progress due to watching too many tutorials. it was amazing getting to hear all of this, I'll be happy if I could get a printout of this road maps and try implementing it more practically
400GB + Jesus
I feel like a worksheet or an outliner would be helpful in starting to break this down and apply it
Amazing video, an in depth guide on how to get started in blender, the amount of detail in those few seconds animation clips put all throughout the video, it so engaging and it slowly allows the viewer to visualize it so well! Keep up the great work.
Thanks for the like and keep up the great work!
I just wanted to say, THANK YOU.
I just started blender recently, and your videos helps SO MUCH with where i should go on my blender journey! Ive tried learning other stuff before, but ive always been overwhelmed by not knowing what to even do.
Now im close to making my first human model in blender. It doesn't look that good, but its smth i never thought id achieve.
Youre a lifesaver for me and so many new blender beginners :D
how is it going?
Dude, THANK YOU! the amount of effort you puto into this video is INSANE. I'm a fashion and still life photographer and it's been so long since I wanted to learn Blender but for years I felt I didn't know where to start. I wrote down the whole map and I now believe I have much more clear idea thanks to you! Thank you again! Hugs from Italy
The Trap is EXACTLY what ive been struggling with in making my own game. And changing my goals from outcome to activity is exactly how I'm dealing with it.
In an amazing twist of fate I stumbled upon this in the middle of absolute frustration trying to model a snail and I'm glad I did. Still fighting this snail, but I have the drive to keep going as well as adding in what I learned from this video. The biggest hurdle for me at the moment is sharing my work, I've always been that person that doesn't show a painting until it's perfect (and now learning 3d my ass is getting kicked repeatedly...every day 😅) but I also know I need to share to grow, so going to start sharing my pieces as I go along knowing full well they are super amateurish and one day I can look back and cringe and be so thankful for how far I made it. Sorry for the absolute ramble, I just wanted to thank you even though I now have an insane urge to play skyrim
Best video ever, can also be applied to any skill!! From drawing to dancing.
What a great approach with the videogame analogy, Smeaf! I used to play a lot of World of Warcraft, but I never thought about how the quests and leveling up really work to dive into the world of not just Blender but 3D in general and even any other skill anyone should dare to learn! Great video, as always! 🔥🙌
Not only was this video genuinely useful, it reminded me of a long lost childhood game I forgot the name of! Blinx the time sweeper was amazing and i've always wondered where some of the oddly familiar music you use in your videos came from. Thank you so much 😭
Just started my 3D design journey this week and am already seeing progress 💪
i got into blender because i tried to create jiggle mods for skyrim, i've been using it for a few weeks and and damn using and learning blender is my fav pastime now..
i really appreciate the stuff you upload. keep up the good work bro!
Was expecting a video about blender.
Still waiting.
Habitica was just the thing I need. Thanks!!!
Your channel should be blowing up! You're made for this stuff. A true professional. Thank you for sharing with the community! I'm that guy --Chaos :D
Your plan has drawn a path to be followed in every field, you are truly wonderful. 🥰
I’m less I. The beginning and more In an infinite valley that stretches so long blender changed so much I can’t even figure out how to make multiple layers anymore, but this video is very motivating and very helpful I will be trying all this out thank you
This video is great. Despite my 5k hours in blender, I can always start using these ideas in my learning. Cleanest editing NA. Have a diddily good one Sminth
This is quality content, I mean so much work and effort has been put into this video
Love your videos, even I'm a ''Mayan'' myself lol. Always a satisfying and fun watch!
Watched this video for learning blender but stayed for the sound design and animation. This is a well scripted and edited video. Thank you!
the amount of effort put into this video is insane!
Coming back to this after the making-of video really makes you appreciate each shot more!
Smeaf, I remember watching some of your videos last year when I was getting into Blender, I enjoyed them but believe that this is your best one by far! Couldn't be more right with the "pit of dispare" as that's where I am at the moment, really wanting to get back into it again so after this video I will jump back down the rabbit hole 😅
I love this video!!! Mostly because the first step is so general. You can use it for anything you want to do. Thank you
Ps.: Love your Skyrim links
This is such an informative and comforting approach to how to learn Blender. Thank you for sharing your experience, I definitely think this going to help many people, including myself! Keep up the good work💪💯
one of the best video you have made!!
I am rewatching this video for the visuals, because it is really good
2:25
> "I want to be a lizard and become Dragonborn."
