How to make an LED sign in Blender

Blender tutorial showing you how to use geometry nodes to create an LED ticker screen. Perfect for virtual subways!
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Pop Warner Font: www.dafont.com/pop-warner.font
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Poliigon: www.poliigon.com/?...
Hand Smudges texture: www.poliigon.com/texture/hand...
Scratches texture: www.poliigon.com/texture/scra...
Watch BlenderBrit's RGB LED Tutorial: • How to make a large LE...
Chapter marks:
0:00 Creating the board
2:26 Instancing LEDs
4:33 LED bulb materials
6:41 Using text to drive the LEDs
11:25 The problem with keyframe animations
12:59 Creating animations with geometry nodes
14:21 Snapping the animation to LEDs
18:38 Improving the text
20:44 Improving the usability
26:40 Final Node Setup
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  • @sahdsalmi3935
    @sahdsalmi39352 жыл бұрын

    *Let me just say, we need a walkthrough/tutorial of that beautiful train scene you made.... please*

  • @FaithlessFlight

    @FaithlessFlight

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes please @blenderguru!

  • @sahdsalmi3935

    @sahdsalmi3935

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@DanyaButler I know, but there are some tips and tricks he uses for making that render realistic.I mean look at that surface imperfections, Bokeh, highlights, hardly any blotchy denoising issues.... That's why!!! You gotta learn even if you are an expert 😜

  • @Chlrintruc

    @Chlrintruc

    2 жыл бұрын

    That’s too much work. I doubt he would do it.

  • @blenderguru

    @blenderguru

    2 жыл бұрын

    Credit for that goes to my coworker Mateusz Wielgus who was nice enough to let me use it for the intro 😁

  • @pbxrohan

    @pbxrohan

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yo why you need a tutorial if you are a beginner and if you completed 🍩 tutorial series so you can try creating yourself like try to learn thing your self like take references of it and check things and try to create your things your self you can make the train interior design by your self. I checked this and i wanted to make that scene too and I'm trying to create it by myself like different design etc. I almost created the train. For example you can make a short film of LED Lights with a unique story. Try to understand me.

  • @JaredOwen
    @JaredOwen2 жыл бұрын

    Love these kinds of tutorials - thank you Andrew!

  • @quasibiased

    @quasibiased

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hey jared a big fan of ur vids!

  • @MVARTZ
    @MVARTZ2 жыл бұрын

    I appreciate how you added the part on how to make it user-friendly. It's good that artists learn not to do everything from scratch all the time, and this helps tremendous with setting up a system you could use in future projects again and again👍😁

  • @falxonPSN
    @falxonPSN Жыл бұрын

    Hey, I'm the one that added those Rounding nodes to Geometry Nodes a couple of releases ago! Always cool to see people finding them useful.

  • @vjspectron
    @vjspectron2 жыл бұрын

    A month-and-a-half ago when I started Blender by watching your 3.0 donut tutorial I never thought I'd know WTF you were doing in the Geo nodes section, but now I'm actually able to somewhat anticipate what you're doing and follow along! THANKS BLENDER GURU!!!

  • @noobcaekk
    @noobcaekk Жыл бұрын

    This is awesome! Glad to see some more fantastic content from our very own Blender Guru. The way you talk out the steps and describe what is going on feels lost in many other tutorials I watch. You're a natural teacher and we are lucky to have you!

  • @ChrisStillLives
    @ChrisStillLives2 жыл бұрын

    I really like your more in-depth tutorials. You somehow manage to make this feel just like the older anvil or chair videos even though years passed by now. Thanks

  • @davidscherp7514
    @davidscherp75142 жыл бұрын

    20:25 Press crtl+ tab on the timeline and it gets to the graph editor immediately

  • @blenderguru

    @blenderguru

    2 жыл бұрын

    THANK YOU! I knew there had to be a faster way.

  • @porkminer

    @porkminer

    Жыл бұрын

    @@blenderguru you can also just press "T" on the timeline to change the interpolation directly.

