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This video is a masterpiece-it perfectly captures what so many of us go through! I started using Blender back in 2018, and between then and now, I've quit Blender at least 1-2 times per year. It wasn’t until mid-2023 that I finally committed to taking it seriously again. I used to compare myself to younger people. +14years old boys making amazing stuff. While I felt old and unskilled at 22. Every time I came back to Blender after months or even a year, I’d think, “Why did I quit? If I had just stuck with it, I’d be so much better by now.” It was a frustrating cycle, worsened by burnout and creative blocks, not knowing what to work on next. Now, I’m still working on projects, and I’m happy. I’ve finally decided that this is truly what I love doing Sorry for the long post lol
Thanks for sharing your story! It's the exact reason I made this video. It feels like something lots of people struggle with so I felt sharing my own journey could help others reflect and accept their own! All the best on your Blender journey!
I've also been 6 years into Blender and I created things I didn't expect I was able to do back then, and the best thing I get from this journey is that you never stop learning and discovering new things or ways to do 3D stuffs with Blender. I discovered your youtube channel a year ago when I started my first job at a big company and your tutorials helped me a lot to achieve nice renders that meet the expectations the company had.
watching your story reminds me on my blender journey. I started 4 years ago while trying to get into gaming industry. Fell in love with 3d at first sight but since then had some longer breaks from blender. Now, I'm working full time in blender, started small business and I'm loving every minute of it! Your tutorials also helped me to get where I am today so thank you very much and keep up doing what you're doing!
I've only just started learned blender this summer to make assets and models for my brother and cousins game and it's crazy looking back at my old models from only a couple months ago and seeing how far I've come
Your story is so relatable. I started learning blender in 2019. I did few lectures from a udemy course then quit. Then I picked it up in 2023 & quit in few months. This year though I got myself a live tutor. So each weekend I had to complete my assignment in order to avoid the awkward confrontation with the tutor. This small change gave me extra motivation to even learn the stuff that's not in the course from yt to showcase it in the live class & shine out amongst pears. You need a platform where you have to put you work into after completion or else there is no end motive to complete your work. Let it be competitions, social media or a live class, you need some platform where your work ends up & there's people who gonaa see it. The fear of embarrassment pushes you to come out of your comfort zone.
I started learning blender last summer, and I need to say thank you to all of the blender youtubers for making it possible to learn so quickly. I was originally an illustrator feeling really stuck with my work, and I pretty much immediately fell in love with blender and 3d. Hopefully, I will be able to work at a games studio eventually!
Great recap and so fun to be able to watch others like yourself progress over time. I also quit a ton when I was starting out and WoW was also my strong addiction :)
Kaizen, I dont think this video will get enough attention that it needs and for the work you put into it. I wasn't thinking that a lot of your journey was both major ups and downs. Almost shocked me. I say almost because I've heard it time and again about people trying to get over mountains for what they want to accomplish and it taking a toll on them. So thank you for making this video to put in my perspective that anything I will go through in my learning and growth in the digital art world will not be new to anybody or exclusive to just my struggle.
I've had blender since I was 10, I didn't touch it for for about two years, in late 2023, I actually started trying to learn how to use it, I'm 13 now, and still learning, I'm glad that I'm not scared of it anymore, It also...doesn't give me as bad of a headache as it used to.
Seeing those type of videos make me have some hope, just started learning unity and a bit of blender, but it seems like the start is just never ending, sometimes i feel hopeless feeling like this might not be the industry for me but at the same time I still struggle to learn to hopefully one day make it happen
I feel you, keep working and be happy! I started 2D animation as a hobby, and then I started working with regular clients, and now it’s difficult to create my own 2D projects. So now I’m studying 3D as a hobby, and so far I like it!
Ah yeah that sounds recognizable. Don't lose that passion in 2D though. Maybe you can even combine 2d/3d with grease pencil and make some cool 2D style 3D art!
I found my niche in blender by accident, I have the same clients & I don't take on new ones. I earn a pretty good living at it, yes my work is repetitious & modeling basically the same thing day after day is not for everyone but it gives me time to explore all the features blender has to offer. I started my drawing career with a drawing board (complete with pantagraph rules), pencil & paper so going to blender was no easy feat & I gave up many times. I guess if you're determined enough the rewards will come. I'm glad you didn't give up, you're an exceptional 3d creator. All the best from Australia 👍🏼🦘
I started blender last year, but quit after finishing a donut. This month, I again started learning; hope this time I won't quit. Your journey inspired me tbh.
This video is relatable. I am just starting blender and already love it. But when I first tried it I was so overwhelmed with all the key shortcuts and stuff and decided to stop trying it. But now I am trying it again and following some good tutorials and I think a big piece of advice for if you want to learn blender is to remember that you don’t need to learn every key, shortcut, and option, To make something.
I really liked your video. I found it relatable compared to most other ones, with how you showed the lack of motivation and reasons behind it. Another thing is how you said you liked the mix of making videos with blender made me realize why I didn't enjoy specializing in one tool as well and lost motivation when I did so.
Thanks! Yeah I'm big on generalism. It might not be the best in the long term, but I enjoy knowing dozens of things relatively well, over 1-2 things really well.
I started and stopped Blender so many times. I come from the parametric modeling world, Inventor, Solidworks, Pro-E, Fusion. I have always wanted to get into 3D animation and modeling. Ironically that’s how I fell into the career that I’m in. I took courses because they offered Maya, 3DS but the instructor would basically show us how to make and animate a ball or bowling pin, then move on to the software that he really knew. I was so frustrated with that and went on into some engineering courses and fell into Inventor. I love it, but I still want to learn Blender. I now have children and I want to learn and teach them. Thank you for sharing your progression, I will use your advice and help my children with their path.
I really appreciate how realistic and transparent this video is, and how you mention your UA-cam journey as being a large part of it. I can’t help but feel sad with the ending though 😅 would you say your goal of working in the games industry is no longer a dream / desirable to you? Is it something you hope to achieve one day still?
thanks! But don’t feel sad :-) I’m very happy with where I’ve gotten so far and making sacrifices is part of that. I just need to focus more on making art again, which is just a matter of investing time. Working for games is definitely no longer my dream. The freedom I have now I wouldn’t change for the world.
thank u so much for sharing Kaizen, I too have been learning Blender again after quitting since my laptop cant handle it but seeing a lot of people keep trying to the point they could be succesful made a spark in me and I've been learning it again for a month, created two masterpieces I never thought I could even tho I used the free credit from render farm to render the scene lol.
