Mid-Challenge: What I learned

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#1

I just used to create my own projects and then watch how he does for his own, but it appears to me to be more profitable to do both. The first to make all the mistakes, and the second to correct them :slight_smile:

In my project:

  • I spend a lot of time building up the ground. While extruding but not understanding why I would move a face (G) and only the face would move. I also did not understand how to use the merge properly. I kept using merge to center and wondering why I was getting some funky shapes.
  • I did not know about the transparency button, this would have saved a lot of time.
  • Not using the number pad while transforming, moving, or extruding. This could have saved some time and added some regularity to the dimensions

In the video Lesson:

  • I learned about the transparency toggle, labelled as “x-ray” in the program, as well as its hot-key (alt+z).
  • I learned the useful “L” button. This would have made my project a little easier to accomplish.
  • Scale: I did not know if you selected two side they would go opposite ways. For some reason I thought they would go the same direction.
  • Merge: Merge at distance was my answer to most of the problems I had. This with the “L” select or simply select all would have removed much frustration.
  • Edit: Move: I did not think of using the movement (g) to line up my edges to angles. I am not sure, but I think I tried rotating some parts of my objects at some point where I could have simply moved an edge. Very useful indeed.

By the way, here is the barn:

Barn
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#2

It is interesting after a while I found it better to watch without doing first, then go back and do it in the stages in the course. There were times when the ‘have a go’ before showing us what exactly we were supposed to be having a go at, was not working for me. But we all find out own ways to go through any course.

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#3

“Each to their own” as some have said.

Or “Know thyself”
-Inscription on stone at the temple (Apollo) at Delphi.

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#4

People have the need to do more than they required to do at that moment. They try to replicate what they see. Instead of listening to the explanation of the tools to use. And sometimes you are on your own to find a solution.

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#5

I can see that being an issue.

Between yours and NP5’s comments my learning process has become something like this:

  1. Skim over previous notes (This I have been doing since the beginning)
    – I fill out my notes using red pen to help solidify my blue pen work.

  2. Watch the Video and Copy the examples as they come

  3. Write down notes during the video, especially core concepts and their explanations
    – This I have been doing since the beginning

  4. Create something original

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