How to make a GREAT Tutorial 

I didn't include this in the tutorial, but here's some more technical advice for those wanting specifics: -Use OBS to record your screen. It's open source and it rocks. Lightweight video files that can be edited in common video editors. -Download and enable the Screencast Keys tool in Blender. It displays the keys you press, which viewers LOVE. -Don't use any theme other than the default. That's a sure fire way to confuse the viewer into thinking you've got a different version of Blender to them. -Increase the Display Scale (File>User Prefs>Interface) to around 1.3-1.5. This will make the buttons and text bigger and easier to see from a youtube (which most people watch in non-full screen) -Please NO MUSIC!

wow. knocked it out of the park with this one. this is a great example of how being really good at something isn't ALL that's needed to be good at TEACHING it. Teaching / Presenting is it's own skill. This video brought up several things I had never thought of. I like the 'Make Mistakes' tip.

Hey Andrew, congrats on your baby! And I want to personally thank you for teaching me 3D art. I've always wanted to become a game designer, and this has been the first big step I've taken towards that goal. I really can't thank you enough. Happy New year, you've earned it :)

I just realized your tutorials are actually the best I’ve ever seen. You actually keep my attention all the time.

Dude this video is ahead of its time. You didn't provide step by steps instructions, you told a story. I have probably watched this vid 5 times in the space of 2 months.

Talk about timing. I've been planning on doing tutorials for quite some time and just after I ordered my mic and pop filter this tutotial shows on my feed :D. Thanks a lot for making such an awesome tutorial Andrew!

As for 12:50, I used to teach kids film making. And I would say, "How many video players can you buy that don't have sound, and how many audio players can you buy that don't have video?". That's the importance of sound.

Watched it from 0:00 to 14:36, which i rarely do! Very solid points Andrew. Keep 'em coming.

Andrew Price is an invaluable resource - not for his blender tutorials (which are very good and useful training), but for his analyses of the emerging blender community to help us stop and think about what's important. Having someone review the tutorial process we all use to get started with blender is something I didn't know I needed until I saw this. Equally having someone how to explain what makes art more appealing, the critique videos - these are the truly helpful aspects. Thanks a lot!

I feel like you've done a great job in your tutorials in explaining the reasoning. As a music educator who has spent many years trying to hone the craft of teaching students effectively, I feel you do an awesome job!

The FYI acronym is the truest thing I’ve heard in my life.

I really appreciate your direct (with a little nonsense) approach to tutorials. They are exactly the way I like! I'm a total beginner in 3D, and your tutorials are what I watch first (and repeatedly as it is a tough subject)!

... you would know! Yours are the most comprehensive, accurate, and enjoyable tutorials on the internet. Thanks for all your hard work teaching us and sharing your love of this medium.

Andrew Price, the Bob Ross of Blender tutorials, has gone meta. Seriously though, AP's tutorials are usually some of the easiest on the eyes, ears, and brain. As a Blender hobbyist, I usually have a lot of fun following along, and I always learn something.

Dude, you are probably one of the first persons to do a Video on this topic, to this level and info. There are people that have made videos about how they make their Tutorials, but do not explain what you explained. The extent of what the RU-vid audience is searching for. Bravo, sir.

Tutoception - Glad to hear from you again! Your tutorials are gold!

The section on practice (4:50) is incredibly useful - I think most people wing it on their first try, then have a much harder time editing. And people don't do multiple "takes" because it's exhausting, but I think they really want to capture the original feeling of take 1. But going through 6 practice versions I can see how you both fully nail it, and have the, well, practice to perform even better than the feeling of take 1. Btw I asked ChatGPT to summarize that section and here is the list it gave me: 1. Experiment and problem solve, trying to figure out the tutorial 2. Analyze the first recording and fix any mistakes 3. Simplify or remove any unnecessary steps 4. Perfect the process and commit each step to memory 5. Rehearse how to explain the tutorial in the final recording 6. Hit record with confidence and knowing what to say

Excellent advice. As a learner I appreciate your tutorials precisely because you explain the *why*. I wish you'd (briefly) explain what you're about to do more often. (As a teacher I could bore you with the tedious pedagogy behind that, but trust me, it helps). You hit the nail on the head with the off-topic and mistakes too. It helps with engagement as it shows you're human. Spotting mistakes is also one of the great ways of mastering subjects and a technique that's used in teaching a lot (entirely deliberately of course....) I've been thinking about making a few tutorials myself - the best way to learn anything so that you really understand it is to teach other people. You may have just inspired me (though Santa will have to buy me a decent mic if I'm going to make them public!) I often feel like I'm talking to myself rather than Yr9 bottom set maths, so talking into a mic won't be a problem - at least it won't start asking me why it can't just do fractions on its calculator.

