15 Simple Ways to Make Money with Blender (or 3D)

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  • Опубліковано 11 вер 2024

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  • @KaizenTutorials
    @KaizenTutorials  Місяць тому +3

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  • @ethanfletcher5732
    @ethanfletcher5732 Місяць тому +87

    i tried selling my body to blender.

    • @KaizenTutorials
      @KaizenTutorials  Місяць тому +7

      Lol

    • @reaganmonkey8
      @reaganmonkey8 Місяць тому +16

      Get that 3d scanner ready.

    • @sicfxmusic
      @sicfxmusic Місяць тому +7

      Did Blender use protection?

    • @ethanfletcher5732
      @ethanfletcher5732 Місяць тому +6

      @@sicfxmusic no. im pregnant with twins... and blender still hasnt come home after 2 days now...

    • @sicfxmusic
      @sicfxmusic Місяць тому +2

      @@ethanfletcher5732 Seems like the father is not LTS version 🤣🤣 Happy birthing twin cubes!

  • @JonathanWinbush
    @JonathanWinbush Місяць тому +31

    Fortnite is often overlooked but I know a lot of creatives making games in Fortnite right now using Blender to create their game levels and crushing it 🤙🏿🤙🏿

    • @KaizenTutorials
      @KaizenTutorials  Місяць тому +3

      Great option! Never thought about using that. How does it make you money though? Selling the level designs?

    • @JonathanWinbush
      @JonathanWinbush Місяць тому +1

      @@KaizenTutorials You make money based on how long people stay in your game level so if you make something that becomes popular and a bunch of people are playing it a lot you can make some bank. People already making millions doing it as we speak. I'm not rich but made a few dollars 😉😉

    • @reaganmonkey8
      @reaganmonkey8 Місяць тому

      Minecraft could also work. Just maybe a program designed for that instead of Blender.

    • @Igoreshkin
      @Igoreshkin Місяць тому

      @@JonathanWinbush Would you kindly shere some footage or how to search those levels? I'm really curious.

    • @liamvt2
      @liamvt2 9 днів тому

      @@JonathanWinbush Never looked into fortnite because i figured it would be just as bad and scammy as roblox. Without looking into it i would still think it would probably be one of the worst ways to make money in the industry. But let me know if im wrong and its actually not a child labour paradise or a way to scam creators out of a real big chunk of revenue.

  • @SpencerMagnusson
    @SpencerMagnusson Місяць тому +17

    Great overview. My two cents with add-ons, as an add-on developer: scalability plays a big part of it. Small cheap add-ons can get many sales just by being an easy buy. But the most profitable add-ons have variants to accomodate different audiences, many features, and lots of room to improve and add more features.
    There are a few that genuinely make a living off of add-ons (not me lol, but others I've seen). But like you've said, for me it's mostly just been a little extra on the side.

    • @KaizenTutorials
      @KaizenTutorials  Місяць тому +1

      Great input! And yeah as I said making a living with just doing one of these is really hard. Even if you can its usually multiple addons not just one. 🙏🏻

  • @matt_the.creator
    @matt_the.creator Місяць тому +34

    I know $200 dollars a month isn't a lot where you live. but here in Malawi its a months salary really. so even just scratching the surface can take you long way here

    • @KaizenTutorials
      @KaizenTutorials  Місяць тому +4

      YES! 100% this. I didn't want to speak out on behalf of other countries/living wages, but depending on where you live, making a living doing 3D/Blender is easier. The only thing is having access to decent hardware. But even without that it's very possible!

    • @darkknight4353
      @darkknight4353 Місяць тому

      One month?. In Pakistan it's 2 months salary.

    • @akashfreelance-j1x
      @akashfreelance-j1x 29 днів тому

      @@darkknight4353 many indian earn under 300 dollar. imagine getting 200 dollar will help

  • @jensworld444
    @jensworld444 Місяць тому +9

    Learning and working hard everyday to make money with blender, i hope i can achieve that dream soon!

    • @KaizenTutorials
      @KaizenTutorials  Місяць тому +2

      You'll get there 100%! Keep at it, try adding more and more ways to make small amounts of money and before you know it you're thinking to yourself 'hey I'm actually making some decent $!'