> *Zelda Music starts*
Peak video editing
I love the Wii music, soundeffects and the hand :D nostalgia is hitting me
I find the most valuable content online (ew not content the most valuable VIDEOS and TUTORIALS online, yeah that's better)-
are the ones where you take the approach of "what would[are] you going to do?" And actually set an action for the viewer to find out yourself with your knowledge. As well as and VERY important-
You are so genuine and have a great timing in humor, great lighting, great editing, great everything man I'm hooked.
And for that, I am thankful to have gotten this retrospective insight Smeaf I tip my hat and offer a subscribe inside for when I exit college I shall try
Great video, thanks 👍🏻
Side note, I like the AR “TH-cam comments” text you used. I’m learning AR development, which is actually why I’m here 🍻
Thanks!
It's actually tracked in with Blender!
This is how I have been learning blender for films trust me it works smeef knows what he is talking about.
can't believe the intro. SAE literally my dream college. you make me doubt get in there.
Anyone can get in there, it's just whether you want to take that route or not :)
What a content. This is applicable to all skills out there, and it resonates so much with me. (currently stuck in the Dunning-Kruger hole)
This is just wonderful goal setting. The first part is the vision of your blender experience. Then you over arching big goals then more specific goals to achieve then then your plan on how to do it. It can also add in the schedule.
YOUR EDITING AND ANIMATION FOR THIS VIDEOS ARE CRAZY, i need to learn how to do that
This is what i have done, but on different's softwares, now i could understand why it was easy for me and thanks for re explaining it to me. Nice room by the way.🤘
i know everything after finished donut tutorial, and everyone else still figuring out
I finally completed a 9-month bootcamp learning Maya and Unreal to get a job in 3D design. Coming to find out that only HALF the jobs I was look for used Maya and Blender was favored hit me like a ton of bricks. I near had a panic attack every time I opened the blender app to practice because it was way too different to comprehend. Fast forward to today, I have learned the basics after painfully pushing through with repetitive practice. Still, it doesn't feel like I know anything. This video really helped to change my perspective. I was taught to go the normal route and the incentive to finish would just be the satisfaction of having learned something. I've never played Skyrim, but, your message got through. That doesn't work, and I need to start to gamify it. Thank you!!!
A big problem with this system is you don't know what the milestones are on your map, the things you need to learn in order to reach your goal. If you did, you probably already know it and are already there. If I want to model characters but know very little about the concepts regarding this then I cannot plan out a path for myself to reach it. They only thing I know is that I want to model and texture characters. Now figuring out the first steps isn't really that hard, you get yourself familiarized with the program, it's UI etc but beyond that, no friggin clue. I've followed blender guru's donut tutorial and I've modeled a donut and a plate which was doable with step by step instruction, but I have no idea what to tackle next. I don't even know what my daily practise is supposed to be. What am I supposed to model next? Or do I even need to start with modeling something else, maybe there are others things that are more important? I don't know any of this which leaves me stuck.
BTW That is not what a habit stack means, that's just being consistent. A habit stack is when you have an activity (something you always need to do) and saying to yourself that you're always going to do X after this activity for a certain amount of time. Since you always need to do the initial activity you should always do X and progress towards your goals. For example: If i have eaten breakfast I will always go for a walk for 20 minutes after. The cue of ''breakfast'' is now connected with ''walking''.
Saying to yourself instead: ''I'm going to work on this every day'' then... well you're just lying to yourself, lol.
That’s the thing, with tutorials you only learn how to do the stuff that they show you. Too often without telling why this and that technique, they just tell you use that modifier, these numbers without telling you what they do or why these numbers exactly. What you really wanna learn is the principles behind soft surface modelling and hard surface modelling techniques and how to do it in blender. Skills that will apply to anything you wanna make
This style of editing is awesome. Good video, thanks!
Amazing video as usual. Took me a hell of a lot longer than 1 hour to navigate the UI though, more like a month.
this is such a good video not only about learning blender but learning really any medium of creating - thanks for this !
Thanks for this wonderful video, friend! We often forget why we do what we do and most of the time it is what keeps us moving forward. To learn Blender or anything else. Thank you and I hope I can start learning Bender soon.
Honestly, this framework is true for learning anything! :D
Smeaf is about to hit 200K Let's GOOO!!!!!
