Hey There Joey! I was having some issues on the newest edition of Blender, Version 4.2. At 18:33 in the video you enable a feature called "Mesh: LoopTools". This no longer appears in the current version to my knowledge. Please let me know if there is an alternative to the LoopTools. Thanks for making such an awesome video! -Kiva
at around the 18:30 mark you wont find the addon in the addons section due to recent updates, you need to go to the get extensions tab (right above the addons tab) and search for loop tools then install, hope this helps!
I have to say in all my years of game development and modeling, this is one of the most perfectly paced and explanatory tutorials for anything. Amazing work.
I'm 2hrs into blender and 1hr into the donut video, Taking a break to just watch random Blender videos to get immersed in the language and uses. Im so glad i found this and can't wait to make my first person!
your box modeling video lit up my imagination in such a whimsical way for the first time in a decade. This video is enormously helpful and not only carries on that imagination, but the editing is top notch and the humor is excellent. I'm actually crying from positive vibes, and feeling like I can enjoy the process for the first time since I started learning. Thank you, Joey.
Just wanted to say I rewatched this video after I had not worked in blender for awhile and found it incredibly helpful for getting back itno the swing of things. I get a lot out of your channel, so thank you!
Thankyou I've been looking for something like this that isn't just someone with a terrible mic trying to tell you how to make a character in a really boring way
This was one of the easiest guides to follow! I love the way you said everything you did because some guides leave out "unimportatnt" information and I get really confused.
This has to be the most comprehensive and easy to follow tutorial on RUclips. You did a great job vocalizing the keyboard shortcuts, which are very important for 3D modelling, and made sure to leave no gaps in explaining your progress. Very well done.
Yo m8 just saying I think your the most comprehensive teacher on RUclips for getting started in blender. Bc of your classes I finally got up the courage to make my first commercial game.
Your videos never disappoint. You do a really good job teaching by example and having it actually be fun to follow along. Especially like the creative approach to using modifiers wherever possible, definitely makes things a lot easier.
Amazingly done, Joey. I love how you incorporate a bit of humor and gags into your tutorials. Makes them entertaining and fun. Went ahead and signed up for playbook with your link.
I was surprised that the first character was already good looking and you also explained exactly where additional cuts need to be made and why. I was also struggling all the time that the character had to be all merged and was worried that I couldn’t merge all the parts well or I always had problems with the rig after applying the subdivision surface (primarily with clothes).
@@blackrubygamer3428 I've got a wide range of interests, fella. :b Don't be surprised to see me in the comment sections of other creative-themed channels like this!
about 11:29 if you upload an image in orthographic mode ( bascily when you press numpad 5 or the others ) the image wont show up if your in perspective mode you can toggle it in the data tab on the right side also i recomend you set depth to default and side on both
A few questions: 1. Are there any disadvantages to this box modelling method? Any situations where a merged model is preferred? 2. Why didn't you use the solidify modifier for the shoe tongues? Are there situations like that where extruding for thickness is better? And why?
im a complete blender beginner, i'm 4 minutes in. i said "making a character can't be that hard.. right?" turns out, it's quite simple if you find a tutorial that uses the same version by someone who explains things fast paced but easy. this is my first time doing anything 3d art related for a school project, and i really do hope this engraves the basics into my brain so i can slay this
I actually cackled at 8:50 seconds that bit was way funnier than i was prepared for. Definitely earned my Like and subscribe wit dat one @joeycarlino you goofy bastard
NOTE: He switches from Vertex Select to Face Select A LOT! Also when you get to minute point 19 - none of the options work. So if it doesnt' work for you, don't worry.
Seriously thankyou for this video. Every time I make a 3d model trying to mesh it or add armatures it is a pain in the backside to "paint" the stretch stuff because of how many polygons there is, this taught me how to controll the amount of polygons, most video just teach you to sculpt which is not good for moving models
My mirror at 7:27 is not working, Im pressing CTRL + A and setting location, with the selection tool out, in object mode, and theres like a big chunk in the middle of air seperating both pieces
Whenever I want to mirror something in the center I always add an Empty Plain Axis. That gives your mirror modifier a nice centered object to mirror from. And when it's all said and done, you can delete it.
