1. Unit 8: Blender Materials and Textures

Video Tutorials: Blender Material Basics, Colored Material, Tweaking Materials, Multiple Materials, Image Textures, Transparent Image Textures, Transparent Image Textures, Bump Map Texture, Multiple Textures, Packaging Texture Images

PDF Tutorials: Simple Materials - MyMaterials.blend, Mesh Modeling - Generic Beer Bottle

2. General Notes

This week we focus on Blender materials and textures.

• View the Video Tutorials posted below: Blender Material Basics, Colored Material, Tweaking Materials, Multiple Materials, Image Textures, Transparent Image Textures, Bump Map Texture, Multiple Textures and Packaging Texture Images.
• Work through (with your copy of Blender open) the 2 PDF Tutorials posted below: Simple Materials - MyMaterials.blend and Mesh Modeling - Bottle. Any files you might need for the PDF tutorials are located in the zip file associated with the tutorial. Right-click on the zip file link and download it to your computer. Open the zip file from there and extract the files.

You should also have some solid ideas by now about your Project #2 and have begun the modeling process.

3. Video Tutorials

• Video Tutorial - Blender Material Basics
  
  
• Video Tutorial - Colored Material
  
  
• Video Tutorial - Tweaking Materials
  
  
• Video Tutorial - Multiple Materials
  
  
• Video Tutorial - Image Textures
  
  
• Video Tutorial - Transparent Image Textures
  
  
• Video Tutorial - Bump Map Texture
  
  
• Video Tutorial - Multiple Textures
  
  
• Video Tutorial - Packaging Texture Images

4. PDF Tutorials