Cup (Blender)

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Crafting a Cup in Blender: A Beginner's Tutorial As you venture into the world of 3D modeling with Blender, one of your first projects is likely to be creating a simple cup. This tutorial will guide you through the process step by step, from setting up your workspace to finalizing the design. Step 1: Setting Up Your Workspace Begin by launching Blender and selecting the default cube as your starting point. Step 2: Creating the Cup Base Press the 'Ctrl + Shift + C' keys on your keyboard, or navigate to Edit Mode > Delete > Faces in the menu bar, to remove the top face of the cube. Next, select the bottom face by right-clicking on it and then press the 'Shift + R' keys twice to duplicate the selected face. Step 3: Shaping the Cup To start shaping your cup, navigate to Edit Mode > Loop Cut in the menu bar and place a loop cut just below the top edge of the duplicated face. Select both faces by holding down the Ctrl key while left-clicking on each face, then press the 'Shift + R' keys twice to duplicate these selected faces. Step 4: Finishing the Cup Now that you have your cup shape, it's time to finalize its design. To do this, navigate to Object Mode > Scale in the menu bar and scale down both sides of the cup equally until they are even. To smooth out any rough edges, select all vertices by pressing 'Ctrl + A' on your keyboard, then press 'Shift + R' keys three times while holding Ctrl key to move all vertices up. Step 5: Adding a Handle With your cup design complete, it's time to add a handle. To do this, navigate to Object Mode > Extrude in the menu bar and create an extrusion from the center of the top edge of the cup. Select both edges by right-clicking on them and then press 'Ctrl + R' keys twice to duplicate these selected edges. Step 6: Final Touches Once you've added your handle, it's time to give your cup a final polish. To do this, navigate to Object Mode > Subdivide in the menu bar and subdivide the top edge of the cup to create more detail. Finally, select all vertices by pressing 'Ctrl + A' on your keyboard, then press 'Shift + R' keys twice while holding Ctrl key to move all vertices up.