NOTE: If something goes terribly wrong with the nose and you have to make more planes for the mouth, and eyes - you're not the only one. Unfortunately when you get to minute point 26 none of the shrink wrapping or mirroring is going to work - everything works until you scale and then the eyes go shooting out of the head like a 12 year old boy drawing boobs in his textbook - anyway, after that there is nothing you can do to fix it. I tried 5 different times. created a new plane, using the same directions as the nose, then skipped over to the part about the eyes. Every time I have the same results - eye burst from the head and I can't fix them.
I know this isn’t for absolute beginners but WOW is this the BEST tutorial I’ve ever seen. Like not even for blender just in general. There’s never a question I had that wasn’t just immediately answered. Granted I’m not an absolute beginner at blender and 3D art so maybe that’s why. Either way, AMAZING tutorial
@@JoeyCarlino I think I did something wrong when I created the nose. For all subsequent copies I just created a brand new plane and it worked out fine, thanks!
I haven't finished with the tutorial yet, but it's been very eye-opening and fun to follow! I'm technically still at 20:09, where you are explaining how to make the head, but since I go at my own pace it's been like one or two hours for me lol. I'm definitely checking your other tutorials, thank you so much!
24:38 when i apply the scale, the mouth and nose increase in length along the y-axis, the only reason i can think of is that after duplicating the nose, i shaped the mouth differently, but i snapped the mouth to the face just like the video says .
wow... right now i'm at the uv single point assign materials part of the video. and i have to comment, this video blew my little mind multiple times. learned alooooot.
I've learn a few niiiiice workflow stuff in this video,like the secondary things like just pressing f2 for changing the names of objetcs,pressing I 2 times for makinf it individual or set a collection cant be clciked in the viewport,that kind of things are very useful for having a better workflow and I appreciate that a lot
This is so well explained and fun looking! I'm kinda a complete beginner and this is working hella good for me! Thank you very much for the tutorial :D
I couldn't get the shrink wrap to work. But I did come across a tutorial by 3Dnot2D the other day about using a lattice modifier to get a clean shrink wrap. good thing I had saved it for future reference, because it did the trick.
I spoke too soon. I noticed the eyes were a bit small but when I sized them up the lattice grabbed onto the top of the ears instead of the face. After a whole lot of fiddling with the shrink wrap, both with and without lattices, I gave up and tried it with just face snap and then I could finally get it right. I do enjoy problem solving, but at this beginning stage I can't tell why something works or not. It could just be me hitting some hotkey by mistake
If anyone is having issues with the eyes not being vertical. make sure too apply rotation and scale too the plane before moving it (you will have to adjust the thickness in the solidify modifier)
Thank you for this video! now i know how to make one for my animation and will be uploaded in youtube! I hope you deserve millions of subscribers because of this!
15:55 whenever I "select all and apply the scale" the legs and arms puff/scale up, yet the torso/head objects stay the same... any ideas how to fix this?
Blender has inspired me to write my own CGI software AND my own graphics libraries and drivers. Mainly since Blender itself is afflicted with bloat rot.
Great video. I really like the low-poly version of modeling you showed at the beginning. I always have trouble when it comes to rigging. It usually looks fine up until the point to where I pose my character to sit. Then the verts around the hips or bum area always look off, no matter how much weight painting I do :r.
22:13 Why is my cube for the nose becoming a cylinder with the solidify modifier instead of a sphere like in the video? I have my subdivision modifier on it which makes it a circle but when I set the offset for solidify to 0 and started to turn up the thickness it extrudes from the face and becomes a cylinder.
Nice, this is different to the way I learned but I like it. The workflow is pretty disaster resistant once you practice it a bit, it's brilliant for 3D animation. I'm definitely going to use all of this for asset creation in general. I personally love to build templates within blender for myself like just base designs that can be reused like this one or whole environments.
