Covid really landed in the worst time for me for school. I finally got into my 3D Modeling classes but I essentially had to learn everything on my own. Modeling, UV's, animation, rendering, rigging; everything I learned from lecture videos from my professor and your channel. Even my professor told us everything we need is online already, and it made me feel like my time in those classes were useless. But I'm keeping at it. Since it's gonna be my career I have to do so. I just finished my first character modeling class and my final wasn't the best. But I learned a lot on my own, so by next time I'll be more prepared
Commented on your vids a couple times up to this point. I'm a beginning 3D artist here, I've been in school for VFX for a couple years now, through two different colleges due to tuition problems and also my previous college closed. I never really got a consistent education in 3D and it's something that's really hindered my development in my degree, so much so that here recently I've decided to take matter into my own hands with educating myself on the subject. It's channels like yours that have really furthered my understanding of the material, and I can only hope that my future story is something like yours; starting out with an incomplete formal education in the subject and augmenting it with knowledge I've gathered from multiple sources in order to build out a more complete understanding. You're an inspiration, JL. Thanks for making all these vids.
I know im randomly asking but does any of you know a way to get back into an Instagram account..? I was stupid forgot my password. I would love any help you can offer me
@Jabari Jaxton I really appreciate your reply. I got to the site thru google and im in the hacking process now. Takes a while so I will reply here later with my results.
I just started 3d modeling like a month ago ago and post whatever I get done each day to Insta. I only ever see people's awesome finished work. Thought it would be cool to actually post the good and bad. You can see how the things I've made started as some serious jank and after time and a little patience, it finds it'd way. Not an advert for myself, but advice that if you look hard enough there are some beginners out there who post a little more of their process. Go find them and be encouraged. Lol
This Video is great. Myself I am struggling to get much progress done with Modeling and drawing. Burnt myself out on Modeling though since I was spending 4-10 hours a day learning but no progress and with learning difficulties, it makes it super hard. 1. I would recommend that anyone learning needs to take breaks every hour or so. This will help refresh your mind a bit if you got stuck and then might work it out once returning back too it. 2. Start with the Basics, And i mean the very basic stuff. 3. You will learn from making mistakes. 4. Get feed back from Others. Criticism sucks to receive, but it is important since it gives you feed back on what you can change or fix up, get new ideas etc. 5. You are your own worst critic. (This is what i suffer with and HATE all of my own work, while others love it to bits.)
Spot on, in all honesty I found going to school in fact was holding me back big time. I quit and watched a few videos online and just started creating and learning from my own mistakes. I learned more on my own than I was learning in a fifty grand school. Best way to learn is by doing and dont give up!
I didnt really start realizing this until about a year ago or so. Which kind of put me in a creative block. It's also amazing how many people I've heard have had issues with school as well. And I think you nailed it too with seeing other artists work that just makes you want to give up. I also think some tutorials really steer people away from stuff as well for that same reason. Seeing beginner tutorials build a full fledged car is intimidating. They should be progressive from low poly, medium poly, to high poly. And the one thing I like about you is that you provide sort of shortcuts or tricks to make the process a tad bit smoother and faster. And I dont mean like saving hours faster more of less going through different menus to find a tool or tweak things. Less clicks! Keep it up man you're awesome!
I just finished my car modeling today and in the end of the work it wasn't really bad but then i see some pro work and simply loose my impetus a little ... but your video was the best motivation for me at the best time... i hope someday be able to make it up to you ...thanks man 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Man this was a great video for me. I’m a new student at Full Sail in the Game Art online program. Struggling making bad geo in my meshes and it can be time consuming and demoralizing when you don’t get the results you want. Keep pushing and don’t let it bring you down, that’s what I got from this and I needed it so thank you! Btw the finesse you put on that bmx handle bar was a treat to watch!
Some of the best advice I’ve heard on 3D learning - thanks so much - I’ve been on the journey for 3-4 years now - starting as total noob. And ArtStation is sooo intimidating. But I put my stuff on the there to keep challenging myself to raise my game.I still know so so little but more thank the online community such as you, (and blender too) for keeping me growing.
