Tutorial: Procedural Textures in Blender

Blender is a free, open source software you can download at blender.org/download/
Blender v2.81 update: At 05:35 in the video - if you're using Blender v2.81 or later, make sure to use the 'Distance' output of the Voronoi Texture node instead of 'Color'. This will correctly displace the surface identical to the results of this tutorial.
Get the project file with materials here (Please select $0 to download for free):
gumroad.com/l/rFBMz
Make sure you have Blender version 2.8 or later!
My animated short film STACK is available on KZread here: • STACK - CG Animated Sh...
My instagram: / lotsalote
0:00 - Clips from STACK
0:46 - Intro
1:03 - Scene setup
2:19 - Lighting setup
4:13 - Material setup
6:42 - Results
7:46 - Outro
Gear used in this video:
Camera: Sony A7SII with Samyang 14mm T3.1. Recorded externally with BlackMagic Video Assits 4K in 1080p 60fps ProRes 422.
Sound: Zoom H4N
Workstation: Nvidia RTX 2080Ti, GTX 1080, Intel CPU i7-6700K @4Ghz, 64GB ram, Win 10
Render node: 3x 1080Ti, Linux Ubuntu
Recorded with OBS Studio, using this input overlay addon: obsproject.com/forum/resource...
Music from Premiumbeat.com and KZread Audio Library
Thanks for watching!

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  • @matglk2084
    @matglk20842 жыл бұрын

    For those who're confused on the thin splits around the sphere and the scale isn't working in voronoi in blender version 2.9, go to voronoi texture, replace the node section from "color" to "distance" in the voronoi texture towards height on displacement.

  • @Redpandalord

    @Redpandalord

    2 жыл бұрын

    ty!

  • @fantasticklemagique2834

    @fantasticklemagique2834

    2 жыл бұрын

    it still don't work for me maybe i'm dumb

  • @xXpUrEzZXx

    @xXpUrEzZXx

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much!!

  • @simpomme8461

    @simpomme8461

    2 жыл бұрын

    I love you

  • @matglk2084

    @matglk2084

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@fantasticklemagique2834 You might've mis-followed the tutorial, different blender version, or its something else I dont know about

  • @ronakhunashimarad3781
    @ronakhunashimarad37812 жыл бұрын

    I've watched a lot of Blender tutorials, but yours are different. You not only deliver everything concisely (this video is under 10 minutes!) but you also make it engaging and fun to learn. Thanks!

  • @danielsisk2345
    @danielsisk23454 жыл бұрын

    Best Blender tutorial I've seen in a long time. I liked how you showed the results and the nodes used at the bottom left corner like on 6:55 to 7:18. I was looking for a tutorial specially about procedural texturing. That is what led me to this tutorial and it was delivered spot on. Looking forward to seeing more like this.

  • @jackfairman7371
    @jackfairman73712 жыл бұрын

    Out of all my years watching videos and tutorials; I just have to say, you have a magic touch to your teaching in blender, you make it advanced yet simple to understand and fun at the same time. Rewarding for an equivalent amount of effort and giving immediate results after the work is complete! Thank you for making these and posting them! You've boosted my understanding greatly and even more so motivated me to work harder at blender and learn more as much as possible.

  • @thantcinpyone97
    @thantcinpyone974 жыл бұрын

    Love the fact that he explained the purpose of the nodes and why he used what. Some tutorials just tell you to follow step by step without telling you why those steps are needed. Really awesome stuff. Keep up!

  • @servicesaustralia4329
    @servicesaustralia43295 жыл бұрын

    I've been following you for awhile now and you work is absolutely breathtaking. Me being a developing blender artist and seeing your work has showed me what I really want to do, I've now elected to do TAFE education instead of highschool to pursue Blender and 3D works. Thank you so much for your influence, it means a lot.

  • @SkinnyBlackout
    @SkinnyBlackout5 жыл бұрын

    That short animation is beyond impressive. The little robot is just adorable. Can't wait for the whole thing!

  • @sottozen
    @sottozen4 жыл бұрын

    I loved this tutorial sooo much!

  • @Stoppskylten
    @Stoppskylten5 жыл бұрын

    Bob Ross Blender class? Made a happy little ball.. :)

  • @wasabin2184
    @wasabin21843 жыл бұрын

    This tutorial introduces nodes in such an easy and fun way , at first i saw all these tutorials that had 40+ nodes and it looked overwhelming. But this was so easy to understand.

  • @itsjustme9691
    @itsjustme96915 жыл бұрын

    I was told that you can't connect color to a vector. I feel violated.... Please make more procedural texture tutorials!