    • @jensworld444
      @jensworld444 Місяць тому

      @@KaizenTutorials Thanks for your encouragement :)

    • @rudolfkaizer44
      @rudolfkaizer44 25 днів тому +1

      I have a similar dream ! Wishing you good luck on your journey, you can do it 100% !

    • @jensworld444
      @jensworld444 25 днів тому

      @@rudolfkaizer44 Thank you so much. Yess we can do it!!

  • @kaigorodaki
    @kaigorodaki Місяць тому +7

    Yoo congratulations on reaching 200k subs Kaizen!!
    I love your content, and I love how chill you always are!! Love watching your vids ❤️❤️👏

  • @m_akinsarica
    @m_akinsarica Місяць тому +67

    I assume your videos makes average around 600$ for 100k views just from adsense man. Considering you are getting paid by sponsors as well as your patreon on top of the adsense from youtube for your main source of income is not selling $2 assets or settings files, your main source of income is making youtube videos. Just be honest man i like some of your videos... So making a video like this without showing receipts is no different than these crypto/finance bros selling scam courses to be honest.

    • @KaizenTutorials
      @KaizenTutorials  Місяць тому +56

      I make around $300 for 100K views on adrevenue. Sponsors are a big part of the income, yes, but on an average month my non-sponsor income matches that of the sponsor and sometimes exceeds it. Meaning I'm not lying one bit and the smaller revenue streams do actually add up to something big and consistent.
      If sponsors were to fall away I'd still be able to make a living with all the other income streams, which is a healthy way to run my business in my experience and is the reason I'm advising the avenues as shown in this video!

    • @m_akinsarica
      @m_akinsarica Місяць тому +13

      ​ @KaizenTutorials Okay, considering you promote your gumroad store more compared to your other stores and referencing from the amount of reviews your gumroad made min $106 without including gumroad's fee. Your cgcookie course has 3 reviews, i don't really know how the revenue split happen there so lets say best case scenario cgcookie paid you 50$ for 3 students since their membership costs 23$ monthly anyway. I don't see other sources listed in your website because of that i will assume their income percentage is lower than these sources. Lets assume your purchase to review ratio is around 10% which i believe is really low for these types of products.
      So from this logic you made;
      106*10 = $1060 from 2 years of gumroad
      50*10 = $500 from 3 months of cgcookie courses
      And lets assume other product revenues combined makes as much as these and double them because i don't have any data for them and you don't promote them.
      Total: $3120
      This is a huge round up estimation. I don't believe for the numbers available, these sources generate this amount of money but to prove a point, these 2+ years of assets generated 4 times more compared to your single monthly video + patreon income. I am not even including the sponsor revenue.
      In short if you included a detailed % income sources (such as 30% from youtube, 10% from patreon, 30% gumroad etc...) without even mentioning the $ amount we wouldn't have to make these assumptions and question your authority on the subject of selling 3d assets / products.
      I am not here to defame you or push negativity on your channel. Like i mention before i like some of your videos and this one feels disingenuous and reads so much like those fake finance course promotions, i wanted to point out. Since i wrote this much, i would hope you understand that i care enough for your content. If you included your revenue/income chart or made a colab video with someone that is well known on this subject i wouldn't feel that way. Especially if they include their chart as well.
      I hope you don't take my comments on the wrong way, i wish you the best, take care.

    • @xx_mohamed_xx9611
      @xx_mohamed_xx9611 Місяць тому +18

      bro the name of the video is -simple ways-
      -Simple- -simple-
      Do u want him to talk how to make a channel and explain UA-cams algorithm?
      Or how to make 3d content
      Or how to make course?
      You think making course simple
      Even if we considered that he wasn't talking about simple stuff
      The video still talks about how to get money
      4$ 6$ 100$
      I don't think the video was how to get specific amounts of money
      Lastly u just talked about one method -selling settings file-
      Why didn't u talk about geo nodes method it can let make 100 and more profit
      I mean bro I don't watch this channel a lot but ur comment is a bit not making any sense
      On my opinion

