Jan van den Hemel

@JanvandenHemel • 112,230 subscribers

I teach 3D art and animation with free software (Blender), sharing free tutorials on social media and selling an e-book and courses for deeper learning.

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A little render from my "pocket blender device" hard surface modeling course. #Blender #B3D #Blender3D

Videos

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Ever had parts of your model merge during a voxel remesh? Here's a simple way to fix it. #B3D #Blender #Blender3D

How to get bevels that follow the shape in a nice smooth way in Blender #B3D #Blender #Blender3D

How to model a square to round transition on a bent cylinder, in Blender. #B3D #Blender #Blender3D

How to create a capsule-shaped hole in a curved surface #B3D #Blender #Blender3D

How to find (and get rid of) hidden geometry in Blender. Thanks to everyone who helped with this topic! #B3D #Blender #Blender3D

Some more TopoMation™ #B3D #Blender #Blender3D

Did you know you can use Grid Fill on N-gons to turn them into Quads? #B3D #Blender3D #Blender

Let's have a look at the free auto-retopology add-on QRemeshify for Blender! On YouTube you can watch a longer video. #Blender #B3D #Blender3D

I'm going to try to post a short tip every day for a year. Starting today! In today's tip, some methods for resolving surface pinching. #B3D #Blender3D #Blender

Curves are very useful modeling tools! There's a few ways you can create them in Blender. #Blender #B3D #Blender3D

4 random bevel / topology tips #B3D #Blender #Blender3D

Here's a couple of methods I use for cleaning up topology, after applying a boolean to a surface. #B3D #Blender #Blender3D

With this method, you can place details on surfaces with a smooth transition, using some modifiers and a Vertex Group. #Blender #B3D #Blender3D

Today's tip: How to make a diagonal cut through your mesh, without distorting it, with the Knife and Bisect tools. #Blender3D #B3D #Blender

One of those to classify under "how did I not know this in years of Blender use?" - Did you know you can choose a transformation axis merely by holding the middle mouse button? #B3D #Blender #Blender3D

#Blender Tip: You can easily create clothes around your character by using the Sewing function of the Cloth sim. It works best if you use the settings demonstrated in the video. #b3d

Daily #Blender Tip: Unlock the full potential of the Cloth sculpting brush in Blender by learning the 8 different deformation types it offers. #B3D Free Blender Secrets Sample PDF:

Sculpting sharp corners perfectly can be tricky, but the Curve Stroke Method is the solution. If you'd like to learn more about Hard Surface sculpting, check out my course which has a 50% discount at the moment, until Sunday night: #Blender #B3D #Blender3D

#b3d tip: Since Blender 4.0 snapping has gotten a lot faster and more accurate, thanks to the new Base Point feature. In this video we look at how it works, and how it can help us.

Daily #Blender Tip: There are some things that you'll find yourself modeling again and again. It can be useful to keep these topologies as assets for re-use. #B3D