  • @HelloHiHola

    @HelloHiHola

    5 жыл бұрын

    Do everything they tell you not to and, try negative numbers. Really :)

  • @Nicistarful

    @Nicistarful

    5 жыл бұрын

    Well, color is R G B in grayscale values, vectors are X Y Z. There's no problem converting 0-1 grayscale range into numeric vector coordinates. :D

  • @fatal510

    @fatal510

    5 жыл бұрын

    I thought blender wouldn't even let you connect unmatching colored dots on the nodes. I could have sworn i've tried to do that and it wouldnt let me.

  • @DeathxStrike18

    @DeathxStrike18

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@fatal510 the color dot only indicates its function not its connectivity as long as the two connections output the same type of value needed they work fine, some dots wont connect and that has more to do with the output data not being in the parameters I.E if the node only reads number values it wont accept a script input.

  • @RomboutVersluijs

    @RomboutVersluijs

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@fatal510 Me to, yesterday i saw this guy explaing the musgrave texture. He did the samething and Musgrave has so many option when doing so

  • @JanWischnat
    @JanWischnat5 жыл бұрын

    Man, not only do you share your knowledge, but also deliver it in an audiovisual masterpiece! Impressive! Thanks!

  • @Polyfjord

    @Polyfjord

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you kindly!! Glad you liked it!

  • @mr.caterpillar5642
    @mr.caterpillar56425 жыл бұрын

    Impressive stuff! Your ideas are inspiring as always

  • @Elcodigodebarras
    @Elcodigodebarras2 жыл бұрын

    The result has amazed and captivated me at the same time, it's great what blender can do when you have the right hardware equipment. Good job Polyflord!

  • @siddharthamani1263
    @siddharthamani12632 жыл бұрын

    Dude, what the heck, this is one hell of a tutorial. Love that you taught about the nodes and how they interact with each other. Awesome stuff.

  • @dahuday
    @dahuday5 жыл бұрын

    I love how your tutorials teach really well but also sprinkle humor in them, it's great

  • @nandocordeiro
    @nandocordeiro4 жыл бұрын

    Amazing tutorial, and i gotta tell you something, these high quality short clips with the material applied in the object and the nodes in the corner are simply JAWS DROPPING. A super elegant way to showcase the work, great visual language, hope it's possible to see more of it in future tutorials. Congrats!

  • @poppiskern
    @poppiskern3 жыл бұрын

    DAMN! Wasn't expecting that transition effect with the different setting of the procedural texture! Keep the good work UP!

  • @dazzlepuff8670
    @dazzlepuff86704 жыл бұрын

    When his gpu costs more than your entire computer... 2:15

  • @OscarObians

    @OscarObians

    4 жыл бұрын

    *Laughs in Intel Integrated Graphics*

  • @Arnaud___

    @Arnaud___

    3 жыл бұрын

    Smiles in 3080

  • @arthurbeggs7912

    @arthurbeggs7912

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Arnaud___ feels dissapointed in 3060 cuz u wanted to say that but now u cant

  • @ritamnandy1238
    @ritamnandy12384 жыл бұрын

    He deserves a LOTT more subscribers than he has. Just look at the quality of these videos, they are amazing. This channel is criminally underrated.

  • @daddouuuu
    @daddouuuu2 жыл бұрын

    I think that's the best "beginner" tutorial I've seen out there that's actually going to have me pick up Blender for the first time and do something with it.

  • @JoelRosenfeld
    @JoelRosenfeld2 жыл бұрын

    These tutorials are really great. I used to work a lot with 3DS Max back around 2003, and did it professionally for 6 years. Then I went into mathematics, got a PhD, and now I'm a professor. I've been doing a lot of work with KZread, got to resurrect some skills in Premiere (took a year to dust that off), and now I'm looking to get into doing some visuals using Blender, MATLAB, and some Python script in the background. Thank you so much for making these quick and easy to digest tutorials. I know the basics, but I've never worked with Blender before. This is helping speed things up for me tremendously.

  • @DePistolero
    @DePistolero5 жыл бұрын

    I am in love with this.... I've always felt stupid when it comes to adding textures to objects, and I've always believed that there was a way to create a character skin or ground or something in this manner!!!! Awesome, just ideal!!! Great, now I just need to spend next year to learn all of this.... thank you.

  • @Osigot
    @Osigot2 жыл бұрын

    Not just great free tutorial, but also free materials - you are a very generous person!

  • @rodovanra6783
    @rodovanra67835 жыл бұрын

    Thank you ! this tutorial is very good, good speed, not to fast and not to slow, no rambling about other stuff, and you explain everything as you go :) brilliant, people making tutorials should look at this as a good example :)

  • @Atulkumar-sz6tg
    @Atulkumar-sz6tg3 жыл бұрын

    The way u explained, is literally awesome, usually people don't explain anything with such a detail !

