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NOOOOOOO that is NOT how you preserve a hard edge - OH MY GOD knife tool on a machined surface look, how about a 0 depth bevel instead!?

How much do they pay you?

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Just wanted to write this, and just checked comments if anyone has already suggested this and there you were.

this would be so helpful! I'm not a native English speaker and sometimes it's hard to be sure what he just said/meant without any written help

Where did your avatar come from? I remember seeing these exact style of generated cartoon avatars all over Yahoo Answers in the mid-to-late 2000s. This question has popped into my head multiple times over the past few months so now I've just gotta know.

​@@levidavidmurray FaceQ or something like that... Or just srarch face avatar maker cartoon or somethin

​@DarkXSeries7 blender fan sounds weak

Don't feel too bad about it, the Blender community is just bad about teaching certain basic things like topology. I chalk the main culprit up to the subsurf modifier. To a newbie who doesn't know anything about topology, the subsurf modifier simultaneously encourages them to use overly-simplistic shapes (which means they don't learn best practices for adding complex topology), while also making the actual topology of the object far more complex, while *also* being reliant on good underlying topology to work correctly. And unfortunately, a LOT of Blender tutorials aimed at beginners just train said beginners to throw a subsurf on damn near everything. That's why I tell people who are just starting out to avoid using the subsurf entirely. When I started out with Blender like fifteen years ago, I fell into the same trap. Then a few years later I went off to university and learned Maya, which forced me to learn good topology. I switched back to Blender a year or two ago now, and I barely ever use the subsurf modifier for anything.

@@zackakai5173 This sounds a lot like my experience. I am in the process of starting over with some of my old unfinished projects that I dropped due to learning roadblocks, most of which were stymied by overuse of the subsurf modifier, which made my scenes unwieldy. Starting over with good topology means I can, in the long run, work faster and have better looking models, because unwrapping & texturing become much easier & the scene is just much more efficient with a bazillion fewer vertices.

Hey bro, can i ask u something? how did he make the top of that form got straight in 7:10??

This is so true. I started out a month ago and even though it's been going steady, it wasn't before I looked up stuff like this I really started realizing how to make solid shapes that doesn't need constant re-fixing. Great channel this!

Now that you have experience, could you recommend basic concepts that I should study? I'm starting and that's happening to me

Default cylinder should be like that

​@@markzaikov456 No, he means with the top face being inset and having a grid fill center.

@@logosrule No no, I meant the default cylinder SHOULD be the better version. Like the round cube rather than the default sphere.

​@Mark Zaikov OH. That makes sense haha

If I see a shape a lot I just keep an organized library for reuse.

Same here!

How are these topology things on Maya?

​@@ivensaurothe technique is the same.... We just do it with different keyboard strokes else everything is the same

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Glad you like it!

Hey bro, can i ask u something? how did he make the top of that form got straight in 7:10???

​@@N1kou So if I understand your question, you're asking how he flattened the top of the cilinder, right? ->So first of all you want to have selected all faces, edges or vertices you want to flatten. ->Secondly you press scale ("S" keybind). ->Next limit it on one of the axis by pressing the corresponding key (X, Y or Z). In this case, he pressed "Z" to limit the movement to that axis. ->Finally press "0" to flatten then to the same level on the same axis :)) Hope it helps

@@Utum Your reply is exactly why this dude needs to put Screencast on and show what keys/mouse buttons he's using.

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Radial modeling is great. I wouldn't expect the quad cylinder to be a default though. It's a bit of a workaround that mostly only works with a sub-div workflow. And it needs a supporting edge on the top to stay circular. Otherwise it's very blocky.

No problem. Thank you for watching.

we were on the same page, now we are on the same page

In General, I agree. But that only applies if you are a hobbyist. You will not get away with that if you want to work in the industry or try to sell your modells. Nice looking and/or leightweight topology is not the same as good topology. The latter is more work, but you do not get around it if you want to make money with 3d. Creases are a no-go in the industry.