I am a software engineer, and it started out in a web 3d course. The course had a chapter to do a simple model and render in web. I felt in love with blender, now 5 years of slow progress, but this is the year where I am learning all the basics like I should have done in the first place. At least I know the shortcuts it is a big advantage.
Amazing video honestly, I never even thought of taking the "art way" as a job even though many people have told me that I am very talented at it. Simply because I was afraid that it wouldn't work out and that I'd get burnt out (obviously nobody wants to waste years of their life doing something to just fail at it and possibly struggle with money). You've made me realize that I can do another job which is another hobby of mine and is a little bit more guaranteed whilst still not giving up on the art, whether its 3d or 2d, that im allowed to fail or take breaks and that's okay. Thank you, I look foward to seeing your process and mine over the years that's next to come.
That's awesome! One thing I'd like to mention is that; yes you're right it's not a good feeling to have wasted a lot of time on something that made you struggle for a long time. But in my experience it's a worse feeling having not tried the thing that I dream of. Good luck on your journey!
Wow, this hits hard. As 20 years old guy amazed with programming, new technologies and IT itself I felt this video and story behind it. I'm working in networking company, looking for job in dev sector. However, I've realized how difficult finding "dream" job can be. I've spend and still spending several hours in my most recent projects. From one side, I feel like I'm doing enough, but on the other hand, I feel frustrated and demotivated since every single chance of getting coding job has been refused. Still, trying to take it from more positive perspective that it will arrive with more time and passion Invested. Thank you for your video, I enjoy this type of content when someone actually give a look to view and story of someone, who had prob. went threw something same or similar. Peace.
I started using Blender on it's 2.79v as well. It's crazy to look back and see how much we can evolve as artists, even when the process sometimes feels discouraging and painful. I realy liked this video, it kinda takes into spotlight some situations that we struggle with as constant learners
Kaizen you've always been the inspiration for me to pursue 3D(my passion) n now after learning all this about my idol it humbled me alot knowing there's so much yet to come. Thank you for u'r efforts and time brother ❤
i start learning 3d in year 2022 and i was doing good in start and in the middle i distracted from my goal, and now today i watched your video and this literally encourage me to do it again thankyou so much. Worth to watch to be honest
I was looking for a reason that tells me should I learn Blender (Davinci user now). Now I figure out ur video give me more motivation to do it instead of hesitating. Thx bro
I just started in July after being interested for a while. I submitted what I could for Pwnisher’s Kinetic Rush Challenge and it was amazing what i submitted. Not great like everyone else’s but I was pretty proud that I did something. I still have a day job and video games, but i sneak in time for Blender whenever I get the urge for it. 3-4 hours for 3-4 days per week. Im excited for the future and am so glad to see someone else’s journey.
Вивчаю Блендер уже рік, дуже ним задоволений, бачу своє майбутнє лише в 3Д 😊 Але за цей рік будо кілька великих перерв, пов'язаних з школою, і все доводилося повторяти з початку. Покищо, можу зробити не важку модельку, але не здаюся. Я вважаю, що вивчив лише основи і то не всі, попереду ще багато роботи Незвично бачити історії про "став спеціалістом за пів року", можу догадатись, що або вони дуже наполеглеві, або мають багато вільного часу, що точно не про мене. Дякую, ви додали мені впевненості в собі, бо я завищував очікування за себе
I don't know what effect it is called, but essentially it's just this when learning a new skill - Confidence at an all-time high after finding out what it is and you like it! - Your confidence hit an all-time low after learning that you have much much much more to learn - It gradually increases as you learn things.
remember that goals have no age limit. Failing is okay but not trying again is the problem, you never know when its your time to shine and with more time you put in, you are closer to your goal!
Amazing! i'm 2 years into my blender journey. I don't think i'll be able to do 3D for a living anytime soon though as a fulltime firefighter who just does 3D stuff in his spare time for fun
I'm 72 and taught myself Blender in 5 month's beginning in January of this year....what I found out is that I need a new machine....it's a great program and it's free.....I'm a retired architect and started rendering by hand many years ago.....I was using Sketchup and Vray for about 10 years or so and swithched to Blender because its free....
Blender is very much like that yes. But know that the better your hardware the more you'll tax it. I have the best of the best, but still I just up my scenes until I run into the exact same issues as I did before.
I want to become a 3D animator and work in an animation studio. I bought a course. At first I had a lot of problems, but I told myself that I would get it with time and that it's OK to make mistakes or if something doesn't work out. I will never give up. This video gave me even more courage! Thank you for this great video❤
Love this video! I've been using Blender for a couple of years now and was wanting to make a similar video recapping everything. Between yourself, Derrek, Ducky, Polyfjord, and others there are so many awesome people sharing knowledge! Much respect to you and thanks for all your work : )
Ive been in the same boat of being frustrated about how little progress ive been making on blender. I havent even made a fleshed out asset or project yet after like 3 years of blender, but this gave me the motivation to try again. Thank you!
as a change of pace you can try to get into streaming, just chilling on blender with some music on and connecting to your community, then once you have a good foundation you can start making challenges and competitions for your community and maybe showcase an up and coming artist every once in a while.
I can confirm that having an IRL job is the biggest obstacle. For KaIzen, the breakthrough happened when he switched to working from home. In my case it was the other way around - I was doing great progress in Blender until I've got my full time job. Now I struggle to get anything done in 3D. Don't buy into the illusion that you can do a full time IRL job and still have enough energy and time to perfect your Blender skills. Especially if you're no longer in your early 20s.
You're right; having a job and other obligations are a major roadblock. For me I did actually have a 4 day a week job at the time as an Art Director. I worked from home, but I still worked. I did Blender in my free time and I made videos in that same free time. I will say not having a kid or many other obligations at that time allowed me enough time to spend it on this journey. Nonetheless it was tough trying to do all this while also working and maintaining a social life. I guess the younger you are, the less obligations you have and the more time you have available; the easier it is to get into things. So starting on early is definitely a big plus!