  • @b_bobsch6785

    @b_bobsch6785

    Жыл бұрын

    @@blenderguru And you can use multiple instances of the "Group Input" node. Helps a lot with the overview.

  • @CGI-TUTORIALS
    @CGI-TUTORIALS2 жыл бұрын

    Olden days are back blender guru tutorial series 😄😄

  • @Mmesi737

    @Mmesi737

    Жыл бұрын

    Helpline 📲📩 QUESTIONS CAN COME IN ☝️☝️..

  • @curhob
    @curhob2 жыл бұрын

    10:20 You can always decrease the resolution of text objects if that's kind of obscuring the bulbs underneath. Just go to the text tab (4 t words in a row!) and change Resolution Preview U or whatever it's called.

  • @saif0316
    @saif0316 Жыл бұрын

    I appreciate how you walked it through like, "and now its almost perfect" and then had the solution right after 😁

  • @nikunjgajjar6905
    @nikunjgajjar69052 жыл бұрын

    Video starts n andrew jumps straight to the point without wasting a mili second, crazy how time changes

  • @CraigTravis
    @CraigTravis2 жыл бұрын

    Just got access to a huge LED AR setup and I've been learning blender from you for the past fortnight to be able to use it. Just saw this title and thought "Wow, didn't take long for that to come full circle..." Thanks for all you do! If you're ever in Manchester UK, come play with the wall and motion tracking rig.

  • @simoncodrington
    @simoncodrington2 жыл бұрын

    Haven't seen a tutorial like this in ages. Great to see these in-depth examples from you mate. Great work!

  • @leighbee1764
    @leighbee1764 Жыл бұрын

    i have been going through quite a few tutorials and you are still my fav teacher, take my money sempi, you are the only one that looks to make things unique and functional, BIGGER THAN LIFE. I do wish you were the one to teach me add single vert as it's how i have worked on like CAD and Sketchup n such in the past but nodes are still my most fav thing ever and you taught me this mess so LET's GOOOOOO yay new tutorial

  • @GiulianoGarau
    @GiulianoGarau2 жыл бұрын

    After hundreds of videos you still haven't lost your sense of humor. Always fun to watch even if I don't need to use the particular technique.

  • @thedistinguished5255
    @thedistinguished52552 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for not making the polygon ad too long, i didnt even have to skip it! Please keep it non-annoying like this if you can

  • @ilmanti
    @ilmanti2 жыл бұрын

    "Is Hit" in the Raycast node returns "true" or "false", hence why the connection is pink. When you plug a boolean connection into a number connection (i.e. instance index) it converts true/false into a number: 0 for false, 1 for true. Because arrays (like the collection) are zero-based, the first element is at position 0, second element at position 1, third element at position 2, etc. So whatever element you want to show when there's a hit, needs to be at position 1 (2nd element in the collection) as that's what "true" is converted into.

  • @crystolz5538
    @crystolz55382 жыл бұрын

    I've been itching for a blender guru tutorial for a while now😂😂😂...glad this came at this time because I have rewatched the abundoned house tutorial 7 times already.

  • @hina_mikan2079
    @hina_mikan2079 Жыл бұрын

    Amazing tips ! His tutorial never let me down.

  • @jonasabdelmonem1171
    @jonasabdelmonem11712 жыл бұрын

    Dude, I havent really watched a Blender Guru tutorial since I finished the donut tutorial like 1 year ago. I am so excited to come back and learn from this guy again haha

  • @blenderfox_foxwastaken
    @blenderfox_foxwastaken2 жыл бұрын

    Thx for the tutorial! I always wanted to make realistic LED screens!

  • @ChrisSeilerLFD
    @ChrisSeilerLFD2 жыл бұрын

    As always, well explained and easy to understand. Thanks for that.

  • @zboy303
    @zboy3032 жыл бұрын

    At least 0.5% of Blender users know how to use that spreadsheet.

  • @emiliorajme4352
    @emiliorajme4352 Жыл бұрын

    This tutorial was simply awesome. Thanks!