    • @m_akinsarica
      @m_akinsarica Місяць тому +9

      ​ @xx_mohamed_xx9611 Okay, i am going to assume you are genuine and simplify you the two comments i made; without providing any proof of his authority on the subject, he is selling you an concept/idea with a sponsored segment. Considering the publicly available data and his claims, he makes 4 times more with a single video adjusted to monthly basis without including sponsor revenue on those videos. Again if i have to simplify; He earns his living by making youtube videos not by the things he suggests you do. There isn't anything wrong with earning your living by making youtube videos but when you sell an idea of money making meanwhile you don't practice what you preach and not the authority on the subject, makes you disingenuous. Which could be solved if you are more transparent with your income. Nobody expects him to show his tax returns after all. I hope this explains a bit more. 🙂

    • @VentPuer
      @VentPuer Місяць тому

      @m_akinsarica i feel like you're some sort of irs agent on an alt account, trying to investigate this man's income for potential income tax evasion. Jokes aside i do get where are you coming from

  • @Herr_Keks
    @Herr_Keks Місяць тому +7

    gz to 200K

  • @nytr
    @nytr 22 дні тому +8

    Nice, now I just have to finish my donut tutorial and I'll become a bagillionare 😎

  • @sicfxmusic
    @sicfxmusic Місяць тому +11

    I mis-read the title but I still want 15 ways to make "monkey" in Blender 😜😜

    • @KaizenTutorials
      @KaizenTutorials  Місяць тому +3

      Haha sounds like a good video idea haha

    • @MattMatt-y2o
      @MattMatt-y2o 26 днів тому +1

      Blender is the only application I know that has a "default monkey", so I like the title... 😵🙂

  • @CGToonStudio
    @CGToonStudio Місяць тому +5

    Don't forget to give a little bit back to blender community ❤ please.

    • @KaizenTutorials
      @KaizenTutorials  Місяць тому +4

      Definitely! Donating to the Blender fund or by having Blendermarket give a share of your profits to the Blender fund is a great way to do this. Support Blender to keep it alive!

  • @kissu_io
    @kissu_io Місяць тому +5

    Consider using Ko-fi rather than Patreon because of the cut.
    Kofi is pretty much 6$/month, while Patreon is 8 or 12% of your total donations.

    • @KaizenTutorials
      @KaizenTutorials  Місяць тому +1

      Good one! I already have mine established, but I might use a different platform if I were to do it again today yeah. They do take a large cut.

    • @kissu_io
      @kissu_io Місяць тому

      @@KaizenTutorials yeah I know that it's hard to go back. 👍🏻
      For anyone new, could be nice to not use the default well-known one. 🥰

    • @cepheus3d
      @cepheus3d Місяць тому +1

      Patreon is better imo cause a lot of people naturally associate it with being "professional" and easy to navigate. I'm not shilling them, it's just from experience.
      It's the same with selling games on Epic vs Steam. Steam is better long term due to customers liking it more.

  • @ryomizutagraphics
    @ryomizutagraphics Місяць тому +1

    Great video! I appreciate you featuring my renders as examples of medical visualisations (I'm flattered!) Sadly, I haven't made them available as stock material yet though...maybe in the future 😅

    • @KaizenTutorials
      @KaizenTutorials  Місяць тому

      No worries, your stuff's awesome! And yeah definitely go for it. Probably lots of people who have use for it!

  • @SFE-Viz
    @SFE-Viz Місяць тому +3

    Sound advice about diversifying your income streams. Unless you have a well paying full time job that's good advice in general. Personally I think stock footage is just as over saturated as 3D models. The billion dollar payout claim is pretty meaningless unless it's put into perspective by the amount of uploads and individuals being paid. And there's so much offered under value on fiverr and such that one should carefully consider the amount of work going into a project compared to the possible payout. So many people selling for way too cheap. A problem in not just this industry. Not saying don't do it, just be aware. While these are the more simple ways to make money, they're not necessarily easy.
    Btw you forgot the card at the end, pointing at thin air 😉

    • @KaizenTutorials
      @KaizenTutorials  Місяць тому +1

      Well said! Oh and thanks. Ill check that out haha!

  • @thatsdeathshot
    @thatsdeathshot Місяць тому +2

    Yooo bro congrats on 200k subs !!!

