Truly incredible! Your work is in a class all it's own. Would love to see your treatment of the Apollo lunar system, if you ever get around to it. @@animagraffs
I'm not only deeply impressed with the research you put into your videos but also your modesty, especially given your incredible skills and talent. Thank you for this amazing work.
i am seeing your channel after a long time i remember your tutorials mesmerized me , as a med student i see my some teachers and some are like you having a totally different world within their library and study room , it gave me inspiration to move on ,get up , time for climbing on the shoulder of the giants and being one of them
I mean, even Mustard, who we all know is pretty awesome at pairing gorgeous animations with great information, uses pre-made models. This guy is on a whole different level, the detail is amazing
As a mechanical engineering student, I can confirm that building such animations is beyond god level, let alone delivering technical information on conplex systems clearly and accurately. This guy is one of my heros and the skill he is sharing on this video is time less.
Your enthusiasm is infectious! Its easy to see you love what you do and im happy you are able to make a living doing it. Ill keep watching as long as you keep putting content out, and the videos are always worth the wait!. Thank you!! How about one on the b2 bomber fly by wire system.
We gotta work with our own inner landscape, and we can't b.s. ourselves for long. To say we all haven't been burned by being too hopeful about an endeavor is probably a lie. But to, in turn, believe we're actually incapable is also not true. In the end, it comes down as a simple invitation to try, respecting all sides of ourselves. Both the weathered skeptic and the boundless inner child, and everyone probably has flavors of both that weigh in with every choice we make.
After being blown away with his depth of research, followed by his animation skills... just after gasping in awe, he ends off with the fact that he creates the music as well. This gentleman is the definition of gifted. Incredible.
The research alone would weed out 99.99% of people who would dare take on such a project , impressed is an understatement , great to see a man doing what he loves !!
@ddontyy I believe I can answer that as I'm transitioning from writing novels to making visual media. I'm doing what he's doing, but while I'm learning how to do it. I started using "the 3D stuff"-back before I knew the terminology-when I was in high school in the early double-aughts. There wasn't much to do in rural Minnesota, so I wanted to make a game and back then pirating was both easier and more difficult all at the same time when compared to now. These days we are spoiled with options. My copy of 3DS Max wasn't working right so I went to the very unknown SketchUp, which had recently been acquired by Google. Everything I know about making something in a three-dimensional, digital space was self-taught in SketchUp, which fell in this weird crack between the different spaces. CAD software is, indeed, accurate down to sub-millimeter and this is vital for engineering projects that need exact tolerances in the real-world. You can't wing it where metal meets metal, or metal meets meat, because it just won't work. My mind works on this level-this is common among men who have to fabricate and fix things with no plans-and SketchUp can do it too. Many of my own fictional creations benefited from being able to just do it out of the box, to go where my mind took me, and when I decided to graduate to better tools I found that Blender really didn't encourage that kind of workflow. That's not what Blender is for, though. Even though we're seeing machines built with slide rules and mid-century grit-creations of men who thought down to the millimeter-we are watching them through a video. These are not technology demonstrations with exact tolerances so a shop somewhere can churn out parts. No, instead these are short films to explain how the technology works and cinema is not found inside of a millimeter. Nothing on the CAD side can hold a candle to Blender out of the box and as you saw in the video there is room to make it do much, much more. I hope that answered your question. (I also hope that I'm not stepping on Jake's toes here) Frankly, this is all for a video that entertains as well as informs and this is precisely where Blender shines brightest. Plus, it's free! :D
@ddontyybecause he doesn't need to model precise, he models to get a message over to the viewer. The viewer won't see if the measurement are not 100% exact. Ps the initial comment was about research, not sure why you comment about poly modeling in blender to this?!
The amount of research, preparation, and due diligence you put in is comparable to your 3D expertise! It's staggering! Thank you for your work! Absolutely the best!
Your enthusiasm(sp) spreads to your viewer. I am 82 and computer ignorant, and have no idea how you produce such beautiful videos. I have been looking at You/Tube since 2020, and stumbled on your channel only recently, but I am so glad I did. Thank you for your hard work in producing your videos.
I'm a retired mechanical engineer and thought I would take a crack at learning Blender. Every journey starts with the first step but you are on the Moon and I haven't even crossed the threshold of my front door. This video is as fascinating as your actual Blackbird video masterpiece! Thanks for the look under the hood, discouraging as my learning task now appears to be.
It's always stressful at the start, no doubt about it. And inspirational quotes don't really take the sweat-equity aspect away. But at least we can try not to dogpile on ourselves just because we can't even follow the simplest tutorial at the start. Blender's community is great, there's tons of info, and the software is wide open so you can mess with it any way you desire. It's worth the effort!
It is just unbelivable that all this work is one man effort...level of detail,execution,script,video edit....one man band....unique on you tube...just unbelivable....respect...it would be nice to know how many mouse cliks and how many mouses are actually consumed for each project 😂😂😂...keep on doing what you do..can wait for next project
Dude... you're BY FAR BY FAR ONE OF THE BEST TH-cam CHANNELS!!! Please NEVER STOP!!! I hope you make millions out of it!!! Cuz your stuff is awesome! Monetize, put on Sponsors, anything that will help you to keep GOING!
You sir are an inspiration!!! Coming from a KC-135T crew chief who refueled my jet with JP-7 for the Blackbird (and JP-8 for the tanker itself) for one of the last SR-71 missions in 1998.
Please make longer videos, we do not tire of watching. Love you explained the music concept, and that is what I felt, gliding on space! Anybody out there wanting a 2hr video? Have to re-watch the original SR - 71 Animagraffs again, yay!
You watch this video that details the unbelievable amount of work that it took to make this project happen and your response is to double the length of the content? My god man, that borders on sadistic haha.
