Painterly Effects with Blender Shader Nodes

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Objective

I can create a procedural painterly effect on a 3D object in Blender using shader nodes.

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Warm-up video

SouthernShotty · 11:56

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Key concepts

3 concepts

  1. 1

    To create a procedural painterly effect in Blender, begin by adding two material slots to your object, naming one 'outline' and the other 'painter'.

  2. 2

    The painterly effect is achieved by using a Voronoi texture to create a faceted look, then roughening the edges with a mix color node and a noise texture.

  3. 3

    To add brush strokes, use a paintbrush normal map and mix it into the texture, adjusting the scale and blending modes for the desired effect, and set the color space to non-color.

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Practice

7 questions

1

What is the primary goal of the technique demonstrated in the video?

2

In Blender, what is the first step to begin creating the painterly effect?

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Exit ticket

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In Blender, describe the steps to create a painterly effect on a 3D object using shader nodes, including how to roughen the edges and add brush strokes.

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