Blender 2.8 for Beginners – Making a 3D Lightsaber – Advanced Modeling (3/5)
In this Blender 2.8 introduction series, we’ll teach you how to build a 3D lightsaber. In this third tutorial, you’ll learn more advanced modeling topics, such as subdivision surfaces, how to make sharp edges and general good modeling practices in Blender 2.8.
Project Files
Blender 2.8 for Beginners: Building a Lightsaber – Project Files
Topics
01:43 – Grow/Shrink selection
01:49 – Separate polygons
02:17 – Select backfaces
03:03 – Select edge loops
4:20 – Controlling edge loop selection
09:36 – Ngons
10:34 – Selecting holes
10:39 – Grid fill
11:51 – Adding thickness / Extrude along normal
13:57 – What are subdivision surfaces?
17:04 – Sharp edges with subdivision surfaces
17:56 – Sliding edges
22:17 – Beveling
24:48 – Bridge Tool
41:13 – Array modifier
43:24 – Using 3D cursor to make light-piece
– Hotkeys –
Bevel – Ctrl B
Cancel transform for tool – RMB
Add Subdivision Surface modifier – Ctrl 1
Extrude – E
Inset – I
Select Edge Loops – Alt Click
Scale on one axis – S Z
Scale on anything BUT one axis – S Shift Z
Delete – X
Separate Polys – P
Loop Cut – Ctrl R
Grow/Shrink Selection – Ctrl +/-
Sliding Edges – GG
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