Modeling a Chess Set That Works in 2D and 3D
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- čas přidán 26. 06. 2024
- In this video we'll explore an idea I've had for a while: A chess set that will work in 2D and 3D at the same time! We'll use the boolean modifier to intersect two different chess designs, and merge the two designs using forced perspective.
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Software used: www.blender.org/download/
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00:00 Modeling the chess pieces
05:16 Preparing the 3D models
06:13 Finding a 2D chess design
07:39 Importing the 2D chess design
09:28 Preparing the 2D chess pieces
12:26 Intersecting 2D with 3D using boolean
15:10 Cleaning up and fixing 3D mesh
19:06 Setting up the chess board
21:18 Lighting the scene
23:07 Exploring use cases for this concept
24:18 The rendered result!
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Thank you so much for all the kind comments on this video. I'm so glad you liked it! So here are some good news: Since the 2D chess elements used in this chess set are licensed under GPL 3.0, I have to release my 3D model under that same license. You can download the project file here (free download, no login required): patreon.com/posts/59047159 (This means if you use this design, you have to license it under GPL 3.0 too!)
Thanks for watching!
Wow thank you!!!!😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀
I can not believe it’s free!!!!!!!!! 😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀 I am so happy
are you a chess club player?
Can you please make a tutorial on how you render the last scene?
Wow this was the coolest thing I've ever seen! I cannot believe how beautiful the pieces look!
I might produce a video with your chess set. Thank you for sharing the blender file! :D
I love how the black knight piece came out generally unscathed, and then there's the white knight piece that was just shredded lol
It’s cause he had just a mere flesh wound
@@thejuice8583 "Oh look at the black piece! He's got a cute little nose!"
The White Piece: *Debatable wether they have a face*
The black knight wasn’t oriented the right way.
It's merely a flesh wound
@@arionthedeer7372 he was
It seems to me an interesting idea to print this, with the "flying" parts only slightly attached to the base, and fill the voids with epoxy resin. And it will become quite feasible.
Would like to buy one if these came out
Exactly my thought XD
I made a printable version, you can just delete them and they will look the same from above
@@lorenzoiaccarini6966 cool! Would like to see the link!
Right I was just thinking about that, maybe with other different kinds of 2D objects. Animals, Cars, and Instruments
The negative space could be glass, keeping a realistic 3d shape that includes any floating parts while being tactile in the hand. Great concept.
How would you make that though? Another guy suggested epoxy, glass seems very hard to do lol
This is perfect solution! I don't see how this will cause any issue! Though the assembly of the pieces does sound a bit hard
@@abdullamasud4278 3D print the pieces, then put them in a mold shaped for regular chess pieces of the same size, and pour in transparent resin.
Seems like you'd need a resin printer
Such a thing would look cool at chess competitions. It would be possible to put a video camera directly above the chessboard so that it would be more visual for the audience.
It isn't even the premise of the video specifically that kept me hooked, I've just never seen someone this quick in Blender before.
I’m over here struggling to make a jar in blender and this guy makes a whole civilization in under 7 seconds
Its a chess set not a civilization country 🤦♂️
@@samtheking5759 I don’t know if your joking or not
@@mrmeep4608 ur mom
@@samtheking5759 HAHAHAHAA SO FUNNY😐
I made a short Minecraft animation in Blander in 8 hours with zero course besides Google images, just wanted to kick you a bit more.
30 seconds in and I’m like: ya this guy is a genius
5th seconds in and im like: rest of the tutorial is pointless
Grillarkatten: Yes indeed, he is a genius
and then i watched him move his king in move 3
You can take that back after his blunder in the last second of the video ( joke of course but the blunder was real )
I came to this conclusion 0:13 secs in
I have never seen / used blender, and i also don't play chess. yet this original idea kept me watching for 25 minutes.
What I learned about chess today: Everything is a pawn
what do you mean? of course everything's a pawn, pawns have to do SOMETHING when they reach the edge of the board
what about the king you cant promote to a king
@@nehasinghal9457 king was just a pawn soldier in his childhood
@@xaigamer3129 Guys, I have a theory..
@@xaigamer3129 Point of view
Polyfjord: "The Boolean Modifier is just mysterious."
Me: "Yes."
true
you are merely a suggestion on how it's supposed to look
there are 10 type of person who can understand boolean jokes, those who can and those who can't.