Your journey is inspiring. You can be really proud of yourself ! You should know you helped a ton of people including me starting and developing skills in blender. Congrats :)
Hahaha I did your “this is music” and “perfect loops” tutorials some time in 2022 and those blew my mind 🧨 I’ve since quit and started a few times…knocked out some basics but nothing major…this video, plus blender 4, a faster computer, Ducky3D, a new donut series and that other British guy…has me planning my 2025 goals. Thanks dude. Because of you and the community I know what can be done, and how much fun that can be. Thanks. Stay curious 🤙🏽🖤🔊
My favorite geometry nodes you're amazing man , been following your tutorials for a long time even though i dont do it i just love watching your tuts ,keep up the good work 💪💪
My blender journey started with version 2.77, crazy colorfull candy car splash creen and infamous blender donut tutorial. So its also around 6 years passed. I now can do stuffs i could only dream of back then. now i know that my skill is no where near to be a professional artist, but i like to think im half way there. This journey with Blender is going amazingly right now. Have no plan to off the train. Because the train is with full of amazing 3d artists content creators like you and of course (blender guru). Blender community is one of the best community i have ever seen, and im thankfull to be in. So many amazing contents,courses, tutorials are here totally free. Everyone loves to share their knowledge. Its fun to be in the train, why would i want to get of. And blender is always new with those updates, always new things to learn. i got full time 3d job while only having knowledge on blender. Its true that most places only see the result, and knowing that you can get it done, they most likely hire you too.
I Know pretty much nothing about 2D art and suck at drawing. I just started learning blender and you saying 3D art is nothing like 2D made me motivated. I like the more “Engineering” like approach 3D has.
I first picked up Blender in 2008 at 13 years old. Some of my old stuff is still on my channel. I love people's progress in it, I should make a video like this. I still have a lot of old renders on Blender Artists.
This is beyond amazing I have a very low end laptop working with blender for some years now and not enough money to buy a better one This really slowed down my progress over time and makes me so sad that even the last two blender updates I cannot update because my system wasn't good enough to carry the graphics... I am currently working with blender 4.0 and i started with blender 2.9 I won't back down and would keep on growing and won't stop because this is motivating enough When i look back at my renders and my current renders i can't help but praise how my crappy laptop was able to achieve such amazing renders (considering the growthand improvement) and makes me want to keep growing with that same laptop Will i continue with the laptop? No because it's slowing down my progress and i cannot do big dream jobs because of this, but it can help me get jobs that would pay me some small money to grow and have that amount to buy that system to work perfectly on blender I must say, the journey built me well and I'm proud to be part of the community! I have to ask Those challanges you talked about are on art station? Because i see People talk about those challanges and i have been asking around where to find them fir 3D artists because it would help me stay in track with blender definitely
Sometimes having long breaks (few months) from a program can give you new insights when picking it up again, or motivation to learn a technique you first didn't want to put effort into.
i have been using blender for the past 8 months in which i left for 2 months but since i use it for 2,3 hrs daily i have gotten pretty good at it and its my passion to make 3d models as a living
I really enjoyed your video. First time watching you. I just got an iPad to get back in to drawing recently and have been wanting to try to learn more about animation. I love 3D art too. It was nice to hear your story and the process of your journey. It feels really relatable as I set out to do what I love for a living too and built a printing business, but it has taken so much time away from doing the stuff I actually want to do bc it grew so much.
Ah yeah. To be fair this also feels like it's just 'adulting' at this point. However, not losing that 'kidlike' enthusiasm and joy for something is so important, although not easy!
I just started learning blender a week ago because I finally want to make 3D Animations. My CAD Programs (Fusion 360 and Solid Edge 2024) are great, but they only come with mediocre rendering tools. The CAD Tools are great, especially when trying to simulate things in Ansys Discovery/Fluent, but I have never had the chance to visualize all the stuff I created. Now I'm 14 and I really hope that I will be able to use Blender for all kinds of 3D Animations. Thank you soooooo much for all of your tutorials videos !!!
I also started blender 6 years ago on a 7th gen i3 and no GPU, and I think I can do most things apart from texturing, I just start losing my mind when it comes to texturing. I also gave up for months on end and went to play video games, now I quite enjoy blender.
Every time you see these videos of people drawing or skulpting or any other arts and think "Ey thats pretty cool, why don't I try that?". And then you see in their bio or in the vid "Draws/etc. since 6/10/since I was little" and you immediately don't even want to start
Yeah it's daunting. I remember well all the 'kids' who already had 5-10 years of 3D under their belts when I started out. I felt like I could never win. But I've managed to do it anyways. Maybe not the way I originally set out to, but still I did it!
I started Blender in 2019 and dove right into the legendary Donut tutorial! After that I looked around and went through more tutorials, then more and more and I was stuck in tutorial hell and I realised I couldn't create without them. I told a friend who has been doing 3D longer than me and he asked me to make an ice cream shop with pink walls and white bricks and I did! He gave me feedback and I was so proud of myself because it felt like I was standing still for so long that I couldn't create on my own. in 2023 I got to a point with Blender where I wanted to share my knowledge and stalked Reddit for hours checking out people's help requests on the Blender sub and applying my knowledge to help them! fast forward a year and I now teach Blender to 3 people and have made friends because of it! I'm thinking of making my own Yt channel and have been tossing the thought around for months. But after seeing this I think I will record my first video this weekend! Thanks for all of the tutorials over the years Kaizen, you have pushed me to learn more aspects of Blender that I didn't know existed or never put much thought into. Never stop creating brother
With the help of good folk like Kaizen, i moved quickly into animation. Big time 'imposter syndrome', but I managed to get some good gigs and even started my own animation channel for kids. Now, if I can just get faster so UA-cam will count my view hours so I get monetized. Continual self-improvement is the name of the game.
this is the first video ive watched of yours, i checked your channel and saw that you dont upload a whole lot. with your subscriber base you should really be posting at least weekly to make the most of it, i have a couple suggestions for you if you are stuck in some way. first suggestion is to post more shorts about blender. a lot of people like to search certain questions about blender or 3d rendering on youtube and the first thing that comes up a lot is the youtube shorts. i always gravitate towards them because they are easy to click on and are usually faster than regular youtube videos. you could make shorts saying "instead of doing this common new 3d rendering mistake do this!" or tips and tricks for 3d modeling or rendering. make youtube videos of you creating fun 3d assets and then make a follow up video on how to render the object in a scene. make videos on how to create various materials on a single object using nodes or how to start animating in blender with the 3d objects. a lot of these video ideas will help both you and the viewer. hoping to see more content released soon.
