Top 6 Blender Nodes To Make Any Material in Blender

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  • Опубліковано 29 чер 2024
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    CG Cookie bit.ly/cgc-learn-blender instructor, Chris Bailey ( ‪@CBaileyFilm‬ ) takes you through the top 6 Blender shader nodes you need to make ANY material in Blender! If you want to start creating your own procedural materials or want to sharpen your existing skills as a CG artist this Cg Cookie Blender tutorial is for you! What do you think are the top 6 material nodes? Let us know in the comments!
    This 2021 video covers the top six Blender nodes to make any material in Blender
    - Beginner Shader Tutorial In Blender
    - Getting started with procedural nodes
    - Advanced material tips
    - Best nodes to use to create materials
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    0:00 - Getting started
    0:43 - Texture Coordinate Node
    1:15 - Color Ramp Node
    2:03 - Noise Texture Node
    3:17 - Voronoi Texture
    5:06 - Mix RGB Node
    6:29 - The Bump Node
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 750

  • @aldorobertoconde
    @aldorobertoconde 3 роки тому +1009

    First video i have seen that explains nodes so clearly. Thank you!

    • @xtonybaloneyx
      @xtonybaloneyx 3 роки тому +9

      clearer than most for sure.

    • @cg_cookie
      @cg_cookie  3 роки тому +20

      Woot, glad we're able to help out - Wes

    • @djC653
      @djC653 3 роки тому +7

      CBF is my new favorite guru of Blender.

    • @blionart
      @blionart 3 роки тому +1

      Completely agree

    • @CBaileyFilm
      @CBaileyFilm 3 роки тому

      @@djC653 ​ Aw shucks thanks :-)

  • @mikek9297
    @mikek9297 3 роки тому +811

    This actually makes me curious instead of afraid of nodes. Thanks for that !!

    • @cg_cookie
      @cg_cookie  3 роки тому +26

      Heck yes! - Wes

    • @MiirVFX
      @MiirVFX 3 роки тому +15

      Literally me when i first knew nodes, feels like a deep deep ocean to learn it but it's really addicting when you get the look you want on your 3d stuffs

    • @fogboyenterprise2724
      @fogboyenterprise2724 3 роки тому +3

      I've come to learn that nodes are your friend. When you find one that does something find another similar and try it out, stack 3 of the same node up and see what it does, put nodes in different inputs, it gets to be really fun lol

    • @jowey_2077
      @jowey_2077 3 роки тому

      @@cg_cookie Bump makes pictures/textures 3D?????????

    • @Linkario86
      @Linkario86 3 роки тому +4

      I also like the Musgrave Texture

  • @majako5672
    @majako5672 3 роки тому +208

    Oh, FINALLY - someone explains HOW - the process behind the action!! THANK YOU!! 99% of Blender tutorials just state: 'click this, click that' to make something and no one explains why should you choose particular node, what it actually does! Great explanation! Make more of these! :D

    • @dasodesign2593
      @dasodesign2593 3 роки тому +7

      My thoughts exactly.

    • @donflamingo795
      @donflamingo795 Рік тому

      Royal Sky LLC also did an in depth tutorial about shader but also much faster.

  • @computhenics
    @computhenics 3 роки тому +271

    The video editing, the music and the explanation are top notch. Never felt this good watching a video.

    • @cg_cookie
      @cg_cookie  3 роки тому +9

      Yay! That's encouraging to hear. Thanks for hanging with the Cookie.

    • @Hejirah
      @Hejirah 3 роки тому

      yup, incredible

    • @MartinToernby
      @MartinToernby 2 роки тому +1

      But what's up with the annoying intermissions? Maybe I'm boring. I'm here for the explanations. Alas, I like techno, but that's for when I'm on my bicycle.
      Allow me to recommend: ua-cam.com/video/snsspPDdf-8/v-deo.html

    • @TheKevphil
      @TheKevphil 2 роки тому

      A Blender tutorial or a network football game--? YOU be the judge! ;)

    • @jakehammer1336
      @jakehammer1336 2 роки тому +3

      Absolutely horrible I don’t know how you stand it, unnecessary edits and the music is annoying

  • @Skyztamer
    @Skyztamer 4 місяці тому +3

    I'm fairly new to texture work in Blender; but I 100% agree that bump map is the GOAT

  • @lewismassie
    @lewismassie 3 роки тому +43

    10 months into my Blender journey and I think I've used all of these in every single project so far. Also this editing is _F I R E_

    • @sophiusdynami3401
      @sophiusdynami3401 2 роки тому

      Oh thank you I was wondering what the transitions were.

