This Blender Coffee Mug Shortcut Saves Hours of Work — Transcript

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1. 0:00In this tutorial, I'll show you how to
2. 0:02model a coffee mug using only a few easy
3. 0:04shortcuts. It's completely beginner
4. 0:06friendly. Let's get started. Once you
5. 0:09open Blender, press A to select
6. 0:11everything. Then press X and click
7. 0:13delete to clear the scene. Now we'll
8. 0:16start fresh. Press shift A, go to mesh,
9. 0:18and choose cylinder. Now press G, then
10. 0:21Z, then one to place it above the grid.
11. 0:24Right click, go to set origin, and
12. 0:26choose origin to 3D cursor. Now when you
13. 0:29scale it will stay perfectly above the
14. 0:31grid. Press tab to go into edit mode.
15. 0:33Then press three for face select mode.
16. 0:36Click on the top face. Then press I to
17. 0:38insert it and delete that face. Then
18. 0:41press two for edge select mode. Select
19. 0:44this edge. Go to face and choose grid
20. 0:46fill to keep the mesh in quads. Now
21. 0:49press E to extrude it downward. Do the
22. 0:52same for the bottom face as well. Now
23. 0:54press Ctrl+R to create a loop cut and
24. 0:57right click to confirm it in the center.
25. 1:00After that press Ctrl +B to bevel the
26. 1:02loop. Select these two loops and press
27. 1:05Ctrl +B again to bevel them just like
28. 1:08this. Switch to face selection and
29. 1:10select these faces. Press E to extrude
30. 1:13them out just a little bit. Go to the
31. 1:15edge menu and choose bridge edge loops.
32. 1:18In the options panel, increase the
33. 1:20number of cuts until the handle looks
34. 1:22nice and round. Press tab to go back to
35. 1:24object mode. While your mug is selected,
36. 1:27press Ctrl 3 to add a subdivision
37. 1:29surface modifier. Go back to edit mode.
38. 1:32Add a loop cut near the top edge of the
39. 1:34cup to support and sharpen the corner.
40. 1:38And that's it. You've modeled your first
41. 1:40coffee mug in Blender. Subscribe for
42. 1:42more quick Blender tips and beginner
43. 1:44guides.