Camera Mapping an Island
In this tutorial you’ll learn creative techniques for transforming a photograph into a 3-dimensional scene with depth. This was the 3rd place entry in our February 2013 video tutorial contest. More...
View ArticleFreestyle Sketchy Look
Learn how to give your renders a sketchy look using the new Freestyle feature. This tutorial was an honorable mention in our Blender 2.67 video tutorial contest. More contests will be held with each...
View ArticleCreating a Grand Piano
Learn how model and render a grand piano. This tutorial was an honorable mention in our Blender 2.67 video tutorial contest. More contests will be held with each new release of Blender. Follow us on...
View ArticleFreestyle Tutorial
Learn how the new freestyle feature works. This tutorial was 2nd Place in our Blender 2.67 video tutorial contest. More contests will be held with each new release of Blender. Follow us on facebook to...
View ArticleHow to Make Explosions
Learn how to create an awesome explosion using Blender. This tutorial was 1st Place in our Blender 2.67 video tutorial contest. More contests will be held with each new release of Blender. Follow us on...
View ArticleCharacter Creation Vol.3 [BONUS - Texture Wipe Effect Tutorial!]
Download the file for this tutorial here: Blend File In this tutorial overview I’ll go through a texture wipe effect that I used in the trailer for my latest training DVD ‘Character Creation Volume 3...
View ArticleRender a Leaf on Water in Cycles
Jordan McCracken shows you how to render a leaf floating on water in Cycles. This tutorial was an honorable mention in our Blender 2.69 video tutorial contest. More contests will be held with each new...
View ArticleBreak a Window in Blender
Steven Lund shows you how to use tracking to create an animation of a 3D baseball smashing through a window in real life footage. This tutorial was first place in our Blender 2.69 video tutorial...
View ArticleHow to Create Volumetric Clouds in Cycles
Jordan McCracken shows you how to create volumetric clouds and render them with Cycles. This tutorial was Third Place in our Blender 2.7 tutorial contest. More contests will be held with each new...
View ArticleCreate a Snowy Forest River
Steven Lund shows you how to create a beautiful wintery forest scene. This tutorial was First Place in our Blender 2.7 tutorial contest. More contests will be held with each new release of Blender....
View ArticleBlender Giveaway – Cycles Shader : Prime Elements
Do you find that you create the same cycles shader setups again and again? Or perhaps you could do with a resource file to use as a starting point to build up some cool and complex shaders? If so, I’m...
View ArticleCreating a Basketball Part 2
Part 2 – Texturing and Rendering in Cycles Click here for Part 1 on modeling and UV unwrapping Download the project files here Download the HDR image here
View ArticleCreating a Basketball in Blender
Part 1 – Modeling and UV Unwrapping (Part 2 is below this) Part 2 – Texturing and Rendering in Cycles Download the project files here Download the HDR image here
View ArticleCreate a High-Poly Snow-Covered Tree
Thomas Cairns shows you how to add a layer of snow on tree branches. This tutorial was Third Place in our Blender 2.74 tutorial contest. More contests will be held with each new release of Blender....
View ArticleCreate a Kitchen in Blender
AnandhaRaja shows you how to create a complete kitchen in Blender. This tutorial was Second Place in our Blender 2.74 tutorial contest. More contests will be held with each new release of Blender....
View ArticleCreating your own Matcaps (a cool way to viz characters in Blender)
Learn how to make our own ‘matcaps’! A great way to not only visualize models for sculpting and modeling but also animating and putting a scene together in the viewport! [Download the characters and...
View ArticleRealtime PBR in Blender
After this PBR video you’ll know… ● An amazing great indie game project using Blender > Unreal Engine 4 = Swarm : Manchester. ;D ● Several realtime PBR solutions for Blender that emulate the...
View ArticleClouds Flythrough | Cycles Blender Tutorial
After this Flythrough video you’ll know… ● How to use a particle system to create a starfield. ● How to create a star with built in streaks no compositing required. ● Faking volumetrics with an...
View ArticleCycles Baking | Blender Tutorial
After this Baking video you’ll know… ● The dark side of procedural texturing ● The solution to speed up those render times – Baking! ● A checklist of things needed for a successful bake. ● Getting...
View ArticleCreate a Snowy Forest River
Steven Lund shows you how to create a beautiful wintery forest scene. This tutorial was First Place in our Blender 2.7 tutorial contest. More contests will be held with each new release of Blender....
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