2:13 is there a way to save the matcap colors so that when you load up a new file it will load up like that? or do i always have to set it each time i make a new model
OK you got me, I thought you were creating only one character then you went to another one and confused me, however with my 2d experience I did not find it difficult or much disruption
I'm assuming you're using Blender 4.1 or 4.2. I am using 4.0. I don't have a "Smooth by Angle" option in the modifiers. But I was able to use Shade Auto Smooth and just mess around with the angle and eventually it showed a good result.
24:26 hello i dont get why when i apply scale, my mouth and nose go crazy could someone help edit : i've tried to apply the modifiers and then apply scale, it works. ive tried to scale to deltas, it works. but i'm not sure if its a correct solution.
I tried almost 10 different videos all of them are beginner friendly till 3rd video than they start making it complicated lol I dropped but this seems good for the beginners I’ll try this tomorrow
I just pressed G, I didn't move it perfectly diagonal. If you wanted to do that, you could try changing the transformation orientation to normal, thats at the top center of the viewport
Hey man! great video. Will you make a rigging + animation video for this model in future? I'm a beginner and having hard time animating characters so that might help :) thanks
Can you do a "clothing for impatient people" and "hair/fur for impatient people"? I look at your tutorials a lot and your explanation especially in short form helps me greatly!
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@@JoeyCarlino no one told me that simple ❤
Hey There Joey! I was having some issues on the newest edition of Blender, Version 4.2. At 18:33 in the video you enable a feature called "Mesh: LoopTools". This no longer appears in the current version to my knowledge. Please let me know if there is an alternative to the LoopTools. Thanks for making such an awesome video!
-Kiva
at around the 18:30 mark you wont find the addon in the addons section due to recent updates, you need to go to the get extensions tab (right above the addons tab) and search for loop tools then install, hope this helps!
i love how many blender tuts there are out there for literally anything, the community is genuinely so good with this software.
yess
Blender is legit lucid dreaming at this point
I have to say in all my years of game development and modeling, this is one of the most perfectly paced and explanatory tutorials for anything. Amazing work.
Absolutely, it was like watching good solidworks tutorial
I'm 2hrs into blender and 1hr into the donut video, Taking a break to just watch random Blender videos to get immersed in the language and uses. Im so glad i found this and can't wait to make my first person!
This man is my hero for finally making Blender actually look fun again
your box modeling video lit up my imagination in such a whimsical way for the first time in a decade. This video is enormously helpful and not only carries on that imagination, but the editing is top notch and the humor is excellent. I'm actually crying from positive vibes, and feeling like I can enjoy the process for the first time since I started learning. Thank you, Joey.
I was just starting to create my first OC for a game project I'm working on, this just dropped right on time. That's why you're the GOAT, Joey! 👏
Good luck dude!
Cool, do devlogs plsspsospsppsplspslspslpsslspsls
Weird, because same, and of all things, _he's a cat._
@@djk1288I hope y'all continue the project, don't give up
@@ashortsimp1255 I am! Though kinda waiting for Joey's second video on animation atm...
Just wanted to say I rewatched this video after I had not worked in blender for awhile and found it incredibly helpful for getting back itno the swing of things. I get a lot out of your channel, so thank you!
9:03 christ i was not ready for that jumpscare
What do you me-DAYYYYUUUUM
Double cheeked up on a Thursday afternoon
Thankyou I've been looking for something like this that isn't just someone with a terrible mic trying to tell you how to make a character in a really boring way
Update I just followed this tutorial and changed some stuff up to make my model unique then I rigged it and now I'm gonna use it in some videos!
This was one of the easiest guides to follow! I love the way you said everything you did because some guides leave out "unimportatnt" information and I get really confused.
I've given up so many times with trying to find a tutorial that works for me & I finally found one. THANK YOU
can you please share me the blender file?
Your sense of humor really makes your tutorials stand out from everyone else 😂 Keep up the good work!
Edgy scratch cat
Iuuujkoieiskskj
But it looks like Blinx from Blinx:The TimeSweeper (XBOX Game that was a Failure)
Scrape cat
"It's not a phase mom" ahh scratch cat
I was thinking the same thing
This has to be the most comprehensive and easy to follow tutorial on RUclips. You did a great job vocalizing the keyboard shortcuts, which are very important for 3D modelling, and made sure to leave no gaps in explaining your progress. Very well done.