I was watching and listening intently until the footage you used showed the Bossiere station in Lutry which is the end point of a day hike I do pretty much every season, and I couldn’t focus anymore after that 😅
I remember learning blender 2.79 back in 2019 and get used to all the important shortcut and then 2.80 got released a few months later, everything was different 😂😂 Thank God blender 2.7x shortcut still an option on 2.8 till now, I'm so used to blender 2.7x shortcut especially the right click select 😂
Appreciate the perspective of your journey and the hiccups along the way. My journey is similar to yours in that first year I just gave up but have joined a group that helps keep me going as I continue my 3D journey.
just over 3 years in since this june and man I still suck but I've gone from knowing what 5% of the buttons do..to about..uh..40%..blender makes me utilize my entire keyboard 3 times over.
Was on a similar pathway to you with the hopes of becoming a 3D prop/environment game artist, even finished a game dev degree (waste of time lol). However seeing you abandon the game artist goal kind of makes me think about whether I should too and maybe try another pathway
Uh oh! That was not the goal of this vid haha. As I said I gave up way too quick. If i would’ve stuck with it i probably woulf have that job now. I think in the end it comes down to; is this something you truly want to do? If so don’t lose your sights!
Its like watching my self In the mirror. I felt same as you I wasted more than 4 years watching movies and scrolling online playing video games, I'm mean I have addicted to It like I uninstall It and now I'm done now I can learn 3d or something productive and become something I always dreamt of but no again I'm back to where I was downloading game again and I got more addict to it like I was playing it for whole day no sleep no food or anything and I even suffer from overthinking, depression and anxiety and I even tried to change my dream to become something else. But its not easy I'm still trying and watching videos online but at some point I'm scared I feel I would waste my life doing something else which I hate doing so I have decided to give it a try once again no matter what I wont stop trying till my dream come true 😇🙂
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Thanks for the advice!
You could do “blend with me” videos just showing what you do while you have fun in blender
Ooh thats not a bad idea!
Fr, We need a Bob Ross for blender!
@@KaizenTutorials Jesus is calling you today. Come to him, repent from your sins, bear his cross and live the victorious life
@@JesusPlsSaveMe go away bot.
@@xwftz Christopher 3D is the Bob Ross of Blender. Just listen to his voice in his modeling tutorials lol.
In the blender community WE love eachother, it's really important To share a patient with others
This video is a masterpiece-it perfectly captures what so many of us go through! I started using Blender back in 2018, and between then and now, I've quit Blender at least 1-2 times per year. It wasn’t until mid-2023 that I finally committed to taking it seriously again.
I used to compare myself to younger people. +14years old boys making amazing stuff. While I felt old and unskilled at 22. Every time I came back to Blender after months or even a year, I’d think, “Why did I quit? If I had just stuck with it, I’d be so much better by now.” It was a frustrating cycle, worsened by burnout and creative blocks, not knowing what to work on next.
Now, I’m still working on projects, and I’m happy. I’ve finally decided that this is truly what I love doing
Sorry for the long post lol
Thanks for sharing your story! It's the exact reason I made this video. It feels like something lots of people struggle with so I felt sharing my own journey could help others reflect and accept their own!
All the best on your Blender journey!
I've also been 6 years into Blender and I created things I didn't expect I was able to do back then, and the best thing I get from this journey is that you never stop learning and discovering new things or ways to do 3D stuffs with Blender. I discovered your youtube channel a year ago when I started my first job at a big company and your tutorials helped me a lot to achieve nice renders that meet the expectations the company had.
That’s awesome to hear! You’re doing great and I’m glad i’ve played a small part in that.
watching your story reminds me on my blender journey. I started 4 years ago while trying to get into gaming industry. Fell in love with 3d at first sight but since then had some longer breaks from blender. Now, I'm working full time in blender, started small business and I'm loving every minute of it! Your tutorials also helped me to get where I am today so thank you very much and keep up doing what you're doing!
Thats a great journey! Congratulations on making it and good luck with your continued journey!
What exactly do you do with blender?
@@chrismbuchiri279 mostly visualizations for interior design solutions/ideas and recently started designing products for 3d printing
I've only just started learned blender this summer to make assets and models for my brother and cousins game and it's crazy looking back at my old models from only a couple months ago and seeing how far I've come
Nice! Imagine a few years in. Keep going!
Can we be blender friends as am also starting out
Your story is so relatable. I started learning blender in 2019. I did few lectures from a udemy course then quit. Then I picked it up in 2023 & quit in few months. This year though I got myself a live tutor. So each weekend I had to complete my assignment in order to avoid the awkward confrontation with the tutor. This small change gave me extra motivation to even learn the stuff that's not in the course from yt to showcase it in the live class & shine out amongst pears. You need a platform where you have to put you work into after completion or else there is no end motive to complete your work. Let it be competitions, social media or a live class, you need some platform where your work ends up & there's people who gonaa see it. The fear of embarrassment pushes you to come out of your comfort zone.
Did anyone notice that Kaizen has responded to every single comment!! Thats wild, and incredible.
Still going strong! 💪🏻
I started learning blender last summer, and I need to say thank you to all of the blender youtubers for making it possible to learn so quickly. I was originally an illustrator feeling really stuck with my work, and I pretty much immediately fell in love with blender and 3d. Hopefully, I will be able to work at a games studio eventually!
Ah thanks! All the best on your journey with Blender and 3D.
Great recap and so fun to be able to watch others like yourself progress over time. I also quit a ton when I was starting out and WoW was also my strong addiction :)
Haha great to hear our journeys were so similar! 🧡
Kaizen, I dont think this video will get enough attention that it needs and for the work you put into it. I wasn't thinking that a lot of your journey was both major ups and downs. Almost shocked me. I say almost because I've heard it time and again about people trying to get over mountains for what they want to accomplish and it taking a toll on them. So thank you for making this video to put in my perspective that anything I will go through in my learning and growth in the digital art world will not be new to anybody or exclusive to just my struggle.