Kudos: WELL DONE! Your words are really relevant in 2020. I applaud your audio and choice of microphone. I appreciate you getting quickly into what you want to say. (I am soooo tired of RU-vidrs asking me to subscribe and like before I even see the first bit of content. ) I will be sharing the link to this video.

Andrew, was meaning to write to you just yesterday to say after a good few years of watching your vids - THANK YOU so much! Hats off to you sir, keep up the stellar work.

Thanks for posting all the videos I have only just begun modeling in blender and really enjoy it. Your video's are the best for teaching and well not putting me to sleep. Keep up the good work and I am looking forward to going through all your classes .

Good job Andrew :) Not only that this video is really helpful for us, but I really like your "scientifical" angle of view on a things as well. It is really inspiring to see your evolution through the years.

Absolutely fantastic vid Andrew, well done mate :) Super informative and easy to follow.

Andrew Kramer and Andrew Price are my favourite tutors online. Thanks to both of you for making learning easier and fun :)

I always wanted to ask you this video! It's sooo painful to go through tutorials that are not well structured. Thank you so much, hopefully many tutorialists will follow your advices.

Andrew. You was my first teacher into self teaching. Because of that, I learned a lot more other things by just searching it on google or youtube. I've started to learn graphics design since 13 and one of the first channels I followed was yours. I didn't even knew English very good in that time, but following your tutorial and seeing your actions, I've started to understand you, and understand better English. By doing your tutorials I saw that I really can do things that are useful for others, like for my parents business. I made them a 3D logo and made their products into 3d. I was really proud of it. Because of that I moved to an art school with the architectural profile. You made big impact on my life in a very positive way :). Now... I've lost my interest to art, and switched to programming. Now that's what I like to do. But even though I'm not working anymore in blender, I still check your videos :) I like them a lot. I just want to thank you for all your hard work that you put in in these tutorials

This is great! Thank you for this video. As someone who has avoided your content in the past due to long intros and constant rambling I’m glad you are aware of it now and will resub. 😁

Subscribed! Was looking for other technical tutorials but landed here but I don't regret it!

This video deserves way more views. It is very well put together and helpful! Thank you so much!

I love your craziness Andrew. You rock. Thanks for all your good advices

Just discovered your channel 3days ago and its helping me a lot dude Thank you so much dude for making these videos

Your tutorials are so enjoyable, I watch them even though I don't even 3d-model.

Your tutorials has always been really amazing! I hope that in the future I could do tutorials on that level too.

I have watched dozens of videos about tutorial creation, your video is the best. Clear ideas and advice, thank you 🤗

Thank you so so so much for teaching us from your experiences! I really appreciate this from start to finish!

This is brilliant advice Andrew :)

Thanks for sharing, just what I needed for guidance as I'm planning to start some tutorials on photography and photoshop. Also first in my search "how to make a tutorial". Good job!

Awesome. Excellent advice and not afraid to be very clear that you are seeking something (collaboration) in putting this together. Thanks a bunch!

This video is incredible. I don't comment on videos often but this one deserves it. Perfect, professional information.

This is great advice! Thank you! I've been looking for this type of video for a long time.

Thank you so much Andrew, a tutorial on how to make a tutorial is just what I needed to hear from a pro like you, hopefully I can enhance my tutorials with this great info 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Thanks for sharing your insight on making tutorial videos!

Great video, this is going to help me record my web development courses, liked and subscribed. It's amazing how you can make a video 2 years ago and I can find it today and get use from it, re-consumable content is quite an amazing thing really.

I could never do this tutorial stuff. 5 times? Remind me to leave more thank you notes, I had no idea you put that much time into each one and I'd never be as good with blender as I've become without all you guys, so thanks a lot.

This. People need to watch this before they record tutorials. Most of the blender tutorials are just videos of people speeding through everything without explaining some very important tips. God bless you for making your blender tutorials Blender Guru. I have learned most from you! Have a nice day.

oh boy i'm so glad i subscribed to this channel, learned so much over the years thanks for your hard work andrew!

Very impressive! So comprehensive and precise. Much appreciated!!

Perfect timing. I planned to start making Blender tutorials. Thanks!

