Creating PBR Materials with Blender & Quixel
Release date:2016, March 10
Duration:02 h 20 m
Author:Christian Bradley
Skill level:Intermediate
Language:English
Exercise files:Yes
Physically based rendering (PBR) textures are the newest form of photorealistic game-based materials. Blender and PBR make an exciting combination, and when you add Quixel’s suite of texture painting and normal mapping tools to the mix, you get more interesting, life-like textures. In this training course, Christian Bradley shows how to take a model completed in Blender (or any other 3D software) and import the maps into Quixel for texturing. The tutorials will teach artists how to control the NDO toolset, make various PBR-based materials, apply the materials, control masking parameters in DDO, use NDO to make original normal maps, and more.
By the end of the course, you should be excited about and more comfortable with the Quixel Suite and the Blender import and export system. This workflow is suitable for game assets, models destined for animation, visual effects, and more.
Topics include:
What is PBR?
Exporting a mesh from Blender
Loading maps in Quixel DDO
Making textures with DDO
Setting up lighting in 3DO
Flattening materials
Using NDO
Sculpting and painting normal maps
Finishing materials with dust, dirt, and patina
Rendering the project in 3DO
00. Introduction
01 – Welcome
02 – What is PBR
03 – What youll need to create PBR-based textures
01. Load Your Model into Quixel
04 – Create the ID and ambient occlusion map
05 – Export your mesh from Blender
06 – Load maps in DDO
07 – Lower preview resolution in DDO
08 – View and select color IDs in 3DO
02. Make Textures with DDO
09 – Add and delete maps
10 – Add a metal smart material
11 – Adjust materials in DDO
12 – Set up lighting in 3DO
13 – Flatten and unflatten materials
14 – Materials and Dynamask
15 – Make a wood texture in DDO
03. Use NDO and Add Details to Normal Maps
16 – NDO overview
17 – Export a UV template
18 – Sculpt layers
19 – Finish the cannon materials
20 – Paint normal maps
04. Finish the Materials
21 – Add materials to a second mesh
22 – Add dust and rust to the entire model
23 – Add dirt to the model
24 – Paint a patina on the final materials
05. Render the Final Project in 3DO
25 – Render the final project in 3DO
26 – Goodbye
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