  • @user-hn2wc3fy7y
    @user-hn2wc3fy7y Жыл бұрын

    thanks for this! learned a lot about geonodes just from going through this. you can do interpolation mode the same way from timeline though, and you can also set your default mode to linear in the settings. I did that because I use a bunch of modes for my graphics, but like to start with linear while I work. it’s a much better baseline imo

  • @iMacJames
    @iMacJames2 жыл бұрын

    Straight to the point. Awesome job!

  • @MichaelHickman3D
    @MichaelHickman3D Жыл бұрын

    Wonderful video!!! You always manage to inspire!!! Keep up the good work!!!

  • @KaizenTutorials
    @KaizenTutorials2 жыл бұрын

    Haha loved that sly smile when you said you had no idea how to use the spreadsheet! I've made quite a few GeoNodes tutorials, but... the spreadsheet.. yeah I don't know about that! Great video and loved the result.

  • @creativestudio4873
    @creativestudio48732 жыл бұрын

    Its about time we got a tutorial! Hope we see more in the near future . I feel like its a drought and waiting for the rain lol.

  • @greeniegringolrg6576
    @greeniegringolrg6576 Жыл бұрын

    I love these walkthrough tutorials

  • @snofixart
    @snofixart Жыл бұрын

    I definitely prefer quality over quantity. But I can't get enough of your tutorials.

  • @oneaspiringartist5822
    @oneaspiringartist58222 жыл бұрын

    Heck yeah I spent 3 days figuring this out. Thanks Andrew👍. I'm gonna use it in a short

  • @delapazfanfiction314
    @delapazfanfiction3142 жыл бұрын

    thank you so much, this is the first time a tutorial actually works !

  • @mjones410
    @mjones410 Жыл бұрын

    brilliant, and love the pace of your tutorials Andrew :)

  • @Proxoor
    @Proxoor Жыл бұрын

    Absolutely incredible tutorial! Very informative and easy to understand))

  • @tristan8326
    @tristan8326 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for these tutorials truly the best out there

  • @openhandgames
    @openhandgames Жыл бұрын

    You have been always the best teacher. I missed your tutorials. Also i can make more simple LED signs, I mean actually I dont need LED sign tutorial but I learned a lot of different things from this video. Thanks much.

  • @RyanKingArt
    @RyanKingArt Жыл бұрын

    Cool! 👍

  • @rewindcat7927
    @rewindcat792711 ай бұрын

    OMG. Brilliant tutorial thank you 🙏

  • @AmongUs-le7ce
    @AmongUs-le7ce2 жыл бұрын

    Right in time I was thinking about Making a led sign in blender this came out thanks Andrew!

  • @kaanaktan3186
    @kaanaktan31862 жыл бұрын

    intro looks amazing

  • @wx11_c
    @wx11_c2 жыл бұрын

    i actually love the opening.

  • @MedicinalMJ
    @MedicinalMJ2 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful tutorial! Please keep making more.

  • @alexsender4986
    @alexsender49862 жыл бұрын

    i appreciate how you jumped streight to the buisness after intro pls keep it this way!!!

  • @mohamedaymanennachet8490
    @mohamedaymanennachet84902 жыл бұрын

    i really love your tutorials, thank you

  • @shivendrapawar9618
    @shivendrapawar9618 Жыл бұрын

    Never miss blenderguru tutorials...

  • @gines6234
    @gines62342 жыл бұрын

    Thanks a lot for the contribution! Have a nice day Andrew Price! Love from Poland❤️

  • @josepestranycantallops5572
    @josepestranycantallops5572 Жыл бұрын

    thank you soo much very direct link n works for me love the way you expressed the installation .

  • @MTHALO.
    @MTHALO.2 жыл бұрын

    Finally new tutorial i was starving for it.

  • @GreenTea-pd2mk
    @GreenTea-pd2mk2 жыл бұрын

    I'm just happy you got me into blender, sir 🥺❤️

  • @Glowbox3D
    @Glowbox3D Жыл бұрын

    Great tutorial as always Andrew! Thanks!

