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Jan van den Hemel

@blendersecrets.bsky.social

Creator of 3D Secrets (Blender Secrets), www.3DSecrets.com

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Here's a short video about the new Grid Fill stuff.
Longer video: youtu.be/gS8MHAXKFQE
Get Blender 4.5 LTS here:
blender.org/download/rel...
#Blender #B3D #Blender3D

21.07.2025 16:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 223    ๐Ÿ” 46    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
Grid Fill update in Blender 4.5 LTS - Blender Secrets
YouTube video by Blender Secrets Grid Fill update in Blender 4.5 LTS - Blender Secrets

Check out this video on Grid Fill, including the Blender 4.5 LTS update. It was already a great tool, but now it's even better! youtu.be/gS8MHAXKFQE #Blender #b3d #Blender3d

18.07.2025 17:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 28    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

It's the last day of sale of this mini (well, 5 hour) course - 50% off until tomorrow morning. #B3D #Blender #Blender3D Get it on 3dsecrets.com

10.07.2025 14:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Blender Secrets - Short Daily Blender Tutorials โ€” 3D SECRETS (Blender Secrets)

Oh, I'm sorry - I shortened the blog URL to www.3dsecrets.com/blog so you can still find it all there. I didn't think about the fact that it would break all the old links.

05.07.2025 09:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh, thanks Noiselund! Did you do the 3D animation in your latest RLM remix video yourself, in addition to the amazing track?

04.07.2025 14:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We all run into it at some point: We are zooming in on a small area of our model, but Blender doesn't want to go any further. Well, fortunately there's 5 easy solutions for this, as shown in this video.

#blender3d #blender #b3d

04.07.2025 09:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 43    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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How to price your work and dealing with revisions โ€” 3D SECRETS (Blender Secrets) Alright, letโ€™s talk cold, hard cash! No, but seriously - before I dive into this, I want to mention that itโ€™s perfectly fine if you want to do 3D as a hobby. If thatโ€™s you, you can read on and enjoy i...

Here's a slightly rambly (but tips-filled) blog article for freelancer 3d artists, about how to price your work, deal with scope creep and endless revisions. I hope it helps someone. #B3D #Blender3D #Blender

www.3dsecrets.com/secrets/how-...

02.07.2025 19:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Blender side hustle nr.713: cleaning up 3D print (or AI generated) models for clients. #Blender #B3D #Blender3D

www.3dsecrets.com/secrets/blen...

01.07.2025 08:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Get the new short beginner video course for Blenders, on 3DSecrets.com.

#blender3d #b3d #blender

01.07.2025 07:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 36    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Pocket Blender Device mini-course!
YouTube video by Blender Secrets Pocket Blender Device mini-course!

"Pocket Blender device" Mini-course is now available on 3dsecrets.com! Watch a short video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcS-... #Blender #B3D #Blender3D

28.06.2025 11:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 29    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I've thought about it! Certainly the model could be printed and assembled. Sadly I don't know enough about electronics to make it actually work (though I'm certain that's doable).

24.06.2025 19:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Almost done with the "Pocket Blender" device modeling. Does anyone else feel like a lot of 3D modeling is just making holes? Or is it just me. #Blender #B3D #Blender3D

24.06.2025 16:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 170    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Work on the "pocket Blender" handheld device continued in the weekend... #B3D #Blender3D #Blender

22.06.2025 19:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 45    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That would be great, but it would be a very tiny spacemouse. I wonder if that's technically possible (even though this is a fantasy device of course)

22.06.2025 19:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

what does that do again?

18.06.2025 16:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How about this design for a "pocket Blender" console? Any important buttons missing? #B3D #Blender3D #Blender

18.06.2025 09:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 42    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ah, of course!

18.06.2025 08:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Question: If you had only 10 or so buttons for Blender, what would they be? (Can be one button for Duplicate, for example). For me, Q (Quick Favorites) would be nr.1, then Tab (mode toggle), Shift+D, Alt+Q, Undo, F, Ctrl, Enter, ESC... what else? #blender #b3d #blender3d

18.06.2025 06:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Overcoming the Top 10 issues when learning Blender (part 2) โ€” 3D SECRETS (Blender Secrets) Previously, we looked at some of the obstacles that are in the way of beginning 3D artists learning Blender. Today we look at 5 more and how to overcome them. 6) Finding the right tutorial is h...

