Ambient Occlusion for anyone who is wondering in 3.0 is under the render properties tab -> Light Paths -> Fast GI Approxmiation.

Took me about 20 minutes of head-scratching and shouting to realise why my shadows don't look like your's... I was on Eevee instead of Cycles...

16:25 If you don't see the render result in the compositing tab, switch the editor type (dropdown icon at the top left of the panel) to "image editor", then use the dropdown in the middle to switch to "render result". Also if you don't see the "Render Layers" and "Composite" nodes, make sure to click the "Use Nodes" checkbox.

For everyone that is in blender 4.0 and upper and tries to find the ambient occlusion property go to Render Properties then Light Paths then Fast GI Approximation and you should see AO Distance which stands for as you may have guessed "Ambient Occlusion" Distance. Change the values the way you want finally for your render to look good.

I wanna know the particle settings of the new haircut style

Flexing with that new haircut I see.

Thanks Andrew - great video!

Another fantastic tutorial to sharpen the 3D Blender skillset! And yes, I went through the entire chair series...totally worth the time and effort! There were so many tips that I had to continually stop to note each one. I now have about three pages of new tips and shortcuts to reference!

It's actually pretty funny from a photographer's perspective that I've learned more about light in Blender than with my own lighting setup. The ease of set up and the wide range of infinite objects I can study light on is indispensable I've found. Remembering to constrain my limitations in the 3D space to mimic real world applications for practical use is hard sometimes but as far as the study of light and form goes, it's a great way to supplement and enhance real world practice. It's especially helpful in quarantine. But that's also why I love landscape photography. I know my light based on time of year and location, but in the end it's whatever the clouds give you. A lot more frantic haha.

This is the most comprehensive intermediate tutorial on blender. Thank you for blessing us with this!!!

Thank you for bringing us this quality of tutorials, i know it's not as easy and simple as it seems. Don't hesitate too much to do tutorials, you're a good teacher instinctively ! another time, thank you !

ive completed lot of tutorials here on youtube, what i love the most about your style is attention to detail and true photorealism, you really making photorealistic PRODUCTION READY assets, its amazing how you explain things, and the AO render pass just blew my mind, love it !... thank you!!

I have been using this for years in my render application and was so glad that Blender also has this. I think think is one big feature many people don't know it exist nor do they use it. It can make you architectural render so much better. But it can also make you products shots way better!

Blender Guru: "I got Viewport denoising" Me: *Starts to smile. ... Blender Guru: "It only works with RTX Cards" *Sad Screams in the Distance.

so so helpful, ive been working on learning blender as an industrial designer and feel confident enough to make some models in just over a month, i still got a lot to learn but your vids have been gold, thanks so much Sir

Hi Andrew. Thanks for the amazing tutorial series. By following this series I have not just learnt to make a chair but have got a rough framework to model, UV unwrap, Materials and lighting of almost any hard surface.

10:20 FYI I'd leave it at 'None' if later I were to edit the final render in an image editor like Photoshop.

I just wanted to say thank you for this tutorial and the donut tutorial. I'm a 2D artist who's always wanted to transition into 3D and because of your tutorials I feel competent and capable now. Thank you so so much.

You're the most patient and precise Blender instructor online man. Respect!

Not sure how this has so few many comments, but this is a professional-grade tutorial that allows me to experiment on my own, but teaches me at the same time. Thank you.

blender guru: my render took 9 secs, yours might take a bit longer my pc: get crashed me: oh shit, here we go again ;-;

Easily the most enjoyable part of the course! Great teaching Andrew!

Thanks a lot Andrew for making such an amazing tutorial series! Tbh I learnt a lot. Would recommend to watch the whole series. He could made a video like "chair in 1 minute" but made 10 parts of around 20 mins each.

Thank you very much for your tutorials! They're clear, easy to follow and well done. I never used blender, as it seemed too complicated, but now I can see how great tool it is! And modelling furniture is exactly what I was looking for. Great teaching skills!

Reminds me of 2014 when I learned Blender. Your cave enterence tutorial was one of the first things I did.

this year i dedicate to learning blender as well as i can, thanks for giving me the faith that i can do it, your tutes are the main reason im giving it a go yeah ;)

Thanks Andrew! Just started with blender, followed one of your dognuts and now this chair. Your way of teaching is impiccable!

