Thank you for making this tutorial! I was just thinking to create a 3D version of my Mando helmet so I can use it for my SFM animation later. So far your instructions are easy to follow. We'll see how it goes when I got the time to make one! Once again, thank you!
I got into 3D modeling for my semester and one of my big personal goals is to make starwars 3D models. I’ve been using maya and I’m very beginner, within a week or two I’m going to follow this tutorial and see how I handle it. I used blender before but that was a few years ago, I’m excited this will be a nice project for me.
This was the best tutorial for this helmet, and it was pretty detailed. One problem I faced was that the hide button (H) didn't hide the faces. It just made the face not able to be clicked. Like, I would press H and then I wouldn't be able to click the "hidden" faces but I still would see them. How would I fix this?
It took me a while due to major mistakes, but I got to complete the mesh. Obviously due to me not doing some parts perfectly there are some differences, but I still think it looks great.
Great Tutorial so far but grid fill doesn't work for me at 16:50 it says: Loops are not connected by wire/boundary edges. Any help is appreciated! EDIT: Fixed it, somehow there were multiple vertices at one point and the structure wan't fully connected. Selected all tops veticies and merged by distance and now it worked! Maybe useful for others!
I'll try explain this as best as I can for a novice, but at 3:47 the 'e,x" method works fine and it's creating the loops or lines as you see there but on the right, but on the left, while it's extruding it out and putting it in the right place, it's not creating those edge loops or lines.
I'm following along and having issues getting a straight line for the bottom of the helmet. I also did not get it very ground until I went into top orthographic view and rounded it manually. Otherwise, it seems to be going well so far.
after adjusting the topology of the mask, I moved on to the band on the back of the helmet and found a simpler way than what is stated here by using the spin tool. Select the edge, click on the spin tool and rotate to the back of the helmet, done.
Ya there are some little details we don't have maybe? Followed to the letter and some strange vertex creasing where it shouldn't be making it totally not printable or water tight. Will be continuing to try tho
Try shift + N to recalculate normals, that sometimes helps. But you may have to do a bit of testing on your own to get the proper effect you want. Glad to hear you want to 3D print it
@@tamicoker will surely give this a shot. I appreciate the help. And yes I hope to print it and see how it turns out. If I get positive results I'll surely add a link to the finished products photos.
Fantastic tutorial! I’ve used this several times already as I work on creating a few different helmet files. I was wondering though, is there a setting/series of settings to prep the file for 3D printing. My models seem to have lots of errors when I export them as stls. I’m probably doing something wrong lol.
Genuinely glad you found it helpful. I could definitely make a video where I refine the model for 3D printing as a few people have mentioned it already, so I could have that out in a week or so. Part 2 is out already for material customisation.
im following the tutorial (which is pretty great BTW) but when i go to subdivide after completing the top part of the helmet, some odd creases appear on the helmet. trying to merge verts doesnt really help either. Not really sure why this is happening, i went back and redid it exactly as you did.
trying this with the new version of blender. is it possible that the way the F2 tool works changed? it seems to be making triangles. Not sure it could also just be me not using it right. Does is there a difference between filling and manually extruding and snapping the vertices? thats the way im following along
I just tried the addon in Blender 3.0, it seems to be working the exact same, if you're getting a filled triangle as opposed to a fourth vertex, it may be that you've selected 3 vertices and used the default fill function. Select the middle vertex, and [press 'f', that's how it should work
At around 16:45 when you do the grid fill, how are you able to select the mirrored geometry? I can not select the edges of my mirrored geometry, I am using Blender 3.0 so maybe that is the issue?
Hello, I was wondering where do I start when creating a helmet without any concept arts? I only have a photo of what it looks like in it's game (TRAIBLAZER-Class Mjolnir) and I want to know how to create it's helmet despite me being a beginner. I would like to know some ways to create helmets in this situation, it would help me out a lot!