  • @aminjl_art
    @aminjl_art2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for your Tuts, the reason i started 3d

  • @jointhemasquerade
    @jointhemasquerade Жыл бұрын

    Great tutorial as usual. I tried this with a dot matrix font. It opened a passage to another dimension.

  • @CuteHoodedCat
    @CuteHoodedCat2 жыл бұрын

    I just recently got blender, I gotta say your help is amazing!! I give thanks to you for giving us tips. :)

  • @CuteHoodedCat

    @CuteHoodedCat

    2 жыл бұрын

    All I really need help on is making a vtubing model. :/

  • @pete3d408
    @pete3d408 Жыл бұрын

    Amazing! Love your tutorials 🤩

  • @35milesoflead
    @35milesoflead2 жыл бұрын

    Andrew thank you! Been needing something like this for months for a project. Edit:- Think I will return to this repeatedly.

  • @mcglk
    @mcglk2 жыл бұрын

    That was excellent. Thanks, Andrew.

  • @notac00kie
    @notac00kie Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for this! I've used your account alot for my games design course at college! legit lifesaver

  • @adsguadsgu1799
    @adsguadsgu17992 жыл бұрын

    cool video it helped out a ton with starting out and composing my first soft

  • @harryg.9481
    @harryg.9481 Жыл бұрын

    You really made me very, very, very hyped for GeoNodes!

  • @ibtasaamehsan
    @ibtasaamehsan2 жыл бұрын

    superb tutorial

  • @nafay3d
    @nafay3d Жыл бұрын

    absolute legend

  • @kazes
    @kazes2 жыл бұрын

    Oooh Raycast node, thank you. Will be very useful for my fence with pilars geonode.

  • @infintiyward
    @infintiyward Жыл бұрын

    9:05 there is actually a simple reason it is illuminating a block of bulbs here. Ray direction is by default set to -1 in the z direction (as you can see on your node) this means that each bulb will cast a ray straight down in the z direction, so you can imagine any text below a bulb will be a hit, causing a block of bulbs to be illuminated.

  • @lowey37
    @lowey372 жыл бұрын

    intro looks so cool!

  • @NiTye357
    @NiTye3572 жыл бұрын

    Amazing tutorial (as usual)

  • @MirceaKitsune
    @MirceaKitsune Жыл бұрын

    Very useful and interesting, thanks for sharing! Will probably be tempted to try something like this but without geometry nodes necessarily: Will be interesting to see what alternative implementations are possible.

  • @rklauco
    @rklauco2 жыл бұрын

    27 minute video - I'll spend 3-4 weeks trying to repeat this ;) Thanks, btw!

  • @Mr.Doruko
    @Mr.Doruko Жыл бұрын

    Thanks, this tutorial was very helpful.

  • @dead0barbie
    @dead0barbie3 ай бұрын

    superb! thank you!

  • @soj_afk
    @soj_afk Жыл бұрын

    I miss your tutorials!

  • @gsriram5013
    @gsriram50132 жыл бұрын

    coolest guy... coolest ideas with coolest donut😊

  • @DrunkenUFOPilot
    @DrunkenUFOPilot Жыл бұрын

    Fantastic! Last time I tried a scrolling LED sign like this, was in 2014, 2015. Very tricky! With Geometry Nodes, is "easy" depending on your definition of easy. Once the key principle is in place, the RayCast an InstanceOnPoints, it's all fussing with details. In addition to the X position I added an X Nudge value, to move the pattern of glow fractionally, 0 to 1 from any column to the next. Allows choice of how the text (or whatever shape) gets digitized. Then when the text slides across, it's the same desirable stable pattern.

  • @ianmcglasham
    @ianmcglasham2 жыл бұрын

    Great stuff. Very clear. Very useful.