  • @notjaiden8678
    @notjaiden86784 жыл бұрын

    i have been using blender for a few months now and this was very helpful for making procedural shaders. great tutorial and thank you

  • @SethGardnerVlogs
    @SethGardnerVlogs4 жыл бұрын

    Your use of sound design makes this tutorial stand out SO much.

  • @RevanParker
    @RevanParker4 жыл бұрын

    This is one of the best tutorials out there, simple , quick , clear, and effective!

  • @mountaingoat6393
    @mountaingoat63933 жыл бұрын

    Late to the party, but I have to say ... you are GENIUS! And a gifted teacher. Thank you for producing these tutorials for us mortals!

  • @seiju9986
    @seiju99862 жыл бұрын

    I learned so much about materials in this video alone. Crazy how much options there are!

  • @sennabullet
    @sennabullet3 жыл бұрын

    I don't even know how to begin to thank you for this tutorial... Firstly, the production quality is amazing...especially the cinematography and sound. But the content...gave me goosebumps. By the end of the video...you had my heart racing. You have my thumbs and my sub. No Patreon? Can't wait to watch Stack.

  • @akshatsaksena1984
    @akshatsaksena19843 жыл бұрын

    You got the skills to express and explain stuff better and a lot of tut videos I came across on youtube. Looking forward to more videos by this channel!

  • @LeraKimchi
    @LeraKimchi2 жыл бұрын

    I could not expect this tutorial to be so facinating!

  • @SirJaye82
    @SirJaye823 жыл бұрын

    One of the best tutorials I've ever watched, on any subject. Brilliant.

  • @AntonioSorrentini
    @AntonioSorrentini4 жыл бұрын

    This is perfection made tutorial. This is how a top level tutorial is made. Really compliments, please do more and more of these. Perfect balance between music, speech, storytelling, and of course content and info. Many should learns from how you're doing it.

  • @Polyfjord

    @Polyfjord

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you kindly!!! 🔥

  • @isaackershnerART
    @isaackershnerART5 жыл бұрын

    I’ve never watched a tutorial that made me get tingles lol! Nice job!

  • @dreamshareentertainment8581
    @dreamshareentertainment85815 жыл бұрын

    I've seen a lot of great blender tutorials, this is something else. I love your clarity and masterful pacing. great work!

  • @Polyfjord

    @Polyfjord

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you kindly!!

  • @foyerdeart7518
    @foyerdeart75184 жыл бұрын

    I gave up using blender today. Watching our vids for the first time regained the will. PLUS watching these videos is better than a movie for sure.You are amazing!!!!

  • @Polyfjord

    @Polyfjord

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much!!

  • @socialistaamador
    @socialistaamador3 жыл бұрын

    damn, the presentation of the influence of the verious nodes is just amazing.

  • @alsofrog3863
    @alsofrog38632 жыл бұрын

    one of my first tutorials I took, I have to thank you so much for putting me into my blender journey

  • @cheretic3963
    @cheretic39634 жыл бұрын

    this is absolutely crazy! you blew my mind with connecting color to vector input, absolute madness O_O. by the way, this is one of the best free tutorials on youtube, as people mentioned before me you started to build tension and blown people away with proper music fragment at 6:42. i'm pretty sure that you are the one of the best teachers out there, just because you causing emotions during learning, and that is the thing that school will never get, that learning can and should be fun. surwive there ;)

  • @Nate-zs7rm
    @Nate-zs7rm4 жыл бұрын

    Man you are such a great teacher! You broke down these aspects of the node editor so well and made me jump to my computer to start playing with this. Thanks for the video!

  • @Polyfjord

    @Polyfjord

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!!!!

  • @patricklevar
    @patricklevar5 жыл бұрын

    Wow this was a really easy and cool lesson hope to see more like this #keepfilming 👌new sub

  • @janpeterbalmes9354
    @janpeterbalmes93543 жыл бұрын

    Have no words. One of the most satisfying tutorials I've ever seen. Though it is quite simple. Your channel is breathtaking and motivating!

  • @Polyfjord

    @Polyfjord

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much my friend! This means so much! Glad you liked it

  • @SeeYouInBluffington
    @SeeYouInBluffington4 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic! Your tutorials are as clean, brilliant and warm as your renders 👌🏽 top notch

  • @kaon8185
    @kaon81854 жыл бұрын

    I've tried a few and this is the best introduction to basic shaders functions.

