Blender Secrets creator Jan van den Hemel is offering deep discounts on his popular library of courses and the massive 2000+ page e-book, covering everything from hard surface modeling and sculpting to anime character creation and materials mastery.
Jan van den Hemel, the expert behind the renowned one-minute Blender Secrets tutorials, has been working full-time teaching Blender online for five years. His comprehensive educational ecosystem, which includes a best-selling e-book and a variety of specialized video courses, is designed to help artists move past frustrating technical roadblocks and spend more time creating.
He recently provided a quick overview of his offerings, highlighting a limited-time sale that provides significant savings for those ready to upgrade their skill set.
The Foundational Library: Blender Secrets E-Book
If you are a daily Blender user, you have likely encountered the concise and highly effective tips shared by Jan. His commitment to efficiency culminates in the Blender Secrets e-Book, which has grown substantially since its inception. Now consisting of five PDFs, the book boasts over 2,000 pages of critical Blender tips.
With over 18,000 copies sold and nearly 1,700 5-star customer ratings, the e-book is a proven resource. The author emphasizes that the book reflects his personal learning journey and the evolution of Blender itself, allowing users to spend time creating instead of problem-solving. This is the recommended starting point for beginner users.
Specialized Video Courses for Advanced Mastery
While the e-book serves as an essential reference, Jan van den Hemel has developed several video courses diving deep into specific, high-demand disciplines. These courses offer hours of step-by-step guidance, suitable for beginner through advanced users.
Hard Surface Sculpting & Concepting
The *Hard Surface Sculpting in Blender* course focuses on an entertainment design workflow, using Blender’s powerful sculpting tools alongside custom alpha brushes. Over six hours of tutorials teach you how to move from sketching thumbnails to a complete 3D concept. This course includes over 100 alpha brushes, making the conceptualizing process both fast and detailed.
Subdivision Modeling for Precision
For artists needing precision or aiming for production-ready assets, traditional hard surface subdivision modeling is crucial. The *Hard Surface Modeling in Blender* course provides a massive 17 hours of step-by-step content. It covers blocking out models using Booleans and modifiers, followed by careful retopology to achieve clean, subdivided quad topology. This course is excellent for gaining the confidence to model complex objects with ease and precision.
Revolutionary Mech Material Mastery
Perhaps one of the most frustrating steps in the workflow is creating impressive materials without spending days on UV unwrapping and retopology. The Mech Material Mastery course offers a revolutionary solution: drag-and-drop materials that work on any model—even sculpted concepts—without requiring dedicated UV work.
Alongside the drag-and-drop materials, the four-hour video course details how to create custom smart materials in Blender, focusing on essential techniques for weathering, texturing, and mask creation.
Anime Character Modeling and Small Projects
Moving beyond machinery, the *Anime Character Modeling in Blender* course focuses on the modeling, texturing, and rigging of a simple, stylized anime-style girl. This is ideal for beginners and intermediate artists wanting to master skills like modeling hands, stylized faces, and clothing with an easy, repeatable workflow.
For those who find the 17-hour courses daunting, the *Modeling the Pocket Blender device* is a five-hour project-based course, suitable for beginners looking for a hands-on hard surface subdivision modeling experience.
Seizing the Discount Opportunity
All individual courses and the e-book are currently on sale. Use the coupon code FALL40 for a 40% discount (available until October 20th) or FALL30 for a 30% discount (available until the end of the month). If you are looking to purchase multiple courses, bundles are also available, and they already include a baked-in discount of 15%.
You can review the curriculum and Check out all the courses here, including bundles like the Complete Hard Surface Bundle, which includes 31 hours of training across four video courses plus the e-book.
Conclusion
Jan van den Hemel has condensed years of professional experience into highly accessible, valuable training materials. Whether you are interested in fundamental skills covered in the e-book or ready to tackle more advanced 3D modeling topics like high-precision sculpting or subdivision workflows, this sale is the perfect opportunity to invest in your artistic future. Exploring these courses can significantly deepen your texturing and shading skills and accelerate your creation pipeline, helping you finally bring those abandoned models to life.