Yo m8 just saying I think your the most comprehensive teacher on RUclips for getting started in blender. Bc of your classes I finally got up the courage to make my first commercial game.
Your videos never disappoint. You do a really good job teaching by example and having it actually be fun to follow along. Especially like the creative approach to using modifiers wherever possible, definitely makes things a lot easier.
Amazingly done, Joey. I love how you incorporate a bit of humor and gags into your tutorials. Makes them entertaining and fun. Went ahead and signed up for playbook with your link.
I’m extremely impressed, this is the most understandable blender guide I’ve seen yet. I might need to give it another shot!
I’m 8 minutes in and I just wanna say you explain everything thoroughly and I greatly appreciate it! Enjoy this video! 7:56
I was surprised that the first character was already good looking and you also explained exactly where additional cuts need to be made and why.
I was also struggling all the time that the character had to be all merged and was worried that I couldn’t merge all the parts well or I always had problems with the rig after applying the subdivision surface (primarily with clothes).
Time to see what new things I can learn
hello
@@hisanimations Hello to you too, fella that made and shared tools for Blender and funny animations.
I think using simple shapes are even in fine art or 2d art character design so it's cool
You are here too, WHY ARE YOU EVERYWHERE??? WHAT SORCERY IS THIS??!?!
@@blackrubygamer3428 I've got a wide range of interests, fella. :b Don't be surprised to see me in the comment sections of other creative-themed channels like this!
this guy and doodley would be the best of friends
FR
about 11:29 if you upload an image in orthographic mode ( bascily when you press numpad 5 or the others ) the image wont show up if your in perspective mode you can toggle it in the data tab on the right side also i recomend you set depth to default and side on both
Thanks for the tip! Data tab -> Show in -> Perspective check box as of Blender 4.3
A few questions:
1. Are there any disadvantages to this box modelling method? Any situations where a merged model is preferred?
2. Why didn't you use the solidify modifier for the shoe tongues? Are there situations like that where extruding for thickness is better? And why?
im a complete blender beginner, i'm 4 minutes in. i said "making a character can't be that hard.. right?" turns out, it's quite simple if you find a tutorial that uses the same version by someone who explains things fast paced but easy.
this is my first time doing anything 3d art related for a school project, and i really do hope this engraves the basics into my brain so i can slay this
bro i love u, literally u do my journey easier
This is an amazing tutorial dude, I’m having to fight blender for any modeling so having simple shapes to make characters was really useful 😭
hands down best tutorial, super simple to follow, not dragged out, I learned so much in this one video compared to others. Cheers man!
you just made that guy in under 1 hr and told people how to do it. very talented.
I actually cackled at 8:50 seconds that bit was way funnier than i was prepared for. Definitely earned my Like and subscribe wit dat one @joeycarlino you goofy bastard
Please continue to do more tutorials!! No one else does it like you. 🙏
12:10 if any one wondering why image is disappearing in perspective view, then select the image > data > check perspective on
This is a perfect tutorial, literally. Amazing job being so clear and concise.
NOTE: He switches from Vertex Select to Face Select A LOT!
Also when you get to minute point 19 - none of the options work. So if it doesnt' work for you, don't worry.
saving is so important! Blender closed 3 times while i was making it and a learned my lesson after the first. (great vids btw)
Seriously thankyou for this video. Every time I make a 3d model trying to mesh it or add armatures it is a pain in the backside to "paint" the stretch stuff because of how many polygons there is, this taught me how to controll the amount of polygons, most video just teach you to sculpt which is not good for moving models
awesome video dude! I'm splitting this into small exercises for myself, made my first little dude in 20 mins :D
My mirror at 7:27 is not working, Im pressing CTRL + A and setting location, with the selection tool out, in object mode, and theres like a big chunk in the middle of air seperating both pieces
Same here
just increase the merg
please make more of these I'd love to see how you do the other ones
Whenever I want to mirror something in the center I always add an Empty Plain Axis. That gives your mirror modifier a nice centered object to mirror from. And when it's all said and done, you can delete it.