You always make some great videos. Your Colour theory and composition tutorials relly helped me when I was starting out in cinematography. And now this one when I'm about to start on RU-vid. Thank man.. keep creating 😊😘😘🤗

This was truly brilliant! Thank you! It helped so much and I can't wait to improve my tutorials!!!

Blender Guru: Thanks for making this video! I'm not going to make Blender videos, but a lot of this was highly relevant for my work. Beautifully done!

So motivating! Great video, nice to see this from you

I’m 13, and I’m not doing tutorials. Instead, I’m actually doing an in-person course with about six kids. I was wondering where I could find some advice, but when I was randomly browsing your channel for some tutorials to improve my skills, I bumped into this video and it really gave me some good advice for my course. Thanks Andrew!

9:20 so true, you can't avoid making mistakes, and people will forgive you if your content is otherwise good.

Wonderful video as always Andrew! I'm not much a tutorial maker per say, but very good tips none the less. The education system could use more teachers like you so hard...

This is so meta

I love your videos please make more. I haven't seen one in a while. Keep it up.

Thanks for making this video! I want to make more tutorials, and this is super useful to me. I'm going to buy the book now.

Tons of awesome tutorial wisdom! Thanks!

You are specially good at the clarity point!!! (and good on everything else)

I seriously love your channel!!!!!! Like i will die if you ever stop. I have to thank you so much cause without your channel I would have given up on being an animator a long time ago. You are so good that even I who is 12 understand what you teach!!!! BLESS BLENDER GURU!!!!!! Plus I have never been this early!!!!😅😆

I'm going to implement ALL of this. Thank you! also thanks for the book recomendation!

As someone who's made a few tutorials (and stopped), this is really inspiring. I primarily stopped for three reasons: 1. Not knowing what to cover 2. My MacGyvered solutions always ended up with a hole or two 3. People watching the videos cared less about learning and more about getting the finished product. When I offered download files, they just grabbed those, and it discouraged me a lot.

Your points just make sense. Thanks so much for this.

Great video Andrew! You're really improving your teaching, and thats quite important, i would say, for your type of content :^) This was spot on! I learned tons in literally 15 minutes, that's crazy. Sad to see this isn't getting more views, but it is a bit off topic compared to your other videos. I found it very helpful in many ways, as this is applicable elsewhere, like in school. Happy to see you sharing your experiences, improving the community! :^)

I accidentally clicked on this video but you convinced me to stay in the first minute and that's amazing.

U are not only a great blender,but also a good teacher! thank U,GURU(FROM CHINA)

But how do i make a tutorial about how to make tutorials about making tutorials.

Thank you, brilliant and insightful advice.

I love your channel Andrew! Thanks for the tips ;)

Great video, you are the type of person that goes to someone’s birthday and blow out all the candles ! Charismatic personality !

one of the best videos i've ever seen! so clear and helpful!

I never knew this video existed. This should be seen by everyone. I needed this so much

Can you make more architecture visualization tutorials? :S I wanted to join your Architecture Academy lectures but found out that you withdrew from it and changed plans. I absolutely understand it as a big fan of you. I just got into learning Blender and over the last some weeks I've improved sooo much with your tutorials and Poliigon. I knew and still know that I will have to learn 3ds max for my career but I seriously thought about it for weeks at the beginning and the only reason why I chose to learn Blender was because of your channel. Because I knew that with the best teacher I could learn better and faster, which became true. I can see that you also know that well because you made a tutorial about making a tutorial haha. Anyhow the architecture tutorial about making a bathroom was great and I learnt a lot! I hope there will be more series coming out! :D Lastly a question I have is, as a Korean fan I was surprised when I found out that your company was registered in S Korea? It just made me curious a lot for many days haha

That confidence in your voice is mind blowing ! Hats off!

Awesome, thank you for this. Useful across all fields of education 😘

You are absolutely correct, there are a lot of videos tutorials which "tell" you but not "teach"

Thank you! I have been dying to do this with drawing :) I am so excited to actually use this and see how I do x

So helpful. Gives me some great ideas on how to improve my next tutorials.

Good advice. I think I will check out that book you mentioned.

Brilliant tutorial once again, thank you!! Inspired me to create my own tutorials ✌🏼✨

I used to watch the blender tutorials, now I make tutorials about piano playing. This guy.. great stuff!

Thx so much! This is one of the most usefull Tutorials i've ever seen!

