How did you know to hide and inset the soccer ball faces like that? (as in, your planning)
What is crease doing? I can... feel a difference but I can't explain it.
I also experienced the same Vertex group bug that the person on Sep 15 did, but restarting the project saved that hassle.
Hi Jake,
Feeling overwhelmed is completely normal, nothing to worry about, some things just don't click immediately. Don't think you'll need to understand absolutely everything, before you can go on. The understanding comes with time.
And I am pretty sure, that that issue with the Vertex Group was not a bug, although I still don't know what was happening exactly, that caused it....🤔
Yeah as Martin says, it's just experience more than anything. Modeling requires a kind of chip change in the brain, you have to look at things from a different perspective and that mostly comes from practicing a lot and making a lot of mistakes. As you model more and more you kinda start to get it, from what shape is best to start, what common pitfall will get you intro trouble, etc.
Crease sharpens the edges when you use a smoothing algorithm like the subdivision surface modifier. The higher the crease value the sharper the edge.
As for hiding face and inset, that unfortunately just comes from banging your head on the keyboard going why am I having XYZ problem and then learning how to fix those problems. Also known as experience.
As for feeling overwhelmed, that is both a good thing and a bad thing. It's good, because it means you're dividing in and learning. The bad part is it also means you need to slowdown, and/or redo the lesson or even walk away for a few minutes. Which is hard to do when you're excited and energized to learn. So, embrace it. Also remember there is a lot to learn and you got this. I like this saying by Wayne, I'm paraphrasing "failing means you're learning" he says it better and so casually, but it has made a difference in how I approach learning Blender.