"You know, there are some really good builders out there, but I'm the best." This is my first Bdoubs video, and I have a feeling this is the most perfect introduction I could've had to him
You might like watching him in Hermitcraft he has been on it for many many years. He first joined on Jan. 5 2013. He is in Year 10 Of Hermitcraft now. This year there are 27 hermits on it & I watch them all. They are great. Hope you might check them out. Starting with BdoublesO100. Have fun.
the bakery server is lowkey insane its like a natural selection for builders. however, in terms of survival friendly builds (no commands needed for funky block placements, entity displays etc), i haven't seen anything better than bdubs' builds. I think he might be the best i cant lie
tbf. the bakery is a MONSTER when it comes to build qualities. one only has to look at the works of one of its members (such as shovel241 here on youtube) to see that.
I'd love to see a series where Etho and Bdubs have a world together, but Etho does all the building and landscaping etc. And Bdubs does all the Redstone and Farms etc.
This technique of Minecraft Trompe-l'oeil is just breathtaking. The Season 9 Big Gate was an incredible study of trompe-l'oeil on a (mostly) 2D surface, but managing to integrate it onto not just 3D surfaces but curved non-orthogonals is just… nope, no words for it. I think there are some builders that could manage to do this technique and find innovative new tricks, but the fact that Bdubs manages to make it in the pursuit of actual art rather than it just being a "tech demo" of materials and placement is just something I've never seen elsewhere. It's not just doing a curve so meticulously as a skill flex, but totally in the service of the architecture. The title of this video is apt. This manages to be both one of the most technically-adept and one of the most beautiful builds I've seen in Minecraft.
@@tomhillton4299 It's about X:-3200, Z:-200, if I remember correctly. However, it's on the far side of the mountain, so you don't see it as you're coming from the central area -- just on the way back. It's near the mining mesa, and not far from the gaming district and Stresskall's 20 Ways To Fail.
All this ^, there is a real love of art and architecture behind this that makes it so breathtakingly inspiring right down to the framing of the build. That moment when Bdubs looks beyond the statue and we see the new build in the distance framed by the bridge with the greenhouse in the foreground. 🤩
My good sir, as another member of team Light Gray, I am feeling WAYY out of my league and unprepared, but It is so reassuring and grounding to hear you say even you share those feelings. Looking forward to the build, its gonna be a blast! 💙
@@hannahoxley1049 yea he had to gether all the materials himself, however some of the other builds are from a further back than the newest Hermitcraft season started 😊
I love the monochrome choice, it makes the build look like a silhouette. Also when you said this build has no why, a lot of historical structures that have no purpose besides being a monument and still exist because they are just too big to take down. I like the idea that some of the big builds in this world have just existed for thousands of years, so we don’t know why they existed.
This build is incredible. You’d need like a 15 hour documentary to go over every detail, shadow, color and idea packed into this one build. Truly a work of art, great job Bdubs!
How was this comment made 17h ago when the video itself shows it was uploaded 2h ago? Did he reupload it? And do the old comments still show up on it if a video is reuploaded?
This world’s style feels like the end of an era, like fantasy being pushed out by the Industrial Revolution. It is a world like something out of Ghibli, an ‘in-between’ time.
The whole thing about teaching your kids to be proud of themselves - that's so incredibly important. And teaching it to yourself is a really important thing to teach as well - that when you decide to make a change about yourself, it's a process, and it's work, but it's worth it. Your builds have done so much of that, over the years. Teaching and informing and evolving and being happy with things even when they aren't perfect. And the result is something like this - this absolutely stunning build. If you never make a path, or fix the terrain in the back, that's OK. It doesn't make the build *as it is* any less beautiful. Being happy with where we are in the now is also a skill. Anyway, this is beautiful, and I'm so glad to have found you as a creator.
This is so true. I used to be really nervous about anything I said about my work coming off as bragging, but eventually someone told me -- if you won't be proud of it, then who will? Also Bdubs best builder ever :P
Bdubs making sound panels irl is just like learning “Red- stone with Bdubs “, You Be proud of what you made from scratch!! and of what you learned along the way:)
It kind of gives me Shadow of the Colossus vibes with the big castle-tower in the middle of the flat planes, especially with the big ol' bridge. Absolutely love the scale and detail, you're a magician bdubs!
Watching the build thinking about how awesome the glass panes are and then you fade to the fountain where you started using them; so good. Bdubs out here casually being the best builder Minecraft has ever seen and a total goober at the same time, gotta love it.
Being a total goober at the same time is, in my opinion, what makes him the greatest builder minecraft has ever seen. He embraces the canvas as being a game to share and have fun with, but it doesn't detract at all from the art. Brings so much joy watching his content. Absolutely breathtaking!
@@UA-camBot-8916 I guess it's what you make it but wouldn't be so bad of a guiding philosophy to have I guess. Like you could take it as being a market disruptor maybe? Like in a business /entrepreneurial sense... Or I guess just chaos making. Pick your poison of the day.
I think not having a "why" for this building actually makes it more valuable to me. It adds a sense of mystery or age to the build. Especially since it's so large that it almost looms over the village, it really brings to mind images of buildings that have been around so long they start to become part of the natural world like a hill or a mountain.
I like the idea of no path. It could be an old abandoned castle or school that is nearby the town but normally not visited for whatever reason. It feels very atmospheric!
or maybe even like a broken path, like its fully missing a good bit of blocks and so you have to parkour to actually even reach the front door if you ever want to go there
bdubs I don't know if you've played Elden ring but there is this place called academy of Raya Lucaria and the bridges are all crumbled and you can almost use them as stairs I think if you took some inspiration from those stairs you would have yourself a really fun time as well as an amazing pathway up to the new build! Love the video and loved the build!
