Part 5 - Article - Different Chillies and Making The Bowl in Blender 4 - A Step-by-Step Written Intermediate Modelling Guide
Blender Tutorial Series - Chilli Plant: A Step-by-Step Written Intermediate Modelling Guide
In this part of this 9-episode mini tutorial, we're going to create different types of chillies and make a bowl to put our plant in. We'll be using Blender version 4.4.3. This is a beginner to intermediate level series. There is also a video tutorial that you can find here on Substack.
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Different Chillies and Making The Bowl in Blender 4
Preparing The Chilli Peppers
Now that we have our plant structure, let's add some chilli peppers. We'll create a few variations and use the empty-parenting trick to make them easy to place.
Start by box-selecting your original chilli pepper model.
Press Shift + D to duplicate it, then press X to constrain the movement along the X-axis. Move it to the side to work on it.
Go into Edit Mode (Tab), and switch to Wireframe mode (Alt + Z).
Select the middle of the chilli and move it up (G, then Z) to create a shorter, more rounded shape. This adds some fun variety.
Move the edges around until you’re happy with the shape.
In Object Mode, select the first chilli again, press Shift + D, then X, and move it to the other side.
Turn off Snapping: Before you begin editing, make sure to turn off snapping to avoid issues.
Go to Front View (1 on the Numpad). Select the smile and press R to rotate, then 180 to rotate by degrees.
You can also adjust the shape of the chilli itself—for example, by making it taller and thinner to give it a "grumpy" look.