Most important thing is PATIENCE, you're a beginner, so don't expect to make the result you hoped for on the first attempt. I recommend following many tutorials, like this one, to accumulate skills and learn the software better. Experiment by deviating from the tutorials, do your own thing. Then, once you feel ready, start the dream project. It will be difficult to make a model without proper reference images, however it is still attainable, it's within your capacity, but you have to be patient and dedicated.
question for anyone who can help, i model things for 3d printing, models have to be manifold for printing, i followed this video and realized the model is not manifold beyond repair, what should i do?
you again, are you speedrunning all my videos?? Either way, I appreciate it. I'm not entirely sure why it may not be working, but you can add in more geometry by pressing ctrl + R to add in edge loops, then drag them towards the edges you want to be sharp
would be good but I had no idea what you were pressing to scale, or to grab points to move around as I struggles to find how to grab a point so gave up on the video 4 minutes in. please explain what your pressing to achieve something as you do it, definitely not a beginner tutorial unless you already know you way around the software. :(
I clearly state many times, it is the 'g' key to grab vertices, or you can use your right mouse button. However I did forget to mention to press 's' to scale
@@tamicoker Thanks for the reply. I struggled to find how to scale it and when I did it didn't scale as a rectangle as yours did but a square, so then I tried to figure out how to move the points but you hadn't explained that by that time in the video so couldn't really carry on, which is why it left me confused and a bit frustrated.
@@_vakas Apologies, completely forgot about that. ALT + R clears rotation, this is a default hotkey in blender. If it isn't working, you may have already cleared the rotation, or applied a new rotation by pressing CRTL + A then rotation
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Well I'm new to 3D modeling and I almost give up, but then I found this video. One of the best tutorials out there. Subscribed!
I appreciate the comment, continue to enjoy using this wonderful piece of software
I appreciate the honest tutorial, admitting there might be better ways but working with what you know and improving. Great job
I appreciate the comment bro
@@tamicoker Absolutely man, I'll be tuning in for more content
Great tutorial I used this as an example and now I made a clone helmet.
glad you enjoyed it, part 2 is out if you want to add some nice materials your helmet
I'm trying to make one too! I'm new to blender, so I'm excited to try
@@nilayzaveri468 welcome to the club
Amazing video bro, music was the right volume, solid info, easy to follow and understand. I can't believe this was free lol thank you!
That's really kind, I appreciate the comment
Really great tutorial for me, thank you, followed from start to finish in my spare time over a couple of days.
That's awesome, thanks for the comment
Thank you for making this tutorial! I was just thinking to create a 3D version of my Mando helmet so I can use it for my SFM animation later. So far your instructions are easy to follow. We'll see how it goes when I got the time to make one! Once again, thank you!
I'm so glad to hear it! Part 2 is coming out very soon, so be on the lookout for that, I'd love to see your final result
Thank you for this Video! VERY straight forward and clear precise Instruction...wish others followed your way......
Very glad you found it useful
Dude, this is exactly what I have been searching for a long time!
I'm glad you found it
@@tamicoker Subscribed :)
this... is amazing. words cannot describe how good this tutorial is, and it is a crime that your channel has only 182 subscribers. Hats off to you!
this comment put a massive smile on my face, I'm really glad you found value in this video :)
@@tamicoker
😊
I got into 3D modeling for my semester and one of my big personal goals is to make starwars 3D models. I’ve been using maya and I’m very beginner, within a week or two I’m going to follow this tutorial and see how I handle it. I used blender before but that was a few years ago, I’m excited this will be a nice project for me.
love to hear it, good luck
Fantastic stuff
Awesome tutorial dude I’m using it for my tech class at school for my final project
I feel honoured, really hope the project goes well!
@@tamicoker 👍
This was the best tutorial for this helmet, and it was pretty detailed. One problem I faced was that the hide button (H) didn't hide the faces. It just made the face not able to be clicked. Like, I would press H and then I wouldn't be able to click the "hidden" faces but I still would see them. How would I fix this?
after this im going to try to make one on my own
thank you very much for this tutorial. it helped me a lot.
Happy to hear it
Great Tutorial
It took me a while due to major mistakes, but I got to complete the mesh. Obviously due to me not doing some parts perfectly there are some differences, but I still think it looks great.