  • @moano3271
    @moano32712 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant as always 👍

  • @saif0316
    @saif0316 Жыл бұрын

    Dis so cool! And a good watch after your Geometry Nodes tutorial 😌

  • @gabagoul67
    @gabagoul672 жыл бұрын

    What a jolly good fellow this guy is

  • @lostmusic8536
    @lostmusic8536 Жыл бұрын

    The definition of GURU is made for you ❤

  • @woosix7735
    @woosix7735 Жыл бұрын

    awsome tutorial!

  • @AseemSehmi
    @AseemSehmi Жыл бұрын

    NO one can do better than you. Love from India

  • @ToDAL3D
    @ToDAL3D Жыл бұрын

    Very nice ~~~~ Thank you! my Guru!!! 😍

  • @kidscartoonhindi262
    @kidscartoonhindi262 Жыл бұрын

    Nice tutorial.... Very helpful

  • @DKP3000
    @DKP30002 жыл бұрын

    Excellent! Thank you!

  • @TheOriginalRedgo
    @TheOriginalRedgo2 жыл бұрын

    I really needed this video.

  • @inventoruz
    @inventoruz2 жыл бұрын

    Super future of Blender is Geometry node ! Yeah I enjoyed from tutorial ! Thank you very much !

  • @michaelvaughan2888
    @michaelvaughan28882 жыл бұрын

    that scene looks cool!

  • @Mmesi737

    @Mmesi737

    Жыл бұрын

    Helpline 📲📩 QUESTIONS CAN COME IN ☝️☝️..

  • @souvikbiswas8611
    @souvikbiswas8611 Жыл бұрын

    I know how to do this. Its been 7 years since I have watched this man's tutorial and learnt a lot from it. I know how to do this before even watching this whole video but I am still gonna watch it because I started with this. THANKS

  • @agyabcg983
    @agyabcg9832 жыл бұрын

    I've missed yr tutorial sir .❤️

  • @pingchung6293
    @pingchung6293 Жыл бұрын

    This is super cool!

  • @gossher
    @gossher2 жыл бұрын

    Great tutorial, tnks!

  • @amagostartdatbigfirekickba9865
    @amagostartdatbigfirekickba98652 жыл бұрын

    awesome, I actually need this rn this really comes in handy ♥

  • @pspizzo
    @pspizzo Жыл бұрын

    "floor" is a common programming function -- it rounds down to the nearest integer. So 2.555 would round to just "2". "ceil" is the same, except it rounds UP to the nearest integer. And the Blender "snap" function is useful to combine the common "floor + multiply" nodes -- instead of Floor(x) to Multiply(0.1), you can just Snap(increment = 0.1).

  • @robi3228

    @robi3228

    Жыл бұрын

    thank you, Patrick, you saved us a thorough google search!

  • @xcessiveO_o

    @xcessiveO_o

    Жыл бұрын

    thank you!

  • @tirthvora5061
    @tirthvora5061 Жыл бұрын

    You are best at blender

  • @angrymrfuzzy
    @angrymrfuzzy Жыл бұрын

    For anyone looking to remove the background grid plane, remove the join geometry node and plug instances directly into the output.

  • @rendifystudios

    @rendifystudios

    6 ай бұрын

    LIFE SAVER MATE! Thank you!

  • @toadface2021
    @toadface2021 Жыл бұрын

    thank you so much!

  • @Taki7o7
    @Taki7o72 жыл бұрын

    Great video to deep into more advanced stuff ^^ Many thanks!

  • @Baskemtball

    @Baskemtball

    2 жыл бұрын

    The video isn’t even over??

  • @pactube8833
    @pactube88332 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for you efforts ☺️ You really inspire me to continue learning 😊 May God protect you❤️

  • @donjon61

    @donjon61

    2 жыл бұрын

    Or his insurances. Bodyguards. At least something should protect, yes.

  • @hutcheson3D
    @hutcheson3D2 жыл бұрын

    Very useful. Thanks!

  • @00jero00
    @00jero00 Жыл бұрын

    gonna use this for my future videos thank you:D