Yay, I’m done! Followed Grant closely during modeling except for the squishing the tower part. Also used this course to play with Craft Reaper’s Blender texturing brushes.
A lowres turntable gif:
(Thought I’d have to devote a good chunk of time just learning how to do the turntable anim, but turns out it’s as simple as getting one add-on in Blender and clicking a button.)
Just wanted to mention that I enjoyed this course a ton. Grant’s a great teacher, and his experience shines through a lot in the lessons. His voice should also be illegal, it’s so soothing and cozy. What ended up surprising me was how much I loved the tutorial format, with Rick as a fellow student following along. Wasn’t so sure about it when I started, but as someone who only went through an overview course for Blender 4 on Youtube and then jumped straight into this one, the format provided me with a few benefits:
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It had Grant mentioning the "why"s more often where he otherwise wouldn’t have, which helped me digest the reasoning behind choosing one method over another, or why we’re doing a particular action. Mentions on common practices cropped up more often too through Rick’s questions.
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It had Grant slowing down a few times. While that did make the lessons longer, I feel like it let me absorb things better instead of just following along while unfocused.
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It made me feel a bit less lonely and bored (very much a ‘me’ problem, but figured I’d mention it anyway).
Thanks for the fun, informative (and affordable!) course. Gonna go through it one more time before attempting something new on my own.