Thank you for giving the SR-71 Blackbird fans a chance to celebrate again. You brought her back to life with your video and we sincerely appreciate all the hard work and dedication you put into this 🙏. Proud to be your subscriber. P.S: For fellow SR-71 fans, till date, the SR-71 is still the fastest, air breathing and manned aircraft ever made 🙏.
This is, without a shadow of doubt, one of the most impressive things I have EVER watched. The actual video is a stunning piece of work but this really goes a long way to demonstrating the insane degree of work behind it. I salute you. Incredible.
Years ago, it may have been necessary to write Fortran code to describe a pattern of nodes in some type of coordinate system, possibly spherical, then write more Fortran code to define node connectivity for elements, finally loading all that info into Ansys to generate part of a 3D model. Since then, I've had to completely relearn CAD, for work, as well as play, as in game meshes. What you are doing is so much more than mesh creation. This is cinematic. I can say, having done my share of hunting for dimensions and creating 'dummy' parts, you exhibit a love for what you do - a satisfaction in a job well done. I wish you success.
You're one who posses the old knowledge of talking to the machine directly! lol, much respect, really. While we have extrapolations on extrapolations now, knowing what's underneath things always makes a craftsperson sharper. I downloaded "pov-ray" in the 90s. It's a bare ray-tracer software, where I had to write code to make a scene. I had no idea modeling software even existed. It was wondrous even so, and I stayed up many late nights making 3D scenes with code. As an artist at heart, the math-y side is really difficult for me. But I can see how it shaped me!
The level of talent and dedication you have is unmatched! Thank you so much for all of the visual info you provide. I'm sure you could work anywhere you wanted to. Glad you work for yourself and provide this great video content! Thanks again!
Finally, I used to wonder the voice behind the creator & master of animagraphs. Your research is usually super extensive. I mean, the way you re-create a complicated object is insane man.. Like I wonder how smart I'll have to be to place an animation like yours. 😂
As someone who grew up at the same time the the internet was born, I had an old thing called a book as a kid, and Stephen Biesty's incredible cross section books were my favorites. Today I stumbled onto this video and I want to tell you that in 40 years this is maybe the greatest thing I have ever seen on the internet. I love your work. I love how you present it and the SR-71 piece was incredible. I feel like a kid again. Thank you.
I had the Stephen Biesty book about a Man o War ship. I would read it over and over. Something about the detailed pictures, but not just Where's Waldo (which annoyed me). There was purpose to the drawings. Teaching/learning to be had. I guess it called me, because here we are!
We are no close to atleast start doing the same work just to improve the skill. This requires, phenomenal efforts to do. It's such a essential skill to learn. You are idol for so many people
I find the process of you making these videos just as interesting as your main videos. I know it has to take countless hours to research and draw every detail.
You are so talented. Seriously man I don't think people understand the work that goes into it and you have to record the script too so much goes into it. Love your work. And thank you. Keep doing what your doing amazing stuff!!!
I am a huge SR-71 fan and aerospace enthusiast with a curiosity of how things work. You've managed to capture detail of this jet that I've learned and had wanted to learn over my entire life in an hour long video. I was wondering how in the world the video was made. Thought it was a team of people to create such a complex presentation. To learn it was only you and a ton of research has me blown away. Well done and thanks for educating us. Subscription earned.
Just outstanding! I watched the video all the way through. Then I watched it with my three sons. We’ve watched several of your videos and they’re awesome. I first learned about the Blackbird while in a library in the early 1980s. It’s such a testament to the human mind. Great job!
I'm studying 3D with Blender, that's how I found your channel, and I was inspired by it, far from discouraged, your work motivated me to go further, so than you very much sir!
My wife's grandfather was an SR-71 mechanic. He doesn't talk about it very much for some reason, but i think its really cool. I've been a big fan of the aircraft for years, and your video was the most in-depth information I've ever seen about it.
have over 20 years experience as a designer, and am using Blender occasionally, and thank You so much for starting Your video as You did, because I was close to sell my laptop and go flip burgers at McDonalds. Outstanding skills, am starting to put in serious hours into Blender now...
The first thing I did after seeing the original video is send it to my 13yo son. He said “he speaks very technically” and I tried to explain the epistemological process, not just in the moment of an individual soul, but as it changes over time for each of us. That was last week and now I find this video. I can’t wait to share it with him. He won’t understand much of it either, but I will reinforce what you open with that such magnificence is grown rather than born. Previously, I tried to emphasize that such skill comes not only from passion and perseverance, but grounding in fundamental study and repetition. I hope (but don’t expect by any means) that your iterative process to understand the mixer will help him to discover how something so opaque can be realized as one starts knocking down the basics and integrating the nuance. I also loved how you essentially captured that “perfect is the enemy of the good” with your discussion of the landing gear and flame. I have already taught him about “lazy engineering” as a path to reducing complexity. And herein lies the the connection to repetition… that he can see the same messaging in different presentation such that things start to click. Lastly, I’m eager for him to see your section on the music. He’s an avid musician as well and it will be interesting to juxtapose your renaissance across these disciplines, without actually being an engineer who calculated the moment arm of these various systems or the fluid dynamics of the ship, to name a tiny few of the efforts that went into this national treasure. If you ever get bored, I’m sure MIT, CalTech or Stanford would love to make you an associate professor. Namaste!
I'm sure all this good stuff will get in there eventually, especially seeing as how he's got a dad that's thinking about how best to help him discover good, quality life principles. And hey, if your son responds to my work then great. If not, then at least you'll know a little more about his preferences, which is still great info :) I love the parts of my work and ethos you've picked out here and feel proud to be associated and represent such things. When I was recording that "perfectionist" bit, even I didn't realize I was going to say it. But when I did, it felt really good. I'm maybe halfway through life now and I could, in a way, feel all the lead-up to that particular value. I'm here making crazy art that already takes so much focus, and yet, I have no problem at all publishing things in a rough state if it just makes sense and isn't a hindrance to the overall goal. Anyways, glad to have you on the channel!