I have never given something my full undivided attention for so long in a while
🙌my fav blender youtuber 🙌
that first minute answered some questions i have had for awhile thanks for the general overview
These tutorials are unparalleled. Thank you Joey!
NOTE: If something goes terribly wrong with the nose and you have to make more planes for the mouth, and eyes - you're not the only one. Unfortunately when you get to minute point 26 none of the shrink wrapping or mirroring is going to work - everything works until you scale and then the eyes go shooting out of the head like a 12 year old boy drawing boobs in his textbook - anyway, after that there is nothing you can do to fix it.
I tried 5 different times. created a new plane, using the same directions as the nose, then skipped over to the part about the eyes. Every time I have the same results - eye burst from the head and I can't fix them.
damn im having the same issue :(
You taught me like 16 new things in the first 3 minutes. Subscribed! 😤
I know this isn’t for absolute beginners but WOW is this the BEST tutorial I’ve ever seen. Like not even for blender just in general. There’s never a question I had that wasn’t just immediately answered. Granted I’m not an absolute beginner at blender and 3D art so maybe that’s why. Either way, AMAZING tutorial
Helped me out a tremendous amount, have been struggling with blender for a while, and this video finally showed me some good tips and keys to use.
24:48 When I apply scale to the mouth it extends along the Y axis to a ridiculous length! Looks like the cat has a 2 X 4 in his mouth
26:06
@@JoeyCarlino I think I did something wrong when I created the nose. For all subsequent copies I just created a brand new plane and it worked out fine, thanks!
This is good, I can highly recommend this video for other fellow junior artists that wanna create humanoid characters in blender.
Using a single texture as a colour palette!? Genius.
Love the videos hope to see more!
Hi, another joey here, I used this to make my animatronics and it kinda worked so thanks for the help
Joeys helping Joeys
I haven't finished with the tutorial yet, but it's been very eye-opening and fun to follow! I'm technically still at 20:09, where you are explaining how to make the head, but since I go at my own pace it's been like one or two hours for me lol. I'm definitely checking your other tutorials, thank you so much!
24:38 when i apply the scale, the mouth and nose increase in length along the y-axis, the only reason i can think of is that after duplicating the nose, i shaped the mouth differently, but i snapped the mouth to the face just like the video says .
wow... right now i'm at the uv single point assign materials part of the video. and i have to comment, this video blew my little mind multiple times. learned alooooot.
that cat looks so good!
I've learn a few niiiiice workflow stuff in this video,like the secondary things like just pressing f2 for changing the names of objetcs,pressing I 2 times for makinf it individual or set a collection cant be clciked in the viewport,that kind of things are very useful for having a better workflow and I appreciate that a lot
great video. even i dont know anything about blender this videos gives me hope :) . subscribed
This is so well explained and fun looking! I'm kinda a complete beginner and this is working hella good for me! Thank you very much for the tutorial :D
You know it’s a good sponsor when I actually use it
I couldn't get the shrink wrap to work. But I did come across a tutorial by 3Dnot2D the other day about using a lattice modifier to get a clean shrink wrap. good thing I had saved it for future reference, because it did the trick.
I spoke too soon. I noticed the eyes were a bit small but when I sized them up the lattice grabbed onto the top of the ears instead of the face.
After a whole lot of fiddling with the shrink wrap, both with and without lattices, I gave up and tried it with just face snap and then I could finally get it right.
I do enjoy problem solving, but at this beginning stage I can't tell why something works or not. It could just be me hitting some hotkey by mistake
9:04 “Sir thats too much detail”
If anyone is having issues with the eyes not being vertical. make sure too apply rotation and scale too the plane before moving it (you will have to adjust the thickness in the solidify modifier)
I never thought I'd be laughing this much in a blender tutorial 😭
You're funny as hell
Thank you for this video! now i know how to make one for my animation and will be uploaded in youtube! I hope you deserve millions of subscribers because of this!
15:55 whenever I "select all and apply the scale" the legs and arms puff/scale up, yet the torso/head objects stay the same... any ideas how to fix this?