  • @marclapinff2709
    @marclapinff2709 3 роки тому +131

    Us the people we want more of this new style videos 😍

    • @cg_cookie
      @cg_cookie  3 роки тому +22

      We the cookie shall comply. 🍪

  • @moradshebli9562
    @moradshebli9562 3 роки тому +259

    HE SAID HE WILL SHOW US SUBSURFACE IN A MOMENT AND HE DIDNT! I WANT MY SUBSURFACE RIGHTNOW.

    • @cofucan
      @cofucan 3 роки тому +8

      Me too. I was waiting for that.

    • @AndyEngelkemier
      @AndyEngelkemier 3 роки тому +13

      It's also pretty odd to completely ignore than Many many materials are transparent, and he didn't touch on that either.

    • @L33T_Taco
      @L33T_Taco 3 роки тому +4

      I think subsurface just allows for .. kinda a gradient reflection which you can set to a different color. So like its shiny and ones side is blue why the other edge looks pink. (if you set it to blue and pink) Least thats what i saw when I messed around in blender a bit.

    • @AndyEngelkemier
      @AndyEngelkemier 3 роки тому +23

      @@L33T_Taco There is a lot more to it than that, and you should probably look that up before commenting what you Think it does. subsurface, or SSS (SubSurface Scattering) is an advanced shader model that simulates light scattering and absorption. You can assign multiple colors, so for something like skin, the surface is your skin color, but the color inside is red. So if you shine a light at a thin part, it turns more red. You can also use it with the same color to get the look of a volumetric shader without having to go full volumetric. So you can get the look of milky plastics, orange juice, milk, etc. This is one of the materials that is Really difficult to control if you ignored real-world scale when modeling.

    • @L33T_Taco
      @L33T_Taco 3 роки тому +4

      Yeah what he said ^^^^

  • @SixtySecondsorLess60
    @SixtySecondsorLess60 2 роки тому +1

    So far best channel I've found for blender, ♥️ the timestamps

  • @kodeth5200
    @kodeth5200 Рік тому +2

    I have always hated geometry nodes because the way popular blender people (blender guru guy) used it they never really expand on the why they're using it. What they do, THIS ON THE OTHER HAND this is EXACTLY what I wanted! Simple straight to the point. And with an example!! That's visual. YOU DESERVE THE SUB.

    • @3dSensei952
      @3dSensei952 8 місяців тому

      These are shader nodes, Not geometry nodes ;)

  • @ForeverDansky
    @ForeverDansky 3 роки тому +167

    Absolutely fantastic explanations! Thanks for making something that can be quite complex, super simple!

    • @LegoMaster132
      @LegoMaster132 Рік тому

      I really didn't expect you to be here :)

  • @heythatsnotmywalrus2819
    @heythatsnotmywalrus2819 2 роки тому +12

    This 9.5 minute video took me hours to get through because it gave me so much to play with here and there, which I feel really gave me hands-on learning. Good stuff

  • @thefreshest2379
    @thefreshest2379 3 роки тому +19

    When mixing a noise texture into the vectors you should use Linear Light mix. This is because noise adds an average of grey all over, which moves the vectors by 0.5, Linear Light does the subtraction for you.

  • @melvinhoyk
    @melvinhoyk 3 роки тому +12

    Each introduction was so cool with that great track, makes me so pumped up.

  • @moaz9116
    @moaz9116 3 місяці тому +1

    Thank u sooo much I am 15 trying to learn to learn blender and this video taught me a lot thank u again ✨

  • @marcoapaulo
    @marcoapaulo 3 роки тому +1

    Is it too much if I say I almost cried along the video? I've never seen something so clearly explained and to make so much sense in such a short period of time... I'm blown away, really!

    • @cg_cookie
      @cg_cookie  3 роки тому +2

      Thanks Marco, I'm chopping onions here as well in the Cookie kitchen - ❤️ - Wes

  • @haunted1872
    @haunted1872 3 роки тому +4

    finally understood nodes.
    extremely informative.
    we need more tutorials like this

  • @jeffg4686
    @jeffg4686 3 роки тому +1

    Love the simplicity here, yet terrific end results. Just 6 nodes - quite cool. Great way to intro people to nodes.

  • @cosmosraven
    @cosmosraven 3 роки тому +1

    Simply the best tutorial in its class. Well strategized and delivered. Plus, simply fantastic audio. Thank you very much.

  • @youtubian2500
    @youtubian2500 2 роки тому +1

    Oh my god this makes everything I've watched before make sense now! Just amazing work explaining things. The visuals and direct feedback of what you're doing as you're explaining it, made it click instantly for me

  • @zimnelredoran9985
    @zimnelredoran9985 3 роки тому

    10/10 Video. Great explanations and examples, all of them easy to follow and it gives a very clear idea of what you can get out of the box just with a few nodes, not needing gigantic and overcomplicated graphs. I definitely want to see more of this. Thanks for the positivity and energy!