That's great to hear, feel free to send it to me on Instagram @oluwa.tami, I'd love to see it
IMHO Ctrl Alt Q is good for the very first stages there
Amazing tutorial!
stop it, you're making me blush
try to use a circel for a cleaner model for the head part
Cool tutorial! Would recommend turning on screen cast for future ones though
The one I was previously using was bugging out, but screen cast keys will definitely be used from now on
@@tamicoker Amazing! Let me say you are very underrated and I have seen people who have used this tutorial and who have gotten far! Thank you!!
@@MandoMadness Thanks, I really appreciate the kind words
@@tamicoker Just speaking the facts
Good tutuorial ^^
Great Tutorial so far but grid fill doesn't work for me at 16:50 it says: Loops are not connected by wire/boundary edges. Any help is appreciated!
EDIT: Fixed it, somehow there were multiple vertices at one point and the structure wan't fully connected. Selected all tops veticies and merged by distance and now it worked! Maybe useful for others!
Well next problem, can't get my grid fill symentrical
Have you tried changing the span?
Awesome!
I'll try explain this as best as I can for a novice, but at 3:47 the 'e,x" method works fine and it's creating the loops or lines as you see there but on the right, but on the left, while it's extruding it out and putting it in the right place, it's not creating those edge loops or lines.
It's hard to decipher what you're getting at. Is your mirror modifier enabled?
@@tamicoker I've an idea, I'll send an imgur image link tomorrow as I'm pretty shit at explaining things lol
I'm following along and having issues getting a straight line for the bottom of the helmet. I also did not get it very ground until I went into top orthographic view and rounded it manually. Otherwise, it seems to be going well so far.
after adjusting the topology of the mask, I moved on to the band on the back of the helmet and found a simpler way than what is stated here by using the spin tool. Select the edge, click on the spin tool and rotate to the back of the helmet, done.
Ya there are some little details we don't have maybe? Followed to the letter and some strange vertex creasing where it shouldn't be making it totally not printable or water tight. Will be continuing to try tho
Try shift + N to recalculate normals, that sometimes helps. But you may have to do a bit of testing on your own to get the proper effect you want. Glad to hear you want to 3D print it
@@tamicoker will surely give this a shot. I appreciate the help. And yes I hope to print it and see how it turns out. If I get positive results I'll surely add a link to the finished products photos.
37:09 Artifacts do not disappear. What could be causing this?
Fantastic tutorial! I’ve used this several times already as I work on creating a few different helmet files. I was wondering though, is there a setting/series of settings to prep the file for 3D printing. My models seem to have lots of errors when I export them as stls. I’m probably doing something wrong lol.
Genuinely glad you found it helpful. I could definitely make a video where I refine the model for 3D printing as a few people have mentioned it already, so I could have that out in a week or so. Part 2 is out already for material customisation.
@@tamicoker that would be super helpful! Looking to start 3d printing my helmet models as well.
How did you apply the mirror modifier for the grid fill?
im following the tutorial (which is pretty great BTW) but when i go to subdivide after completing the top part of the helmet, some odd creases appear on the helmet. trying to merge verts doesnt really help either. Not really sure why this is happening, i went back and redid it exactly as you did.
At 4:10. Mine makes a triangle and I literally have no clue how to fix this. Any solutions? Thankyou
Try making the ironman helmet. I beat you get even more views. great work.
I literally made an Ironman helmet just before this tutorial, so it's probably worth making a tutorial out of that too. Thanks for the kind words
Maybe next videos you put the hotkeys on the screen.
for sure, will start using them in my newer videos
Hey i know this comment was made alot but it seems "tap out of the mirror modifier" doesnt work for me. And i don't know how to fix it.
Oh nvm i think i did smt wrong
one question when i shad smooth it the sharp lines on the helemt dosent look sharp anymore i also auto smooth but no work help
alt g doesn't reset the reference photo.....
what do mean by the zed for wireframe mode 1:36. What is the zed key?
shoot thought u were says zed but u were saying z
@@spicypigeon5771 😂😂yep, maybe I should start saying 'zee' for my American viewers
trying this with the new version of blender. is it possible that the way the F2 tool works changed? it seems to be making triangles. Not sure it could also just be me not using it right. Does is there a difference between filling and manually extruding and snapping the vertices? thats the way im following along
I just tried the addon in Blender 3.0, it seems to be working the exact same, if you're getting a filled triangle as opposed to a fourth vertex, it may be that you've selected 3 vertices and used the default fill function. Select the middle vertex, and [press 'f', that's how it should work
I added upper part of the helmet by boolean
that's the beauty of blender, more than one way of achieving the same thing
How do you fill in the visors???
