If you have reached the point where you are able to create more advanced materials, then you will have also reached the point where your node trees are becoming more difficult to read even for the artist that creates them. There are different ways to improve the visual appearance of your node tree though. Reroutes … Read more
The more you learn about nodes the larger your node trees can become, and the more complex your materials. But even if you know what a specific node is used for when you create it, that does not mean you won’t forget later on. And there are a lot of nodes to remember for those … Read more
Learning to create materials is a daunting process, especially when you watch tutorials on complex materials for huge node trees that have very little organization. For a beginner, you need to know exactly what each node is responsible for, and one way to help with this is to use labels. To add a label to … Read more
There are numerous methods for improving the organizational structure of your node trees when you begin created highly complex materials. One great method is to take an entire section of nodes and store them in a type of border referred to as a frame. To add a frame to your material setup, press the hokey … Read more
It is perhaps one of the most daunting tasks for a 3D artist, creating materials using a node system. Certainly more technical of a workflow than it is artistic, but fortunately there is an addon that makes working with nodes so much easier, and that is the node wrangler. Below is a shortlist of 8 … Read more
Creating basic materials is really easy in Blender, but creating more complex materials takes a lot of time and work. It can take a lot more when your node setups are poorly organized, as you need to have a solid understanding of the role that each node has for your material. The following tools allow … Read more
