I agree, but I unfortunately, I am seeing only service level concepts. On the deep end, is where you really learn the blocks and what effects they can create. Think about BdoubleO he has improved a lot over the last year or so, where he is, is where I think the close to the peak of the art of mine raft building is, using the features of the game very wisely and smart. And there is people even better than him in discord communities who have no videos sadly.
This is a superb video, maybe one of the best building videos I’ve seen. I would also add that, people should never hesitate to base your design off another existing design. Virtually all architectural design is a reshuffling of different elements taken from existing buildings, they’re not wholly original designs. It’s all a copy of a copy, with some creative innovation sprinkled in. Especially if you want something to look real, you have to copy something that already exists. And the best thing about designing a build is, you don’t have to commit. You can always throw it out and start over if you think something feels wrong, but the mere act of recreating other existing designs will teach you countless things about what works and what doesn’t. And when you get good, you will learn to pick and choose and recombine elements you like into new configurations that are wholly original.
you speak with well constructed sentences and full coherent thoughts. i find your lack of filler words and ability to speak without exaggerated plosives or glottal noise very pleasant to listen to. this is a refreshing change from the average minecraft youtuber... thank you!
I can not possibly explain just how good this building video is. I’ve been playing Minecraft for nearly a decade and I’ve never come across a Minecraft building video THIS good. I love drawing and introducing it into Minecraft and proving it to be a medium of its own really combines two of my favorite interests and I love it so much. Showing how to look at references is so helpful and it is so great to show how you can apply it to anything instead of many other videos I’ve seen where people just show hacks. This video really is so helpful. Thank you for making it.
The wave of people using blocks as their color instead of what they actually are is the building change I have always wanted to see, I hope I can put these lessons into practice, great video!
Looking at Mumbo’s recent builds was what inspired me to try learning building too so seeing his comment here really feels like the universe led me full circle
I draw all the time and somehow I never thought of using references for my builds until it was mentioned in this and now it seems like the most obvious thing in the world. I just went and casually made my best build yet and I'm genuinely excited to build more. Love this video
Oh my god the grid + one square is a window or 2x1 is a door is so INSANELY useful. Like it’s almost too useful. All the rules of thumb are supposed to be know but I’ve NEVER known that. Amazing vid, this is also my first time seeing one of your vids. Insta sub and can’t wait to check out more
This video changed my entire view on building. I've tried the tips you gave and I'm actually happy with what I've created today. It took a few hours but I'm really enjoying it. Keep up your great work!
I'm pretty sure that "ladder feature" on the bottom right of the reference is a sunken in staircase leading up to the balcony above. ALOT of houses and shop fronts in certain areas have those. Would look hella cool if implemented into your build because it would add a lot of depth to the front of the build and provide cool interaction to the interior by allowing a way up to the balcony
whenever I was in school and bored I'd always draw out what I wanted my builds to look like and for some reason those always looked better than my freehand builds when it came to details and overall cohesiveness, but I never really realized it was cause I drew it out, I thought it was better cause "it just was". This makes much more sense!
this is fantastic!! i’m not a beginner builder but lately i’ve found myself stuck to making builds on a grid as a crutch, and this vid totally is helping me break from that! thanks :)
I was watching GeminiTay and she was talking about how often she uses her knowledge of art and painting to help with her builds (framing them, placement of buildings and trees, etc), so this video popping up is such a nice coincidence!
Something I have found helpful is using the same reference and trying out several different techniques/styles/variations/repetitions. The same reference has helped me find multiple designs I have liked for a lamppost.
Thank you thank you thank youuu for this video! I have been wanting to get better at building and have watched many videos on tips and such but nothing comes close to what you have done here! you have helped me understand things so much more clear and I am genuinely excited to start trying out these tips. ♥
Great video, helped me out alot. I build everything the same as references but u showed that there is space to be creative, im gonna use that and become a better builder bc of you. Thank you 😄
This is an amazing video! Years ago I was very interested in building in Minecraft, but I was never very good at it. I struggled finding my own creative ideas. But these tips are so great, it makes me want to go back and try it again. I'm sure this video will help a lot of new builders so thank you for taking the time to make it. I am looking forward to the next episodes :)
I'm glad I build in Vintage Story and have access to so much when it comes to chiselling, different door sizes, and then the steady grind for the best and most aesthetic blocks to give a sense of pride.