Happy Teacher’s Day, Andrew; Blenderguru! 🥳 thank you for your contribution to the community. Ive learnt a lot from you! 🙏

I would love to see a series on Modeling for Unreal Engine and how to import everything correctly in order to have an organized library for level design. I really appreciate all the free content but i also wouldnt mind if it was a premium series. Looking forward to what ever content you have for us next, regardless 👍🏻

Please make tutorial about "how to create character" Your explanation of making things and " do magic" in Blender are really easy to understand. That why i would like to watch it.

Thank you very much, this is the third series of blender videos that I've watched on your channel. I am sure I will finish my university thesis applying all that I've learned from you.

watched the whole series in 2 days, PERFECT.

I love how you can see the progression in each thumbnail of him looking more and more dishevelled

I'm genuinely excited every time there's a new Blender Guru video.

I learned so many useful tips and skills in this series; this is a real professionnal course that you gave us. Thank you very much.

Thanks a lot for all the free content that you make for us, i started watching it all after watching your revamped donut series and i gotta say : You helped me a ton ! I cannot wait to go through all the content you made on this channel, even tho it'll probably take me like 15 years or smth. Again thanks a lot for everything ! Love from France !

Man when you started adding those pastel colored backgrounds, it made me really want to buy that chair.

I completed the tutorial Andrew. Thanks a lot for making these. Blender is such a great piece of software. :)

Another tutorial finished. Thank you again for your amazing work, Andrew! I've already learned so much, now I'll explored some of the other tutorials you've uploaded.

Awesome series Andrew... Hats off to you for the style, pace, information and result. Thank you!

When people finish these series, I feel like they must feel like they are being baptized in fire. So much great information. Great job.

I really liked the tutorial series. Although I'm allready an advanced blender user, I definitely lerned a view awsome tricks. 👍🏼

Thank you for your tutorials Andrew, your teaching method is great across your videos. I'm studying Blender and your videos are a must.

This is the best 3d channel on KZfaq. Just watching everyday without practicing I could start modeling and making some cool stuff! Thanks Andrew!!!

after completing this I feel like I can model anything from my mind :D I know thats so wrong but I really learned a lot and am much more motivated thanks to your lovely tutorial Andrew :). Really appreciate the content

This is really a very high quality tutorial, I'm impressed

Man, that was such a nice series to follow almost every day! Thank you for that!!

I love the patience/passion you have when teaching!

*THE BEST TUTORIAL EVER* from South Korea

Blender Guru: rendered in 9 seconds, yours may be a little be longer, since I have 2 RTX TITANS...ha ha ha... My PC: I'm a joke to you?

Your tutorials are amazing. Everyone has a gem in it. Thank you

I use tilt shift a lot in architectural renders. With this you can fix verticals on long buildings. It helps so much in renders!

The suspense! I can't tell you how the anticipation of a new video coming from you is much reminiscent of the forgotten time when we had to wait a week to see a new anime episode on tv! Btw, your content is probably the most part of my blender education, when the software was all divided into windows and was much harder to approach from a novice. Thanks for all the good teaching!

For 5:16, guys, incase your Bevel isn't working - do this. 1. Select your plane and go to Edit mode 2. Right click - Select Merge - Merge by Distance 3. Bamm. Done. Been stuck for so long in this step.

Thanks a lot Andrew! Your donut tutorial got me interested in Blender3D, now this chair tutorial got me hooked and learned me a lot in the process. Can't wait to start on some new projects and learn some more!

i'd have needed this series when i started blender ! i went through so much trouble in the past with everything this series covers !

When I go into the Compositing tab (16:28) it's empty, help ? Figured it out : you need to check the "use node" box

Thank You for this Series..

Great tutorial series! Learnt so much from you! Never thought that learning something could be so easy and fun. Thanks, Andrew!

Andrew, thanks a lot for making these tutorials. I did the donut first and have just finished the chair. Enjoying the videos, keep it up.

Achievement unlocked: "True ending"

If you want to do a 360 around your object, you can also parent the background to the empty and it will move around as well. Do this instead of trying to make a 360 background, which would be a pain (I tried) For a quick 360 there is the "turn around camera" add-on build into blender, which works pretty well.

Thank you so much Andrew! You're Amazing. Keep Inspiring and helping people. We love your work a lot. You are just a LEGEND!