I've had blender since I was 10, I didn't touch it for for about two years, in late 2023, I actually started trying to learn how to use it, I'm 13 now, and still learning, I'm glad that I'm not scared of it anymore, It also...doesn't give me as bad of a headache as it used to.
Nice, keep at it! You'll be great at it at some point.
bro chill , i am 20 and just learn it few months ago..
bro's bout to be a blender prodigy
@@latom1626 true
@@Chae-dudubetter than 99% of blender users who never learn
the beginning phase of learning new things can be very challenging but this video helped me get motivated to keep learning, thank you.
Seeing those type of videos make me have some hope, just started learning unity and a bit of blender, but it seems like the start is just never ending, sometimes i feel hopeless feeling like this might not be the industry for me but at the same time I still struggle to learn to hopefully one day make it happen
Theres so much to learn, but you got this 💪🏻
I feel you, keep working and be happy! I started 2D animation as a hobby, and then I started working with regular clients, and now it’s difficult to create my own 2D projects. So now I’m studying 3D as a hobby, and so far I like it!
Ah yeah that sounds recognizable. Don't lose that passion in 2D though. Maybe you can even combine 2d/3d with grease pencil and make some cool 2D style 3D art!
@@KaizenTutorials yeah I thought about that, thanks!
I found my niche in blender by accident, I have the same clients & I don't take on new ones. I earn a pretty good living at it, yes my work is repetitious & modeling basically the same thing day after day is not for everyone but it gives me time to explore all the features blender has to offer.
I started my drawing career with a drawing board (complete with pantagraph rules), pencil & paper so going to blender was no easy feat & I gave up many times. I guess if you're determined enough the rewards will come. I'm glad you didn't give up, you're an exceptional 3d creator.
All the best from Australia 👍🏼🦘
Inspirational Nigel! All the best on your continued success 🧡
I started blender last year, but quit after finishing a donut. This month, I again started learning; hope this time I won't quit. Your journey inspired me tbh.
Glad to hear my story inspired you. Good luck on your Blender journey!
Going from 2.79 to 2.8 was a massive game changer for me
Me too
It was for Blender in general honestly!
This video is relatable. I am just starting blender and already love it. But when I first tried it I was so overwhelmed with all the key shortcuts and stuff and decided to stop trying it. But now I am trying it again and following some good tutorials and I think a big piece of advice for if you want to learn blender is to remember that you don’t need to learn every key, shortcut, and option, To make something.
Thanks for sharing!
I really liked your video. I found it relatable compared to most other ones, with how you showed the lack of motivation and reasons behind it. Another thing is how you said you liked the mix of making videos with blender made me realize why I didn't enjoy specializing in one tool as well and lost motivation when I did so.
Thanks! Yeah I'm big on generalism. It might not be the best in the long term, but I enjoy knowing dozens of things relatively well, over 1-2 things really well.
I started and stopped Blender so many times. I come from the parametric modeling world, Inventor, Solidworks, Pro-E, Fusion. I have always wanted to get into 3D animation and modeling. Ironically that’s how I fell into the career that I’m in. I took courses because they offered Maya, 3DS but the instructor would basically show us how to make and animate a ball or bowling pin, then move on to the software that he really knew. I was so frustrated with that and went on into some engineering courses and fell into Inventor. I love it, but I still want to learn Blender. I now have children and I want to learn and teach them. Thank you for sharing your progression, I will use your advice and help my children with their path.
That's great! All the best on your Blender journey and I think teaching your children is a VERY valuable skill for sure.
I’ve just hit my one-year mark with Blender, and I wanted to thank you for your helpful tips and tricks along the way! ☀
Congratz! Glad to hear you found my stuff useful, thank you 😊🧡
I really appreciate how realistic and transparent this video is, and how you mention your UA-cam journey as being a large part of it.
I can’t help but feel sad with the ending though 😅 would you say your goal of working in the games industry is no longer a dream / desirable to you? Is it something you hope to achieve one day still?
thanks! But don’t feel sad :-) I’m very happy with where I’ve gotten so far and making sacrifices is part of that. I just need to focus more on making art again, which is just a matter of investing time. Working for games is definitely no longer my dream. The freedom I have now I wouldn’t change for the world.
thank u so much for sharing Kaizen, I too have been learning Blender again after quitting since my laptop cant handle it but seeing a lot of people keep trying to the point they could be succesful made a spark in me and I've been learning it again for a month, created two masterpieces I never thought I could even tho I used the free credit from render farm to render the scene lol.
That's super cool to hear! Glad you're back on the grind.
I am a software engineer, and it started out in a web 3d course. The course had a chapter to do a simple model and render in web. I felt in love with blender, now 5 years of slow progress, but this is the year where I am learning all the basics like I should have done in the first place. At least I know the shortcuts it is a big advantage.
You're dedicated, that's for sure! Keep going.
Amazing video honestly, I never even thought of taking the "art way" as a job even though many people have told me that I am very talented at it. Simply because I was afraid that it wouldn't work out and that I'd get burnt out (obviously nobody wants to waste years of their life doing something to just fail at it and possibly struggle with money). You've made me realize that I can do another job which is another hobby of mine and is a little bit more guaranteed whilst still not giving up on the art, whether its 3d or 2d, that im allowed to fail or take breaks and that's okay. Thank you, I look foward to seeing your process and mine over the years that's next to come.
That's awesome! One thing I'd like to mention is that; yes you're right it's not a good feeling to have wasted a lot of time on something that made you struggle for a long time. But in my experience it's a worse feeling having not tried the thing that I dream of. Good luck on your journey!
@ Thank you, good luck to you too kaizen
Wow, this hits hard. As 20 years old guy amazed with programming, new technologies and IT itself I felt this video and story behind it. I'm working in networking company, looking for job in dev sector. However, I've realized how difficult finding "dream" job can be. I've spend and still spending several hours in my most recent projects. From one side, I feel like I'm doing enough, but on the other hand, I feel frustrated and demotivated since every single chance of getting coding job has been refused. Still, trying to take it from more positive perspective that it will arrive with more time and passion Invested. Thank you for your video, I enjoy this type of content when someone actually give a look to view and story of someone, who had prob. went threw something same or similar. Peace.