  • @sansongeosangeeth4316
    @sansongeosangeeth43163 жыл бұрын

    this legit bleww my mind after seeing how esy it was. i was ready for some complex shading but ohh man this is my new favirot texture

  • @nektoxyz1013
    @nektoxyz10133 жыл бұрын

    Maaan.. I just wanted to thank you, so much. Your tutorials are great. The greatest ones i've found. You make such awesome and beautiful things, that i'm starting to believe in humanity. Please dont stop. Thank you.

  • @Vrocks_
    @Vrocks_2 жыл бұрын

    Man, I was just struggling for the past 1 month to split the window and join it back to one single window, Thank you so much you saved hours of my time..Love from india

  • @harrymakings5404
    @harrymakings54044 жыл бұрын

    Clear & direct. Easy to follow. Great effect. Made me laugh at the excellent, quick results achieved. Will use this technique in my next project! Thanks for the tutorial.

  • @lathah8160
    @lathah81605 жыл бұрын

    A very different style on making tuts, loved it. So clean and informative.

  • @artandgrow9240
    @artandgrow92405 жыл бұрын

    You are amazing!! Pretty much the first Blender artist I ever started following. I love how you put together this video and your enthusiasm is infectious! Thanks for sharing your knowledge with the community! 😊💛

  • @Polyfjord

    @Polyfjord

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you kindly for this comment! It means more than you know

  • @frosmd1093
    @frosmd10935 жыл бұрын

    Awesome! That part with vector cell thing... Amazing! Perfect demonstration! Thanks a lot

  • @IndustrialPlasticsNanaimo
    @IndustrialPlasticsNanaimo4 жыл бұрын

    I have to work today but I wanna keep watching your channel!!!! Explanations were well done. Saving this to watch again!

  • @conchabelo
    @conchabelo4 жыл бұрын

    The way you you explain is so clear! Please keep doing tutorials!

  • @yashilrajbeesetty6628
    @yashilrajbeesetty66282 жыл бұрын

    Best teacher I found. I've been looking for a beginner friendly tutor to start my journey. thanks pal!

  • @adityapatel5541
    @adityapatel55412 жыл бұрын

    watching your tutorials is like an experience thanks for your time and effort . Hope you have a nice day!

  • @karaee
    @karaee2 жыл бұрын

    this is by far one of the easiest tutorial for beginners like me who just learn blender (I need to learn blender for school project) thank you so much!

  • @illuminit
    @illuminit2 жыл бұрын

    i know, learning shouldn't necessarily be fun but holy! The background music and your explanations were making me enjoy every video of yours until here :D , huge thanks for this quality educational content

  • @perttutuomaalamusic
    @perttutuomaalamusic2 жыл бұрын

    Best tutorials of blender. Hands down! Thank You Polyfjord. How the music is sync and all tutorial is so exiting!

  • @ukaszlisowski6155
    @ukaszlisowski61553 жыл бұрын

    Your tutorials are pure gold.

  • @millmi3914
    @millmi39142 жыл бұрын

    ill never forget, this is the video that had my Mac rendering for 8 days, stopping me from doing school work

  • @PrawnKing89
    @PrawnKing893 жыл бұрын

    This is my new favorite channel. Seriously, this is the best blender tutorial i've seen in a long time.

  • @Polyfjord

    @Polyfjord

    3 жыл бұрын

    Wow, thanks so much!!

  • @nobhillrox
    @nobhillrox4 жыл бұрын

    This is the best Blender tutorial I have ever seen. Thank you.

  • @JoelRosenfeld
    @JoelRosenfeld2 жыл бұрын

    Holy shit man that B-roll with the ball and the mathematical textures at the end. I felt like I could taste that. Amazing.

  • @marvluebke
    @marvluebke5 жыл бұрын

    Subscribed just to see how your shortfilm is going to turn out, ended up getting an amazing tutorial. Thank you.

  • @Keys879
    @Keys8794 жыл бұрын

    You got my like and subscription within 90 seconds, excellent explanations. Useful to both beginners and Blender Regulars. Great job. Good voice. Can't wait to see more.

  • @user-dh9co5cn5b
    @user-dh9co5cn5b10 ай бұрын

    i'm gonna cry looking at your tutorial, that's to goooooood bro ! 🤯

  • @amolgamer9928
    @amolgamer99285 жыл бұрын

    Wow ,what a great video , I felt the same way as the music when you joined that node to the vector value.

  • @Polyfjord

    @Polyfjord

    5 жыл бұрын

    Haha awesome! Thank you!

  • @francocailing31
    @francocailing313 жыл бұрын

    wtf dude your finish animation video is so totaly owesome :)

  • @daredeman3430
    @daredeman3430 Жыл бұрын

    That's the most satisfying and instructive tutorial I've ever seen ! Thanks for that !😌

  • @yashs2756
    @yashs27562 жыл бұрын

    The commentary near the results is least to say, ELITE.