@@Bee-KL Great explanation, gonna take the advice to heart. Was wondering tho if using creases to control a subdivision modifier, then applying the modifier would lead to a industry-level model? After the mod is applied, the faces become quads and the edge flow seems just as good as the industry-standard of adding loops. I constantly make models with subdiv mod without caring about n-gons, some models can have 12, 56-faced polygons, countless breaks in flow and edge flows that end in tris, then I apply the subdivision and the edge flow comes out perfect. Then just triangulate faces and it's ready for a videogame or character animation

@@ViniSocramSaint I don't use creases, at all. So I have no clue what happens when you apply the subd mod and then set the creases back to 0. If the shape is kept when you do that, and as long as you clean up the object so you don't have really unnecessary faces caused by the subd, then yes, I would say that model will be production ready. But there are better methods to achieve that. My advice is learning to do clean topology without creases and only go with them for personal projects. I don't do videos here on YT, but maybe search for the YT channel named MLT Studios. Malte has a video with 7 topology tips on that channel. Some are very similar to the tips you find here in the video from Decoded, some are different and IMHO a better solution, like beveling the edge you want to have sharp instead of creasing it. That is not always that easy, but learning to do clean bevels is not science, just practice, learning from mistakes, and practice more with avoiding the mistakes. I use ngons really often, especially in flat areas where the object is not deformed during an animation. I see no problem in that, and when it comes to animation or export to any other app: as long as the ngons are dissolved if needed (and in that case manuelly converted to clean topology) no problem at all. We use ngons - and tris as well - e.g. to redirect polygon-loops or stop them. But with a ngon that has so many vertices like you mentioned, if you just dissolve them by using a subd mod you will most likely never get those loops you would need in other production stages, like animation. At least not in a more complex mesh. If you want to use the subd mod, clean up the ngons manually before you do that and make sure you get the loops you will need. When it comes to triangulating the quads of a more complex mesh: at least by just auto-triangulating the quads you will not get far in the industry. Often (talking about more complex meshes again) you can't select needed edge-loops anymore after just selecting all faces and then triangulate. We triangulate as well if needed, depending on the target software, and if the asset will not be animated. And yes, sometimes it is really tempting to select all faces and just hit ctrl+T to convert everything to tris. But that is something you only should do if you are 200% sure that you will never need any face-loops in that region again. And we rarely know when it comes to client work. In general we don't know and then it goes like this: select a face-loop (often more loops, depending on the asset), hit ctrl+t. select the next loop/region, ctrl+t again. Repeat, repeat. It is boring and monotonous work, but on a lot of models the only way to keep edge loops so you can later select 2 loops, then select the inner region between them and hit Alt+J. That quickly gets you the quads back, if you need them again. Personally, I don't know any character animator who would take a triangulated mesh to animate it. The ones I do work with, always want quads in clean loops in those regions that will be animated. I have never worked in a game studio but I can't imagine it is very different compared to the projects we do (mostly ads and stuff for TV Shows). So I can only guess when you triangulate any mesh that needs to be animated for the game and send that to the animator, he might send it right back to you after informing the CD about it, with an order to do it properly. And that might be the last job you ever do for that studio ;-) IMO learning those skills on more simple meshes (where you probably wouldn't even need them), gets you started, and you can test different methods. And that gets you in a good habit, so later working on more complex meshes, it will not throw you of your path. Be patient with yourself, and if something goes wrong don't give up. Don't throw away those meshes you messed up either. Keep them and store them in a special folder. Try the same stuff again with some other steps or methods (maybe rewatch the topology videos), and after you made it through, save a copy of your success mesh in that special folder as well. Later you can come back and have a look at your achievements, but it also is a good practice if you make a mistake on a different project, to just have a look at the former mistakes and the solution you came up with for the older project. I have been working in the industry since 1994, and I still always have that folder which I have named "Mistakes". It doesn't happen often anymore after all those years, but sometimes I still mess up and have no problem to admit that.

@@Bee-KL WOW! Wasn't expecting a crash course this good for free. Love the motivational bit. Much thanks . I am definitely watching videos and reading about all types of techniques and technologies - have been reading articles and revisiting math books about how to manipulate vectors to make infinite repetitions or custom textures lately, who knew trigonometry would ever be useful :P Anyways, gonna consider making that "Mistakes Folder". Already have something of an archive of old projects on external drives, but properly keeping track of our evolution seems awesome, I'd call it "Trophy Room" ^_^ Thanks again, those tips are GOLD! hope the best for you

Yeah, I use it all the time.

Glad to help!

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This is actually slowed down for the video compared to how I'd normally work. The result of spending all day using blender.

Thanks.

Thanks!

It really is a never-ending learning curve.

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Badass... Wish I'd started earlier. What programs did you start working with?

@@Kholaslittlespot1 Started with SketchUp, then branched out to 3DS Max and Maya. Although I still use SketchUp to this day; it's a simple way to zone out and relax, I guess.

@@dmans7707 exactly that! Just sitting and modelling crap is my therapy.