In this live Blender session, we model a detailed hiking shoe from reference images, starting with the sole and building up the upper, lace loops, laces, stitching, materials, and surface detail.
This stream covers a lot of practical hard-surface and soft-surface workflow thinking, including:
• Setting up multiple reference angles
• Blocking out the sole from top and side views
• Using curves to control shoe profile
• Building the upper from separated sections
• Creating lace holders and laces
• Exploring stitching workflows
• Testing sole detail approaches
• Building procedural material ideas for fabric and rubber
Chapter Timestamps
00:00 Intro and SuperHive winter sale mention
00:35 Introducing the shoe modeling challenge
01:20 Importing shoe reference images
04:10 Organizing references and collections
06:00 Blocking out the sole shape
10:10 Using a curve to shape the sole profile
13:20 Extruding the sole walls and shell
17:20 Building the inner side panels
22:10 Adding contour and side structure
26:30 Starting the upper shoe body
34:30 Refining the front and top shoe shape
41:10 Building the back and heel sections
46:30 Quick SuperHive promo break
47:20 Checking proportions from front view
49:10 Continuing the upper structure
58:10 Starting lace holders / eyelets
1:07:20 Creating and placing shoelaces
1:15:10 SuperHive promo break
1:16:00 Exploring sole tread approaches
1:21:30 Testing geometry nodes for sole detail
1:28:40 Beginning stitching workflow with curves
1:38:40 Adding and testing materials
1:49:30 Procedural texture experiments for fabric
1:58:40 Final look, reflections, and wrap-up
This is a great example of real-world product modeling in Blender, where the challenge is less about one perfect technique and more about solving lots of small shape and material problems along the way.
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