Aces over kings mate! Great video. I came looking for tips on tutorals found my new blender teacher. Subbed! =S=

love your work thanks

Quality content as always!

its amazing, thanks andrew. im your fan. i like this video and the advices.

As someone who watches a lot of tutorials, I agree with a lot of what you say. When I'm following along step-by-step, sometimes the instructor telling a quick antidote gives me time to catch up. Also, I don't mind a video intro, as long as it's 3 seconds or under. One more thing, the start of the video should show the finished product so I know if I want to watch it

And now, how to set up YOUR mic to reduce ’plosives’. Place your microphone slightly to the side of your mouth and angled slightly as well so that you’re not speaking directly into it. Your P, K and S’s etc. will be great rate reduced and come up across much more professional sounding !! Also a high pass filter somewhere around 80 Hz or so will reduce the load and rumble. Also, the closer you get to your microphone the more you introduce the “proximity effect“. So experiment by getting close enough to give you that nice, low, full radio sound, with out being so close that you’re drowning the mic. 🎙 Cheers

I wanted a Tutorial on how to make tutorials for me to make tutorials on how to make good tutorials. So this tutorial on making a great tutorial will be so helpful for me to make a tutorial in making tutorials for the people who want to make tutorials on how to make tutorials so keep up your work on making great tutorials on helping others to make great tutorials. Thanks for this tutorial on making great tutorials.

Thank you for doing this video, Andrew. When I am ruler of these lands, all RU-vid creators will be required to watch it. Twice. At gunpoint if necessary. And double thank you for the bit about animated intros. Yes, it's a chance to show how clever and talented you are, but even your mom is tired of it. Stop it! Andrew says so. (can you tell this is a pet peeve?)

Very helpful advice, thanks a lot!

Thanks. This is all great advice. My biggest dilemma in making tutorials is the choice between spontaneous or pre-scripted. Spontaneous tutorials - recording the voice-over as you perform the lesson - provide a more relaxed, friendly, and inviting feeling. But, they are prone to making mistakes, flubbing dialog, and forgetting important dialog or operations. On this account, I think spontaneous tuts tend to be 2 - 3 times longer than they need to be. I have chosen to go the pre-scripted route - recording my dialog first, then recording the video in time with the audio. In this manner, I am able to cram all the important and necessary points into a shorter time frame, and say exactly what I want to communicate in exactly the way I think it should be said - including everything that needs to be said, and leaving out everything that doesn't. Making mistakes can be informative, but most people just want to learn how things are done, not how they are not done. I get infuriated having to sit through 2 - 3 minutes of dead-time while the presenter fumbles around trying to recover from their mistakes. Pre-scripted tuts tend to have a dry, impersonal, and distant feeling to them, but that can be partly overcome with a good script and delivery. I first tried doing it spontaneous, and found it to be frustrating, and a monumental waste of time. I can't remember what I want to say and concentrate on performing the steps all at once. The nice thing about a pre-recorded script is that it tells me what I'm supposed to do so I don't loose my way through the operations. I think pre-scripted takes a lot longer to create, but saves time for the viewer on the backend. Another point you don't mention that I am pushing myself toward, is including lots of supplementary graphics to emphasize, highlite, and add data to parts of the lesson that are not clear from observing the program interface alone. One thing I am conflicted about is deciding how much needs to be explained. Some people just want to know how to arrive at the end result, but I feel it its important to know why you are doing things, and why you are doing them in a certain way. Over-explaining a concept can get boring real fast and loose an audience, so it is a delicate balance between too much information and getting to the point.

This is great advice!! 👍‍

HEYY I JUST WANNA THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART WAAAHAHAHA I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR TUTORIAL ON HOW TO MAKE TUTORIALS LOL AND I GLADLY FOUND THIS! THAAANKS!!!

Thanks for the video ! You're my favorite Tutorialist !:D

I didn't expect to find such a well made tutorial about making tutorials 😂

I see the best tutorial has a campfire tale feel. Soft Talking but with a warm atmosphere.

I believe that it's usually a good idea that no matter who you are or who's teaching that you do the tutorial until you are confident in what you've learned. You can't watch the tutorial once and have learned it as if you were with the person teaching so you should watch and complete it, since you will get all of your questions out of your head and the methods teached ingrained into your brain. You never get 100% from just watching a tutorial once, and if you don't have any questions, then try and do what the tutorial tought you to do, but this time you don't watch the tutorial, then you'll know if you've actually learned what you set out to learn.

This is a great tutorial dude! Thanks for create this video 👍