Art Prompt Challenge: Creating a Luxurious Robot

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Published 2022-03-14
In this first episode of Creating Whatever I Want (but I want too much), I'll be modeling, texturing, lighting and rendering a tiny robot in the shape of a luxurious diamond!

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00:00 Explaining the rules
00:43 Rolling the dice
01:58 Working with creative constraints
02:26 It's a diamond robot, I can feel it!
03:37 Designing the legs
06:49 Technology inside the diamond
08:45 Stealing from myself
09:01 More diamond robot technology
09:58 More leg design
10:55 Finding diamond symmetry
11:25 Making cute lil' diamonds
11:47 Assigning the accent color
12:32 Figuring stuff out
13:27 The rig works!
14:15 Animating the body
14:43 Animating the legs
16:20 What does this robot even want?
17:47 Trying to make it come alive
18:24 Making the mirror
19:18 Brainstorming the scene
20:00 Making jewelry I won't use
20:58 Finding and importing assets
22:29 Making jewelry I will use
23:00 Lighting begins!
23:52 Diamond reparation
24:20 Sticking to the rules
24:48 Camera depth of field
25:05 Tweaking the ground material
25:35 The camera is a character too!
26:51 First still render
27:22 Reflecting on color reflections
28:11 Tweaking the animation
29:30 Exponential glare node setup
30:07 This usually works, I swear!
30:36 Exponential glare demo
31:27 Drinking glass speedrun
32:08 Modeling more scene details
32:41 Reviewing the preview render
33:35 Further animation tweaks
34:58 Cycles X is amazing
35:59 Adding some textures
36:27 Creating custom vintage bokeh
37:37 Taking my hands off!
38:07 The final result
38:20 HDR upgrade

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Thanks for watching!

All Comments (21)
  • You should make this a series. Probably some of the most enjoyable Blender content out there.
  • @TomWDW1
    31:12 - When you talked about doing your favorite thing and being happy that people would want to watch it, that was really sweet. We can tell you really love this stuff - and that makes it entertaining!! I would love this as a series - roll the dice and make another video! 🙂
  • @zhorien
    Love this 'figuring out as we go' concept.. keep creating my man.
  • @ekinali
    As a a new blender beginner at the age of 68, this was the best blender "tutorial" ı've seen since. Thanks pal, keep on doing that kind of stuff for this old man.
  • @blob1349
    Is this going to be a series? I want to see more
  • This is unhinged and I love it. So many other Blender creators find their formula and lock into it, whether it's timelapses, "quick tips", long tutorials, and while I love that stuff it's so refreshing to see someone get into their flow. I'm imagining that every time there's a cut you're just spinning randomly around the scene, I know that's where 90% of my modeling time goes lol.
  • @koendos3
    I just want to say that your EXR + djv workflow is really useful. I use it everyday now. Thank you!
  • @Carl_Uwe
    Another awesome Video! And even tho it's 40 minutes long I wasn't bored a single one of them. Super fun to see you come up with new stuff and also the always changing motivation :)
  • @rr24creations
    This is probably the most entertaining 30+ minutes Blender video I have ever watched. It's not just the content and final product being absolutely top notch, but also the fact that you seem like a very genuine and authentic person. Your passion for what you do rubs off so well with me, and I'm sure it's the same for so many others, as I see this reflected in other comments. I've subscribed to countless YouTube channels, but yours is among my special list of 'ring that bell' channels where I wanna make sure I catch anything and everything you're willing to put out. Keep making amazing content for us!
  • @MrKpax10
    Just realized the movement of the Gemspider mimics your feelings - "I don't like it / hey, it's not too bad!... it's not going to be good / Looking great so far!.... I'm not sure how this is going to turn out / Aw, THIS is cool!" Life has its ups & downs - sometimes you just have to let the process unfold! THEN you can shine like a Diamond and admire your work! - Thanks and this was fun to watch!
  • @salmiac-3105
    it amazing to see you just kind of talking to the project, with no prior knowledge on what its gonna be in the end, you just ask questions and do them and it really motivates me to do the same, i always feel like me just kind of winging it is lazy, but you have proven differently! its like the robot is actually alive in your mind hahah
  • @SirBork
    Definitely gonna be working on this when I get home Thanks!
  • This is awesome. As a complete beginner, watching you build so quickly was amazing. It's like you are fluent in 3D and I love it! As for the bot, I think it turned out great! The little flaps act like a hand or arm that allows the bot to make simple gestures. I also like the fact that it stumbles toward the mirror after waking up instead of moving in a static manner, implying it might be "tired" or just starting to move again.
  • @BaronRobin
    Wow. Crazy how little details change the whole vibe to a project. I love how you're constantly changing between "I love this" and "I hate this" :D Thanks for letting us have a look at your workflow and still teaching us a lot! Unreal video.
  • @GrandParzival
    These videos are extrodaniarily valuable, because it helps people understand how you should approach things within a constrained environment.
  • @user-jt6dp1rb6e
    I can't believe that blender and your videos are for free!! Awesome work (:
  • @koram12345
    Loved the format of this video! Was enthralled for the full 40 minutes. Definitely make this a series!
  • @helixjay9434
    I love how we are able to see your thought process when making projects