Great demonstration!! I watched the entire video because it was that interesting. This is something that many others will find helpful as it was to me. I'm definitely using a grid next time
I love this video, everything you say is true and it even applies to other mediums. I for example started painting and choosing my references really helps getting started. However i do think technique and creative intuition is needed to be able to make full use of this tip. Someone might be naturally drawn to using reference but lacks the skill (again, me with painting) to make it work. I hope this series also will cover those topics, and especially with the detail you have given this one. Truly unique advice i have never heard in another Minecraft building video. Keep it up :)
That is absolutely the goal! I wanted to cover reference first because I do believe it’s the basis of all art, we will also cover form, contrast, value, colour, and much more
Even though I am a pretty good builder who doesn't really need to watch this I still enjoy watching stuff like this just on the off chance I learn something new or a new way to apply a concept anyway great video!
13:00 Justatheory Since the blueish colour is hard to find in Minecraft, you could keep those cooler blocks as neutral grey, and the warmer beige tones to be more warmer. So you can keep the difference in colour temperature!
This is really cool, I cant wait for part 2!!! I love your explanation of everything, not too fast that I miss stuff, but not over-obsessive! I think youve done well : )
Can't wait for the next one, this was the best building tutorial I've ever seen. And to top it off, my favorite Minecrafter put his seal of approval in the comments, shut up and take my viewership 😭🫶
This is an amazing video, thank you so much for making it! I've been playing Minecraft for quite some time, but I always get bored because of approaching things purely functionally. So recently I started playing more slowly and instead focussing on the art of things (I'm actually an artist, but never thought to combine that skillset with Minecraft) and building from real life reference (like being inspired on holiday by the architecture of villages in the Alps), and I'm having SO much more fun. I feel like your video filled in some gaps in my knowledge and gave me some amazing tips to incorporate as I continue on this journey. Especially appreciated your breakdown of how to use a grid, and the section where you built in real time from the reference image.
HUNDREDS OF BLOCKS TALL! .....*46 Lol not sure why but that cracked me up. This was a beautiful and easy to understand explanation of how you can use reference images as inspiration. I graduated with a BFA in graphic design and i still love to see people come up with their own ways of breaking down how to use references. Such a good video!
I love that you did something from Petra, as soon as I saw the build on screen, I yelled, "THE TREASURY!!!!" I love ancient civilizations, and find the Nabateans fascinating. I was currently looking for building inspiration to make a world filled with ancient civilizations :) Ancient Carthage will be hard.
I bet Mumbo watches a series like this one, thats why his Hermitcraft 10 builds have been so detailed 😂 Hes even started drawing the builds out before building them, its really cool to see
As an artist, I can confirm that we use many different reference to get the inspiration I use this technique of using multiple reference to create traditional art aswell as music
Wow such a great video and building is just soo good! I’m a bit of an artist myself, but for some reasons I’ve never thought to bring those skills to Minecraft. Thanks, it’s truly eye-opening
I have been struggling to even start Minecraft builds, much less finish them. I think this video shows a great approach for practicing; taking a relatively small build from concept art and bringing it to life.
Popped up in my feed for unknown reasons, took a chance and I was engaged from start to finish. I'll be looking at some previous videos now. Hopefully not an underrated channel for long.
I cant tell you how long I’ve searched for this type of building tutorial. The only person I knew that built like this was bdubs. I’ve always search for a “realistic/picturest” type of buliding, Thanks!
The builds looks so good! Can't wait to add this to my buildings for further improvements. This is actually want i need!! Thank you so much and great video btw! :D
I have learned so much from this video! I've been watching TheLoosestGoose's color theory videos in Minecraft and I feel like combining that with these tips would really help improve my builds drastically! Thanks for sharing this video! You've gained a sub from me!
True, I do this most of the time to my builds, most of my nights I dream of what my next Build Design then find numerous references that would be near enough to what my dream was and mixed all the references and build them. Also I hope your channel grow further, everyone starts from the bottom.
This video has helped me. Because I’ve been looking for something like this and it helps alot. Because I was inspired by bdub07 the youtuber’s builds. I just came across your channel just now and ive fallen in love with this way. I’ve always wanted to learn how. Your video makes me want to go play and go practice now. Thank you!! Thank you so much!! I can’t wait to try this! God bless!! Bye!