Another blog article for 3D artists: www.3dsecrets.com/secrets/over... #Blender #b3D #Blender3D

17.06.2025 06:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I understand all too well. And you don't have to stick to one thing, it's more a work-related tip for people trying to get some freelance jobs. You can also just enjoy making stuff for your own enjoyment.

15.06.2025 08:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Overcoming the Top 10 issuesย when learning Blender (part 1) โ€” 3D SECRETS (Blender Secrets) When youโ€™re new to Blender, you may (okay, most definitely will) face some common โ€œbeginner obstaclesโ€. Thatโ€™s to be expected with such a swiss army knife of features. However, a lot of these are the ...

Blog article: Overcoming the Top 10 issues when learning Blender (part 1/2) tinyurl.com/4dw99xb5 #blender #b3d #blender3d

15.06.2025 08:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Should you use freelance platforms like Fiver, Freelancer, etc? โ€” 3D SECRETS (Blender Secrets) If youโ€™re starting out as a freelance 3D artist, you may be tempted to use websites like Fiver or Freelancer to search for jobs. Is that a good idea? If at all possible, I would avoid it. First of ...

I posted another blog article - Should you use freelance platforms like Fiver? www.3dsecrets.com/secrets/shou... #Blender #B3D #Blender3D

14.06.2025 09:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Are you too old to learn Blender? โ€” Blender Secrets โ€œAm I too old to learn Blender?โ€ is a question I see pop up on forums sometimes. Funny enough, itโ€™s never asked by old people.  Itโ€™s always someone whoโ€™s 25-30 years old . Which, as a 46-year ...

Also posted a short blog article on my website about the question "Am I too old to learn Blender (or 3D in general)?" which is something I see often being asked by young people. www.blendersecrets.org/secrets/are-... #Blender #B3D #Blender3D

13.06.2025 13:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How to use the Auto Reload extension in Blender. #Blender #b3d #Blender3D

13.06.2025 12:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 126    ๐Ÿ” 26    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How much can you earn with Blender 3D Logo Animation? โ€” Blender Secrets How much can you earn with Blender 3D Logo Animation? While working on some new logo animation for my own company recently (for a rebranding to โ€œ3D Secretsโ€ rather than โ€œBlender Secretsโ€ - out of re...

I'm thinking of writing some more blog posts, because I love writing ๐Ÿ˜ This article is about "How much money can you make with Blender 3D animation" and shows some of my ancient freelance client work (from 2017). tinyurl.com/4bx229xx #Blender #B3d #Blender3D

11.06.2025 20:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Making a new Logo Animation - Blender Secrets
YouTube video by Blender Secrets Making a new Logo Animation - Blender Secrets

4-hour logo animation process distilled in 10 minutes: youtu.be/7MIePxGcze0 #blender #b3d #blender3D

08.06.2025 15:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You can watch the longer video that is in my previous post here, I talk about it there. It's just the remote that comes with the XP Pen, you can customize it. Very convenient!

04.06.2025 12:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ucupaint is an extension that comes with Blender (since 4.2) and that makes the whole texture painting process better and more nondestructive, using layers. #Blender #b3D #Blender3D #ucupaint

04.06.2025 11:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 317    ๐Ÿ” 62    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Texture Painting tips in Blender - Using XPPen Artist Pro 22 (Gen 2) + Ucupaint, Auto Reload & Krita. #Blender #B3D #Blender3D

Watch the video here:
youtu.be/96ppCrgb2JI

03.06.2025 18:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 42    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I wouldn't mind to use AI for the boring parts (retopo, UV's), but it seems to only focus on the creative parts, which I want to do myself. So currently there's nothing interesting yet. Although tbh I like to do retopo as well...

01.06.2025 20:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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