I've been watching Bdubs' videos since 2013, when I was 12 years old. I often wonder what that secret ingredient is that keeps me coming back after all these years. I think the answer is that Bdubs, through both his building and his words, has a special ability to express beauty, meaning, and authenticity. And honestly, that's what art is about, and it's what every artist strives for. So thanks for being my fav artist Bdubs.
honestly I adore the build and I'm so glad you spent so long walking around it and just talking about how good it is!! With youtube these days we so rarely get to bask in the builds people make, it's all done in a quick timelapse and boom onto the next project, but this deserves time and adoration and amazement!!
I would 1000% pay for a membership or subscription for access to the extended cuts of these videos with like longer time lapses and more in depth discussion of the thought process in the building and the color theory. I'm sure I'm not the only one. This is an amazing video and one of the best builds I have ever seen. Keep doing amazing things bdubs
bdubs at this hour? accidental post? anyways. at the start of the video, it always makes me happy to hear someone happy about their work. and its great to hear how others building keeps pushing you forward too as it should for every artist
bdubs i had rly plateaued as a builder for the last 5 years but the reboot of building with bdubs series has rly made me improve with shading and texturing
Bdubs, you are just the best! I’m not a minecrafter, I’m an painter, but I love every video you post. Your videos are just way beyond everyone else. When you play it’s no longer a kids game... you give everybody inspiration. I can’t give you enough flowers.
The way you not only use blocks like paint, but somehow work out how to see the big picture and build at crazy angles is incredible to me. You are the best builder I've ever seen. Meanwhile my builds are basically just like vanilla village houses with one or two nice things, like an interesting block palette or a new window or lantern design. Which, I like, but it doesn't compare to this!
The song that was used was Jonatan Mollberg The First Two Times, the song fits the build perfectly, watching the whole series up again.. just coming back to this video.. this song with the camera angles was inspirational and the thought of how long.. wow, love the videos bdubs :)
Fun fact the technical term for reducing the jagged edges by changing the colors of the pixels is called antialiasing. It's used a lot in computer graphics and it's what allows us to see smooth curves in displays with a lot less pixels. Love the build and the explanation of how you did the AA!
A few things: 1. There is a "why" to the building; it's learning new skills and furthering your capacity to practice them. 2. The compression wasn't bad; the rain is a good mood. 3. Perhaps the rest of the way up to the tower is a bending, curving and snaking path around the lower parts of the terraforming, up to the more formal staircase.
This episode gets me back to like 10 or 12 years ago watching the old building with bdubs videos. Just building, chilling and some life talk. It is really inspiring Bdubs, not only the beautiful buildings, but also the experience and imersion you accomplish with what you have to say. Touching. Amazing build btw, you could paste it into a picture and none would notice it is minecraft.
Bdubs you have outdone yourself again. That build is breathtaking. You should build something like this on the hermitcraft server in ethos and tango’s back garden. It would be funny how they would praise you every episode
First time I've heard of Bdubs and I'm not much of a minecraft player but goddam this is impressive, not just the building but the understanding of how the block shapes and shadows work in minecraft.
oh my god, that final shot almost made me cry. Bdubs you've done it again! I would really love to hear more about your process of developing over the last year. Like after you have your idea, what are the next steps you take to try to improve it? Once you've been working on it for a few months, what is it about the build that you still want to change? Do you start with specific goals in mind? Do you discover what you want the build to be like as you make it?
Man, it makes me feel some type of way to hear you talking about not being the best and instinctively rising to your defense - but also it's really hard hitting to follow that up with not being the best being a kind of joy or drive to grow. I just hope you know I always learn a lot, about minecraft and art and drive in general from you.
When I walk through my neighborhood I notice the waterstained shadows under windows because you explained that shading technique in a livestream once. It's a joy to see the world in more detail bc of you.
For the "why" of the building, maybe just turn it into a big time keeping device. It's got the clock motif on the front, so throw in a daylight sensor and some bells or something and turn it into a temple of time that rings in the new day.
I have to say that every time you say “commmmmerrcial break” I smile and I cannot wait to see what you’ve done this time. You make commercials so much fun and for that I am grateful! Also you Minecraft skills and talent are off the charts. Thank you for the inspiration in MC and irl! Cheers brother
Part of me watches Bdubs for the amazing builds, but a larger part of me watches to be inspired by by someone who is constantly learning and pushing themself to be better. Loving the journey.
You know one of the things I love about you is you've really mastered your craft, we see this all the time when great writers, painters, musicians create art, they get to a level where they can break the rules. You're at a level, where you break the "rules" within Minecraft. It's really inspiring to see, and what I mean by that is, you don't follow traditional roof designs, circular type of building style or even walls. Rather you are constantly innovating, refining your craft, and learning. It's a beautiful thing to see, there is no best builder in Minecraft, each builder has something unique and beautiful to offer. I just really appreciate the way you create art, I hope you see this comment.
Instantly recognized the clock window! Its awesome! Bdubs, you'll be an awesome part of Snarple's build team! Your color and architecture skills combined will enhance his.
I've been watching you for over 12 years Bdubs and I thought you were the best builder I had ever seen back then... watching you grow and blow my mind with your builds time and time again over the years has been amazing. And I agree, this is your best one to date. You've got a beautiful mind my friend, keep up all the great work! love ya!
Amazing build once again. You mentioned it maybe developing a 'why' as time goes on, and I think it looks like a grand mausoleum. Within the city there are clearly monuments to specific people or events, like the Brothers' Bridge and the tower housing the dragon egg. Maybe this awesome structure is the final resting place of the city's founder, and maybe lesser tombs and graves could dot the cliffside around it, lending a real gothic feel beyond the architectural style like some of FromSoftware's environmental designs throughout the Soulsborne line. Regardless, you're an inspiration to me and many others, and have been for many years. You truly are the best builder in my heart.
