Learn Low Poly Modeling in Blender 2.9 / 2.8

Expand description for timestamp shortcuts! This is a long video but it goes through all the techniques that I’ve learned about low poly modeling in my 5 years of using Blender. I use Blender with default keys: TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Intro 00:55 Basics (navigation, viewport) 02:12 UV Coloring Technique 04:46 Shiny Edges - Cavity in Viewport 06:14 Object vs Edit mode 07:21 Move 07:28 Move Gizmo 08:10 Slide 08:27 Scale 08:55 Pivot Point 09:16 Extrude 11:26 Extrude along Face Normals 11:50 Extrude Individual Faces 12:25 Extrude with Ctrl Right Click 13:11 Rotate 13:49 Lock Move/Rotate/Scale on axis 14:42 Inset 15:52 Inset Individual Faces 17:36 Inset with Boundary On/Off (remove center face) 18:18 Proportional Editing 19:49 Making a Low Poly Crate 20:28 Bevel 21:06 Shrink/Flatten 21:34 Create Mesh 22:16 Place 3D Cursor 22:44 Snap 23:26 Center 3D Cursor 23:54 Making a Low Poly Tree 26:00 Select Linked 26:45 Duplicate 28:19 Connected Proportional Editing 29:36 SELECTION METHODS 30:32 Loop Select 30:53 Circle Select 31:42 Ring Select 31:56 Select Shortest Path 32:17 Box Select 32:38 Xray 33:26 Lasso Select 33:54 Grow Selection 34:22 Shrink Selection 34:43 Select Random 34:57 Select Similar 35:46 Snow capped trees 36:39 Checker Deselect 37:17 Hide/Show Selection 38:10 MESH EDITING 39:12 Loop Cut 39:47 Scale on Axis 41:36 Knife Tool 41:50 Colorizing Crate 45:40 Knife Tool Snap to Center 45:54 Knife Tool Angle Constraint 46:26 Making a Low Poly Rock 46:26 Subdivision Modifier 49:10 Flatten 50:09 Orientation 51:30 Vertex Snapping with Ctrl 52:05 Auto Merge Vertices 52:43 Merge by Distance (used to be Remove Doubles) 54:28 Fill / Create Faces 55:13 Triangulate 56:51 Recalculate Outside - Flip Normals 59:22 Bridge Edge Loops (connect meshes) 01:00:06 Making a Low Poly Computer Table (using face duplication) 01:03:26 Separate meshes into objects 01:04:53 Merge meshes into single object 01:05:28 MODIFIERS 01:05:40 Mirror Modifier 01:07:02 Auto Mirror Modifier 01:08:33 Displace Modifier 01:12:10 Skin Modifier 01:13:13 TIPS AND TRICKS 01:13:30 Vertex Snapping on Axis to align 01:14:23 ADDONS (FREE, INCLUDED WITH BLENDER) 01:14:57 Loop Tools / Circle 01:15:42 Bool Tools 01:16:33 F2 01:16:45 FIXING PROBLEMS 01:17:03 Parallel Faces 01:18:22 Duplicate Vertices 01:19:00 Faces facing the wrong way 01:19:20 Misaligned vertices 01:19:43 Insetting is not uniformed 01:20:36 Viewport not rotating around selection 01:20:49 Subdividing object is too round 01:21:21 Inset creates a center face on mirrored objects 01:21:38 Boundary for inset is not working 01:21:42 Summary / Outro Palettes: You can support me on Patreon: Imphenzia Merch is available: Blender settings video (shiny borders): If you want to use the palette style UV coloring method, I go through that in both of the above linked videos. My official web site: Twitter: My page with all my Ludum Dare games: Imphenzia Discord server invite: 10 Minute Modeling Challenge Playlist - lots of low poly modeling here to watch for inspiration and ideas (new video every Thursday!): Thanks guys, happy modeling!