Practical Material Development in Blender

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Published 2021-09-02
Want to build simple, beautiful materials with the Principled shader in Blender? Look no further. In this video we'll take a shoe model and create all sorts of different materials, teaching you along the way how to get the most out of the Principled shader.

This video covers topics like transparent materials, gummy materials, materials with subsurface scattering (SSS), procedural fabrics, rubbers, and more.

Aside from some of the more advanced topics at the start of this tutorial, we also cover the very basics of getting set up to create your own materials in a fun and easy to understand way.

Enjoy the video!

00:00:00 - Introduction
00:01:08 - Teaser/Lesson 1
00:01:59 - Object Setup
00:05:41 - Interface Setup
00:09:25 - Color
00:10:44 - Roughness
00:12:01 - Specular
00:13:09 - Metallic
00:15:31 - Sheen
00:16:32 - Clearcoat
00:19:18 - Lighting
00:33:31 - Bump
00:50:36 - Transmission
01:00:15 - Subsurface
01:06:08 - Eevee Considerations
01:08:39 - Procedural Gradient
01:13:34 - Procedural Speckle
01:17:58 - Procedural Camo
01:21:18 - Quick Image Unwrapping
01:24:51 - Basic UV Unwrapping
01:29:11 - Intermediate UV + Advanced Procedural
01:38:07 - Wrap Up + Part 2 Teaser


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All Comments (21)
  • So this is single-handedly, the most helpful texture tutorial I have ever seen on YouTube. I’ve been doing blender for a little over a year now and always struggled with textures. Because of this, I have purchased a lot of different texture packs that are really good but this makes me feel like I wasted my money. I didn’t realize texturing can be so simple. No one else on YouTube explained it this well
  • @yesman.
    Derek’s Blender teachings is hands down the BEST 🍺
  • @saintjames9
    I'm a moderate-level Blender user - very advanced in some ways and total rookie in others - and I've tried many tutorials to varying degrees of success, but these past two videos were so helpful in cementing down a sub-d/shrink wrap workflow + a comprehensive material guide that doesn't require further handholding that I'm subbing to the Patreon. Don't even know what's on there. Not sure that I care. Just extremely thankful for these tuts. I feel liberated in Blender and all the technical limitations are out of the way. It's just me and my creativity now. Derrk is goated.
  • Dude i just love you! Love your style - way of teaching - voice - everything! Thanks a lot for your efforts!
  • THANK YOU man... l literally feel tears right now. This two part series is probably the best of its kind and you are bringing to us for free. I feel gratitude - thank you.
  • @hfklsd
    Yes! I just finished making a shoe model using your tutorial! Excited to understand and add materials!
  • Man this is the best blender tutorial channel. I discovered you through the shoe modeling tutorial. Glad you make all this content for free man!!
  • @Mlovesfashion62
    Been here since your backdrop video and the quality been getting better! thank you so much for your generosity, Derek!
  • Awesome! One of the best tutorials I have seen for a long time! Very good style and loads of useful input!! At least 10 thumbs up!!!!
  • @Dantti
    I feel we're going to see so many awesome and innovative shoe designs in the future! 🤩
  • This is some pay subscription level stuff, The explanation of the materials is GOATED. Thanks a lot for your help.
  • @prod.prettyboy
    thank you for your help bro, you really taught me how to get a general feel for how to develop a shoe from start to finish, def an insanely great starting point! appreciate you!
  • @andy_art
    It is often very boring to watch lessons on youtube, but yours is like freash breath of air. Very useful stuff without bullshit. You have unique style of telling that hold me up until the end of the video. I'm not beginner in blender, but your even basic things are interesting to watch again. Keep going!
  • @rajat_subhra
    Most awaiting...Thank you so much Derek...The best channel ever for blender tutorials... If you were not here on youtube, I would never know that blender can do such things, such levels... hatsoff to you... awaiting for more such contents.
  • @Andre007ren2
    Luxurious tutorial and great understanding of nodes. Needless to say, I always puzzled over how to make nice textures. Thanks for this lesson and the others you do. I admire your work.
  • THIS VIDEO IS ALL I EVER WANTED (After The Donut Tut.) Im literally so happy I came across this video, whoa man, LOVE YOU!
  • @RafaelMorgan
    Derek, I've learned so much from these shoes tutorials! It's unbelievable! Thanks!
  • @evanlane1690
    Ah! I was just searching for advanced blender material tutorials! Fantastic timing!
  • @vi6281
    you know it's a good day when derek upload a tutorial.