You are an incredible builder. As a parent of a rapidly growing pre-teen, I love that you promote creativity, experimentation and positivity. People should learn to be proud of themselves and to say those things out loud. Thanks, for the content and the wisdom.
This new one reminds me of Mt. St. Michel. You've got a real Ghibli vibe going between the developing landscape and the background music. I love this so much.
This is reminding me of wayyyyyy old days when you tried your hand at building in huge scales for adventure maps, Bubbles. Would love to see a purely creative/tools build with some epic landscape cause it's such a unique art form within minecraft
It’s so wild how incredible the structure and terrane looks from a distance. Then you get close and you think it’s just a random assortment of blocks. It really is incredible.
I love that the flat surface above the front arch mimics the vertical shadows present in the diagonal surfaces as well, bit of a 2 way dynamic to keep them similar
At 26:26 I love what you have to say about pride for your work and I agree wholeheartedly. A lot of kids these days are learning from media or each other to shrink themselves and make their accomplishments small, but we can be proud of ourselves while also uplifting others! We don’t have to be sad and unhappy to avoid putting others down, we can lift ourselves up and the ones around us at the same time. I’m glad you’re teaching them this important rule, they’ll be happier, better people for it
Ideas for a path and surrounding area: have a once pristine pond in the front and bc the bridge to the door is broken, have a broken bridge strewn across the ground and in the pond. Then an overgrown road leading in a curve around the pillars getting progressively less overgrown into town. The area surrounding the ominous tower could be an old partially abandoned place? Like ‘old town’ or something. An area with not many standing buildings left, which will ensure that the line of sight to the tower stays in tact and impressive as ever. Whatever you decide to do, absolutely AMAZING. The thought you put into design and build choices alone makes you the best builder in my book. I can’t believe it took you a year. I’m glad that you are also using your videos to teach your daughters by extension, about things :) lovely video.
Good lord. I usually hate people who don't take credit for their work or are too humble to be proud about what they've done because I've seen someone dear to me do that far too often and never accepted the hardwork and talent they possessed. I've seen other builders creating great builds but you bring out something different maybe, you give a soul to the builds you work on.
25:20 I love how the bride slowly fades into the fog, which made me think of the back of the mountain: What if it were hidden behind clouds? That would be much more interesting than simply finishing the cliffside and would help establish completeley new views of the city.
You could make a ruined stair up to your new citadel. With parts of a stairway still standing, but with chunks missing and piles of cobblestone at the ground level. And thank you for the inspiration. I never realized that, in Minecraft, we are the greatest builders in OUR world. It's very encouraging.
Absolutely love the build! Without in anyway taking away from your unquestionable talent, I liked how you also talked about the time and effort and experimenting that went into making the arches look round etc!
Can not describe how awesome this build is and I dont even know 1/10th of the details that went into it. 2 minutes of the best cinematography for a years worth of work combined with a classic Bdubs story. Job well done Bdubs, Love Ya to Death as always.
I'm so glad that this series back. What I love about Bdubs, is on top of being an insane talent of this community, he's extremely humble _(Heck, even all the power-hunger he has from Hermitcraft is roleplay and mostly played as a gag)_ and doesn't think of himself as one of the greatest builders which he ABSOLUTELY is. He just knows how to pick a perfect block for any situation... Also, this Tower of Babel-esque building is absolutely out of this world, it's what I'd imagine an ''Eighth ancient wonder of the world'' to look like if it was to be ever constructed.
Hey bdubs :) instead of adding a pathway up to it, you could add the remnants of a collapsed staircase to the terrain -- cool lore, and you never have to do the inside!
It’s close to a real life city, new and old buildings encroaching on each other, roads and paths that don’t always make sense. Different districts like an old historic area. For inspiration look into Haussmann's renovation of Paris.
It’s beautiful to think that BECAUSE you tore the old dead tree out, you built the monument that inspired your best build yet. It also drove you to build your best tree ever but you put that one on HC instead of here lol. Thanks for sharing so much of your process. Appreciate you!
Love you to death Mr. Dubs. Thank you for another uplifting message. I just wanted to share quick how I came to your videos. It was covid and I was so depressed. And I started watching and following Hermitcraft as I started playing Minecraft for real to keep in touch with my niece (I had played before but always just as a goof as she and I cowered for a few nights in a hole in the ground). It was such a good time to play on my own, and the Hermitcraft community reminded me of some of the things I had lost touch with. So I started making content, telling more stories, and dreaming of giving others a shmile. Last year I helped make the Cobblemon Trailer (I planned it and filmed it all but could not have done it alone) and it really filled me with joy. It brought something very meaningful and lovely into my life. And I don't think I'd have made it to that if it weren't for you. I only ended up on the Cobblemon team for building and while I love Snarple and Shovel's work, you taught me to build. I appreciate you and your messages very much. The build is a gorgey, btw
27:58 Just a Suggestion, either maybe do a couple stone stacks that get larger the closer you get, with breaks in the rock breaking the path way into about 3-6 large “stepping stones”, Or you could do almost a mini viaduct with a stream running under, just like your lovely forest on hermitcraft! Either way brillant build as always Bdubs!
Holy! That is one spectacular build, Bdubs! Definitely THE BEST builder in the world (this world especially in fact the only one in it!) No really, amazing job you deserve the praise. I've always thought that builders don't need a why, especially if you treat Minecraft as a visual art medium, it's all good! We definitely are here to watch you build. I'm so excited for the competition! I've always wanted to see you branch that way and here we are! In the company of some of the bests out there
I had my own build style up until a week ago when I discovered building like this. It's more like painting, working with blocks as values rather than just structural elements. Accentuating light and dark to produce emergent designs. It's even more work than building was before, but I'm all for it. You are an inspiration.
these videos with the slow music and lots of introspection make me feel so nostalgic even though im a relatively new viewer compared to a lot of watchers of yours!