@@philippebaillargeon5204 bruh 😂😂😂
its basically venn diagrams but instead of circles, its 3d shapes
This can definitely implement a more modern feel, due to the fact that there can just be a camera overhead at physical chess tournaments, it would be so very convenient for hosts and live streams. Wouldn't even need the 2d game view, since the set does that job! This can very easily monopolize the competitive chess board sales. To be honest, I want one.
To sum it up, Please try to perfect, and sell these. I seriously want one.
the overhead view wouldn't really work since they are still 3d
They use DGT boards to broadcast games. Setting up something overhead is way more work.
I wouldnt work because you would need an orthogrphic view from above to actually have to pieces appear 2D but cameras record in a perspective view where you would able to see the edges of the 3D pieces even from perfectly above
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Using a perspective modifiers before the boolean operation would help i think. Instead of assuming that the camera is infinitely far away, assume it's at standard head height
This is incredible on so many levels but also the best part was the very start where he just kept going "is this a pawn?" "is this a bishop?" "is this a queen?" all while making absolutely perfect designs for each piece. An artist at work.
3:57 "Is it more a hippo now?"
No, it's a moomin
I wanna play with these pieces, they are original, clean, elegant, they are perfect
kinda annoys me that he didnt just do 1 set and alter the colors, the knights and rooks look very different, but i definitely agree they look sick
@@goaltf4 Yeah I know, some white pieces look better than the black ones and vice versa, but it still looks sick
and expensive, one day
@@Exilir8 Not really, u could 3D print the entire set or if you have time u can even sculpt them but that would take a lot of time
AVorteX 3D printing is expensive.
One of your videos randomly popped up in my recommended, I knew nothing about 3d, and I decided to watch it on a whim. Your stellar editing, entertaining commentary, simple explanation of complex subjects, and obvious talent stood out to me. You have inspired me to learn Blender and I've been practicing for like 2 months now. Just wanted to say thank you for sharing your genius with others and helping people.
What an amazing comment my friend!! I'm so glad you've discovered this amazing software!! Thank you!
I haven't even watched a single second of any of this channel's videos, but this comment made me subscribe to it
Dudeeee me too
0:09
I thought this dude said booby operations. I’m to immature for this.
I would love to see these 3D printed. Obviously theres a couple floaty pieces, but connecting those with a thin piece would still make it look epic. Amazing work!
Yes
24:36 the queen little creepy smile scares me
You I just saw it
Yo, I just saw it
These models are perfect for a 3D chess game
No u are perfect for a 3D chess game
@@emiwa what the hell
@@emiwa uhh
@@Tony_Baloney_69420 what's a joke
@@Tony_Baloney_69420 what’s a joke
if you were to actually 3D print these pieces, you could probably put them inside molds and fill the molds with clear resin to make them full pieces while keeping the special effect (this would probably be needed for the king and bishop)
It could've saved more of the knight, too, if he wanted
The best idea, even with glass it will look more classy
more "glass"y?
Imagine putting a led light in the bottom of a glass or clear plastic version, which you can shift the color of. So you could have standard black and white yet also with a shift make more unique color set looks.
i have no idea what's happening but im so intrigued
Damn I was really hoping he was gonna 3d print these or have a link/download for the file so someone else could print them. Super cool work really one of the coolest things I’ve seen in a while!
You are a true genius. An artist. And I am sure that the big wealthy companies will throw dollars at you very soon!!
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Big wealthy companies can try and throw their dollars at me, but only you guys can throw so nice compliments! Thank you kindly!
@@Polyfjord
@@Polyfjord We need a Tutorial on Lightings in Blender
Like using specific type of lighting at specific angles at perfect timings.
please take my comment.
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cash in a card is okay
"It looks too much like a hippo" is kinda ironic since "hippo" is actually horse in Greek (hippopotamus being River horse)
(awesome concept and great video :D)
looks like a moomin
LOL i never realized how much a hippo looks like a horse... also this reminded me of how giraffe in chinese is "long necked deer"
So if I tell someone they look like a hippo its offensive twice?