  • @vitortostes4500
    @vitortostes4500 Жыл бұрын

    loving your tutorials man, its just another level the things that you teach

  • @tibfox
    @tibfox4 жыл бұрын

    Awesome tutorial dude! I love the creative ways we can express all of our dreams into virtual worlds and use procedural textures to receive materials possible to exist only in our dreams. Lovely!

  • @Polyfjord

    @Polyfjord

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you kindly friend!!

  • @SheshuKumarVV
    @SheshuKumarVV4 жыл бұрын

    So Good....the way you Explain things is Very Immersive.... Great going!!!

  • @sk.tawsif
    @sk.tawsif3 жыл бұрын

    Just THANK YOU juuuust thank you I can't say that how much desperate I was to learn the nodes. 🤗🤗🤗

  • @woritsez
    @woritsez4 жыл бұрын

    that looks really good, also really good explaining and decent audio. just all round excellent

  • @fahadsardar6180
    @fahadsardar61803 жыл бұрын

    Astonishing art and teaching style

  • @Derio
    @Derio Жыл бұрын

    I think this is best procedural texture tutorial ever! Presentation is 100/100

  • @Griffdog21
    @Griffdog215 жыл бұрын

    Great tutorial! The short film looks great so far!

  • @habag1112
    @habag11125 жыл бұрын

    Before, I was a little scared of procedural textures, but thanks to you I'm no longer scared. Great job!

  • @Polyfjord

    @Polyfjord

    5 жыл бұрын

    So glad to hear that! Thanks man!!

  • @CorianderAubergine
    @CorianderAubergine3 жыл бұрын

    This is such a cinematic tutorial, Instantly subbed!

  • @trturki252
    @trturki2523 жыл бұрын

    i love your art and how reflective it is

  • @swealf-nonofficial
    @swealf-nonofficial2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your tutorials, really easy to follow and they taught me many blender tools I had no idea existed.

  • @divineaashu2217
    @divineaashu22174 жыл бұрын

    man you are like a blender ninja.. superb. .. thnx and keep up the good work

  • @zershuan
    @zershuan5 жыл бұрын

    Amazing tutorial, i'll look fowar for more to come. Thank you very much for sharing you knowledge.

  • @nocopyrightgameplaystockvi231
    @nocopyrightgameplaystockvi2312 жыл бұрын

    Only blender expert showing amazing real word applications of blender

  • @user-jt4ce2vk6m
    @user-jt4ce2vk6m3 жыл бұрын

    the moment when the beat drops i started to feel the power of the universe. Awesome tutorial !!

  • @Polyfjord

    @Polyfjord

    3 жыл бұрын

    What an amazing description!! Thanks so much!

  • @innerpeace3380
    @innerpeace33803 жыл бұрын

    One of the best blender tutorial I've seen !!!

  • @TheOji53
    @TheOji534 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the easy-to-understand explanation. It was very helpful.

  • @alexdib3915
    @alexdib39153 жыл бұрын

    Great sound design in your short film!

  • @bitopan145
    @bitopan1455 жыл бұрын

    I'm drooling after the last render.🤤

  • @equinoxowl
    @equinoxowl4 жыл бұрын

    Holy shit keep the videos coming. I love quality of your tutorial. You should have a lot more traffic on your channel!

  • @lockpickingmen
    @lockpickingmen5 жыл бұрын

    I recently found out that you have youtube, a very nice discovery. Thanks for sharing

  • @zanealhamid6212
    @zanealhamid62122 жыл бұрын

    You do a better job at explaining then any teacher I have ever meant.

  • @philiphoting
    @philiphoting4 жыл бұрын

    Dude!!! I love you showing your face in Tutorial for explanation in the beginning. That makes it more interesting and humane to watch. Afterall, we are artists sitting in front of computer acting like machines.

  • @Polyfjord

    @Polyfjord

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hey thanks!! That means a lot!!

  • @user-eu3ee1gy7s
    @user-eu3ee1gy7s2 жыл бұрын

    Well, i already knew that but i still have watched it to the end. Magic of the shiny

  • @hadeftn
    @hadeftn4 жыл бұрын

    Really good video, the explanation are complete and clear but still simple, I just love it !

  • @NebraskaJimmy
    @NebraskaJimmy5 жыл бұрын

    Please come to Amsterdam in October would love to ask you a billion questions and buy you all the coffee/tea/ beer/ etc. you want. Deep thanks man just top quality, how do only have only 10k subs?