I do really enjoy your presentations! I find they emphasize the teaching qualities and your skilled animations are blended perfectly with the goal of education to the fore. I often use your animations to teach my grown sons. For example: when my deaf son was learning how to drive I was able to teach him all about engines and the many systems that I taught all my sons (and wife) to learn well. This ensured they would become educated car owners as we as to protect themselves from rip off mechanics that might cheat them with needless, expensive repairs. Also, I insisted they all know how to check their oil, tires, brakes, etc. Your animations are vital in this regard. Thanks for your expertise!
Sponsored videos don't fit any videos, especially after many people pay $30 per month for an ad free TH-cam experience for their family....and everyone crams ads right back into their videos. Much respect for treating your work with respect and non shilling out random products in the middle of educational content.
This is truly an astonishing amount of work and it is a wonder to behold not just the effort but also the inventiveness in how you do the work, and the way you're crafting a workflow. Thank you for giving us this deep peek behind the curtain, not only does it show the intense level of passion and craft that goes into your videos button de-mystifying it also makes it seem accessible to others. Mad respect.
Thank you so much for this. As someone affected by ADHD I never did much in school until I got into tech school. Then I could put the pictures in my head together of electrons doing the things that the math told me it could do. That was the breakthrough for my career.
I took a 3D animation course in 1996 at a prestigious art college. I had loved computers and this 3D realm since I was a kid and the first "Flight Simulator" and had a lot of experience with computers creatively in general. Everyone in my class loved the burgeoning field of computer art, and 3D animation, but we didn't yet know how to do it. I had a decent Mac tower and thought I would be good at it. I worked hard and made some decent demos for that time period. I was proud of a magnifying glass that actually magnified, and a clock. But my classmate who sat next to me and who painted his nails black, had worked at Industrial Light and Magic as an artist, and who had never touched a computer in his life. While I was making a magnifying glass, he had learned the software and how to use a computer and created a spider made of human bones that sat lifeless on a kitchen floor that all of the sudden popped into life and ran across the room. It was amazing and I realized that I loved the art for but that I would never be an artist. Taking that class but not pursuing 3D animating, even at that early time when it was all new, is not a regret, but a learning experience about what different people are good at. You are amazing at what you do, and I encourage all the try and develop their own skills, but some of us will always be the audience, which is just as good. Thank you for your work.
i really admire your english speaking skills, for a non native english speaker.. i truly get inspirations from your way of speaking, some may think learning language from an insane detailed video is weird but that the beautiful thing, even the unnoticed details you do people get inspired from... thank you sir and all the best
I think you are much more than a graphics designer, this is amazing and the SR-71 is one of my favorites. Getting access to the pilot handbook, amazing.
Your comprehension skill is top notch, and to put all of that puzzling information, pictures etc into understandable video is just awesome and jaw dropping. Man, you are a treasure for humanity and knowledges 👍
Hold up! So you learned all the mechanics for an entire secret spy plane, built it in 3d, animated and narrated it... And then you composed the music that goes with it? Mindblowing
Truly stunning piece of work and so well explained alongside such a humble way to deliver this. Thanks so much for sharing this. Both the Behind the scenes video and the actual video are just sooooooo informative. Make something look easy is were the skill comes in. Thanks Bro for your dedication and sharing this amazing work. STUNNING!!!
Above and beyond your skill in creating the models, you are GREAT at explaining things in an easy-to-understand way that never sounds condescending. Love your videos.
Out of this world, sir, my congratulations….. I recently visited the blackbird park close to Edwards Air Force Base, Mojave Southern California. They are a 12 ESR 71E U2, as well as D 21 on exhibit….. and as a bonus, the control unit that you mentioned in this video, and also in your other one….. the note for this flight control unit stated that a watchmaker was hired to fabricated, or at least in some sort was involved to create that complex mechanical
How awesome to confirm the watchmaker tidbit! I wasn't sure, as I saw that in a forum somewhere during research. The Elgin Watch company, which I've heard of because of the mechanical watch project I did a few years back. So cool!
I am your new subscribers, i almost feel guilty seeing behind the scene for free knowing it’s contain so much research and passion. Keep the good works mate
That was wonderful. As a hobbyist Ytube video maker I was inspired by your enthusiasm and detailed organization. Your discussion about the music at the end, an "environment" that surrounds your animation, was truly inspirational, as was the Music itself! Loved everything in your videos, but especially... this video, for reasons that are hard to articulate. Thank you.
The sheer brilliance contained in this video is so overwhelming that my artistic skills feel almost negligible. But as you said in the beginning not to feel like that, I would like to shrug that off and actually strive to reach this stage. You are an engineer, a programmer, a 3D artist, a musician - you are like a ONE MAN ARMY of an inventive mind that can connect with common people!!! You sir are an inspiration.
I'm absolutely sure that what you bring to the table is different than what I bring, no matter the skill level. And the world needs authenticity like it needs water, so even your smallest efforts bring a different flavor into existence, even if only you see them. Also thanks for your compliments, it's awesome to hear from folks who appreciate my art :)
Thank you very much for this. Please for the love of god make a an in-depth course on how create these stunning representations. And have it as a paid course on your website. (This is the type of education i would pay for) I know how to use blender, but never in my life thought you could do something like this with it. Would love to have you as an instructor!
Astonishing accomplishment. I was fortunate enough to be assigned as a aircraft mechanic to 9th OMS from 1986 - 90. Most engine repairs were checked out with basically an idle run in the hanger. Occasionally components replaced required a full after burner run. If the SR-71 was run at much above idle while in the hanger, the hanger could be damaged. Full afterburner test required towing the aircraft for more than a mile to the edge of the runway. The SR would be connected to the run-up pad with two 3" 12' long rods and bolts. Airmen (me) would run the start cart, and then stand by the fire extinguishers just in case the grass caught fire. We would have contests for a picture of beer to see who could step closest to the afterburner. I could get close enough that I could no longer tell if my feet were still in contact with the ground, and still lost to a guy who weighed 20 lbs less than me. We would also toss rocks into the diamond and enjoy the splash of the rock on the blast deflector. The trick is to watch the blast wall as you toss the rock and hit the diamond. How fast would those rocks be traveling? Beal run-up pad: 39.12308676335525, -121.422495740995151
Thank you. 55 minutes for the main video. Wonderful. 44 for the making of. Inspiring. You kept my attention all along. This level is just below the stars. Thank you.