@@eatfruitsalad345 reminds me of a Bo Burnham joke in his song Sad "I saw a giraffe who had a short neck, that was sad... Or a deer"
@@eatfruitsalad345 so does chinese hippo, river horse 河馬
Ah yes, 2.5D chess pieces
Ah yes, half checkmate
@@zaqgamingstuff
Like, in 2d its Check and 3d its mate
i really think you are extraordinarily good at creating stuff in blender but what always blews my mind, are your little clips at the end. the camera movement and compositions are always so on point. I really enjoy that
Being new to Blender and watching someone, within five minutes, make a full set of chess pieces... Is both awesome and infuriating.
Where is that Matrix "download skills" tech when you need it?! 😆
Yeah it's cool to see the extent of a program and what could be possible, but being new and seeing it made easy feels like a canyon of skill gap.
Fill that canyon with practice!
Go make that donut, then go to the burger tutorial and then come back here. You'll be a pro in no time. The limit is your imagination
The first time I tried to understand blender I felt like I had an easier time understanding quantum computing, but as soon as I sat down and committed to using it a little each day I was amazed how easy it was to learn from CZcams tutorials and guides.
LOL, from my perspective it looks likes this is a stupid hackers movie, with a big "infiltrate pentagon" button, but somehow it's real life. Insane technology and man's power.
I want to try it too but my PC becomes a living nuke
Jesus, that final render was just too perfect... What an amazing tutorial
i pretty much just started using blender and holy cow... watching just the first minute or so was mind boggling. just the efficiency of the initial modeling was crazy!
Wtf this guy can create pieces as fast as I can imagine them in my head…
Oh cool! I didn't know you were gay
based name
if you wanted to make this physical you could have glass holding the floating pieces and making a better horseshape without compromising the illusion, for example the horse with a cut off nose, you could have a glass piece completing his nose and it wouldn't interfere with the illusion.
or you could've made a set where the negative space (the cut parts) were glass, so you'd retain the physical shape of the initial meshes but keep the illusion (the illusion might not look perfect) but you'd at least keep the ergonomic shapes.
another cool idea could be to make the cut parts glass, the and remainder parts a glow in the dark material thingy, could look cool.
This was quite the 5head idea tbh, really nice video and you made the the sculpting look so darn easy, feels like you know the program in and out
Speaking about glass, although this is most likely going to be too difficult, I would like to see the entire piece where the empty spaces is glass while the fill piece is the actual piece. So physically, it is a regular chess piece without any gaps due to the glass, yet visually you can still see it.
Yeah glass is hard but what about pmma
Maybe it can be some transparent plastic for mass production purposes
Bruh glass? You serious?
thats a lot of me
I was able to make an airship in a couple of weeks while learning blender basics...
Seeing you do a doodle and with a single click, turning it into a model and all that, it made me so mad... the speed that you worked with the first couple of pieces was insane to me, makes me want to get that good with blender...
Every project takes ten times longer the first time you do it. Two years from now you'll be doing a project, think to yourself, "this steampunk battlefield needs some airships", and make 10 unique airships in less than an hour.
@@ryanb6503 Wow this is really inspiring! I've had same problems and frustrations but never thought of it like that
I suck at blender so I just watch this legend's videos purely for the sound effects he makes. He's so good at what he does and such a good teacher as well!
The last footage is just purely majestic 👏🏼
“I know what you’re thinking: This horse piece is freaking cringe.”
Honestly, the knight offended me the least out of all the pieces you literally tried to draw from memory
lol
the pawn was pretty good, maybe a little too small circle, bishop was kinda ok too, the rest are abominations
@@Perseagatuna woah thats brutal but tbh i agree
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I actually was thinking why not look at references? I think it’s cool what he did but I did wish he looked at pictures of the real chess pieces to get an idea of what they looked like
Tourneys would be interesting with pieces like this, the above camera during tourneys would actually look good
until the pieces look upside down
@@thebeebler on a digital chess board with the simplified pieces, one set is always upside down to each player. So why would it matter?
That transition in the end was FIRE
The final render with the music and setting was absolutely amazing and made it a whole lot better. Good job buddy 👍
just another masterpiece - that's how tutorials supposed to be
No, he gets it harder
Or you think is easy modeling with 1 million vertexs?
