The Secrets to Photorealism: The PBR/Blender 2.8 Workflow

Requirements

• Know the basics of Blender

With the release of Blender 2.8, there are many options available to artists for rendering. However, most beginners do not understand how to utilize these options to their fullest. Do your materials look flat or monotonous? Here are some reasons why this course would be great for you…

• Improve the quality of your renders
• Create any substance you can imagine in Blender
• Learn the real difference between Cycles and EEVEE
• Use sensible render settings to achieve photorealism
• Gain an overview of all options involved in the render process

Materials are impressive, and there’s no quicker way to improve your renders then by switching to a full PBR material workflow. This course explains the PBR workflow and how to make sure to get the most out of it. This course assumes basic knowledge of Blender and limited hotkey feeding is given.

Throughout the course you are encouraged to create your own 3D assets and make your own scene. At the end, it is encouraged of students to take what they learned and make something beautiful with it.

Who this course is for:

• Beginner to intermediate Blender users who want to spice up their renders

What you’ll learn

• Cycles Render Engine
• EEVEE Render Engine
• Blender 2.8 Shader Editor
• Advanced Rendering Techniques
• Every Type of Shading Map
• Photorealistic Material Creation
• Material Tweaking
• Develop an Eye for Good Materials
• Basic Texturing
• Basic UV Unwrapping
• Where to find good textures