What helped me is when I took on harder shapes, that are not just extrude and scale, is that I accepted the fact that I will probably fail. it took me a whole day to make 1 shape, failed miserably (it looked ugly and full of artefacts), but thanks to all of those experiments and dabling with the programs tools and modifiers,while driving to work I figured a way how to make it differently. Next day after the night shift. I hidden the failed thing, and made a new one from scratch with that idea, it looked 7 times better, easier to make and took me an hour for the whole thing. The point is that 3D modeling is not just a exercise like push ups. it is an art of understanding how the different elements interact with each other. with every failed project and shape, you gain more and more understanding of how to use the assests and make what was impossible or took a whole day to make an abomination, next day you will make it in 1 hour and it will look passable. in a month it might be done in 10 minutes and looks movie worthy. After that shape, the next thing I am making is way harder, but using my previous experience I made the base really fast and good looking. In conclusion, you just have to force yourself through the learning process(like everywhere) and sooner or later it will get really good. Also make a separate youtube account for tutorials in 3D modeling, it helps a lot.
There is no shortcut! Sit down. Every day. And go to work. Sure, it probably will help if you have a set of things you specifically want to learn. Organic vs inorganic. Lighting a scene, learning anatomy etc. For me, I know what i want to create in my head. I lack the skills to take what's in ky head and get it on to the computer. So, i wrote down what i want, i wrote down the artists i like and then I listed their top 3 pieces of art I liked. Now, I am going about learning how to recreate those pieces one skill set at a time.
Hey JL, I've been watching your Maya tutorials for couple of days now, and really just wanted to thank you. The amount of good lessons for Maya is kinda around zero, and your channel makes the process of switching from Blender a lot easier and much more enjoyable.
Wise words JL. There are some that ARE talented and are able to slam out topology quickly, but anyone can be to that caliber with practice and focus. Always start with simple things at first (a coffee mug, for example) and branch out at your own comfort zone, if you're learning independently. Build a small network of peers that you can consult, if you find a hurdle. Two minds can solve a problem, constructively.
Great videos as usual, you just tell me my biggest problem that i',m always choosing really hard problem and then never gona solve it or do it not as good as i expected ,then feel bad about myself afterward
Man, you're great, please keep making those videos, motivation helps a lot! You have a nice voice, a great way to explain topics, well done.. keep going!
Great motivational video! Really like how you touched base on not just how to get motivated but explained why the motivation goes to the waist side. Thanks again for yet another awesome video.
Hello JL a humble request please make a video on baking a normal map (if possible) and please try to cover following things because no one else covers these: 1 What if I have different objects and want one single normal map 2 Good practices for baking out normal maps Thank you so much for your tutorials
My biggest struggle is UV’s - im getting better but still just cant seem to wrap my head around it. Other than that i think im quickly getting better at modeling & texturing in SP
I'm impressed with that bike, even though I've seen many other amazing models out there. Great message, too. [EDIT] the "shortcut" for modeling human and animal figures is called "skin modifier" in Blender ;)
Definitely a difficult place for me, been in a rut for most of the last year and trying to get to classes and such that teach these subjects but things have been rough lol
Like John Quest said, there are no shortcuts! In fact, the more you try to use shortcuts the longer it will take you to learn the necessary skills to achieve your goals. Eventually you will have to go back and learn to do things the right way. Those plugins you rely on may not always be there for you down the road after major software updates. You might transfer jobs and they want you to do things with basic tools due to budget constraints. Maybe you have to switch from Maya to another software package. Learn the foundations of 3D and build from there. Create ugly work until it becomes beautiful. "Our actions may be impeded, but there can be no impeding our intentions or dispositions." Marcus Aurelius
For anyone who wants to see beginner work i highly recommend the the rookies website, its where a lot of students go and self learners, it holds challenges like artstation and is a friend of art station.