Hey dude., before I lose time on this, I would just like to thank you for posting this video. I would. love to dip my toe into Blender. As you described, I started by watching tutorials, and copying the projects as best I could in order to learn. I put aside my own ideas, goals, and passions (briefly) to grasp techniques and concepts that I knew that I would later use. Then I hit "the WALL". I had watched so many different videos with artists teaching differently, or skipping important basics, that I became overwhelmed and defeated before I really even started one project of my own. Like you, I'm a gamer, so I began with Blender there but FROZE with a head full of confusing technical JUNK. Much love, Smeaf, for showing me that that is kinda NORMAL and a pattern that can be broken, for me or anyone.
not gonna lie this is the advice I needed, thanks man
Glad I could help with my silly little video 🫡
Thnaks to you! I watched this a few hours ago and I'm dragonborn with infinite powe and max level!!❤
Not sure if this video helped me with blender or helped me understand skyrim more.
What are the different domains of 3D??
Great Vid man! U did confuse me little bit on stepps numbering but overall pretty solid explantion, heck I might calling u Sensei Smeaf haha ;)
This is the most helpful video I've ever seen on how to tackle a project, thank you so much for making this video!!!
The only annoying thing in the video (and no, it's not the Skyrim references) is the silver play button glitching in the background
This is one of THE videos
Thank you for making 🎉🎉
I feel so seen. Thank you for making this video
congrats on 200k!
Hey love your videos! I also studied in SAE in Jordan, and started 3d with blender in 2017, learned Blender in my extra time and I fell in love with it... my method of learning it was just random, I've spent time doing sculpting, texturing, modeling, etc. I applied what I learned into actual work, like I used After effects to create videos and then I started slowly combin my Blender knowlige to video, VFX, products and more.
Honestly, this roadmap could be applied to so many aspects of life. Its really good. I'm definitely going to give this a go.
I'm learning to organize my day more with tmypur videos that with any other motivational videos I've watched. You explain it so easily and like if we're doing quests iin real life like we do in games. I love it. Thanks for the tips
Man that's all i need in one place thanks and you have great editing skill too :)
Good explanation of how we learn things, not just for blender, but can apply to many things.
This is an amazing content, a very in-depth explanation of a very concrete way of learning Blender! I recognize myself in those steps
Thank you so much i just saved this on a new playlist for learning. Well. Anything i guess? And its so well explained! I really needed this :)
Yes, this video is philosophical and one of my new favorites
The second he said the WAY method, I nearly cried. Beauty
Hey Smeaf, Really been appreciating your videos .. i know what you mean about rushing to the end. Ive been using blender on and off for some time for arch viz...( its easy to just download models and place in a scene and call it done) but this year i decided to take the learning seriously. I'd say I tried to run ahead and try to make a quick buck...as you said "it doesnt end well". I started really learning this year and..big surprise ....like john snow i knew nothing lmao....all this to say what you said resonated and ill be following this method. Keep up the good work . I actually started posting my finished tutorials on an instagram page. i didnt do it for likes or comments just for saying to myself this task is done and somewhere to save it.
My experience with Blender, I subdivide every topic I wish to learn, searched about the best courses about every topic and ask to google gemini organize the content by complexity, now I'm following that list, help a lot the things and the sense of progress , hugs from Brazil
Quality of this video is unmatched
In a very non creepy way I absolutely love your smile. It’s very contagious and I needed that. Thank you for making these videos. I feel like I’m in the never ending pit of knowledge with no place to begin learning, even after my bachelors in computer animation 😢
i must say your edit is so great man
The most valuable video I’ve watched in years. I’m actually closer to the music side of things, but I can see how what you’re describing also applies to music making, or any art form for that matter. Thank you for all the effort you put into this video. It shows.
this is brilliantly made video
plus you make it not boring to watch it till the end
thanks smeaf
I just wanted to give you a shout out and huge thank you for all of your videos. I’ve started watching your videos a month ago, and I die every time I hear an OSRS song or reference. Same goes for the Oblivion soundtrack 😂
Thanks for creating such quality content!
this is a
really great video Smeaf! I really thought i was alone in all of these things. especially with ADHD struggles. keep up the great work!
I loved the edit, thanks for this information
Skyrim is actually a really good example!
Thank you for this video! I think it’ll be the perfect template for me to work off of. I plan to go the full nine yards and build out a game for Blender, similarly to your video.
Once it’s done I’ll post it to r/blender and go into more details there. I think it’ll be a very useful tool for me.