We’re going to have some fun in this Blender Tutorial! We are going to learn how to model 3D shapes in Blender. First I’ll demonstrate how to make a gear using the techniques we’ll use to create more complex models. Then we will make a 3D dog using a reference image.

We make 3D models using Extrude, Move, Scale and Loop Cuts. We also use the Boolean Modifier to make cuts in our shapes. Everything I did in this video is available after the video below.

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Cheat Sheet

Basic Modeling Gear

	1. Create a cylinder and size it
	
	2. Alt + RMB a face side
	
	3. Select -> Checker Deselect
	
	4. Extrude Individual -> Move mouse and LMB to place
	
	5. Add Loop Cut (Ctrl + r) and move MMB to create 2
	
	6. Smooth the gear -> Drag Loop Cuts to edges to sharpen
	
	7. Create Cyclinder and position it in the middle
	
		a. Shift + s -> Cursor to Selected
	
	8. Object Mode -> Boolean Modifier -> Difference -> Eye Dropper on Cylinder -> Apply -		> Delete Cylinder
	
Draw Animal

	1. Get your animal image -> Background Image -> Open -> Axis Right
	
	2. 5 3 to show side view with image
	
	3. Insert Plane -> R Y 90
	
	4. Edit mode -> Move vertices into place to block off body -> Extrude, move vertices and 		repeat
	
	5. After body is done Extrude to give the body thickness
	
	6. Select and delete faces on 1 side
	
	7. Object Mode : Ctrl + a -> Location, Rotation, Scale to set the mirror point
	
	8. Add Modifier Mirror
	
	9. Edit Mode : Add a loop cut down the middle to make room for the legs to extrude out
	
	10. Turn off Limit Selection to visible -> Extrude out faces for the legs
	
	11. Turn on clipping so edges don't split apart -> Add Loop Cuts to give the body shape
	
	12. Open Reference Image 
	
		a. In properties panel drag up to create a new window
		
		b. Change to UV Image Editor
		
		c. Open Reference File