Oh my gosh same! It's so emotional 🥹.. I started watching bdubs on other hurmits vewis and was like I gotta go see more of his videos now he's just one of my favs to watch! He's so wholesome yet chaotic when he's with his friends lol
I mean this with the greatest level of admiration and delight…I absolutely love and support Mr. Rogers era BDubs!! The beauty & detail in your builds reflect a peace and contentment that only adds to the beauty. Well done…always in awe. Are we live streaming on the baker sever? Must plan accordingly. Rest your genius so you can crush this weekend. ❤💪🏽 also it’s a beautiful day in your neighborhood.
Hey Bdubs. Love the build. I am particularly impressed because it reminds me a lot of impressionism, the way you used colors in non-realistic ways to create the illusion of realism. I have an idea for the pathway. Making it go straight down would obviously be ugly and way too long. Instead, I think that you should extend the existing pathway maybe 4-5 blocks more, (a pillar's worth if that makes sense to you) and you should create an overlooking, balcony thingy area. From that area, you could have a pathway on either side of the balcony going down towards the back (from the balcony towards the build). Then, once they reach the stone they spiral 180 degrees to continue all the way down. I think that could create a sleek look, and if you don't like the idea of the diverging of pathways you could break symmetry and have a larger balcony that only has one pathway down from one side.
Been watching you a long long time (before you got married), and this build is without a doubt your most impressive from a technical standpoint. I can’t believe it’s Minecraft!
I did the exact same thing that you did with the fabric with RED OAK, one of the most embarrassing moment of my life as an amateur carpenter who thinks he is better than he is to realize his mistake LOL. Moral of the story is never be afraid to laugh at yourself.
If you are going to make that mistake with a hardwood, there are few better than red oak to make it on. Imagine if you’d made that mistake on rosewood or teak. 😬
Bdubs, you push the limits and bridge the gap between just building in Minecraft, and creating actual art. Hearing the way you describe the arches built at the angles, going in depth showing the details and how there’s differences in each arch and where lighter blocks accentuate the build. It’s mesmerizing, beautiful, and honestly just incredible. Between you and Jerm your content always brings me back wanting more. Amazing!
goodness gracious.
Now is your turn! Magic Mountain getting a makeover
same mumbo jumbo. same
Mumbo becomes a builder and bdubs responds by raising the building bar another 5 rungs
Has there been a video with you and Bdubs for building v redstone like you have done with Grian? That would be a fun collab :)
That build is bodacious.
there's only one builder that is better than Bdubs, and he is "tomorrow's Bdubs"
bdubs of next year has abilities i fear
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@@IsaacDaBoatSloth i feel like 50 year old bdubs has him beat
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for real
When it’s been 10 years and you can still get a Etho Plays Minecraft and a Building With BdoubleO in the same week
God the time has passed. Grew up watching both of them, and I'll probably be watching them till they stop uploading.
thats the beauty
13 years of building with bdubs
I just came from Ethos video! Watching these late because I was on vacation
holding the world together at this point
"You know, there are some really good builders out there, but I'm the best."
This is my first Bdoubs video, and I have a feeling this is the most perfect introduction I could've had to him
Well you won't be disappointed by what's to come
Bdubs is an absolute Titan of the Minecraft community, dive deep into his content and you will love every second
You might like watching him in Hermitcraft he has been on it for many many years. He first joined on Jan. 5 2013. He is in Year 10 Of Hermitcraft now. This year there are 27 hermits on it & I watch them all. They are great. Hope you might check them out. Starting with BdoublesO100. Have fun.
Same.
He actually is the best so well worth watching
Imagine being someone described by Bdubs as "they're so much better than me" that's a crazy compliment.
They can ride that high the rest of their life
the bakery server is lowkey insane its like a natural selection for builders. however, in terms of survival friendly builds (no commands needed for funky block placements, entity displays etc), i haven't seen anything better than bdubs' builds. I think he might be the best i cant lie
@@vanzwho854 bakery server is super beginner friendly, i'd recommend joining
tbf. the bakery is a MONSTER when it comes to build qualities. one only has to look at the works of one of its members (such as shovel241 here on youtube) to see that.
I'd love to see a series where Etho and Bdubs have a world together, but Etho does all the building and landscaping etc. And Bdubs does all the Redstone and Farms etc.
Boring, that’s just what they normally do!
Or if they switch roles every episode lol
I'd love to see a series where Etho and Bdubs have a world together.
Nah. Even etho is impressed with Bdubs redstone. But those two together is always gold
Oh my god this would be amazing. And then they each give critique on the other’s work
This technique of Minecraft Trompe-l'oeil is just breathtaking. The Season 9 Big Gate was an incredible study of trompe-l'oeil on a (mostly) 2D surface, but managing to integrate it onto not just 3D surfaces but curved non-orthogonals is just… nope, no words for it.
I think there are some builders that could manage to do this technique and find innovative new tricks, but the fact that Bdubs manages to make it in the pursuit of actual art rather than it just being a "tech demo" of materials and placement is just something I've never seen elsewhere. It's not just doing a curve so meticulously as a skill flex, but totally in the service of the architecture.
The title of this video is apt. This manages to be both one of the most technically-adept and one of the most beautiful builds I've seen in Minecraft.
Absolutely agree!
Do you know where to find the big gate in the season 9 server? Completely agree btw
@@tomhillton4299 It's about X:-3200, Z:-200, if I remember correctly. However, it's on the far side of the mountain, so you don't see it as you're coming from the central area -- just on the way back. It's near the mining mesa, and not far from the gaming district and Stresskall's 20 Ways To Fail.
