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Jan van den Hemel

@blendersecrets

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

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Retopology tip: how to most efficiently place new geometry in Blender. #Blender #B3D #Blender3D www.3dsecrets.com

05.03.2026 11:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 40 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Another Blender retopology tip: When to use Snap to Face Project or Face Nearest? #Blender #B3D #Blender3D www.3dsecrets.com

04.03.2026 09:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 41 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How to have better visibility of your retopology mesh in Blender. Full video on YouTube. #B3D #Blender #Blender3D

03.03.2026 16:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 34 ๐Ÿ” 9 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
4 new retopology tips to discover! - Blender Secrets
4 new retopology tips to discover! - Blender Secrets YouTube video by Blender Secrets

In this video we look at some less well known tips for doing retopology in Blender, that can really improve your retopology workflow and reduce the amount of clicks. youtu.be/24EtrCpg4Iw #Blender #B3D #Blender www.3dsecrets.com

03.03.2026 07:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 34 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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In this video, we look at a fun and easy method for sculpting ears, using Curves. There's also a horizontal version of the video here: youtu.be/-ij6rXb15yA #B3D #Blender #Blender3D www.3DSecrets.com

25.02.2026 10:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 32 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Everything about the Origin in Blender, including a little-known method of adjusting it independently. #blender #B3D #Blender3D
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23.02.2026 15:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 32 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I think I'll start sharing a bit more the things I'm working on in 3D. Today I'm experimenting with methods for making Maximilian armour in Blender. #b3d #blender #blender3d

08.02.2026 12:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 29 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sure! Thanks for the idea. By the way the model is on Patreon if you need it.

31.01.2026 06:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How to model that? A marble runway funnel. Quite an interesting modeling challenge, made easier by some analysing and thinking before modeling. Watch the full video here: youtu.be/5QHSum3GWtg #Blender #B3D #Blender3D

30.01.2026 11:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 21 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How to model that - Blacksmith Pliers. Watch the entire process on YouTube now: youtu.be/S9WVxHp1Sc0 #B3D #Blender #Blender3D

29.01.2026 08:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 29 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ah, good to know! Thanks

28.01.2026 20:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How to model that - Keyblade from Kingdom Hearts. Watch the entire process on YouTube. #B3D #Blender #Blender3D

28.01.2026 09:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 34 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh yes, I already found out all about it :-) I'll post a video next week Friday!

23.01.2026 20:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A new viewer requested topic: How do you model a Keyblade from Kingdom Hearts? Watch it on YouTube: youtu.be/QV2Av9dSDbc #B3D #Blender #Blender3D

23.01.2026 20:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 23 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My pleasure! By the way, does this piece have a name? So I can find more reference pictures.

19.01.2026 16:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That's a fun one! I'm still working on another topic, but I hope to get to this one as well. Thanks a lot!

18.01.2026 20:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Lattice Deform Selected - Blender Secret Nr. 911
Lattice Deform Selected - Blender Secret Nr. 911 YouTube video by Blender Secrets

Hmm, I think you can just use a Lattice with a Shrinkwrap modifier for that. I have some video about that, as well as floaters, on my YT channel. For example youtu.be/xqfZbg60Y9I and youtu.be/o6zkYB5E1lo

16.01.2026 11:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
How do you model that? Wrench - Blender Secrets
How do you model that? Wrench - Blender Secrets YouTube video by Blender Secrets

How do you model that? #1 - Blacksmith Pliers youtu.be/S9WVxHp1Sc0 #Blender3D #Blender #B3D Feel free to suggest topics! (Preferably very specific, with pictures)

15.01.2026 20:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 16 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Interesting challenge. I'll post a video about it later.

15.01.2026 10:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Work in progress @algi.bsky.social #Blender3D #B3D #Blender

15.01.2026 10:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 20 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ooh, that's a fun one! Thanks for providing an image.

14.01.2026 23:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I probably can't show that in a short video, maybe if I had several hours...

14.01.2026 23:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What are some shapes or objects you struggle with or would like to see me tackle in a short modeling video? Thinking of doing some "how to model that" user submitted topic videos. #Blender #B3D #Blender3D

14.01.2026 19:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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My niece's cat Bonnie was really into Flow when it was on Dutch TV last week. I think she really wanted to get into the boat. Sometimes she overlapped perfectly with Flow on screen. #Flow #Blender #B3D #Blender3D

11.01.2026 08:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 23 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Currently editing 4 hours of UV unwrapping videos of this spidermech. I used Mio3, TexTools, UV Toolkit, Texel Density Checker, UV-Packer and UnwrellaConnect. Any essential UV-related add-ons I missed? ๐Ÿ˜…#Blender3D #B3D #Blender

08.01.2026 08:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 29 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Easy hole modeling for beginners - Blender Secrets
Easy hole modeling for beginners - Blender Secrets YouTube video by Blender Secrets

Step by step YouTube video for beginners about making holes in Blender - youtu.be/jrR1T-dIA8c #Blender #B3D #Blender3D

27.12.2025 08:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 14 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you for your nice review! โค๏ธ

12.12.2025 20:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Blender 5 adds Grease Pencil features essential to vector artists: a Pen tool and sharp corners. Check out the full step by step video on my YouTube channel. #Blender #B3D #Blender3D

10.12.2025 14:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 43 ๐Ÿ” 10 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Blender 5 introduces a new and improved Sky Texture. This makes it easy to animate sunsets for example. By using the Sun Position extension that comes with Blender, we can more intuitively and realistically adjust the sun position. More tips, video courses and e-book on www.3DSecrets.com

22.11.2025 16:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 30 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks! ๐Ÿ––

20.11.2025 12:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0