Your video on the SR-71 had me absolutely amazed. Still thinking about that input mixer, truly magnificent. And just the idea of elerons in general seems so cool that it worked so well
You’ve an excellent mind and I loved seeing you off script!. I love the education side of your videos and that you sacrifice no sponsorships in order to keep the style of video. Love from Ireland 🎉
It feels so good, to look at your work and to see your passion behind it. I love Documentaries and i am a fan of technic of all sorts. Congratz for your 1 million subs.
I fell in love with the SR-71 when I was like 10 or something. My family went to the Museum of Flight in Seattle, and I swear to god, the moment I saw the SR-71 my heart was captured by it. Of course I did not know the absolute insanity that went into this aircraft, but I still fell in love nonetheless. Over the past 15 or so years, that love has not been tempered in the slightest, and I have to say, your video brought me a massive amount of joy. I could see myself watching this time and time again in the coming years. Do not ever stop. There are many people who have a passion for learning, whether they know it or not, and these videos are some of the greatest I have ever had the pleasure of watching. I can only hope that this video, as well as all your others, can inspire and bring joy to others the same way they do with me. Never change man.
I tend to re-watch your every video at least three times... Once alone so I can learn stuff and once with my kid so I can explain stuff to him and the third time to find answers to questions he pops when we watch together :) Thank you for this!
It's amazing seeing the way you create these videos. Thanks a lot for your work. I learned a lot of the SR-71. I was shocked by the navigation system: astro inertial navigation system. I would like to learn more about it. Also, the mechanics that manage the flight controls its out of this world. Thanks a lot again!!! Greetings from Rionegro, Colombia.
Thanks. This is the second video I see with the behind the scenes, and as blender amateur and a trainer myself who likes to have everything under control, this is such an inspiration, even more than it was just watching your other videos!
Dude, you are not just a 3D artist, you are THE 3D artist. Your dedication to these videos and artistic skills are extraordinary. Keep up the excellent work!
Technology: from the Greek tekhnologia ‘systematic treatment’, from tekhnē ‘art, craft’. Seeing the process and technique behind the art is simply awesome. Thank you!
I'm not a graphic designer like you, but I really identified with you, as I really like researching aircraft in depth to build my models. Thank you very much for sharing your work here!🙏😃
You are amazing. As a mechanical engineering student, your videos are extremely helpful in understanding some of the topics that I am curious in. Thank you!
I just found your channel recently & enjoy it greatly. Your how to video on the SR-71 is the best. People get to see your great enthusiasm in what you do and that transfers to the viewer like myself. I have been building model ships since I was 12, but stopped about 5 years ago. I find it relaxing and enjoyable watching videos like you make rather than staring at a TV screen. Thank you for all the long hours and hard work that you do. PJ
Have seen a few now & it's superb content. You've found a job you love Jake & you are good at it = never having to work a day again in your life. Warm regards from Denmark.
As a current engineering student I find these videos extremely helpful. And that they are free to watch is just amazing! Thank you so much for uploading this type of content, you do it so well! Keep up the good work!
your videos are epic, but what makes you a true legend is the opening of this video, it was sweet and crazy nice to encourage people to try getting involved, please continue doing what you do
First of all, you are a tremendous artist. CONGRATULATIONS!! All your videos are spectacular. And this one was even better! Thank you very much for giving us almost 1 hour of incredible pleasure in watching and learning! If I may leave new challenges for you: Space Shuttle and Saturn V + Lunar/Comand modules
Making a 40min video to explain a 55minute video! What a legend! Thank you!
Yeah, I really appreciate him showing the research photos and sources. I've never seen many of them before.
oh there was so much more too, there always is with Animagraffs! and you're most welcome :D
Truly incredible! Your work is in a class all it's own. Would love to see your treatment of the Apollo lunar system, if you ever get around to it. @@animagraffs
A 55 min video that takes months to make.
@@animagraffsSo part 3 is confirmed?
I'm not only deeply impressed with the research you put into your videos but also your modesty, especially given your incredible skills and talent. Thank you for this amazing work.
i am seeing your channel after a long time i remember your tutorials mesmerized me , as a med student i see my some teachers and some are like you having a totally different world within their library and study room , it gave me inspiration to move on ,get up , time for climbing on the shoulder of the giants and being one of them
I can’t even put into words how on point everything is, every single detail is appreciated with the upmost respect
It warms my heart to see your eyes light up when looking at these old schematics and your passion is easily seen and it's very infectious! Thank you!
You have a very special skill, I'm in awe. I can't imagine what you've gone through to develop the skill to design all this stuff, jeez.
bro just casually makes everything from scratch. this guy is on another level
It's not a boast when he claims he is above average.
Making your own stuff from scratch should be the norm tbh.
Still phenomenal work.
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I mean, even Mustard, who we all know is pretty awesome at pairing gorgeous animations with great information, uses pre-made models. This guy is on a whole different level, the detail is amazing
As a mechanical engineering student, I can confirm that building such animations is beyond god level, let alone delivering technical information on conplex systems clearly and accurately. This guy is one of my heros and the skill he is sharing on this video is time less.
me tooo
Your enthusiasm is infectious! Its easy to see you love what you do and im happy you are able to make a living doing it. Ill keep watching as long as you keep putting content out, and the videos are always worth the wait!. Thank you!! How about one on the b2 bomber fly by wire system.