Thanks for sharing and good luck on your journey!
@@KaizenTutorials Thank you
I started using Blender on it's 2.79v as well. It's crazy to look back and see how much we can evolve as artists, even when the process sometimes feels discouraging and painful.
I realy liked this video, it kinda takes into spotlight some situations that we struggle with as constant learners
Thanks for sharing!
Kaizen you've always been the inspiration for me to pursue 3D(my passion) n now after learning all this about my idol it humbled me alot knowing there's so much yet to come. Thank you for u'r efforts and time brother ❤
Thank you for your kind words and good luck on your journey, you got this!
i start learning 3d in year 2022 and i was doing good in start and in the middle i distracted from my goal, and now today i watched your video and this literally encourage me to do it again thankyou so much. Worth to watch to be honest
I love the honesty you had. And all he best for your next decision.
Thank you!
Keep the The Faith, Your Creativity and Amazing Quality Content Jessie!!! Thanks for All Your Great Helpful Work!!! 👍😁
Thanks for your kind words!
I was looking for a reason that tells me should I learn Blender (Davinci user now). Now I figure out ur video give me more motivation to do it instead of hesitating. Thx bro
Bro thanks alot mahn, you've really spoken on behalf of most of us
I just started in July after being interested for a while. I submitted what I could for Pwnisher’s Kinetic Rush Challenge and it was amazing what i submitted. Not great like everyone else’s but I was pretty proud that I did something. I still have a day job and video games, but i sneak in time for Blender whenever I get the urge for it. 3-4 hours for 3-4 days per week. Im excited for the future and am so glad to see someone else’s journey.
Nice going! As long as it's enjoyable and brings you energy keep at it and who knows, someday you might find yourself doing it fulltime!
Вивчаю Блендер уже рік, дуже ним задоволений, бачу своє майбутнє лише в 3Д 😊
Але за цей рік будо кілька великих перерв, пов'язаних з школою, і все доводилося повторяти з початку.
Покищо, можу зробити не важку модельку, але не здаюся.
Я вважаю, що вивчив лише основи і то не всі, попереду ще багато роботи
Незвично бачити історії про "став спеціалістом за пів року", можу догадатись, що або вони дуже наполеглеві, або мають багато вільного часу, що точно не про мене.
Дякую, ви додали мені впевненості в собі, бо я завищував очікування за себе
Dont stress it! Keep at it, keep blendering and youll get where you want to. Good luck on your journey!
I don't know what effect it is called, but essentially it's just this when learning a new skill
- Confidence at an all-time high after finding out what it is and you like it!
- Your confidence hit an all-time low after learning that you have much much much more to learn
- It gradually increases as you learn things.
Haha yeah this sounds very familiar!
@@KaizenTutorials I found it and forgot about this comment, but it was the Dunning Kruger Effect!
Thankyou for sharing your journey.🙌
Thank you for being a part of it!
Have been following you during all these stages and so proud of you seeing how you managed to continue and to get where you are now. Gogogo Jesse!
Thank you for being there 🧡
remember that goals have no age limit. Failing is okay but not trying again is the problem, you never know when its your time to shine and with more time you put in, you are closer to your goal!
Completely agree! You're never too old to start a new dream.
Amazing! i'm 2 years into my blender journey. I don't think i'll be able to do 3D for a living anytime soon though as a fulltime firefighter who just does 3D stuff in his spare time for fun
Maybe not, but who knows. Sometimes opportunity presents itself in strange moments! Keep at it 🙏🏻🧡
I'm 72 and taught myself Blender in 5 month's beginning in January of this year....what I found out is that I need a new machine....it's a great program and it's free.....I'm a retired architect and started rendering by hand many years ago.....I was using Sketchup and Vray for about 10 years or so and swithched to Blender because its free....
Blender is very much like that yes. But know that the better your hardware the more you'll tax it. I have the best of the best, but still I just up my scenes until I run into the exact same issues as I did before.
I want to become a 3D animator and work in an animation studio. I bought a course. At first I had a lot of problems, but I told myself that I would get it with time and that it's OK to make mistakes or if something doesn't work out. I will never give up. This video gave me even more courage!
Thank you for this great video❤
Awesome to hear! All the best, you got this 🙏🏻
awesome man! keep up the good work and dont forget to give us an updates to ur journey! :)
Love this video! I've been using Blender for a couple of years now and was wanting to make a similar video recapping everything. Between yourself, Derrek, Ducky, Polyfjord, and others there are so many awesome people sharing knowledge! Much respect to you and thanks for all your work : )
Thank you! Appreciate it 🧡
Ive been in the same boat of being frustrated about how little progress ive been making on blender. I havent even made a fleshed out asset or project yet after like 3 years of blender, but this gave me the motivation to try again. Thank you!
You got this! 💪🏻🦾
as a change of pace you can try to get into streaming, just chilling on blender with some music on and connecting to your community, then once you have a good foundation you can start making challenges and competitions for your community and maybe showcase an up and coming artist every once in a while.
Good idea!
9:41 i liked that profile
hahah
I've been through and am still going through all of this. My main concern is my lack of talent. Your presentation is excellent.
Thanks! You can compensate lack of talent with a lot of practice.
Thank you for sharing your experience with Blender
I can confirm that having an IRL job is the biggest obstacle. For KaIzen, the breakthrough happened when he switched to working from home. In my case it was the other way around - I was doing great progress in Blender until I've got my full time job. Now I struggle to get anything done in 3D.
Don't buy into the illusion that you can do a full time IRL job and still have enough energy and time to perfect your Blender skills. Especially if you're no longer in your early 20s.
You're right; having a job and other obligations are a major roadblock. For me I did actually have a 4 day a week job at the time as an Art Director. I worked from home, but I still worked. I did Blender in my free time and I made videos in that same free time.
I will say not having a kid or many other obligations at that time allowed me enough time to spend it on this journey. Nonetheless it was tough trying to do all this while also working and maintaining a social life.