I dont wanna worry about modelling, just wanna animate, but where can i buy realistic 3d characters for blender, so much shit out there, even the stuff you pay for
I feel like I don't have the time to get better at everything, I really want to become a good 3D artist, but I need to become better at drawing too, and they're both quite time consuming. I wish days were longer
I struggle with this also. So now I try to combine both. I sketch on paper stuff I want to later model in 3D. I apply some simple shading with markers or draw silhouettes or top/side views. It helps me with design, form, perspective and shading, keep me connected with the fundamentals, and sketching is quick and satisfying, even more if you then create your sketch in 3D. Obviously, I gave up gesture, anatomy, landscape and all that jazz. You can spend a lifetime on these and except if you are sculpting or doing environment, they are not so useful. If I look at some of the artists I follow, they don't do everything, they are good in one or two things.
@@neolordie oh then it's perfectly fine, it's just that it happened to me and I didnt want to do 2D and it frustrated me a lot, and I dont want it to happen to another artist friend
Thanks. I,m watching your tutorial on 55" TV screen, yet I,m not able to see the icons. My question is: what monitor size should I use to distinguish the icons??????
I'd recommend you purchase an led or OLED Computer monitor. The bigger the better for artists but tv screens arent meant for up close work like pc monitors. I'd say 25-30 inches. I have a 27 inch monitor and its fantastic.
Great video, anything worth learning/doing is going to require some of you like an investment. You helped me remember that being an x-power lifter. Great video and thank you for sharing!
No 1 tips patience Meanwhile my school, 1 month learning 3D they want me to create a model that has a detail as much like star wars ship.... this is bs
if anyone knows of any discord server for 3D modeling enthusiast, I would appreciate it, I would love to talk to some folks struggling with this kind of art I' m trying to learn, school didn't thought me much, I have to look at tutorials and practice but it's not an easy thing to master
I haven't found anything like a discord server yet. But that would be great. I find the online forums around programs can be really good though. Most of the time they're really supportive and I find people just talking about what they're making on there sometimes for fun. Not always just like tech support.
Hey JL, Do you do requests? Arrimus3D has videos where he models certain shapes or forms, but everything he does is with 3DS Max's tools, not Mayas. There are many complex forms which I'm comfortable modelling in Blender but not Maya, so would you be able to put up demonstration videos of those for say, a Patreon subscription tier or something? Thanks!
I do have have done videos on complex hard surface shapes. Take a look at some of those and you can always put in a request. Most of those videos on that playlist are requests. I always point out request videos in the first couple minutes of the videos. ruclips.net/p/PLQWBsXPnuVCRGc3C0xw9AhKslInj-MECx
Always remember to repent of your sins (sin is transgression of YAHUAH’S LAW: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, & Deuteronomy) And Have Belief On YAHUSHA HAMASHYACH. HE Died and Rose Again On The Third Day So that you can be forgiven of your sins! HE Loves you! Come to HIM!🙂🙂🙂
Covid really landed in the worst time for me for school. I finally got into my 3D Modeling classes but I essentially had to learn everything on my own. Modeling, UV's, animation, rendering, rigging; everything I learned from lecture videos from my professor and your channel. Even my professor told us everything we need is online already, and it made me feel like my time in those classes were useless. But I'm keeping at it. Since it's gonna be my career I have to do so. I just finished my first character modeling class and my final wasn't the best. But I learned a lot on my own, so by next time I'll be more prepared
Commented on your vids a couple times up to this point. I'm a beginning 3D artist here, I've been in school for VFX for a couple years now, through two different colleges due to tuition problems and also my previous college closed. I never really got a consistent education in 3D and it's something that's really hindered my development in my degree, so much so that here recently I've decided to take matter into my own hands with educating myself on the subject. It's channels like yours that have really furthered my understanding of the material, and I can only hope that my future story is something like yours; starting out with an incomplete formal education in the subject and augmenting it with knowledge I've gathered from multiple sources in order to build out a more complete understanding.
You're an inspiration, JL. Thanks for making all these vids.
This is a great video, JL. For me, staying motivated is of high importance. Don't give up
I know im randomly asking but does any of you know a way to get back into an Instagram account..?
