Let's Make a Donut in Blender

Let's Make a Donut in Blender

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Part 1: Making the Donut

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1. Enter Object mode
2. Press shift+a to add a mesh
3. Select Torus
4. Set Major Radius to 5cm
5. Set Minor Radius to 2.5cm
6. Set Major Segments to 26
7. Set Minor Segments to 12
8. Rename the object to "Donut" or whatever you want
9. Enter Edit mode
10. Turn on Proportional Editing.
    • Hot key is O
11. Select a vertex
12. Press g to move it
13. Scroll up/down to adjust the proportion being moved
14. Repeat steps 8-10 for a few areas around the donut
15. Enter Object mode
16. Right-click the donut and select Shade Smooth
17. Add a Subdivision Surface modifier
18. Subdivision settings
    1. Render: 2
    2. Viewport: 1
    3. Quality: 3
    4. Use Creases is checked
    5. Catmull-Clark is selected

Part 2: Making the Icing

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1. Press alt+z to enter X-Ray mode
2. Select the top half of the donut
3. Duplicate the selection with shift+d
4. Press esc to keep the duplicated part right on top of the donut
5. Press p to separate the new object from the donut
6. Rename the new object to "Icing" or what ever you want
7. Add the Solidify modifier
8. Change Solidify settings
   1. Offset: 1
   2. Thickness: 0.0025m
9. Move Solidify modifier up above the Subdivision Surface modifier

Part 3: Making the Icing 2

1. Select icing mesh in Edit mode by pressing a
2. Right-click the mesh and select Subdivide
3. Change Smoothness to 1
4. More to come