"just allow me to warmly invite you to start exactly where you are and go from there" so nicely put!
We gotta work with our own inner landscape, and we can't b.s. ourselves for long. To say we all haven't been burned by being too hopeful about an endeavor is probably a lie. But to, in turn, believe we're actually incapable is also not true. In the end, it comes down as a simple invitation to try, respecting all sides of ourselves. Both the weathered skeptic and the boundless inner child, and everyone probably has flavors of both that weigh in with every choice we make.
@@animagraffsUnderstood.
At school - the best teachers loved their subjects didn't they? Jake's enthusiasm says it all. It's a happy time when a new video pops up. Thanks man.
Please note you your channel is one of the best 3D graphics / educational channels in existence.
Thanks for all your hard work and educating us all.
I'm an engineer (aeronautical, and systems) and pilot just love this and the 55 min SR-71 video. I can't imagine the amount of work, so well done.
i respect you sir.. you are skilled or gifted.. talented also.
After being blown away with his depth of research, followed by his animation skills... just after gasping in awe, he ends off with the fact that he creates the music as well. This gentleman is the definition of gifted. Incredible.
You are on a class of your own. Impeccable work! 👍🤯
The research alone would weed out 99.99% of people who would dare take on such a project , impressed is an understatement , great to see a man doing what he loves !!
@ddontyy I believe I can answer that as I'm transitioning from writing novels to making visual media. I'm doing what he's doing, but while I'm learning how to do it.
I started using "the 3D stuff"-back before I knew the terminology-when I was in high school in the early double-aughts. There wasn't much to do in rural Minnesota, so I wanted to make a game and back then pirating was both easier and more difficult all at the same time when compared to now. These days we are spoiled with options. My copy of 3DS Max wasn't working right so I went to the very unknown SketchUp, which had recently been acquired by Google. Everything I know about making something in a three-dimensional, digital space was self-taught in SketchUp, which fell in this weird crack between the different spaces.
CAD software is, indeed, accurate down to sub-millimeter and this is vital for engineering projects that need exact tolerances in the real-world. You can't wing it where metal meets metal, or metal meets meat, because it just won't work. My mind works on this level-this is common among men who have to fabricate and fix things with no plans-and SketchUp can do it too. Many of my own fictional creations benefited from being able to just do it out of the box, to go where my mind took me, and when I decided to graduate to better tools I found that Blender really didn't encourage that kind of workflow.
That's not what Blender is for, though.
Even though we're seeing machines built with slide rules and mid-century grit-creations of men who thought down to the millimeter-we are watching them through a video. These are not technology demonstrations with exact tolerances so a shop somewhere can churn out parts. No, instead these are short films to explain how the technology works and cinema is not found inside of a millimeter. Nothing on the CAD side can hold a candle to Blender out of the box and as you saw in the video there is room to make it do much, much more.
I hope that answered your question. (I also hope that I'm not stepping on Jake's toes here) Frankly, this is all for a video that entertains as well as informs and this is precisely where Blender shines brightest. Plus, it's free! :D
@ddontyybecause he doesn't need to model precise, he models to get a message over to the viewer. The viewer won't see if the measurement are not 100% exact. Ps the initial comment was about research, not sure why you comment about poly modeling in blender to this?!
The amount of research, preparation, and due diligence you put in is comparable to your 3D expertise! It's staggering! Thank you for your work! Absolutely the best!
Your enthusiasm(sp) spreads to your viewer. I am 82 and computer ignorant, and have no
idea how you produce such beautiful videos. I have been looking at You/Tube since 2020, and stumbled on your channel only recently, but I am so glad I did. Thank you for your hard work in producing your videos.
I agree
I'm a retired mechanical engineer and thought I would take a crack at learning Blender. Every journey starts with the first step but you are on the Moon and I haven't even crossed the threshold of my front door. This video is as fascinating as your actual Blackbird video masterpiece! Thanks for the look under the hood, discouraging as my learning task now appears to be.
It's always stressful at the start, no doubt about it. And inspirational quotes don't really take the sweat-equity aspect away. But at least we can try not to dogpile on ourselves just because we can't even follow the simplest tutorial at the start. Blender's community is great, there's tons of info, and the software is wide open so you can mess with it any way you desire. It's worth the effort!
It is just unbelivable that all this work is one man effort...level of detail,execution,script,video edit....one man band....unique on you tube...just unbelivable....respect...it would be nice to know how many mouse cliks and how many mouses are actually consumed for each project 😂😂😂...keep on doing what you do..can wait for next project
Dude... you're BY FAR BY FAR ONE OF THE BEST TH-cam CHANNELS!!! Please NEVER STOP!!! I hope you make millions out of it!!! Cuz your stuff is awesome! Monetize, put on Sponsors, anything that will help you to keep GOING!
You sir are an inspiration!!! Coming from a KC-135T crew chief who refueled my jet with JP-7 for the Blackbird (and JP-8 for the tanker itself) for one of the last SR-71 missions in 1998.
Thank you for your service and what a role you played sir. Bless you and your family.
Is this a one-man show? Amazing that you do this full time!
Please make longer videos, we do not tire of watching. Love you explained the music concept, and that is what I felt, gliding on space!
Anybody out there wanting a 2hr video? Have to re-watch the original SR - 71 Animagraffs again, yay!
You watch this video that details the unbelievable amount of work that it took to make this project happen and your response is to double the length of the content? My god man, that borders on sadistic haha.
Instead of replicating all the deserved praise, I’ll just let the money talk 😊
Thank you for giving the SR-71 Blackbird fans a chance to celebrate again. You brought her back to life with your video and we sincerely appreciate all the hard work and dedication you put into this 🙏. Proud to be your subscriber.
P.S: For fellow SR-71 fans, till date, the SR-71 is still the fastest, air breathing and manned aircraft ever made 🙏.
It really is a beautiful plane.