So, don't act like a fanboy and the tutorial is not a "masteepiece"
And Blender community is not perfect, there is toxic people too, if you didn't know 👍
@@angeld7849 I don’t know what problems you have - but they must be serious. Maybe you should get some help…and looks like more than 300 people think like I do. 😅
You are a genius, well done! Love the way you solved bits of the puzzle in order to reach your desired result. Craftmanship at its peak-level! 😎
Loved it and loved the cinematic shots at the end even more! ♥️
Finally someone make what i wanted to craft when i was a kid
This bring back memories thank you🥺🥺
I missed playing chess back then with friends
Bro, just when i thought your projects couldn't get any more clever, you hit us with this, AMAZING
i love how i got tons of projects due tomorrow yet here i am watching this man make this.. i dont even play chess nor do I know how to model stuff... but u know what im here for the ride
Always waiting for final render video, you have a style, amazing!
This guy is absolutely cracked out of his mind at Blender. My man made all of that at the speed of light.
the problem with the black Knight: the vector object wasn't rotated like the Knight was, therefore it was different.
I'm pretty sure he knows that. It's pretty obvious
thats so annoying aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa XD
this is because in 2d chess all of the knights face the same direction, so i think it was on purpose
@@vanillabeetle good point
@@vanillabeetle that’s the case with all the 2d black pieces, they’re all facing the wrong way. also the 2d white pieces shouldn’t really just be an outline and if they were filled in all correlating pieces should look the same. still a very cool video tho
woow this looks amazingly cool! especially the render in the end
This is one of the coolest things i've ever seen someone made in Blender... Keep it up Dude! I'm subed for sure!
Everybody gangsta till you play chess with hippo
I can't believe how fascinating this was to watch. You're an absolute wizard with Blender!
this concept is so freaking cool!!! Excellent job!
This is a crazy idea and executed to perfection!! Amazing!
This looks amazing! It's crazy that I haven't seen this being done before!
But... I feel like both black and white should have used the "filled" models (the models that are being used for black). Just make the color of the pieces black and white, but don't give them a different shape... Right now the "not filled in" or "inverted" pieces look like a failed 3D print i.m.h.o.
Yeah, I thought exactly the same thing, the infilled models are more aesthetically pleasing overall. I also thought he should keep the knight facing the same way, because it's upside down from black's perspective. Would be interesting to actually attempt printing these, it'd probably require some manual tweaks to the model but it'd be cool to see them in person.
@@armata_strigoi_0 all of the 2d ones are upside down from blacks perspective, that’s just how it works lol, he did orient the actual knight piece correctly tho
@@SporkNotFork Yeah, I know it's correct from the 2D perspective, but that only works if you have the benefit of software that automatically switches the colours from both people's perspectives. If you were to play with them in three dimensions, especially real life, you'd expect the images to align with the direction you yourself were facing. It would feel odd to play with them all being upside down on your side of the board.
Intelligent, beautiful, mind-blowing. The concept and its "expandability" explodes towers the end of the video with the use of the shadows. Thx for sharing your ideas!
It’s funny being recommended this cuz my project over the past few years has been creating a chess set from slotted together 2D pieces! Love this idea :)
I love how fast you make them ! It’s like magic
I can't believe how entertaining and informative this video was, I hope to see more in the future.
Thank you kindly my friend!!!
Because of how these were made they fill each others missing parts so in theory you could just slot these together for either easy cleanup or if you want a full black set. If you also have just like a thin transparent base so all of the piece is connected I think that this could actually be a really widely used chess set.
That's not the case bud
That’s the case bud.
Can't really slot them together. They still share the same exterior outline (which is why all the Bishops and Kings have the same circles on top).
What would be cool is to fill the bases with acryllic. Stays transparent from above AND gives the pieces weight at the base for that satisfying feel when moving them.
not only very informative, but also, entertaining! i watched the whole thing being amazed... while im a beginner at blender, it was easy to follow what you were doing! really really cool
I might need some time to write and express how inspiring, informative, entertaining and truly filled with information this tutorial was.
You are now one of my favourite people ever!
the fact that in 2 minutes, he already made 5 pieces😵
It'd be really interesting to see these 3D printed in resin. The black design looks like you could do it in either color resin reasonably easily, or do either a two part filament using the earlier unicode (the one with black white and transparent) or using clear UV resin to fill in the floating parts.
Incredible!
Today's video I didn't know I needed to see. Fine work!