All this ^, there is a real love of art and architecture behind this that makes it so breathtakingly inspiring right down to the framing of the build. That moment when Bdubs looks beyond the statue and we see the new build in the distance framed by the bridge with the greenhouse in the foreground. 🤩
@@tomhillton4299 the Tree of Whimsy gives you the coordinates is you want to find it organically.
My good sir, as another member of team Light Gray, I am feeling WAYY out of my league and unprepared, but It is so reassuring and grounding to hear you say even you share those feelings. Looking forward to the build, its gonna be a blast! 💙
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@@sauphaus22 haha thank you! 🙏
Hermits having hard time finishing their base. In the other hand, bdub build full magnificent building as backdrop.
This isnt on the hermitcraft server 😊
@@user-xm1od9nb1m I think that makes this even more impressive
@@hannahoxley1049 yea he had to gether all the materials himself, however some of the other builds are from a further back than the newest Hermitcraft season started 😊
@@user-xm1od9nb1m I think OP is referring to the build he does in this video
@@hannahoxley1049 yea but my point is it not really on the same timeline as hermitcraft
I love the monochrome choice, it makes the build look like a silhouette. Also when you said this build has no why, a lot of historical structures that have no purpose besides being a monument and still exist because they are just too big to take down. I like the idea that some of the big builds in this world have just existed for thousands of years, so we don’t know why they existed.
7:53 *Soft music plays* “…moral of the story: fabric is sold by the yard” 😂 That was peak Bdub and it was great. Don’t change Bdub, don’t change.
This build is incredible. You’d need like a 15 hour documentary to go over every detail, shadow, color and idea packed into this one build. Truly a work of art, great job Bdubs!
PLEEEEAAAASE!
if bdubs made a documentary I would cry ;)
@@noaheagles3517agreed, let's get Netflix involved
How was this comment made 17h ago when the video itself shows it was uploaded 2h ago? Did he reupload it? And do the old comments still show up on it if a video is reuploaded?
@@mattyiceemembers get early access
15 hours would kind of take the magic out of it for me and oveload my brain to a point where I'd never wanne try to build anything anymore :D
Bdubbs just casually knocking out basically the equivalent of a megabase super casual in one episode?? 😭 Dude this is incredible
This world’s style feels like the end of an era, like fantasy being pushed out by the Industrial Revolution. It is a world like something out of Ghibli, an ‘in-between’ time.
A lot of the big structures really remind me of Elden Ring!!!
Reminds me of Arcanum, conceptually.
@@tristanc3873 yes
The whole thing about teaching your kids to be proud of themselves - that's so incredibly important. And teaching it to yourself is a really important thing to teach as well - that when you decide to make a change about yourself, it's a process, and it's work, but it's worth it.
Your builds have done so much of that, over the years. Teaching and informing and evolving and being happy with things even when they aren't perfect. And the result is something like this - this absolutely stunning build. If you never make a path, or fix the terrain in the back, that's OK. It doesn't make the build *as it is* any less beautiful. Being happy with where we are in the now is also a skill.
Anyway, this is beautiful, and I'm so glad to have found you as a creator.
This is so true. I used to be really nervous about anything I said about my work coming off as bragging, but eventually someone told me -- if you won't be proud of it, then who will?
Also Bdubs best builder ever :P
Pretty sure Bdubs is the leading force in the building community. Man’s single handedly revolutionized Minecraft building multiple times
He really has
Some people may see this as a block game but building in Minecraft is genuinely an art form and you are the pinnacle of it. Always inspirational bdubs
Bdubs making sound panels irl is just like learning “Red- stone with Bdubs “, You Be proud of what you made from scratch!! and of what you learned along the way:)
DYI is all about learning new things and bdubs’ excellent storytelling makes the lesson easy to learn.
Y'all know he was a contractor irl. Working w/his hands and making stuff is who he is. Ain't no thang but a chicken wang.
what we learned is fabric is sold by the yard.
It kind of gives me Shadow of the Colossus vibes with the big castle-tower in the middle of the flat planes, especially with the big ol' bridge. Absolutely love the scale and detail, you're a magician bdubs!
I was gonna say the same thing. The vibe in the SotC is pure magic, and this feels very similar.
This whole survival world gives that vibe! The bridge absolutely sells it
I can see that, it reminds me a lot of Dark Souls as well
Watching the build thinking about how awesome the glass panes are and then you fade to the fountain where you started using them; so good. Bdubs out here casually being the best builder Minecraft has ever seen and a total goober at the same time, gotta love it.
Being a total goober at the same time is, in my opinion, what makes him the greatest builder minecraft has ever seen. He embraces the canvas as being a game to share and have fun with, but it doesn't detract at all from the art. Brings so much joy watching his content.
Absolutely breathtaking!
“I plan on being a disruption in the lockeroom” has my dying LMAO 2:03
I feel like that's what bdubs says to himself in the mirror every morning. It sure seems like that's been his guiding philosophy anyway.
Thats a hoymeecraft horn fur sure
That reminds me of the few LAN parties I attended at school. I was the bonus point running around on the map.
@@UA-camBot-8916 I guess it's what you make it but wouldn't be so bad of a guiding philosophy to have I guess. Like you could take it as being a market disruptor maybe? Like in a business /entrepreneurial sense... Or I guess just chaos making. Pick your poison of the day.
@@CaptainShankomaybe as a confidence booster!
I think not having a "why" for this building actually makes it more valuable to me. It adds a sense of mystery or age to the build. Especially since it's so large that it almost looms over the village, it really brings to mind images of buildings that have been around so long they start to become part of the natural world like a hill or a mountain.