  • @agyab_cg
    @agyab_cg Місяць тому +1

    soo much sense here.. congratulations on 200k🎉🎉

  • @AryansinghT60
    @AryansinghT60 Місяць тому +2

    Hi Kaizen. Congrats for 200k. What do you feel about great looking 3d mockups of different products like for mobile phones for showcasing apps, packaging ( bags, pouches, etc ) for brand promotions, etc. Many micro brands and startups these days are popping up and most of them dont have that kind of money to invest in a proper photoshoot for their marketing and promotions. I wanted to know your thoughts about this.
    Thanks for the tutorials and keep it up Sir!!

    • @KaizenTutorials
      @KaizenTutorials  Місяць тому +1

      Thank you, appreciate it! 3D mockups are really nice and can be another method. It's also quite saturated though with lots of companies offering such templates. Having said that; if you can make unique, great quality and realistic mockup templates I think there's definitely money to be made here! Even better if you can make semi-custom templates that companies can use for their own purposes without having to re-hire designers everytime.

    • @AryansinghT60
      @AryansinghT60 Місяць тому

      @@KaizenTutorials thank you! I had interest in this and will surely look into this in detail. Some things even I had in mind which you discussed here.

  • @FCFIFAGoals
    @FCFIFAGoals Місяць тому +2

    Very nice explanation👍....we needed this video.
    Just wanted an update regarding that video call for 30 people:)

    • @KaizenTutorials
      @KaizenTutorials  Місяць тому +1

      Thanks! Emails have been sent. If you were selected you should've gotten one. If not you shouldve gotten an email saying you havent been selected and youll get an invite to an exclusive (free) online event im doing in the future.

  • @DerekElliott
    @DerekElliott 26 днів тому

    great video and inspiring for new blender peeps!

    • @KaizenTutorials
      @KaizenTutorials  25 днів тому

      Thanks Derek! Hopefully this inspires some to follow their dream to become a fulltime 3D creator!

  • @WW_Studios
    @WW_Studios Місяць тому +1

    I love the animations you have as b-roll! So fire!
    And for stock photos wirestock works well for getting the pictures on a bunch of platforms.
    EDIT: Great video thanks a ton:)

    • @KaizenTutorials
      @KaizenTutorials  Місяць тому +1

      Thank you Joshua! Appreciate it. Haven't heard from wirestock. Do you use it yourself?

    • @WW_Studios
      @WW_Studios Місяць тому

      @@KaizenTutorials I used to use it a bit... but haven't hit the $50 payout threshold yet LOL. I only uploaded real-life photos though. But I'd guess you could do the same with things made in Blender!
      TBH the only way I've made money with Blender so far has been via Blenderkit 😅A few years ago I uploaded a bunch of photoscans and people seem to like them I guess!?

  • @tanjiro._
    @tanjiro._ 2 дні тому

    What about freelancing 3D commercial ads, and so on? Is it good for making money? For me, time is not an issue.

  • @Enderblade18
    @Enderblade18 Місяць тому +4

    None of this works if I don't have access to my bank account but these options seem great otherwise lmao

  • @VitalCGofficial
    @VitalCGofficial Місяць тому +2

    The destiny is you will help us to use blender thats free and earn something that kinda helpfull damn☺

  • @Nickcreations.i
    @Nickcreations.i Місяць тому

    Very happy to see you hit 200k, congratualations

  • @Unknow.__.68
    @Unknow.__.68 Місяць тому +1

    But What about who are intermediate in 3D and want to earn because with blender because on social media competition is too high between 3d Artist.
    By the way, This video is very awesome because you include very different ways that no one tell.
    and at the end you say to check out this video but there is no any video or " i " button

    • @KaizenTutorials
      @KaizenTutorials  Місяць тому +1

      Thanks for pointing out my mistake, oops! But yeah it's hard and always will be. No matter what job you have you always compete with everyone else who does it too and is looking for work. try to be unique and keep improving. Also keep sharing your art! Sadly there's no easy fix, just try to keep going and finding more avenues to make an income.

  • @Thingsbydesign
    @Thingsbydesign Місяць тому +1

    Would have been cool to have a breakdown how much money different services has made for you. I mean these are simple methods, but I expect everything mentioned here is EXTREMELY HARD to make money with. Like fiver there are guys doing 20-50€ models, I cant see money being made by competing there. Sure the original 3D printed flexi dragon has sold over 50k copies but now it so over saturated I actually have no idea if people still buy those flexi toys (probably sort of first come takes the pot situation?).