I guess the younger you are, the less obligations you have and the more time you have available; the easier it is to get into things. So starting on early is definitely a big plus!
That was so inspiring! Thanks for sharing your journey :)
Thank you!
Your journey is inspiring. You can be really proud of yourself ! You should know you helped a ton of people including me starting and developing skills in blender. Congrats :)
Thank you for your kind words. Love to hear i’ve been an inspiration to you!
Honestly I am in the same path as you were in, it can be really frustrating sometimes when the world is moving towards so fast
Absolutely!
Hahaha I did your “this is music” and “perfect loops” tutorials some time in 2022 and those blew my mind 🧨 I’ve since quit and started a few times…knocked out some basics but nothing major…this video, plus blender 4, a faster computer, Ducky3D, a new donut series and that other British guy…has me planning my 2025 goals. Thanks dude. Because of you and the community I know what can be done, and how much fun that can be. Thanks. Stay curious 🤙🏽🖤🔊
Awesome! Keep at it!
My favorite geometry nodes you're amazing man , been following your tutorials for a long time even though i dont do it i just love watching your tuts ,keep up the good work 💪💪
Thank you!
My blender journey started with version 2.77, crazy colorfull candy car splash creen and infamous blender donut tutorial.
So its also around 6 years passed. I now can do stuffs i could only dream of back then. now i know that my skill is no where near to be a professional artist, but i like to think im half way there.
This journey with Blender is going amazingly right now. Have no plan to off the train. Because the train is with full of amazing 3d artists content creators like you and of course (blender guru).
Blender community is one of the best community i have ever seen, and im thankfull to be in. So many amazing contents,courses, tutorials are here totally free. Everyone loves to share their knowledge.
Its fun to be in the train, why would i want to get of. And blender is always new with those updates, always new things to learn.
i got full time 3d job while only having knowledge on blender. Its true that most places only see the result, and knowing that you can get it done, they most likely hire you too.
Well said!
I Know pretty much nothing about 2D art and suck at drawing. I just started learning blender and you saying 3D art is nothing like 2D made me motivated. I like the more “Engineering” like approach 3D has.
I hear ya! I also like the more constructive side of 3D compared to 2D! Although simply shading in 2D also has some major benefits haha
I first picked up Blender in 2008 at 13 years old. Some of my old stuff is still on my channel. I love people's progress in it, I should make a video like this. I still have a lot of old renders on Blender Artists.
This is beyond amazing
I have a very low end laptop working with blender for some years now and not enough money to buy a better one
This really slowed down my progress over time and makes me so sad that even the last two blender updates I cannot update because my system wasn't good enough to carry the graphics...
I am currently working with blender 4.0 and i started with blender 2.9
I won't back down and would keep on growing and won't stop because this is motivating enough
When i look back at my renders and my current renders i can't help but praise how my crappy laptop was able to achieve such amazing renders (considering the growthand improvement) and makes me want to keep growing with that same laptop
Will i continue with the laptop? No because it's slowing down my progress and i cannot do big dream jobs because of this, but it can help me get jobs that would pay me some small money to grow and have that amount to buy that system to work perfectly on blender
I must say, the journey built me well and I'm proud to be part of the community!
I have to ask
Those challanges you talked about are on art station? Because i see People talk about those challanges and i have been asking around where to find them fir 3D artists because it would help me stay in track with blender definitely
You'll get there for sure! And yes the challenges are common on Artstation, so make sure to check that out!
I’ve been using blender for almost 4 years now, I can’t even do a tenth of what this guy can do 😂
Haha well everyone has their own journey and speed!
Sometimes having long breaks (few months) from a program can give you new insights when picking it up again, or motivation to learn a technique you first didn't want to put effort into.
Very true!
i have been using blender for the past 8 months in which i left for 2 months but since i use it for 2,3 hrs daily i have gotten pretty good at it and its my passion to make 3d models as a living
Awesome, keep at it and you'll become great!
@@KaizenTutorials thanks
Kaizen you are the best!! My pleasure to know your channel!
Thank you 🧡
I really enjoyed your video. First time watching you. I just got an iPad to get back in to drawing recently and have been wanting to try to learn more about animation. I love 3D art too. It was nice to hear your story and the process of your journey. It feels really relatable as I set out to do what I love for a living too and built a printing business, but it has taken so much time away from doing the stuff I actually want to do bc it grew so much.
Ah yeah. To be fair this also feels like it's just 'adulting' at this point. However, not losing that 'kidlike' enthusiasm and joy for something is so important, although not easy!
Thank you, Kaizen, keep up the great work and you will find balance
Thank you 🧡
Starting my journey now and wrote down this quote. "If you put energy into something, it grows." - Kaizen.
🧡🧡
I’ve started at the same probably blender 2.5 but had my personal setbacks, gave up many times but here I’m again, thanks for the video man
You got this, keep going!
I just started learning blender a week ago because I finally want to make 3D Animations. My CAD Programs (Fusion 360 and Solid Edge 2024) are great, but they only come with mediocre rendering tools. The CAD Tools are great, especially when trying to simulate things in Ansys Discovery/Fluent, but I have never had the chance to visualize all the stuff I created. Now I'm 14 and I really hope that I will be able to use Blender for all kinds of 3D Animations. Thank you soooooo much for all of your tutorials videos !!!
You got this! 🙏🏻
I would say I am in between year 2 and year 3 of this guy, tho I am using blender for 6 years but only use it sporadically.
Ah yeah the less you use something the slower progress will be obviously!
I also started blender 6 years ago on a 7th gen i3 and no GPU, and I think I can do most things apart from texturing, I just start losing my mind when it comes to texturing. I also gave up for months on end and went to play video games, now I quite enjoy blender.
This is the life haha! No but congratz on sticking with it. Well done!
I’ve started using blender like 2 days ago lol, at first it’s very confusing but you end up getting the hang of it.
For sure and as time goes on it gets better and better!
Every time you see these videos of people drawing or skulpting or any other arts and think "Ey thats pretty cool, why don't I try that?". And then you see in their bio or in the vid "Draws/etc. since 6/10/since I was little" and you immediately don't even want to start
Yeah it's daunting. I remember well all the 'kids' who already had 5-10 years of 3D under their belts when I started out. I felt like I could never win. But I've managed to do it anyways. Maybe not the way I originally set out to, but still I did it!