If you had told me that a video like this would be some of the best I have ever seen on this platform, I never would have believed you but you have impressed me to no end. Thank you so much for sharing this. I hesitate to say but this is nothing short of incredible. What a wonderful job you've done! ❤️🙏 More please!?!?!
Amazing! I love it so much! What I would say, though, is that some of those pieces need those 'floating' parts to be recognisable in 3D, specifically the White Knight and the Kings. If you could find a way to join those pieces to the main model without breaking the visual accuracy of the 2D image, it would work so well
I cant express on how much this is so cool and amazing, im an artist but because of those kinds of videos where its so creative and its so wonderful and amazing, it makes me want to try 3D modeling at some point because its so astounding on what you can do with just a simple concept and how you can make it better
honestly, this. was. perfect. everything about this was amazing.
and I wish I have owned a 3d printer to print this out, it looks so beautiful!
Good idea, masterful execution!
You can also use (shift r) to repeat an action in blender, instead of duplicating the pawn lots of times.
That way it can be precise.
(Suri Studio) He knows that better than you! He used shift R in one of his previous videos!
no you are wrong, to use shift r you need to know exact value of transform. in here it was easier to move it by hand
i literally watched the final results like 10 times and still in awe. that is sooooo awesomeeee. definetely gonna make it and btw how does that transition work i mean from white background to the room
I'm guessing the white background (which is really the table) just slowly fades into the tables texture, the rest of the room comes into view while this is happening.
What a talented 3D AND 2D modulator
Crazy, Moncho and I love it. Keep it up my dude.
This is the way I need to be using blender. Maybe it's because I am more CAD oriented (Solidworks and Fusion 360), but the speed with which he models these pieces is mind blowing to me.
It's very satisfying watching you use the software with great mastery. Just discovered you from this video in my suggestions, btw, great work!
Omg, this was so fascinating to watch! This I amazing!! Keep up the good work
When I was playing chess as a kid I always remembered that line: "The queen is defending her color" it should help
For me it was "The queen is camouflaging." Keeps it easy.
lmao I remember it as "queen same color"
Looking back it's pretty bad but I learned it as the queen is selfish and wants her color
Try adding like little un-noticeable strips to hold the floating pieces, and then 3D print them
0:36 OMG! I never imagined it's that easy! THANKS A TON MAN :)
Edit : That render showcase was mind blowing, Just Awesome. Would love to learn those cam movements :) Thanks Again.
Dude! your way of moving around in blender is so smooth! You are too good
Beautifully done!
I wasn't expecting that. I thought it would just be a simple 2D Toon shader for 2D looks. This is impressive!
it's really interesting when you (the designer yourself) also exclaimed with excitement. (lol
Really elegant workpieces and great creative idea!
it was fantastic yet creative to watch, congrats
Fair play dude, you are a genius at this software
I’m pretty new to blender and I have to say, I really enjoyed watching your video about rigid body simulations. Everything from the sounds to the way you presented it was really cool. Also, your accent’s amazing :D
As a product designer this seems like a very good idea, impractical for production, but great idea non the less.
Just imagine I spent all my night waching these videos and being fascinated by your skill, you are amazing, you got them. 👏
This video is great! super chill and relaxing content
Hi, it's been great binging all your tutorials after every new video
Also, I have a suggestion at 17:17 instead of deleting the loose pieces, how about joining them with planes perpendicular to the 2D plane, that way it will get connected, without being noticable in 2D
doing this without floating pieces would be an interesting challenge and could make a nice opportunity to make the chess set 3D printable
as someone who knows absolutely nothing about 3D printing, or 3D in general, but knows chess, i was incredibly entertained and excited about this and i don’t know why. thank you, youtube algorithm, for these 25 minutes of continuous serotonin :>
I am planning to 3d print this set! Thanks Polyjford!
3:46 hippopotamusactually stands for "river horse"
Ye
1:19 That's Marie Antoinette
Oh my gosh this was such a cool and brilliant idea. Amazing video!
i love that it shows what keys you are pressing
I just can't wrap my head around to how people just... know how to do this stuff.
they're geniuses
No, they study their stuff for years.
Whoa. This is the first time Ive watched one of these kinds videos, and wow, the rate at which he made all the pieces in the beginning, knowing all the tools of the software was amazing.
The final render is just a chef's kiss !
My video paused at 1:10 I thought he was just silently admiring his little ball on the top for a really really long time