I just got recommended and i enjoyed so much this video. While you were building i was thinking about every detail following your thoughts and almost everything i was imagining the same way. I play minecraft since 2013 i believe and i study architecture. We use lots of references and while playing I also like to use. Reeally good content.❤
so this is the trick all along!!! I've been building the exact references that I have been inspired by but I now I'm kinda okay with changing a few things every now and then. ❤
Thank you! I've been trying to learn more about art and trying to improve my builds. This video is super helpful, and taught me how to bretter use refrences. Thank you again for the tips and the cool grid trick.
I used these ideas to become a good MC builder. One mistake I made in the beginning, starting too big. Start with smaller builds, like a house vs a castle. The bigger ones felt so daunting. I mark out my plot first, just in dirt, to get the proportions correct. I use torches to count blocks, so I get the numbers correct, then add dirt. Then build up, in a basic block I’m going to use in the build. Then I texture before I add details. Details are last and take me about twice as long as building the build. Don’t be afraid to try adding wild stuff, that you think will look weird. You can always take it down if it doesn’t work. By the way the first build I did was a more modern house, with balconies and glass overlooking the sea. That came out great, even looking back on it. Then I wanted a barn next to it, nothing huge. I ended up building 6 different barns before I found one that worked. Even though I was sooo frustrated by this point, I kept going. Those mistake barns taught me a lot, looking back on it.
Fantastic video. Using references truly elevates building on so many levels. I'd love to throw out there that architectural reference books exist, and you can often find them cheaply at thrift stores or secondhand bookstores. I have a bunch and often pull them out when I need some Irl references.
when i saw how many subscribers you had i was stunned. i thought surely you would have atlest 100k. amazing video amazing everything really. praying on you blowup!!! :)
You're a great teacher! The step-by-step part of this video was so cool and informative, and your tip about converting reference images to grayscale to focus on values was super insightful and helpful, too. I feel so inspired to build now, and I'm so curious to see what you discuss for your next part of this series. Thanks for the video! And looking forward to more survival videos, too! :)
About time something like this came around.. wholly thankful youtube decided to chuck this one at me. I'll be sticking around I've wanted to learn this style for quite a while - I have an unhealthy addiction to desaturated colours and tones! - and your explanations actually make sense lol
hi, just coming to say tysm. I have yet to find a videos that teach you how to approach designing as opposed to teaching...the mechanics (?) of designing certain shapes in minecraft. cant wait to try your techniques out tn.
Grid overlay! Somehow I never thought about that! Maybe I kinda have it in my head when I look at the building photo, but.. this can help! My favourite is real life reference. I just like the build to make sense in real life and I enjoy "translating" the real life build into the blocky world! But I really need to learn texturing and detailing, my builds are kina tooo... plain..
This is a great video, I've been building a City that's based off of Victorian London and a bit of 1900s US and so I've been using IRL references just looking at building, and not copying exactly because I like to take something and then add on things I like so for example I've got more of a Dieselpunk theme and then also exaggerate the Gothic style with more spikes and things Still got a lot to learn though I'd still say I'm not that good of a builder but I think references has definitely made me improve
I love this and an excellent teaching video, but I hope that you also go into (in a future video) how to "fill the back in", as Grian has showcased that getting the beautiful "money shot" is one thing, but creating the sides and back is a whole additional challenge. I personally also love the challenge of mixing the build with the terrain (my Senaburg village is built on a slope), as it adds a lot more realism and fluidity when builds have different elevations based on where they are built, vs everything being made on one flat plane. Also, all the cats meowing are hilarious. Great video!
This video was actually so helpful as for years I’ve been stuck in the loop of grinding Minecraft but watching tutorials to build everything (I would switch out the wood tones as I prefer spruce and dark oak) and then lose interest as I’m just copying others builds not play for a while and then get a Minecraft itch and start the whole process over on a new world. I am on a server with my friends now which has helped as I have opinions and input on how to add texture but still wasn’t sure how to create my own builds still. Sorry for the long comment but I just really appreciate this video as I know it will help so much and I’m re inspired to build now ❤️
This was SO helpful and I'm really inspired by using references for building. I will be heading to my world to do some practice asap. Thanks so much for sharing this! ☺️
