In today’s video, learn how to quickly create a metal barrel model inside of Blender!
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This is an excellent exercise for practicing how to use edge loops, the extrude tool, and the bevel tool to create shapes inside of Blender!
Barrel Modeling Steps
- Add cylinder – 32 sides
- Scale Down
- Edit mode – move top up/bottom down (G + Z)
- Add loop cuts – Control + R – scroll mouse wheel for first 2, then individual
- Extrude out – Alt+Shift+Click to get edge loops, then E to extrude, S to scale out, shift z to keep same level
- Bevel Edges – remember to select just loop edges, not intermediate – Alt+Shift+Click, then Control + B, then move mouse and scroll wheel
- Extrude Top in Add Cap – Inset to create circle, then move edges along face. (I, click, select face, G + Shift Z)
- Extrude Cap Up – E + Z Add Edge Loops (2) – CTRL+R, Scroll Up, Click Inset top,
- Extrude Down – I, E + Z Apply Material with Shading Tab