I was stupid forgot my password. I would love any help you can offer me
@Jaxson Alberto instablaster =)
@Jabari Jaxton I really appreciate your reply. I got to the site thru google and im in the hacking process now.
Takes a while so I will reply here later with my results.
@Jabari Jaxton It did the trick and I actually got access to my account again. I'm so happy:D
Thanks so much you saved my account :D
@Jaxson Alberto no problem :)
I just started 3d modeling like a month ago ago and post whatever I get done each day to Insta. I only ever see people's awesome finished work. Thought it would be cool to actually post the good and bad. You can see how the things I've made started as some serious jank and after time and a little patience, it finds it'd way. Not an advert for myself, but advice that if you look hard enough there are some beginners out there who post a little more of their process. Go find them and be encouraged. Lol
This Video is great. Myself I am struggling to get much progress done with Modeling and drawing. Burnt myself out on Modeling though since I was spending 4-10 hours a day learning but no progress and with learning difficulties, it makes it super hard.
1. I would recommend that anyone learning needs to take breaks every hour or so. This will help refresh your mind a bit if you got stuck and then might work it out once returning back too it.
2. Start with the Basics, And i mean the very basic stuff.
3. You will learn from making mistakes.
4. Get feed back from Others. Criticism sucks to receive, but it is important since it gives you feed back on what you can change or fix up, get new ideas etc.
5. You are your own worst critic. (This is what i suffer with and HATE all of my own work, while others love it to bits.)
Glad you enjoyed it and thank for your sharing your experiences with us.
Spot on, in all honesty I found going to school in fact was holding me back big time. I quit and watched a few videos online and just started creating and learning from my own mistakes. I learned more on my own than I was learning in a fifty grand school. Best way to learn is by doing and dont give up!
I didnt really start realizing this until about a year ago or so. Which kind of put me in a creative block. It's also amazing how many people I've heard have had issues with school as well. And I think you nailed it too with seeing other artists work that just makes you want to give up. I also think some tutorials really steer people away from stuff as well for that same reason. Seeing beginner tutorials build a full fledged car is intimidating. They should be progressive from low poly, medium poly, to high poly. And the one thing I like about you is that you provide sort of shortcuts or tricks to make the process a tad bit smoother and faster. And I dont mean like saving hours faster more of less going through different menus to find a tool or tweak things. Less clicks! Keep it up man you're awesome!
Thanks for stopping by the comments section Jack. Incremental progression definitely helps the learning process.
I just finished my car modeling today and in the end of the work it wasn't really bad but then i see some pro work and simply loose my impetus a little ... but your video was the best motivation for me at the best time... i hope someday be able to make it up to you ...thanks man 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Man this was a great video for me. I’m a new student at Full Sail in the Game Art online program. Struggling making bad geo in my meshes and it can be time consuming and demoralizing when you don’t get the results you want. Keep pushing and don’t let it bring you down, that’s what I got from this and I needed it so thank you! Btw the finesse you put on that bmx handle bar was a treat to watch!
Some of the best advice I’ve heard on 3D learning - thanks so much - I’ve been on the journey for 3-4 years now - starting as total noob. And ArtStation is sooo intimidating. But I put my stuff on the there to keep challenging myself to raise my game.I still know so so little but more thank the online community such as you, (and blender too) for keeping me growing.
What helped me is when I took on harder shapes, that are not just extrude and scale, is that I accepted the fact that I will probably fail. it took me a whole day to make 1 shape, failed miserably (it looked ugly and full of artefacts), but thanks to all of those experiments and dabling with the programs tools and modifiers,while driving to work I figured a way how to make it differently. Next day after the night shift. I hidden the failed thing, and made a new one from scratch with that idea, it looked 7 times better, easier to make and took me an hour for the whole thing. The point is that 3D modeling is not just a exercise like push ups. it is an art of understanding how the different elements interact with each other. with every failed project and shape, you gain more and more understanding of how to use the assests and make what was impossible or took a whole day to make an abomination, next day you will make it in 1 hour and it will look passable. in a month it might be done in 10 minutes and looks movie worthy. After that shape, the next thing I am making is way harder, but using my previous experience I made the base really fast and good looking. In conclusion, you just have to force yourself through the learning process(like everywhere) and sooner or later it will get really good. Also make a separate youtube account for tutorials in 3D modeling, it helps a lot.