@@ct6502c Indeed! 💯☝️
This is, without a shadow of doubt, one of the most impressive things I have EVER watched. The actual video is a stunning piece of work but this really goes a long way to demonstrating the insane degree of work behind it. I salute you. Incredible.
You are very talented, hardworking & genuine person. Keep up your work, you are doing amazing. Lots of love from India.
Years ago, it may have been necessary to write Fortran code to describe a pattern of nodes in some type of coordinate system, possibly spherical, then write more Fortran code to define node connectivity for elements, finally loading all that info into Ansys to generate part of a 3D model. Since then, I've had to completely relearn CAD, for work, as well as play, as in game meshes. What you are doing is so much more than mesh creation. This is cinematic. I can say, having done my share of hunting for dimensions and creating 'dummy' parts, you exhibit a love for what you do - a satisfaction in a job well done. I wish you success.
You're one who posses the old knowledge of talking to the machine directly! lol, much respect, really. While we have extrapolations on extrapolations now, knowing what's underneath things always makes a craftsperson sharper. I downloaded "pov-ray" in the 90s. It's a bare ray-tracer software, where I had to write code to make a scene. I had no idea modeling software even existed. It was wondrous even so, and I stayed up many late nights making 3D scenes with code. As an artist at heart, the math-y side is really difficult for me. But I can see how it shaped me!
Don't stop. Your passion for modeling matches my curiosity. Looking forward to watching these when my son asks, "Daddy, how does that work?"
Your level of care and obsession is inspiring.
I really enjoy these behind the scenes videos. I dont do any animation but I bet a lot of people can learn a lot from your tips.
The level of talent and dedication you have is unmatched! Thank you so much for all of the visual info you provide. I'm sure you could work anywhere you wanted to. Glad you work for yourself and provide this great video content! Thanks again!
Finally, I used to wonder the voice behind the creator & master of animagraphs. Your research is usually super extensive. I mean, the way you re-create a complicated object is insane man.. Like I wonder how smart I'll have to be to place an animation like yours. 😂
I wish I could see how an engine exhaust brake works from your videos.😅
As someone who grew up at the same time the the internet was born, I had an old thing called a book as a kid, and Stephen Biesty's incredible cross section books were my favorites. Today I stumbled onto this video and I want to tell you that in 40 years this is maybe the greatest thing I have ever seen on the internet. I love your work. I love how you present it and the SR-71 piece was incredible. I feel like a kid again. Thank you.
I had the Stephen Biesty book about a Man o War ship. I would read it over and over. Something about the detailed pictures, but not just Where's Waldo (which annoyed me). There was purpose to the drawings. Teaching/learning to be had. I guess it called me, because here we are!
We are no close to atleast start doing the same work just to improve the skill. This requires, phenomenal efforts to do. It's such a essential skill to learn. You are idol for so many people
I find the process of you making these videos just as interesting as your main videos. I know it has to take countless hours to research and draw every detail.
Sir this is legendary work! This level of detail and craftsmanship is inspiring.
Your work is absolutely spectacular! I'm a 68 year old former helicopter pilot. Thank you for your outstanding detail
extremely good, as always
I was a crew chief on the SR71 (971) and I loved the video one of the best I've seen... THANKS!
TY for your service.. from Europe!😅
This video is mind blowing . I still can’t process the MIXER, and I have been building furniture for 29 years
You are so talented. Seriously man I don't think people understand the work that goes into it and you have to record the script too so much goes into it. Love your work. And thank you. Keep doing what your doing amazing stuff!!!
I am a huge SR-71 fan and aerospace enthusiast with a curiosity of how things work. You've managed to capture detail of this jet that I've learned and had wanted to learn over my entire life in an hour long video. I was wondering how in the world the video was made. Thought it was a team of people to create such a complex presentation. To learn it was only you and a ton of research has me blown away. Well done and thanks for educating us. Subscription earned.
Just outstanding! I watched the video all the way through. Then I watched it with my three sons. We’ve watched several of your videos and they’re awesome.
I first learned about the Blackbird while in a library in the early 1980s. It’s such a testament to the human mind.
Great job!
I'm studying 3D with Blender, that's how I found your channel, and I was inspired by it, far from discouraged, your work motivated me to go further, so than you very much sir!
My wife's grandfather was an SR-71 mechanic. He doesn't talk about it very much for some reason, but i think its really cool. I've been a big fan of the aircraft for years, and your video was the most in-depth information I've ever seen about it.
Above average is an undestatement.
have over 20 years experience as a designer, and am using Blender occasionally, and thank You so much for starting Your video as You did, because I was close to sell my laptop and go flip burgers at McDonalds. Outstanding skills, am starting to put in serious hours into Blender now...
The first thing I did after seeing the original video is send it to my 13yo son. He said “he speaks very technically” and I tried to explain the epistemological process, not just in the moment of an individual soul, but as it changes over time for each of us.
That was last week and now I find this video. I can’t wait to share it with him. He won’t understand much of it either, but I will reinforce what you open with that such magnificence is grown rather than born. Previously, I tried to emphasize that such skill comes not only from passion and perseverance, but grounding in fundamental study and repetition. I hope (but don’t expect by any means) that your iterative process to understand the mixer will help him to discover how something so opaque can be realized as one starts knocking down the basics and integrating the nuance.
I also loved how you essentially captured that “perfect is the enemy of the good” with your discussion of the landing gear and flame. I have already taught him about “lazy engineering” as a path to reducing complexity. And herein lies the the connection to repetition… that he can see the same messaging in different presentation such that things start to click.
Lastly, I’m eager for him to see your section on the music. He’s an avid musician as well and it will be interesting to juxtapose your renaissance across these disciplines, without actually being an engineer who calculated the moment arm of these various systems or the fluid dynamics of the ship, to name a tiny few of the efforts that went into this national treasure.
If you ever get bored, I’m sure MIT, CalTech or Stanford would love to make you an associate professor. Namaste!
