Blender 4.0 & Gaea Environments Crash Course for Beginners

I’ve spent years perfecting the art of creating stunning terrains in Blender 3D, and now I’m here to share that knowledge with you. In just about an hour, you’ll gain powerful insights that took me years to master. I can’t wait to see your final results—so don’t give up!

What This Course Covers:

• Terrain Modeling and Texturing: Learn how to create and texture terrains using Blender and Gaea.
• Material Creation: Explore how to create realistic materials in Blender.
• Outdoor Lighting Setup: Master realistic daylight lighting without relying on HDRi.
• Rendering in Blender: Polish your scenes with the perfect render setup.
• Skybox Textures & Sun Lamps: Set up a realistic sky and sunlight for outdoor scenes.
• Cameras & Shader Editor: Optimize camera setups and dive into the shader editor.
• Color Settings: Understand Blender’s color settings to achieve realism.
• Texture Importing: Learn to import textures and extract roughness from diffuse maps.

What You’ll Learn:

• Terrain Modeling in Gaea: Build realistic terrain models.
• Outdoor Lighting: Achieve realistic daytime lighting in Blender.
• Camera Setup: Frame your terrain with the right camera techniques.
• Daily Shortcuts: Speed up your workflow with useful shortcuts.
• Organization & Rendering: Stay organized and create professional-level renders.

Requirements:

• Basic knowledge of Blender’s interface.
• Willingness to download the free version of Gaea.
• Willingness to enable some built-in Blender add-ons.