Stopped watching after 11 seconds. That’s all I needed. Bdubs best full stop
I like the idea of no path. It could be an old abandoned castle or school that is nearby the town but normally not visited for whatever reason. It feels very atmospheric!
or maybe even like a broken path, like its fully missing a good bit of blocks and so you have to parkour to actually even reach the front door if you ever want to go there
bdubs I don't know if you've played Elden ring but there is this place called academy of Raya Lucaria and the bridges are all crumbled and you can almost use them as stairs I think if you took some inspiration from those stairs you would have yourself a really fun time as well as an amazing pathway up to the new build! Love the video and loved the build!
I think he used elden ring as a inspiration for the moseleum dont u think? Looks almost the same
@@durb5259 yeah I can see it for sure
For anyone curious, the music during the time lapse is apparently:
Jonatan Mollberg - The First Two Times
Thank you a lot!
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I've been watching Bdubs' videos since 2013, when I was 12 years old. I often wonder what that secret ingredient is that keeps me coming back after all these years. I think the answer is that Bdubs, through both his building and his words, has a special ability to express beauty, meaning, and authenticity. And honestly, that's what art is about, and it's what every artist strives for. So thanks for being my fav artist Bdubs.
I couldn’t have said it better myself. Bdubs’ has seriously molded me growing up.
The absolute whiplash I got from that thumbnail is indescribable. He can't keep getting away with it
He will sadly
honestly I adore the build and I'm so glad you spent so long walking around it and just talking about how good it is!! With youtube these days we so rarely get to bask in the builds people make, it's all done in a quick timelapse and boom onto the next project, but this deserves time and adoration and amazement!!
I would 1000% pay for a membership or subscription for access to the extended cuts of these videos with like longer time lapses and more in depth discussion of the thought process in the building and the color theory. I'm sure I'm not the only one. This is an amazing video and one of the best builds I have ever seen. Keep doing amazing things bdubs
bdubs at this hour? accidental post? anyways. at the start of the video, it always makes me happy to hear someone happy about their work. and its great to hear how others building keeps pushing you forward too as it should for every artist
bdubs i had rly plateaued as a builder for the last 5 years but the reboot of building with bdubs series has rly made me improve with shading and texturing
Bdubs, you are just the best! I’m not a minecrafter, I’m an painter, but I love every video you post. Your videos are just way beyond everyone else. When you play it’s no longer a kids game... you give everybody inspiration. I can’t give you enough flowers.
The way you not only use blocks like paint, but somehow work out how to see the big picture and build at crazy angles is incredible to me. You are the best builder I've ever seen.
Meanwhile my builds are basically just like vanilla village houses with one or two nice things, like an interesting block palette or a new window or lantern design. Which, I like, but it doesn't compare to this!
The song that was used was Jonatan Mollberg The First Two Times, the song fits the build perfectly, watching the whole series up again.. just coming back to this video.. this song with the camera angles was inspirational and the thought of how long.. wow, love the videos bdubs :)
0:10 im pretty sure everyone agrees 😂❤
Fun fact the technical term for reducing the jagged edges by changing the colors of the pixels is called antialiasing. It's used a lot in computer graphics and it's what allows us to see smooth curves in displays with a lot less pixels. Love the build and the explanation of how you did the AA!
A few things:
1. There is a "why" to the building; it's learning new skills and furthering your capacity to practice them.
2. The compression wasn't bad; the rain is a good mood.
3. Perhaps the rest of the way up to the tower is a bending, curving and snaking path around the lower parts of the terraforming, up to the more formal staircase.
BdoubleO100! The view of the new building looks sick from behind too. The bridge in the back is really really cool looking!
This episode gets me back to like 10 or 12 years ago watching the old building with bdubs videos. Just building, chilling and some life talk.
It is really inspiring Bdubs, not only the beautiful buildings, but also the experience and imersion you accomplish with what you have to say. Touching.
Amazing build btw, you could paste it into a picture and none would notice it is minecraft.
Yes. This
Thank you Bdubs, I will remember fabric is priced by the yard.
“I’m glazing myself”😂😂 love bdubs
That term is so gross that I got whiplash from him saying it
@@XS_Overlord haha im not sure he knows why it's called glazing
@@barb0za0 chat does he know
@@dominoot2652 he lacks critical information
Caught me so off guard from bdubs
Bdubs you have outdone yourself again.
That build is breathtaking.
You should build something like this on the hermitcraft server in ethos and tango’s back garden. It would be funny how they would praise you every episode
Beautiful work as always, Bdubs. You are an incredible artist. Love you brother.
First time I've heard of Bdubs and I'm not much of a minecraft player but goddam this is impressive, not just the building but the understanding of how the block shapes and shadows work in minecraft.
Bdubs is in his Bob Ross era and I am absolutely here for it ❤❤❤❤ Gimme more happy trees, you scrunklemonkey.
I wrote this before I watched him blow up the house. I stand by it, though. 😂
oh my god, that final shot almost made me cry. Bdubs you've done it again! I would really love to hear more about your process of developing over the last year. Like after you have your idea, what are the next steps you take to try to improve it? Once you've been working on it for a few months, what is it about the build that you still want to change? Do you start with specific goals in mind? Do you discover what you want the build to be like as you make it?
Man, it makes me feel some type of way to hear you talking about not being the best and instinctively rising to your defense - but also it's really hard hitting to follow that up with not being the best being a kind of joy or drive to grow. I just hope you know I always learn a lot, about minecraft and art and drive in general from you.
When I walk through my neighborhood I notice the waterstained shadows under windows because you explained that shading technique in a livestream once. It's a joy to see the world in more detail bc of you.
For the "why" of the building, maybe just turn it into a big time keeping device. It's got the clock motif on the front, so throw in a daylight sensor and some bells or something and turn it into a temple of time that rings in the new day.
Every time Bdubs’ thumbnail showcased a build, my jaw just hits the floor. Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous. Unbelievable.
