Fundamental of Shading for Cycles

On December 3, 2019

Release date:2019

Author:Kent Trammell, Jonathan Lampel

Skill level:Beginner

Language:English

Exercise files:Yes

If “Texturing” is like a paint’s color then “Shading” is like a paint’s finish: matte, semi-gloss, hi-gloss, etc. Shading is what makes an object appear metallic, transparent like glass, or translucent like wax. In this course you will first learn how to construct materials for the Cycles physically-based render engine. You will see how to navigate and function inside the node editor, mix basic shader components together, as well as construct a practical material using multiple material layers influenced by image textures. These principles will establish the shader foundation you will need to construct any kind of Cycles material you can imagine.

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fundamentals-shading_source-files.7z
shade_00_intro
shade_01_cycles-node-editor-overview
shade_02_cycles-mixing-shader-components
shade_03_cycles-material-metallic-anisotropy
shade_04_cycles-material-diffuse-texture
shade_05_cycles-material-glossy-fresnel
shade_06_cycles-material-grime
shade_07_cycles-material-scratches-normal-bump
shade_08_BI-material-panel-diffuse-specular
shade_09_BI-material-panel-shading-transparency
shade_10_BI-material-panel-mirror-sss
shade_11_BI-texture-panel-overview
shade_12_BI-texture-influence
shade_13_BI-layering-influence
shade_14_BI-normal-maps-procedural-textures