I started Blender in 2019 and dove right into the legendary Donut tutorial! After that I looked around and went through more tutorials, then more and more and I was stuck in tutorial hell and I realised I couldn't create without them. I told a friend who has been doing 3D longer than me and he asked me to make an ice cream shop with pink walls and white bricks and I did! He gave me feedback and I was so proud of myself because it felt like I was standing still for so long that I couldn't create on my own.
in 2023 I got to a point with Blender where I wanted to share my knowledge and stalked Reddit for hours checking out people's help requests on the Blender sub and applying my knowledge to help them! fast forward a year and I now teach Blender to 3 people and have made friends because of it! I'm thinking of making my own Yt channel and have been tossing the thought around for months. But after seeing this I think I will record my first video this weekend!
Thanks for all of the tutorials over the years Kaizen, you have pushed me to learn more aspects of Blender that I didn't know existed or never put much thought into. Never stop creating brother
That’s so cool! All the best on your Blender/tutorial journey and thank you for your kind words! 🧡
Do it lil bro
I just started blender today! It’s a lot to learn, but I hope to become similar to you
You got this, good luck!
@@KaizenTutorials thank you!
Same bro can we be blender friends so we’d learn together
@@piptograph agreed to that, sounds like fun
@@Drago-rk1kp you in discord?? Or telegram
So proud of you! 😍
Thanks 😘🥰
With the help of good folk like Kaizen, i moved quickly into animation. Big time 'imposter syndrome', but I managed to get some good gigs and even started my own animation channel for kids. Now, if I can just get faster so UA-cam will count my view hours so I get monetized.
Continual self-improvement is the name of the game.
Awesome! 😎
omg this inspired me who is a 12 year old having hard time with blender
Awesome, keep going!
@@KaizenTutorials Thanks
im a huge fan of you
this is the first video ive watched of yours, i checked your channel and saw that you dont upload a whole lot. with your subscriber base you should really be posting at least weekly to make the most of it, i have a couple suggestions for you if you are stuck in some way. first suggestion is to post more shorts about blender. a lot of people like to search certain questions about blender or 3d rendering on youtube and the first thing that comes up a lot is the youtube shorts. i always gravitate towards them because they are easy to click on and are usually faster than regular youtube videos. you could make shorts saying "instead of doing this common new 3d rendering mistake do this!" or tips and tricks for 3d modeling or rendering. make youtube videos of you creating fun 3d assets and then make a follow up video on how to render the object in a scene. make videos on how to create various materials on a single object using nodes or how to start animating in blender with the 3d objects. a lot of these video ideas will help both you and the viewer. hoping to see more content released soon.
Thanks, appreciate the input!
This is off topic but this is such a good transition 💀
11:23
Wait what? There is no transition?
@@KaizenTutorials I meant in that moment both of you kind of looked simular, positions and felt like a transition lol
1 year in 3d now I can say I have made some progress. But still feels I have too much to learn
6 years in and I feel the same.
I was watching and listening intently until the footage you used showed the Bossiere station in Lutry which is the end point of a day hike I do pretty much every season, and I couldn’t focus anymore after that 😅
Haha whoops
From your video I learned that your insanely smart
Lol I beg to differ, but thanks!
I look forward to your work too! Great video as always :)
Thann you!
Great and inspiring video, Rome wasn't built in a day!
Absolutely, thanks!
quitting and going back to WoW is way too relatable haha!
🤣🤣
Awesome video really inspirational
I remember learning blender 2.79 back in 2019 and get used to all the important shortcut and then 2.80 got released a few months later, everything was different 😂😂
Thank God blender 2.7x shortcut still an option on 2.8 till now, I'm so used to blender 2.7x shortcut especially the right click select 😂
Haha damn yeah that was a BIG change
Appreciate the perspective of your journey and the hiccups along the way. My journey is similar to yours in that first year I just gave up but have joined a group that helps keep me going as I continue my 3D journey.
Glad to hear it inspires you, thats what I hoped to achieve with this video! Good luck with your Blender journey!
Big inspiration
Thank you 😊
this video is amazing
Thanks!
just over 3 years in since this june and man I still suck but I've gone from knowing what 5% of the buttons do..to about..uh..40%..blender makes me utilize my entire keyboard 3 times over.
Heyyy thats big progress mann! Good job and keep at it.
Very inspiring!
Thank you!
Was on a similar pathway to you with the hopes of becoming a 3D prop/environment game artist, even finished a game dev degree (waste of time lol). However seeing you abandon the game artist goal kind of makes me think about whether I should too and maybe try another pathway
Uh oh! That was not the goal of this vid haha. As I said I gave up way too quick. If i would’ve stuck with it i probably woulf have that job now. I think in the end it comes down to; is this something you truly want to do? If so don’t lose your sights!
Its like watching my self In the mirror. I felt same as you I wasted more than 4 years watching movies and scrolling online playing video games, I'm mean I have addicted to It like I uninstall It and now I'm done now I can learn 3d or something productive and become something I always dreamt of but no again I'm back to where I was downloading game again and I got more addict to it like I was playing it for whole day no sleep no food or anything and I even suffer from overthinking, depression and anxiety and I even tried to change my dream to become something else. But its not easy I'm still trying and watching videos online but at some point I'm scared I feel I would waste my life doing something else which I hate doing so I have decided to give it a try once again no matter what I wont stop trying till my dream come true 😇🙂
You got this!
1:50 EXACTLY WHERE I AM RIGHT NOW 😂😂 I'm back kn my video games while I have to follow my blender lessons 😅 I just can't sit in front of my laptop 😅
You’ll get through it. Sometimes a break is what you need to find the energy to start with more power than before!
Your tutorials have helped me on my blender journey
Love to hear it, thank you!
I joined the nsfw blender discord
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Umm... did you just got addicted or left the server out of disgust?
💀
I so sorry, why?
What’s the discord
Thanks, that's a very insightful video. ❤
I got a question. Are you dutch? if you are your american accent is absolutely perfect
I am Dutch yes, so thank you for this wonderful compliment!