I have to say that every time you say “commmmmerrcial break” I smile and I cannot wait to see what you’ve done this time. You make commercials so much fun and for that I am grateful! Also you Minecraft skills and talent are off the charts. Thank you for the inspiration in MC and irl! Cheers brother
Part of me watches Bdubs for the amazing builds, but a larger part of me watches to be inspired by by someone who is constantly learning and pushing themself to be better.
Loving the journey.
Every time I watch a bdubs video I find myself saying “shut up, you didn’t, you did, how, insanity” you are truly and inspiration
Bdubs, I adore you're building style! Hopefully my building will be able to leave such a large impact as yours has!
You know one of the things I love about you is you've really mastered your craft, we see this all the time when great writers, painters, musicians create art, they get to a level where they can break the rules. You're at a level, where you break the "rules" within Minecraft. It's really inspiring to see, and what I mean by that is, you don't follow traditional roof designs, circular type of building style or even walls. Rather you are constantly innovating, refining your craft, and learning. It's a beautiful thing to see, there is no best builder in Minecraft, each builder has something unique and beautiful to offer. I just really appreciate the way you create art, I hope you see this comment.
It almost doesn't even look like Minecraft but just a render. Absolutely insane work.
Instantly recognized the clock window! Its awesome! Bdubs, you'll be an awesome part of Snarple's build team! Your color and architecture skills combined will enhance his.
I've learned so much from you. I've started to put scaffolding in my dirt hut windows. Really ties everything together, man.
I've been watching you for over 12 years Bdubs and I thought you were the best builder I had ever seen back then... watching you grow and blow my mind with your builds time and time again over the years has been amazing. And I agree, this is your best one to date. You've got a beautiful mind my friend, keep up all the great work! love ya!
Amazing build once again. You mentioned it maybe developing a 'why' as time goes on, and I think it looks like a grand mausoleum. Within the city there are clearly monuments to specific people or events, like the Brothers' Bridge and the tower housing the dragon egg. Maybe this awesome structure is the final resting place of the city's founder, and maybe lesser tombs and graves could dot the cliffside around it, lending a real gothic feel beyond the architectural style like some of FromSoftware's environmental designs throughout the Soulsborne line.
Regardless, you're an inspiration to me and many others, and have been for many years. You truly are the best builder in my heart.
You are an incredible builder. As a parent of a rapidly growing pre-teen, I love that you promote creativity, experimentation and positivity. People should learn to be proud of themselves and to say those things out loud. Thanks, for the content and the wisdom.
Honestly the Bakery Builders team with Bdubs, genuinely sounds so awesome. Some incredible builders over there! Can't wait for that collab!!
The fabric advice has changed my life ❤
Amazing build as always!
It looks amazing! It really reminds me of Ishgard from final fantasy 14!
This new one reminds me of Mt. St. Michel. You've got a real Ghibli vibe going between the developing landscape and the background music. I love this so much.
This is reminding me of wayyyyyy old days when you tried your hand at building in huge scales for adventure maps, Bubbles. Would love to see a purely creative/tools build with some epic landscape cause it's such a unique art form within minecraft
It’s so wild how incredible the structure and terrane looks from a distance. Then you get close and you think it’s just a random assortment of blocks.
It really is incredible.
I love that your like a reverse vampire and can just sense when its getting dark :D makes me laugh everytime
I love that the flat surface above the front arch mimics the vertical shadows present in the diagonal surfaces as well, bit of a 2 way dynamic to keep them similar
At 26:26 I love what you have to say about pride for your work and I agree wholeheartedly. A lot of kids these days are learning from media or each other to shrink themselves and make their accomplishments small, but we can be proud of ourselves while also uplifting others! We don’t have to be sad and unhappy to avoid putting others down, we can lift ourselves up and the ones around us at the same time. I’m glad you’re teaching them this important rule, they’ll be happier, better people for it
Ideas for a path and surrounding area: have a once pristine pond in the front and bc the bridge to the door is broken, have a broken bridge strewn across the ground and in the pond. Then an overgrown road leading in a curve around the pillars getting progressively less overgrown into town. The area surrounding the ominous tower could be an old partially abandoned place? Like ‘old town’ or something. An area with not many standing buildings left, which will ensure that the line of sight to the tower stays in tact and impressive as ever. Whatever you decide to do, absolutely AMAZING. The thought you put into design and build choices alone makes you the best builder in my book. I can’t believe it took you a year. I’m glad that you are also using your videos to teach your daughters by extension, about things :) lovely video.
Good lord. I usually hate people who don't take credit for their work or are too humble to be proud about what they've done because I've seen someone dear to me do that far too often and never accepted the hardwork and talent they possessed. I've seen other builders creating great builds but you bring out something different maybe, you give a soul to the builds you work on.
25:20 I love how the bride slowly fades into the fog, which made me think of the back of the mountain: What if it were hidden behind clouds? That would be much more interesting than simply finishing the cliffside and would help establish completeley new views of the city.
You could make a ruined stair up to your new citadel. With parts of a stairway still standing, but with chunks missing and piles of cobblestone at the ground level. And thank you for the inspiration. I never realized that, in Minecraft, we are the greatest builders in OUR world. It's very encouraging.
Absolutely love the build! Without in anyway taking away from your unquestionable talent, I liked how you also talked about the time and effort and experimenting that went into making the arches look round etc!
Can not describe how awesome this build is and I dont even know 1/10th of the details that went into it. 2 minutes of the best cinematography for a years worth of work combined with a classic Bdubs story. Job well done Bdubs, Love Ya to Death as always.
I'm so glad that this series back. What I love about Bdubs, is on top of being an insane talent of this community, he's extremely humble _(Heck, even all the power-hunger he has from Hermitcraft is roleplay and mostly played as a gag)_ and doesn't think of himself as one of the greatest builders which he ABSOLUTELY is. He just knows how to pick a perfect block for any situation... Also, this Tower of Babel-esque building is absolutely out of this world, it's what I'd imagine an ''Eighth ancient wonder of the world'' to look like if it was to be ever constructed.