Bonjour, vos tutos sont vraiment excellent. Vos explications sont très précises , j'ai énormément appris depuis que je vous suis . Merci à vous .

These tutorials are SO damn good

The length of the video doesnt matter it's the information and tips you tells and what's up with your hair I love it

Thank you for this chair tutorial. It was so nice to model it and I learned a lot of new things. The bonus lighting tutorial was interesting too.

I really enjoyed and followed step by step this tutorial series. It would be great if you could do something similar for architectural outdoor scenes, I mean how to build what you see outside the window in interiors rendering.

Everyone:Crying for RTX because they have 5 yr old card Me:Using Intel Integrated Graphic Card

For those using 3.x: If you use the Denoise node in the Compositor, you may end up with a bunch of white squares as your render, instead of what you see when you render a single image. (I just waited half an hour for my render only to discover this.) Apparently there was a change in 3.0, which I learned about in this video kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bKt3gbikqMXQZ3U.html&ab_channel=BhagathGoud. As someone else here mentioned, just use Denoise in your Render settings and skip the Denoise node in the Compositor.

the how to make white backdrop!!! Genius, and so useful!! So many gems here!

Another tutorial down! This is some quality stuff Andrew, every part had something useful to add and I enjoy every bit of it! Thank you!

I need to study now, but no, chair is more important

If anyone is struggling with getting your camera to be a square instead of a rectangle in 3.0, change the Sensor Fit in the Camera Properties to Vertical, then go into the Output Properties and change the resolution.

That contrast control is so cool. I never knew it existed and felt dejected when I thought I had to use photoshop for renders only.

For someone that's only been using Blender for a week, this is such a valuable tutorial :)

Noone told my rendering that little animation would take this long. It's been a couple months but we're getting there😂

"Nvidia has given me 2 Cards, look at the difference after denoising" *Me watching the dead low quality cause of slow data: "Yep that would work"

Kudos to me for finishing something from start to end. Thanks Andrew for a really nice series. It was really fun.

Looks great on your model, I followed all the steps and finally decided to use HDRI Environment texture and a point light !

*Andrew:* _Mentions live viewport denoising._ *Me:* _Pauses the video, and immediately goes to Blender to turn it on but can't find it_ *Also me:* _Looks all over the internet looking for the denoiser._ *Me again:* _Eventually gives up and returns to Andrew's tutorial._ *Andrew:* "It only works with RTX graphics cards," *Me:* _quiet inhale_ "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH..."

🎵Started from the Donut now we here... 🎵Started from the Donut now we here...

I'll be re-watching this more than a few times i think. You really packed a lot in there. Awesome video. cheers!

Thank you, i was following the entire tutorial, sometimes i make mistakes so i need to read the comment section etc but it was fun at all

Next episode: _"3D printing the chair, and using it in everyday life"_

Would you be able to do a video on rendering a LEGO model? That would be great!

Just the best Blender guy here on KZfaq 👍🏻👍🏻 Thank you for helping us to improve our technics 🙏🏻

Yaaaaay! I've walked through all the chair course! Thank you for the awsome useful tutorial series!!

"oh yeah then give it another render" me, who took 10 minutes on the last one with my old-ass computer: "WHAT?"

Andrew: rendered in 9 seconds, yours may take a lil longer me: rendered in 7,5 *minutes* /cries in poor/

Thanks to Andrew I really enjoyed the whole series. Can't wait for the next video

Yes! my chair turned out amazing. Thank you so much for this tutorial series.

Great tutorial, Thanks. I watched the whole chair serie. Question: Does anyone know how to make a render pass on Blender? I usually need to go to Photoshop to do xtras retouch, like isolating the chair from the background, chaging some colores, etc

I've been accidentley using Eevee for the whole tutorial, no wonder I had to spend like double the time to make it look alright lmao

Done!Yay! Thank you so much. Best tutorials in the world. SO VERY HELPFUL!

I used to dread Blender to the point watching a simple tutorial was enough to make me complete lost. But now I actually embrace it with open arms, thanks for the tutorials :D

I think parallax is the word you're looking for with the distortion from camera rotation

"yours might take a bit longer" OH OK. Cheeky aren't we??

I/we, really are really happy with this tutorial and were glad you're yet happy with your work, thank you.

You are a national treasure, Andrew! Thank you for all your hard work!