I'm sure all this good stuff will get in there eventually, especially seeing as how he's got a dad that's thinking about how best to help him discover good, quality life principles. And hey, if your son responds to my work then great. If not, then at least you'll know a little more about his preferences, which is still great info :)
I love the parts of my work and ethos you've picked out here and feel proud to be associated and represent such things. When I was recording that "perfectionist" bit, even I didn't realize I was going to say it. But when I did, it felt really good. I'm maybe halfway through life now and I could, in a way, feel all the lead-up to that particular value. I'm here making crazy art that already takes so much focus, and yet, I have no problem at all publishing things in a rough state if it just makes sense and isn't a hindrance to the overall goal.
Anyways, glad to have you on the channel!
I do really enjoy your presentations! I find they emphasize the teaching qualities and your skilled animations are blended perfectly with the goal of education to the fore.
I often use your animations to teach my grown sons. For example: when my deaf son was learning how to drive I was able to teach him all about engines and the many systems that I taught all my sons (and wife) to learn well. This ensured they would become educated car owners as we as to protect themselves from rip off mechanics that might cheat them with needless, expensive repairs. Also, I insisted they all know how to check their oil, tires, brakes, etc. Your animations are vital in this regard.
Thanks for your expertise!
Sponsored videos don't fit any videos, especially after many people pay $30 per month for an ad free TH-cam experience for their family....and everyone crams ads right back into their videos.
Much respect for treating your work with respect and non shilling out random products in the middle of educational content.
This is truly an astonishing amount of work and it is a wonder to behold not just the effort but also the inventiveness in how you do the work, and the way you're crafting a workflow. Thank you for giving us this deep peek behind the curtain, not only does it show the intense level of passion and craft that goes into your videos button de-mystifying it also makes it seem accessible to others. Mad respect.
U definitely put a lot of work into your videos and it's greatly appreciated people love this stuff
Thank you so much for this. As someone affected by ADHD I never did much in school until I got into tech school. Then I could put the pictures in my head together of electrons doing the things that the math told me it could do. That was the breakthrough for my career.
I took a 3D animation course in 1996 at a prestigious art college. I had loved computers and this 3D realm since I was a kid and the first "Flight Simulator" and had a lot of experience with computers creatively in general. Everyone in my class loved the burgeoning field of computer art, and 3D animation, but we didn't yet know how to do it. I had a decent Mac tower and thought I would be good at it. I worked hard and made some decent demos for that time period. I was proud of a magnifying glass that actually magnified, and a clock. But my classmate who sat next to me and who painted his nails black, had worked at Industrial Light and Magic as an artist, and who had never touched a computer in his life. While I was making a magnifying glass, he had learned the software and how to use a computer and created a spider made of human bones that sat lifeless on a kitchen floor that all of the sudden popped into life and ran across the room. It was amazing and I realized that I loved the art for but that I would never be an artist. Taking that class but not pursuing 3D animating, even at that early time when it was all new, is not a regret, but a learning experience about what different people are good at. You are amazing at what you do, and I encourage all the try and develop their own skills, but some of us will always be the audience, which is just as good. Thank you for your work.
How I feel about this video you ask,in one word... AWESOME!!!!!
Thanks! Looking for any new episode more that any movie! Very good and deep descriptions!
i really admire your english speaking skills, for a non native english speaker.. i truly get inspirations from your way of speaking, some may think learning language from an insane detailed video is weird but that the beautiful thing, even the unnoticed details you do people get inspired from... thank you sir and all the best
I think you are much more than a graphics designer, this is amazing and the SR-71 is one of my favorites. Getting access to the pilot handbook, amazing.
You are the best kind of teacher.
Jake, if kids had instructors like you they would be blessed indeed.
Thank you for the shrinkwrap trick. Love your work.
Thank you for creating amazing graphical animations that required hundreds of hours of work for educational purposes across all ages.
Your comprehension skill is top notch, and to put all of that puzzling information, pictures etc into understandable video is just awesome and jaw dropping. Man, you are a treasure for humanity and knowledges 👍
Hold up! So you learned all the mechanics for an entire secret spy plane, built it in 3d, animated and narrated it... And then you composed the music that goes with it? Mindblowing
Truly stunning piece of work and so well explained alongside such a humble way to deliver this. Thanks so much for sharing this. Both the Behind the scenes video and the actual video are just sooooooo informative. Make something look easy is were the skill comes in. Thanks Bro for your dedication and sharing this amazing work. STUNNING!!!
Above and beyond your skill in creating the models, you are GREAT at explaining things in an easy-to-understand way that never sounds condescending. Love your videos.
Out of this world, sir, my congratulations….. I recently visited the blackbird park close to Edwards Air Force Base, Mojave Southern California. They are a 12 ESR 71E U2, as well as D 21 on exhibit….. and as a bonus, the control unit that you mentioned in this video, and also in your other one….. the note for this flight control unit stated that a watchmaker was hired to fabricated, or at least in some sort was involved to create that complex mechanical
How awesome to confirm the watchmaker tidbit! I wasn't sure, as I saw that in a forum somewhere during research. The Elgin Watch company, which I've heard of because of the mechanical watch project I did a few years back. So cool!
I am your new subscribers, i almost feel guilty seeing behind the scene for free knowing it’s contain so much research and passion. Keep the good works mate
That was wonderful. As a hobbyist Ytube video maker I was inspired by your enthusiasm and detailed organization. Your discussion about the music at the end, an "environment" that surrounds your animation, was truly inspirational, as was the Music itself! Loved everything in your videos, but especially... this video, for reasons that are hard to articulate. Thank you.
The sheer brilliance contained in this video is so overwhelming that my artistic skills feel almost negligible. But as you said in the beginning not to feel like that, I would like to shrug that off and actually strive to reach this stage. You are an engineer, a programmer, a 3D artist, a musician - you are like a ONE MAN ARMY of an inventive mind that can connect with common people!!! You sir are an inspiration.