Having the same issue. Did you find a work around
Scale the arms and legs down on edit mode. Ctrl A is the shortcut when you're using the skin modifier
Only at the human model part, but this is the best explained video I have every watched on this subject. Good job!
Excelent tutorial, tx. One question: Why use skin modifier for the limbs instead of modifying a cube as with the head?
This was INCREDIBLE, thank you for all your insights. :)
Blender has inspired me to write my own CGI software AND my own graphics libraries and drivers. Mainly since Blender itself is afflicted with bloat rot.
If you are wondering why eyes are not snapping right on the face, then you need change the snap setting and select "center", mine was set to closest
I learnt how to make character because of your videos! Mainly because of the skin modifier video you did. :3 I really helped me
Famous quote 1:37 "If you want to learn a little bor-a little bor-bir-bl-bleh"
I just tried to pause Blender while you were talking to do something and it took me a moment to realize why it wasn't working. lol
Now thats how you make a video introduction. 😂 subscribed immediately
awesome turtorial for characters!
Great video. I really like the low-poly version of modeling you showed at the beginning. I always have trouble when it comes to rigging. It usually looks fine up until the point to where I pose my character to sit. Then the verts around the hips or bum area always look off, no matter how much weight painting I do :r.
I finally finished the tutorial lol! Thank you so much, next step will be rigging, but holy cow, I need a break haha.
Congrats! It's a lot of work!
22:13 Why is my cube for the nose becoming a cylinder with the solidify modifier instead of a sphere like in the video?
I have my subdivision modifier on it which makes it a circle but when I set the offset for solidify to 0 and started to turn up the thickness it extrudes from the face and becomes a cylinder.
Put the subdivision after the solidify. The order changes how they behave
Nice, this is different to the way I learned but I like it. The workflow is pretty disaster resistant once you practice it a bit, it's brilliant for 3D animation. I'm definitely going to use all of this for asset creation in general. I personally love to build templates within blender for myself like just base designs that can be reused like this one or whole environments.
2:13 is there a way to save the matcap colors so that when you load up a new file it will load up like that? or do i always have to set it each time i make a new model
Yes, under file you can save the startup file and your scene will look like that every time you open a new file
@@JoeyCarlino got it! thanks
"Presses alt z" NVIDA GEFORCE EXPERIENCE "ugh"
alt g is a similar story
relatable
Alt r for amd
OK you got me, I thought you were creating only one character then you went to another one and confused me, however with my 2d experience I did not find it difficult or much disruption
I'm assuming you're using Blender 4.1 or 4.2. I am using 4.0. I don't have a "Smooth by Angle" option in the modifiers. But I was able to use Shade Auto Smooth and just mess around with the angle and eventually it showed a good result.
24:26 hello i dont get why when i apply scale, my mouth and nose go crazy
could someone help
edit : i've tried to apply the modifiers and then apply scale, it works.
ive tried to scale to deltas, it works. but i'm not sure if its a correct solution.
excellent tutorial - so easy to follow along
After this video and the rigify video I will need to check out your other videos. New sub brother 🤟
Super good video Joey, thank you very much
I tried almost 10 different videos all of them are beginner friendly till 3rd video than they start making it complicated lol I dropped but this seems good for the beginners I’ll try this tomorrow
Joey you are the boss. Love your videos.
Please can someone help. When I mirror and scale the eyes I get a small bump in the middle 25:48
having the same issue
In 19:10, which key did you press to move on diagonally?
While moving, press the key for each of the 2 directions (eg. X and Z)
I just pressed G, I didn't move it perfectly diagonal. If you wanted to do that, you could try changing the transformation orientation to normal, thats at the top center of the viewport
this man is my hero
You made low poly modeling simple
Hey man! great video. Will you make a rigging + animation video for this model in future? I'm a beginner and having hard time animating characters so that might help :) thanks
I'll make a rigging video but probably not animating. Check my animation playlist though, I have a few videos already
24:31 why when i apply scale, it change the scale of that mouth
same problem
Can you do a "clothing for impatient people" and "hair/fur for impatient people"? I look at your tutorials a lot and your explanation especially in short form helps me greatly!