No way he made this absolutely insane build just for a backdrop lol gotta love him man
Hey bdubs :) instead of adding a pathway up to it, you could add the remnants of a collapsed staircase to the terrain -- cool lore, and you never have to do the inside!
BDubs you are a true artist. This build looks like something straight out of middle earth. Nicely done! ❤
It’s close to a real life city, new and old buildings encroaching on each other, roads and paths that don’t always make sense. Different districts like an old historic area. For inspiration look into Haussmann's renovation of Paris.
It’s beautiful to think that BECAUSE you tore the old dead tree out, you built the monument that inspired your best build yet.
It also drove you to build your best tree ever but you put that one on HC instead of here lol.
Thanks for sharing so much of your process. Appreciate you!
Love you to death Mr. Dubs. Thank you for another uplifting message.
I just wanted to share quick how I came to your videos. It was covid and I was so depressed. And I started watching and following Hermitcraft as I started playing Minecraft for real to keep in touch with my niece (I had played before but always just as a goof as she and I cowered for a few nights in a hole in the ground). It was such a good time to play on my own, and the Hermitcraft community reminded me of some of the things I had lost touch with. So I started making content, telling more stories, and dreaming of giving others a shmile.
Last year I helped make the Cobblemon Trailer (I planned it and filmed it all but could not have done it alone) and it really filled me with joy. It brought something very meaningful and lovely into my life. And I don't think I'd have made it to that if it weren't for you. I only ended up on the Cobblemon team for building and while I love Snarple and Shovel's work, you taught me to build. I appreciate you and your messages very much. The build is a gorgey, btw
Fancy seeing you here, Virt! Hope you have been well, and thank you for sharing your message.
This is the most impressive build ive seen in the past 15 years. No redstone can beat this!
27:58 Just a Suggestion, either maybe do a couple stone stacks that get larger the closer you get, with breaks in the rock breaking the path way into about 3-6 large “stepping stones”,
Or you could do almost a mini viaduct with a stream running under, just like your lovely forest on hermitcraft! Either way brillant build as always Bdubs!
I really wish worlds like this wouldn’t be limited to survival - I’d love to see what BDubs could do with the tools of creative!
Holy! That is one spectacular build, Bdubs! Definitely THE BEST builder in the world (this world especially in fact the only one in it!) No really, amazing job you deserve the praise.
I've always thought that builders don't need a why, especially if you treat Minecraft as a visual art medium, it's all good! We definitely are here to watch you build.
I'm so excited for the competition! I've always wanted to see you branch that way and here we are! In the company of some of the bests out there
Looks straight outta Dark Souls III, I love it!
My gosh that is magnificent! It looks like a grand dwarven citadel!
I had my own build style up until a week ago when I discovered building like this. It's more like painting, working with blocks as values rather than just structural elements. Accentuating light and dark to produce emergent designs. It's even more work than building was before, but I'm all for it. You are an inspiration.
these videos with the slow music and lots of introspection make me feel so nostalgic even though im a relatively new viewer compared to a lot of watchers of yours!
Oh my gosh same! It's so emotional 🥹.. I started watching bdubs on other hurmits vewis and was like I gotta go see more of his videos now he's just one of my favs to watch! He's so wholesome yet chaotic when he's with his friends lol
Bdubs: 'Remember - it's priced by the yard.'
Me and every other European: 'By the what?'
I mean this with the greatest level of admiration and delight…I absolutely love and support Mr. Rogers era BDubs!!
The beauty & detail in your builds reflect a peace and contentment that only adds to the beauty. Well done…always in awe.
Are we live streaming on the baker sever? Must plan accordingly. Rest your genius so you can crush this weekend. ❤💪🏽 also it’s a beautiful day in your neighborhood.
Hey Bdubs. Love the build. I am particularly impressed because it reminds me a lot of impressionism, the way you used colors in non-realistic ways to create the illusion of realism.
I have an idea for the pathway. Making it go straight down would obviously be ugly and way too long.
Instead, I think that you should extend the existing pathway maybe 4-5 blocks more, (a pillar's worth if that makes sense to you)
and you should create an overlooking, balcony thingy area. From that area, you could have a pathway on either side of the balcony going down towards the back (from the balcony towards the build). Then, once they reach the stone they spiral 180 degrees to continue all the way down.
I think that could create a sleek look, and if you don't like the idea of the diverging of pathways you could break symmetry and have a larger balcony that only has one pathway down from one side.
19:08 chiaroscuro - the interplay between light and dark
Been watching you a long long time (before you got married), and this build is without a doubt your most impressive from a technical standpoint. I can’t believe it’s Minecraft!
I did the exact same thing that you did with the fabric with RED OAK, one of the most embarrassing moment of my life as an amateur carpenter who thinks he is better than he is to realize his mistake LOL. Moral of the story is never be afraid to laugh at yourself.
If you are going to make that mistake with a hardwood, there are few better than red oak to make it on. Imagine if you’d made that mistake on rosewood or teak. 😬
@@NitFlickwick Or walnut! Lmao the best thing is it is a mistake I will never repeat.
Most uncontroversial thing BDubs has ever said, “I’m the best builder in the world!”
Bdubs, you push the limits and bridge the gap between just building in Minecraft, and creating actual art. Hearing the way you describe the arches built at the angles, going in depth showing the details and how there’s differences in each arch and where lighter blocks accentuate the build. It’s mesmerizing, beautiful, and honestly just incredible. Between you and Jerm your content always brings me back wanting more. Amazing!
The framing with the smaller version was beside it... so cool! What an amazing build, wonderful!