I'm absolutely sure that what you bring to the table is different than what I bring, no matter the skill level. And the world needs authenticity like it needs water, so even your smallest efforts bring a different flavor into existence, even if only you see them.
Also thanks for your compliments, it's awesome to hear from folks who appreciate my art :)
Thank you very much for this.
Please for the love of god make a an in-depth course on how create these stunning representations.
And have it as a paid course on your website.
(This is the type of education i would pay for)
I know how to use blender, but never in my life thought you could do something like this with it.
Would love to have you as an instructor!
Astonishing accomplishment. I was fortunate enough to be assigned as a aircraft mechanic to 9th OMS from 1986 - 90. Most engine repairs were checked out with basically an idle run in the hanger. Occasionally components replaced required a full after burner run. If the SR-71 was run at much above idle while in the hanger, the hanger could be damaged. Full afterburner test required towing the aircraft for more than a mile to the edge of the runway. The SR would be connected to the run-up pad with two 3" 12' long rods and bolts. Airmen (me) would run the start cart, and then stand by the fire extinguishers just in case the grass caught fire. We would have contests for a picture of beer to see who could step closest to the afterburner. I could get close enough that I could no longer tell if my feet were still in contact with the ground, and still lost to a guy who weighed 20 lbs less than me. We would also toss rocks into the diamond and enjoy the splash of the rock on the blast deflector. The trick is to watch the blast wall as you toss the rock and hit the diamond. How fast would those rocks be traveling? Beal run-up pad: 39.12308676335525, -121.422495740995151
Thank you. 55 minutes for the main video. Wonderful. 44 for the making of. Inspiring. You kept my attention all along. This level is just below the stars. Thank you.
Your video on the SR-71 had me absolutely amazed. Still thinking about that input mixer, truly magnificent. And just the idea of elerons in general seems so cool that it worked so well
You’ve an excellent mind and I loved seeing you off script!. I love the education side of your videos and that you sacrifice no sponsorships in order to keep the style of video. Love from Ireland 🎉
It feels so good, to look at your work and to see your passion behind it. I love Documentaries and i am a fan of technic of all sorts. Congratz for your 1 million subs.
I fell in love with the SR-71 when I was like 10 or something. My family went to the Museum of Flight in Seattle, and I swear to god, the moment I saw the SR-71 my heart was captured by it. Of course I did not know the absolute insanity that went into this aircraft, but I still fell in love nonetheless. Over the past 15 or so years, that love has not been tempered in the slightest, and I have to say, your video brought me a massive amount of joy. I could see myself watching this time and time again in the coming years.
Do not ever stop. There are many people who have a passion for learning, whether they know it or not, and these videos are some of the greatest I have ever had the pleasure of watching. I can only hope that this video, as well as all your others, can inspire and bring joy to others the same way they do with me. Never change man.
I tend to re-watch your every video at least three times... Once alone so I can learn stuff and once with my kid so I can explain stuff to him and the third time to find answers to questions he pops when we watch together :) Thank you for this!
This is brilliant. The level of high level understanding you have to acquire to produce these videos is awe-inspiring.
Im completley blown away by the amount of intelligence and skill Jacob posesses. Incredibly amazing
This is great seeing your approach to researching.
This is great. I always rewatch the videos thinking about how you do the animation.
Bro you have such a huge talent, tanks to you I can learn and study all about engineering my future dream.I am learning this from a young age
It's amazing seeing the way you create these videos. Thanks a lot for your work. I learned a lot of the SR-71. I was shocked by the navigation system: astro inertial navigation system. I would like to learn more about it. Also, the mechanics that manage the flight controls its out of this world.
Thanks a lot again!!!
Greetings from Rionegro, Colombia.
Thanks. This is the second video I see with the behind the scenes, and as blender amateur and a trainer myself who likes to have everything under control, this is such an inspiration, even more than it was just watching your other videos!
Dude, you are not just a 3D artist, you are THE 3D artist. Your dedication to these videos and artistic skills are extraordinary. Keep up the excellent work!
Technology: from the Greek tekhnologia ‘systematic treatment’, from tekhnē ‘art, craft’. Seeing the process and technique behind the art is simply awesome. Thank you!
Your Blender skills are absolutely insane. Keep up the good work 👍
I'm not a graphic designer like you, but I really identified with you, as I really like researching aircraft in depth to build my models. Thank you very much for sharing your work here!🙏😃
You are amazing. As a mechanical engineering student, your videos are extremely helpful in understanding some of the topics that I am curious in. Thank you!
I just found your channel recently & enjoy it greatly. Your how to video on the SR-71 is the best. People get to see your great enthusiasm in what you do and that transfers to the viewer like myself. I have been building model ships since I was 12, but stopped about 5 years ago. I find it relaxing and enjoyable watching videos like you make rather than staring at a TV screen. Thank you for all the long hours and hard work that you do. PJ
I worked on the blackbird , from 66 thru 69, it is quite a aircraft. Ur doing a good job with ur drawings...
Have seen a few now & it's superb content. You've found a job you love Jake & you are good at it = never having to work a day again in your life.
Warm regards from Denmark.
This is one of the best educational channels on TH-cam and it’s not even close, the level of quality he puts into his videos are insane.
As a current engineering student I find these videos extremely helpful. And that they are free to watch is just amazing! Thank you so much for uploading this type of content, you do it so well! Keep up the good work!
your videos are epic, but what makes you a true legend is the opening of this video, it was sweet and crazy nice to encourage people to try getting involved, please continue doing what you do
First of all, you are a tremendous artist. CONGRATULATIONS!!
All your videos are spectacular. And this one was even better! Thank you very much for giving us almost 1 hour of incredible pleasure in watching and learning!
If I may leave new challenges for you: Space Shuttle and Saturn V + Lunar/Comand modules
You sir, are a true genius I have been around the SR71 your production is spot on!