Harry Helps

Blender 3D para iniciantes: model a Mushroom Terrarium

Wow <a href="https://www.skillshare.com/en/profile/Natifice/644681506?via=project-details" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Natifice</a>! This looks amazing! You've done a fantastic job using all of the skills we learned in class to create your charming desert terrarium! I really love how you've completely changed the theming of the terrarium while still obviously adhering to the original style of the class example. These terrariums look like they inhabit the same world, which isn't easy to do when they have such different settings! Great job! First off, all of your modeling, texturing and lighting look great! The cacti are obviously the focal point, but all of the modeling you've done looks equally well-crafted. I particularly like the variation in the ground heights, as well as the ridges on the cacti in the middle. The small cactus blossoms add a pop of color that pairs perfectly with the sandstone boulders dotting the edges. The small yellow dots on the cacti are a great indication of spikes without calling too much attention to them and keeping them on style. Lastly, the lighting is warm and inviting! I can imagine this terrarium sitting on a windowsill of a home, basking in the warm glow of a summer sun! Overall, a fantastic class project! As for the issues you encountered: - It's possible the way the caustics are calculated by Blender require some degree of normal smoothing in order to cast the caustics, even if the ultimate result is still a flat looking face. The ignore sharpness checkbox tells Blender whether or not is should ignore edges that are "marked sharp" and instead smooth the entire model. I'm not 100% sure why this might have affected the model without seeing the exact geometry, but I'm glad you figured out a workaround to get the caustics looking correct! - The subdivision surface modifier has a tendency to "crush" models that don't have enough supporting edges around the perimeter of the mesh. This is why we put an edge at the very bottom of the grass blades when we were modeling them to keep the bottom somewhat square, even with the modifier applied. The Sub Div modifer averages the distance between faces to add additional cuts and smooth the model. If there is a lot of space between faces, it has less information to use when smoothing them and is forced to guess. It takes a bit of getting used to, but you'll get used to adding supporting edges to meshes if you decide to go with this type of modeling workflow. That being said, your models turned out great! There's no hard rule that says you need to to uses sub div modifiers to create great models, and there's actually quite a bit of skill involved in avoiding them while maintaining a manageable face count. - You'll get used to naming your models in time haha! Or..you won't and then you'll get really confused on a future project and it'll force you to get better at naming them. I'll leave it up to your imagination which camp I fell into when I was learning... (It wasn't the first!) Thank you so much for taking my class and sharing your hard work and creativity with us all! Also, thank you for the kind review! I really appreciate the support!

If you enjoyed this class, I'd love to recommend my class "The Magic of Materials"! <a href="https://skl.sh/3EUj53K" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">skl.sh/3EUj53K</a> In this class, we learn all the basics of creating stylized materials in Blender! We'll also be using a pre-made "Wizard's Study" file to learn with in class! If this topic doesn't interest you, no problem! Feel free to check out my teacher profile for even more Blender classes on various topics! <a href="https://www.skillshare.com/en/user/harry-helps" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">www.skillshare.com/en/user/harry-helps</a> Don't forget to follow me on Skillshare (if you're not already) so you're notified when I release new classes or make important announcements (like giveaways for Skillshare memberships)!

For the class project, I wanted to build something different using the same techniques. I encountered a few problems that I can mention :
- Going with a squared glass, I didn't use smoothing at the beginning, but it seems like smoothing is needed for caustics to be casted. Also, when using the smooth by angle modifier, I have to check the "ignore sharpness" box for it to work. I'm not sure why or what it's used for, but that worked.
 
- Biggest issues I faced is using the subdivition surface modifier. For almost all the objects I created, the subdiv always gave me weird result, so I ended up removing it on almost everything in this scene.
 
It was a fun little project, exactly what I needed to get back to 3D. One thing I notice though is... The outliner of my class project is in such a mess compared to the lesson project!! I have to work on that haha
 
Thank you for the course, I will definitely check your other courses, I've already spotted some interesting ones.
 
<img width="533" height="533" srcset="https://static.skillshare.com/uploads/project/d58b796c99247ed735a0209140b38664/cfc4ffea.png 600w, https://static.skillshare.com/uploads/project/d58b796c99247ed735a0209140b38664/cfc4ffea.png 1000w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 600px, 100vw" src="https://static.skillshare.com/uploads/project/d58b796c99247ed735a0209140b38664/cfc4ffea.png" loading="lazy" alt="Terrarium - Desert Version - image 1 - student project">

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