    • @KaizenTutorials
      @KaizenTutorials  Місяць тому +1

      Fair enough, but it all comes down to the point I mentioned; a social presence. If you make a fun 3D printable object AND you make some good fun content around it (shorts, tik-toks, reels) to showcase it you can sell tons still no problem! Fiverr is hard to compete, so again don't use fiverr to compete, use it to be available and do your own marketing to stand out and get clients!

  • @Nkanyiso_K
    @Nkanyiso_K Місяць тому +1

    What could i see myself doing: Mentorship, stock footage, commissions, prints & affiliates

  • @shakaama
    @shakaama 14 днів тому

    was hoping you'd talk about selling your stuff to businesses: diamonds, car dealerships, medical

  • @PrinceEagle
    @PrinceEagle Місяць тому +5

    Claude Money 💵💵💵

  • @Ishaqsculpt
    @Ishaqsculpt Місяць тому

    Hey Kaizen !
    Very interesting options,
    You mentioned selling 3D models of famous games and movies at 11:38
    Could you describe the legal side of doing that, because there is a huge gray area as a lot of artists mention not to do that as it is illegal to produce and sell product off of existing IPs, where as other are selling their 3D models and making a great living out of it !
    Wishing you much more growth and success ! ✌

    • @KaizenTutorials
      @KaizenTutorials  29 днів тому +1

      Thanks! Obviously I'm no lawyer and this isn't legal advice.
      I think you shouldn't push it when using some other IP. So don't go and be making tons of high quality figurines and basing all of that on an IP. However you can get close. For example Noggi has made Elden Ring chess pieces. They're his own sculpts, with his own look, just mimicing the elden ring characters. I think that's enough of an artistic interpretation to not have any issues.

    • @Ishaqsculpt
      @Ishaqsculpt 29 днів тому

      @@KaizenTutorials Gotcha !
      Thanks :))

  • @yehonamgeker
    @yehonamgeker Місяць тому +1

    So what do some of us in Africa do? It looks like some of them or most of them use PayPal and Stripe as their major methods of sending and receiving payments, where these are not available in my country. What do I do?

    • @KaizenTutorials
      @KaizenTutorials  Місяць тому

      There's usually alternatives offering other payment methods. Which methods work for you?

    • @yehonamgeker
      @yehonamgeker Місяць тому

      @@KaizenTutorials Is it possible for them to be paid to a local bank account?

  • @marcelsalvia1351
    @marcelsalvia1351 Місяць тому +1

    Great video! So you meaning living as a 3d artist now is like to be poor.... because hard work as 18 hs per day for a couple dollars don't make a great life i think

    • @KaizenTutorials
      @KaizenTutorials  29 днів тому +1

      Thanks. I think living as a 3D artist can make you very rich. Just have to put in some initial effort to setting up many of these income streams!

  • @Hass206
    @Hass206 28 днів тому +1

    Hey is that possible to create clothes in blender without using blender addons and marvelous designer?

    • @KaizenTutorials
      @KaizenTutorials  28 днів тому

      Sure it is! There's sewing, there's physics and cloth modifiers and brushes. That said; it's so much easier with Marvelous or addons.

    • @Hass206
      @Hass206 28 днів тому

      @@KaizenTutorials ohhk so it's possible to create complex clothes with just blender?right

  • @prm-firewolf7038
    @prm-firewolf7038 Місяць тому +1

    Great video ! But how to do it if you are stuck in learning blender ?

    • @KaizenTutorials
      @KaizenTutorials  Місяць тому +1

      Thanks! If you're stuck I'd recommend checking out these videos; ua-cam.com/video/OeGULgqwJh8/v-deo.html or ua-cam.com/video/O4hcOdTofTY/v-deo.html

  • @remixarash4288
    @remixarash4288 25 днів тому +1

    Product animation
    VFX advertisment
    3d edit + aftereffects

    • @KaizenTutorials
      @KaizenTutorials  23 дні тому

      Those are great options too yeah, although more work!

  • @jamille101
    @jamille101 Місяць тому

    Im sort of a semi professional 3d artist and was thinking about starting a gumroad but i heard if you sell things for a dollar its nof worth it? Is that true? Does gumroad take a percentage of your sales? If so how much?

