Learn Blender 3D Modeling for Unity Video Game Development (Udemy.com)

I have taken many courses to learn Blender and recently started to focus on the Blender-Unity production pipeline (which has been a whole new challenge in and of itself). This is the 2nd course I have taken from Billy. The first being his character modeling & animation course. Billy is an excellent instructor with a wealth of knowledge. He's not like the typical instructors out there on Udemy (trust me, I've taken many courses for Blender from many different instructors over the past year or so). Billy clearly has the actual learned experience to back up his decision making and process flow and all the techniques he teaches are going to be invaluable as you progress forward with your game dev endeavors. Thank you Billy, once again for a solid course offering. ✌️

Awesome! I bought this awhile back but never finished. I've looked at this course again and it's been updated for the modern version of blender, free of charge for previous owners. That's really nice of you to redo this course. This course itself covers a comprehensive curriculum and is taught at a wonderful pace for beginners. Billy keeps the course fun and entertaining throughout and encourages independence in the students, which is impetrative if you want to actually get anywhere with game production. If you need an intro to blender, this is a great place to start.

An excellent course for gaining a solid Knowledge of the basics of Blender. The instructor is thorough and covers what you need extremely well, with frequent demonstrations of exactly what is needed to relate the theory of what he is teaching to the practicalities of creating Blender objects. I also found that the instructor is extremely responsive to questions from students and goes to considerable time and effort to answer them. A short while ago I would have recommended this course unequivocally for anyone wanting to get started in Blender, however the fly in the ointment though is that the course is really designed for Blender versions up to 2.79, and with the release of Blender 2.8 the facilities and interface have changed considerably. If you wish to work in 2.79 or below I would still not hesitate in recommending the course, but if you want to work in 2.8 you will need to look for additional material covering that release, although much of the material here is still useful. There is good news though, Billy (the instructor) has just released two new courses specifically for 2.8 . One covers the new interface and features of 2.8 both in itself and in relation to how the previous interface worked. I think this course is aimed at both beginners and people familiar with pre-2.8 versions who want a start in the new system. There is also a more substantial 2.8 course covering the same ground as this course, although with somewhat different examples and exercises. I believe that the instructor has taken the opportunity to use the new courses to incorporate student feedback and suggestions in order to improve on the current course even further.

I like this guy. He has a great sense of humor, and really has given much thought into what exercises can be walked through to show opportunities to understand different tools in Blender. And I can tell that it was not easy for someone to think out! I honestly got the most out of this by taking advantage of Udemy's video tools to skip back and sometimes slow down the video so that I could follow exactly what he was doing step by step. But combining that with the knowledge and opportunities the instructor gave was very optimal! I definitely agree that the course can expound more on UV expansion techniques. Perhaps, although at least some people will disagree with me, he can explore the alternative of using a free tool like Gimp instead of PhotoShop. But it's up to him to determine if that should be in focus. Well done and thank you so much! I look forward to seeing more content from you.

This course is a great way to get up to speed quickly in the basics of polygonal/box modeling in Blender. The instructor is very clear and precise in his instructions, and the pace is just right. Keyboard shortcuts are key to efficient modeling in Blender, so I appreciate that he takes care to narrate his keystrokes, and his videos display the keys he's using at each step. I hope the instructor offers a follow-up to this course that focuses on more complex models and techniques.

Just completed the course and the learning journey here was truly fantastic. The instructor Billy is a great teacher, his explanations are very direct and to the point and I felt like I got the maximum amount of knowledge without any time wasted. Billy is very honest and down-to-earth and I enjoyed his approach to teaching - simple and easy to understand without being too wordy. Overall an excellent beginner's course for making game models in Blender for Unity. The course was laid out very well, starting from basic props and moving up to modular levels and then animations, which we got up and running quickly in Unity. I also learned a lot about workflow from Blender to Unity (and sometimes Photoshop). I highly recommend this course for beginners and look forward to even more courses from this instructor.

This course is amazing. The information is very clear, well explained, and easy to understand. The key presses are shown on screen so students can see what the instructor is doing. The examples used in the lectures are very simple and to the point, like something a complete beginner would be able to create and not something too advanced that you wouldn't be able to understand. There is a good variety of objects created in this course, and the instructor even dives in to Unity every now and then to show you how to move your models into a game engine. On top of that, the instructor has plans to add content to this course based on student feedback! This is a GREAT course to get you started with the basics of game development.

I waited to complete the course before giving my review. The course is ok for absolute beginners, but is not really up-to-date. Some sections seem repetitive (eg. the modeling one) while other sections are a bit rushed. Also, the instructor strangely doesn't cover basic controls like "insect" - you are taught to extrude and scale all the time, but it's not a great habit to pick up for an absolute beginner in my humble opinion... To be honest the course does not feel cohesive in general, and some explanations are quite left in the air because "not enough time": that's not a valid excuse. Since the course is aimed to let you bring your models into Unity, i also expected a lot more from that part of the course. I gave 3 stars because the basic content is there, it needs to be reorganized and updated a bit to be more consistent throughout. The teacher is very responsive and willing to update the course, when this will happen i will update my review accordingly.

I highly recommend this course! It is well structured, carefully thought out, and clearly presented by someone who knows what they're talking about, and uses their natural teaching skills (and good humor) to make learning easy and fun!! A very solid foundation was laid by starting with the essential controls, keyboard shortcuts and lots of other really handy tips. Then it built on that while constantly reinforcing what we had already learned. I really liked the practical, hands-on approach ("to do is to learn"), and Billy is always encouraging us to dive in and try things out. And it's so satisfying after you've made something, to sit back and say "I made that!" Had a little bit of trouble making the lid of the Treasure Chest using the boolean modifier, but that was only because I was using a slightly newer version of Blender, but luckily a search through the Q&A helped me find the solution, and it worked just fine :) The lectures on applying Textures and Materials (and importing into Unity) was particularly helpful to me, as I had always been confused about that, and never had a clear explanation from anyone else about the exact steps involved. Billy's explanations, however, made it all crystal clear!! So a big thank you to you, Billy, for a seriously enjoyable learning experience!

If you are starting with Blender and you are totally lost (as I was) this is the perfect place to start. But I suspect that intermediate Blender users can also profit from this course. The instructor is competent in both Blender and teaching, and after a brief introduction to the general mechanics of Blender, you will gently progress through small projects that you can finish in one session and watch the results very quickly. Another thing I have valued very much is how quickly the instructor solves any doubt with very concrete and to the point answers, nothing of the sort of general vague comments others make. I only regret that there is no continuation to this otherwise excellent introduction. But with the solid foundations that this course has given me, I feel able of going on on my own. Still I wouldn't doubt it for a second if Billy McDaniel offers a continuation.