There is no shortcut! Sit down. Every day. And go to work. Sure, it probably will help if you have a set of things you specifically want to learn. Organic vs inorganic. Lighting a scene, learning anatomy etc. For me, I know what i want to create in my head. I lack the skills to take what's in ky head and get it on to the computer. So, i wrote down what i want, i wrote down the artists i like and then I listed their top 3 pieces of art I liked. Now, I am going about learning how to recreate those pieces one skill set at a time.
Well said John!
John Quest stealing this idea
Hey JL, I've been watching your Maya tutorials for couple of days now, and really just wanted to thank you. The amount of good lessons for Maya is kinda around zero, and your channel makes the process of switching from Blender a lot easier and much more enjoyable.
Wise words JL. There are some that ARE talented and are able to slam out topology quickly, but anyone can be to that caliber with practice and focus. Always start with simple things at first (a coffee mug, for example) and branch out at your own comfort zone, if you're learning independently. Build a small network of peers that you can consult, if you find a hurdle. Two minds can solve a problem, constructively.
Merry Christmas and Happy holidays. thanks for being there for us.
I learned so much only looking at the video!!! also I got something to my body, to my spirit keeping up progressing in 3d modelling
thank you bro this helped a lot as a beginner
Great videos as usual, you just tell me my biggest problem that i',m always choosing really hard problem and then never gona solve it or do it not as good as i expected ,then feel bad about myself afterward
Well done JL, I also am a 3d modeler and i agree to everything you said. Keep up the good work!
Man, you're great, please keep making those videos, motivation helps a lot! You have a nice voice, a great way to explain topics, well done.. keep going!
a very nice motivational speech and a great reminder of setting yourself reasonable, attainable goals and keep working to get better. thank you!!
Great motivational video! Really like how you touched base on not just how to get motivated but explained why the motivation goes to the waist side. Thanks again for yet another awesome video.
yeah! dude it's easier to run replacing all the pain with somthing numb*{lyrics}linkin park*
The bike seems to be coming along quite well, where will you upload the course?
Hello JL a humble request please make a video on baking a normal map (if possible) and please try to cover following things because no one else covers these:
1 What if I have different objects and want one single normal map
2 Good practices for baking out normal maps
Thank you so much for your tutorials
Thank you so much for this thing I really need to hear today.
My biggest struggle is UV’s - im getting better but still just cant seem to wrap my head around it. Other than that i think im quickly getting better at modeling & texturing in SP
I'm impressed with that bike, even though I've seen many other amazing models out there. Great message, too.
[EDIT] the "shortcut" for modeling human and animal figures is called "skin modifier" in Blender ;)
great video and actually it motivates me..and as I listen to your great advice I enjoy watching that modeling progress
The Point @ 6:09 is 🔥
Definitely a difficult place for me, been in a rut for most of the last year and trying to get to classes and such that teach these subjects but things have been rough lol
Like John Quest said, there are no shortcuts! In fact, the more you try to use shortcuts the longer it will take you to learn the necessary skills to achieve your goals. Eventually you will have to go back and learn to do things the right way. Those plugins you rely on may not always be there for you down the road after major software updates. You might transfer jobs and they want you to do things with basic tools due to budget constraints. Maybe you have to switch from Maya to another software package. Learn the foundations of 3D and build from there. Create ugly work until it becomes beautiful.
"Our actions may be impeded, but there can be no impeding our intentions or dispositions." Marcus Aurelius
Really good point Justin!
For anyone who wants to see beginner work i highly recommend the the rookies website, its where a lot of students go and self learners, it holds challenges like artstation and is a friend of art station.
This is great, thank you for sharing! Just subscribed and excited to learn more :)
Welcome to the squad Yani!
@@jlmussi Thank you!!
Great video as always! keep it up!