    • @KaizenTutorials
      @KaizenTutorials  Місяць тому

      I believe I make about 1,80 on a 2 dollar pricetag. But then I still have to pay taxes on that ofcourse both VaT and income tax. So mot left with much honestly

  • @NASMediaofficial
    @NASMediaofficial Місяць тому +1

    Are you on linkedin🤔

  • @Aslan-s8n
    @Aslan-s8n Місяць тому

    Yo...when do u do community art challenges in blender ....
    And where to submit em...better not be discord.

  • @mylesprospero8105
    @mylesprospero8105 27 днів тому

    0:10 where did you get this clip? i didnt expect to get inspiration from stock videos lol

  • @PhyoeSiThu-du7yq
    @PhyoeSiThu-du7yq 29 днів тому

    Hello Kaizen, I want to ask you. My laptop has not external graphics card eg,gtx and rtx. Without gpu, can I use Blender for long term?

    • @KaizenTutorials
      @KaizenTutorials  29 днів тому

      I mean without a GPU Blender will be kinda slow. It's not a big deal for modeling etc but if you want to render and animate it can become an issue. I think it's fine but it's probably not good enough for many years to come.

    • @PhyoeSiThu-du7yq
      @PhyoeSiThu-du7yq 29 днів тому

      @@KaizenTutorials thanks kaizen

  • @AnnkurKumar
    @AnnkurKumar Місяць тому

    How to make addons for blender, or any other 3d application?

    • @KaizenTutorials
      @KaizenTutorials  29 днів тому

      Code mainly. But there's also an addon to make addons funny enough. But yeah learning Python is the easiest method.

  • @PhyoeSiThu-du7yq
    @PhyoeSiThu-du7yq Місяць тому

    Can I use Blender without graphic card?

  • @onlyeditz-b1i
    @onlyeditz-b1i 15 днів тому

    Whats youre pc specs

    • @KaizenTutorials
      @KaizenTutorials  15 днів тому

      Ryzen 9 7900X, 64GB RAM, NVIDIA RTX4090 FE, MSI Tomahawk B650

  • @syedhasnain7456
    @syedhasnain7456 Місяць тому

    Hi do you need a website ?

  • @victor.novorski
    @victor.novorski Місяць тому +2

    Games

    • @KaizenTutorials
      @KaizenTutorials  Місяць тому +1

      A lot of work, but definitely an option. Even simple games can make a lot of money on Steam.

    • @victor.novorski
      @victor.novorski Місяць тому

      @@KaizenTutorials I initially began with Unity, then I worked on 3D models on Blender, now I'm doing a course over Maya

    • @victor.novorski
      @victor.novorski Місяць тому

      @@KaizenTutorials I did make a couple of builds on wheel physics and games and it was quite good. (Couldn't get good 3D models and went to Blender)

  • @Strelokos666
    @Strelokos666 4 дні тому

    Gen Z meta

  • @t1sk1jukka
    @t1sk1jukka Місяць тому

    Nfts mentioned. Instant thumb down.

    • @KaizenTutorials
      @KaizenTutorials  Місяць тому +10

      Literally said NFTs suck because they have no value and you can simply download the image?!

    • @Crimson2873
      @Crimson2873 Місяць тому

      Lmao

  • @w1ck3d01pr
    @w1ck3d01pr Місяць тому +1

    could you update the Renderpreset to 4.2?

  • @nepzel42069
    @nepzel42069 29 днів тому +1

    How about getting a job? Are there any tips or advice for the environment and architecture type of artists. I wish to get inside the art industry and improve.

    • @KaizenTutorials
      @KaizenTutorials  28 днів тому +3

      Getting a job, without making this a book length post, comes down to 3 things and in my opinion in this order of magnitude too; Presentation, personality, portfolio. Present yourself as who you are, honest, professionally. Make sure your personality fits the company and it's employees. Have a decent/good portfolio to show your work!

    • @nepzel42069
      @nepzel42069 28 днів тому

      @KaizenTutorials I see,thankyou. If you don't mind, will you rate my portfolio and give tips and advice? Maybe once a month,you check others portfolio and correct them or give critiques on a video. So many can gain insight from others experiences