I pressed the 'f' key when selecting an edge
33:50
At around 16:45 when you do the grid fill, how are you able to select the mirrored geometry? I can not select the edges of my mirrored geometry, I am using Blender 3.0 so maybe that is the issue?
At 16:40, I apply the mirror modifier
Hello, I was wondering where do I start when creating a helmet without any concept arts? I only have a photo of what it looks like in it's game (TRAIBLAZER-Class Mjolnir) and I want to know how to create it's helmet despite me being a beginner.
I would like to know some ways to create helmets in this situation, it would help me out a lot!
Most important thing is PATIENCE, you're a beginner, so don't expect to make the result you hoped for on the first attempt. I recommend following many tutorials, like this one, to accumulate skills and learn the software better. Experiment by deviating from the tutorials, do your own thing. Then, once you feel ready, start the dream project. It will be difficult to make a model without proper reference images, however it is still attainable, it's within your capacity, but you have to be patient and dedicated.
Can you do one of a P1 clone helmet?
Dunno, haven't tried making one, but it is a good idea
what is zed? when you add the second reference image you say zed
lol I'm talking about the 'Z' key, for my American audience that's ZEE
@@tamicoker got you, thank you.
question for anyone who can help, i model things for 3d printing, models have to be manifold for printing, i followed this video and realized the model is not manifold beyond repair, what should i do?
Late question. When i export this to stl for the 3d printer it says the helmet itself is too thin in the insides. How can i make that more bulky?
Increase the thickness of the solidify modifer
I dont know the Hotkey for the menu you opened at 3:52
I pressed the tilde key, it's the button above the tab button on my laptop, I use it since my laptop doesn't have a dedicated numpad
@@tamicoker Thank you
at 9:56 whe you do the making a face, when I select that vertex and click F either nothing happens or a triangular face is made. What did I do wrong?
Have you ensured that the F2 addon is enabled?
17:45 how do you raise it like that? i am pressing all the buttons and it doesn't seem to be raising anything
Press 'O' for proportional editing, or you can press the circle icon at the top centre of the screen (it goes blue once you activate it)
one question; can I use this self "created" helmet in daz studio ?
had to search up what Daz was, most 3D software support obj files, so try exporting your blend file as an obj, then open it in Daz studios
16:11
for some reason when i edge crease the cheeks its still smooth and cant make it look sharp
you again, are you speedrunning all my videos?? Either way, I appreciate it. I'm not entirely sure why it may not be working, but you can add in more geometry by pressing ctrl + R to add in edge loops, then drag them towards the edges you want to be sharp
would be good but I had no idea what you were pressing to scale, or to grab points to move around as I struggles to find how to grab a point so gave up on the video 4 minutes in. please explain what your pressing to achieve something as you do it, definitely not a beginner tutorial unless you already know you way around the software. :(
I clearly state many times, it is the 'g' key to grab vertices, or you can use your right mouse button. However I did forget to mention to press 's' to scale
@@tamicoker Thanks for the reply. I struggled to find how to scale it and when I did it didn't scale as a rectangle as yours did but a square, so then I tried to figure out how to move the points but you hadn't explained that by that time in the video so couldn't really carry on, which is why it left me confused and a bit frustrated.
Alt +R isn't working for me.
alt + R doesn't do anything in Blender, if you're trying to add in an edge loop, press CTRL + R
@@tamicoker you said alt R at 1:03
@@_vakas Apologies, completely forgot about that. ALT + R clears rotation, this is a default hotkey in blender. If it isn't working, you may have already cleared the rotation, or applied a new rotation by pressing CRTL + A then rotation
@@tamicoker thanks 👍
Looking forward to Among Us Thursday tomorrow
I paid you the money already bro, please don't leak the Among Us Thursday, I'm begging you
28:08
That is indeed a timestamp