I dont wanna worry about modelling, just wanna animate, but where can i buy realistic 3d characters for blender, so much shit out there, even the stuff you pay for
Great video Mussi!
I feel like I don't have the time to get better at everything, I really want to become a good 3D artist, but I need to become better at drawing too, and they're both quite time consuming.
I wish days were longer
I struggle with this also. So now I try to combine both. I sketch on paper stuff I want to later model in 3D. I apply some simple shading with markers or draw silhouettes or top/side views. It helps me with design, form, perspective and shading, keep me connected with the fundamentals, and sketching is quick and satisfying, even more if you then create your sketch in 3D. Obviously, I gave up gesture, anatomy, landscape and all that jazz. You can spend a lifetime on these and except if you are sculpting or doing environment, they are not so useful. If I look at some of the artists I follow, they don't do everything, they are good in one or two things.
You don't need to be good at drawing to do 3D, tbh a lot of 3D artists that are good are crap at 2D
@@SpecialistFrost I know, but I want to he good at both
@@neolordie oh then it's perfectly fine, it's just that it happened to me and I didnt want to do 2D and it frustrated me a lot, and I dont want it to happen to another artist friend
@@SpecialistFrost oh I see ^^ thank you then :)
I needed this video. Thanx
Thanks. I,m watching your tutorial on 55" TV screen, yet I,m not able to see the icons. My question is: what monitor size should I use to distinguish the icons??????
I'd recommend you purchase an led or OLED Computer monitor. The bigger the better for artists but tv screens arent meant for up close work like pc monitors. I'd say 25-30 inches. I have a 27 inch monitor and its fantastic.
Santiago Fernández thank you for your kind reply
@@culibarri7 thank you for the kind reply
Nice tutorial for startters....thanks buddy...
Thank you so much for this video
Thanks for the motivation, sir
Anytime Yafeth!
Great video, anything worth learning/doing is going to require some of you like an investment. You helped me remember that being an x-power lifter.
Great video and thank you for sharing!
Great information as always bro.
Thanks Michael, I always appreciate you coming by and throwing good vibes my way.
@@jlmussi No doubt bro! All day.
awesome candid talk
This was very helpful
Thank you so much!
I guess when you listed "software pacages" maxers butts burned out)
That's really Motivated thanx☺☺
thanks for the motivation
Thanks
motivational
Great 👍
thanks man
No 1 tips patience
Meanwhile my school, 1 month learning 3D they want me to create a model that has a detail as much like star wars ship.... this is bs
if anyone knows of any discord server for 3D modeling enthusiast, I would appreciate it, I would love to talk to some folks struggling with this kind of art I' m trying to learn, school didn't thought me much, I have to look at tutorials and practice but it's not an easy thing to master
I haven't found anything like a discord server yet. But that would be great.
I find the online forums around programs can be really good though. Most of the time they're really supportive and I find people just talking about what they're making on there sometimes for fun. Not always just like tech support.
@@jaidenoliver7165 forums are always helpful for sure, but yeah, I'm looking for a "community" of sort,
Hey JL,
Do you do requests? Arrimus3D has videos where he models certain shapes or forms, but everything he does is with 3DS Max's tools, not Mayas. There are many complex forms which I'm comfortable modelling in Blender but not Maya, so would you be able to put up demonstration videos of those for say, a Patreon subscription tier or something?
Thanks!
I do have have done videos on complex hard surface shapes. Take a look at some of those and you can always put in a request. Most of those videos on that playlist are requests. I always point out request videos in the first couple minutes of the videos. ruclips.net/p/PLQWBsXPnuVCRGc3C0xw9AhKslInj-MECx
👍👍👍👍
hard work is the easy button in 3d
Yup... No matter how many videos and plug ins ...
Always remember to repent of your sins (sin is transgression of YAHUAH’S LAW: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, & Deuteronomy) And Have Belief On YAHUSHA HAMASHYACH. HE Died and Rose Again On The Third Day So that you can be forgiven of your sins!
HE Loves you! Come to HIM!🙂🙂🙂
Blender 3d is bad.