Make Realistic 3D Materials in Blender for Beginners
The simple and fast method to create ultra-realistic materials in Blender when you're a beginner
What you'll learn
The 2 main ways to create realistic materials in Blender and which one should you use
How to personalized simple image textures to make your own
2 softwares to create unlimited textures from scratch
What are PBR textures and how to use them
Where to download thousands of high quality free textures
What quality and format should you download based on your Blender scenes
How to import textures in Blender
What are shader nodes and how to use them
2 ways to create nodes in Blender and I tell you the one I prefer
Why you shouldn't use the Shading tab when you create materials
How many nodes should you use for your materials and which one to use
How to instantly recognize the different textures maps if the name types are not written
How to connect PBR textures to your materials
The fastest method to apply all textures nodes and settings (1 click)
What is mapping and why is it important
How to apply the same material to all your different meshes with just one simple hotkey
Why is your Blender interface too slow and how to solve this problem
Why you should always delete materials in your project and where to find them if you don't see them
How to duplicate materials and create new versions
How to have several materials on only one mesh
Why is the scale of your object important and how to change it without changing the actual dimensions
How to make your textures smaller or bigger on your object
What is UV unwrapping, when to use it and why
How to unwrap UVs the traditional way
How to unwrap UVs faster with Blender smart tools (2 clicks)
How to edit UVs and why
The simple technique to immediately see if your texture is deformed
How to move and scale your textures to make the patterns match your object
One powerful free add-on to automatically aligned your UV maps to the texture
Three details to add to make your objects look even more realistic
How to create surface imperfections and scratches on your objects
The best free add-on to use to create realistic personalized imperfection details on your objects
One important material setting to change to not have your objects completely deformed after rendering
How to create fake bevels on your objects to add realism to your renders
What is a render engine and which one to chose for realistic renders
The perfect render settings to get high quality renders and highlight your materials
The most important part to make powerful realistic renders (often forgotten)
How to avoid making objects look flat on renders
The cinematic method to light your scene and get incredible renders
How to get natural lights for your scene and highlight the materials of your objects
The thought process behind every realistic render (do not skip this step!)
2 camera settings to change to get perfect realistic images
Post rendering edits : Make your image or video look even better with these simple steps!
How to make your own material library directly in Blender
How to drag and drop unlimited materials on every 3D objects
Requirements
Have a computer less than 10 years old
Have Blender installed on your computer
Know the basics of Blender (navigate, move, add mesh...)
