Blender Cup Tutorial using Bezier Curves Part 1 of 2

[CHFafard]

I have that book.

[dvnobles]

Another great tutorial! thanks much!

//dan

[Aggressor81]

Very nice alternative to spin method, thanks for the tip!

[jaja904]

Would you still recommend the Blender For Dummies book today for beginners?

[weeliano]

@jaja904 Yes, most definitely! The truth is there is no perfect learning book out there. The book does contain a lot of useful tips to help beginners get on their way to learn Blender. There are also free e-books out there, one notably by James Chronister, he wrote a book for his students and it is now in its 3rd Edition. Just Google James Chronister Blender 3rd Edition. Happy Blendering!

[satishgoda]

Very nice tutorial -)

[weeliano]

@satishgoda Thank you! Do check out my other tutorials in my channel. Cheers!

[TheAutumnExpresso]

Mine's not turning out right. I got to the part where you have the circle under the drawing and you copy "Curve" I went back into edit mode and paste it into BevOb: pressed tab right clicked on circle and it went haywire! It turned into a bigger circle that looked black or something. HELP!

But thx for posting.

May Jesus & Our Heavenly Father bless you.

[r4jk3]

i like it it was helpful, thats just i was looking for and that solves my modeling problem for today, hehe good job!

[alamuru420123]

Excellent tutorial. Good voiceover, good preparation and very professional. Just what I was looking for. Hoping you'll have more videos for blender.

[rainbowbridgeproduct]

something new! thanx!

[joe244jenne]

A real big help thanks soooooooo much

[FrankDodd]

Very good tutorial, thanks for submitting it. Under Blender 2.5 Alpha 2 the bevel always seamed to leave a large hole in the centre the same width as the circle. I found that this can be eliminated by setting modification 'Width' to 0.0 this parameter is on the same pane as the bevel object selection box.

[weeliano]

@FrankDodd Thanks for that tip! Didn't know about that! Cheers!

[itstwoam]

@FrankDodd I couldn't find the 'Width' modification for the circle anywhere. I'm currently using the 2.55 beta. What I ended up using was the screw modifier on the curve instead of beveling the circle. However thanks for the tutorial Weeliano, it's hard to find inspiration looking for a new path to the same destination.

[FrankDodd]

@itstwoam You should find it by selecting the circle object, then going to a properties window, selecting the object data tab and it is stored under the geometry section.

[JannisAdmek]

very very good tutorail

5 *

[NCWEntertainment]

The curves are very dramatic. How do you control them?

[supergenius1994]

mine keeps saying "wrong window"

[weeliano]

Certainly! You have to convert the curve object into a mesh first. Select the edge loop or the vertices you want to make into a knife edge and scale them non-uniformly in a single axis to flatten them. If you don't have enough detail, insert an edge loop using the ctrl+r command to form the knife edge, then pull out the edges or scale the vertices flat.

[TDO615]

he yis there a way to flatten a certainpoint in it? cause i made a knife using this BUT i cnat make a shap point so its all like same width is it possible to make a sharp point?

[magicdog200]

thanks for posting this video. it is very helpful as i try to learn techniques for modeling in blender, and i will definately get that book for dummies :)

[weeliano]

Hey magicdog200! I'm glad it has helped you! I'm planning more tutorials in the future, so watch this space for more. Yes the Blender for Dummies book is excellent for beginners!