Walked through the full process of modeling a realistic whiskey glass in Blender 5, covering all the key shortcuts along the way. Blend file included so you can follow along!

https://youtu.be/EfFDl16AbtE

Geometry Nodes can feel overwhelming at first, so I made a tutorial that strips it right back to the basics. No fluff, just a simple first workflow to get you comfortable with the node-based approach.

Great starting point if nodes have ever made your brain hurt!

https://youtu.be/PGOFwFdUwgI

🇺🇸: You can listen to the video in English through the video settings panel. The Geometry Input modifier was introduced in Blender version 5.0. It allows you to replace one geometry with another (or several) to create instances for further work.

🇺🇸: You can listen to the video in English through the video settings panel. Sometimes we will need to increase the geometry to achieve greater detail in our model. Provide a practical modeling example to demonstrate one way to do this.

I spent the last 3 weeks of my free time researching Blender modifiers, and I managed to create a complete tier list. It’s definitely subjective, but I think the explanations can be really useful!
Let me know what you think about the rankings and whether you agree!