  • @juliangroves4836
    @juliangroves4836 2 роки тому

    Excellent tutorial. Clear explanations of how each node works and can easily see the nodes your adding and how you're connecting them. The best tutorial I've come across for this type of thing.

  • @13thxenos
    @13thxenos 3 роки тому +8

    An amazing blend of content and music. Makes it feel epic.
    Well done, and thank you.
    You can also make some amazing stuff with wave texture for a lot of stuff. I'm always making wood material with waves and noises mixed in with the uvs.

  • @xX_BeamCRASH_Xx
    @xX_BeamCRASH_Xx Рік тому

    at first when i saw the shader editor i was like "oh gosh this is too complicated", now im pretty confident with it

  • @BorisRio
    @BorisRio 2 роки тому

    Great video. These are so powerful... I think this video deserves a sequel explaining more nodes with examples as you did here.

  • @aaronh248
    @aaronh248 3 роки тому +4

    This is the kind of shit that is pure gold. I said wow about 10x through this whole video. I'm gonna jump into Blender now and just play

  • @SalmonSushi47
    @SalmonSushi47 3 роки тому +5

    Im loving these cool neon tuts. Keep it up

  • @kilolojenkins8396
    @kilolojenkins8396 3 роки тому +2

    This was wonderful! I wish other videos I've watched did this that awesomely.

  • @zachroper8273
    @zachroper8273 3 роки тому

    This is the video explanation Ive been looking for! Thanks for explaining so clearly what each of the nodes does and showing the effects in action

  • @RenderStream
    @RenderStream 2 роки тому

    CG Coookie Tons of Thanks....You are the best...Tons n Floods of Love for amazing tutorials always

  • @NanchoArt
    @NanchoArt 2 роки тому +3

    A very exciting approach to the nodes to start exploring them right away!

  • @northofvalhalla5087
    @northofvalhalla5087 3 роки тому +2

    What a fantastic video! Makes me want to dig further into mastering the nodes.

  • @jeffosborne440
    @jeffosborne440 3 роки тому +1

    THIS...is Exactly what I needed to wrap my head around this subject. Love this style of video which is like your other one where you model a marker. Please do another Nodes video on different ones from this one and maybe glass. Cheers and thank you again.

  • @jackaguirre8576
    @jackaguirre8576 3 роки тому +2

    This has absolutely solved my confusion about nodes! Thank you so much!

  • @anthonyschilling7132
    @anthonyschilling7132 2 роки тому

    Wow I just started learning about materials in Blender. This should have been the first tutorial I watched. This really ties everything together. Thank you!

  • @nedstudios6490
    @nedstudios6490 2 роки тому

    WHAT?? Seriously, Chris on CG Cookie. This year just keeps getting better and better. I've been educating myself running about 10 tutorials a day. Been bucking for a better position at work. Should I get it, I have this guy to thank for it. Love the channel. Well done Chris

  • @rodrigowirsch351
    @rodrigowirsch351 3 роки тому

    without a doubt that the way you teach how nodes work its the most effective way to learn it. Thank you Chris!

  • @redfox6736
    @redfox6736 Рік тому

    I love the vibes of your video as well as the tutorial styles...you keep it more simple and not too much complicated thanks for this..

  • @mrhollywood1173
    @mrhollywood1173 3 роки тому +1

    WOW ........ you just made such clarity with this video. Material Textures etc. have always been a steep learning curve and this has help considerably.
    Cheers Mate.

  • @Miras_Seidagul
    @Miras_Seidagul Рік тому

    That's the first amazing nodes related tutorial: concise, meaningful, no selling the materials :D Thank you! So helpful to understand

  • @LincolnWorld
    @LincolnWorld 3 роки тому

    Such a great job Chris! I hadn't seen any of your tutorials before, but am going to your channel and watch some now. If they are even half as well done as this one, I'll be happy I checked them out.

  • @heramaaroricon4738
    @heramaaroricon4738 3 роки тому

    As a media designer I really fukn like how amazing professional and high quality this tutorial was.
    Take my subscription.

  • @OneWeirdGuy
    @OneWeirdGuy 3 роки тому +1

    This is one of the most informative and epic tutorial for blender I’ve seen, great job

  • @KennyFully
    @KennyFully Рік тому

    I’m glad that I learned so much from this video! As a beginner it’s just nice to see this and examples so that way I can finally understand how these nodes work together

  • @GentlemanCrafterUK
    @GentlemanCrafterUK 3 роки тому +2

    Best explanation of nodes EVER! Please can you do more that cover the rest of the nodes?

  • @jamesmbouende-poutcheu1369
    @jamesmbouende-poutcheu1369 3 роки тому +1

    This tutorial helped a lot. You made it very clear about texturing.

  • @ShannonMcDowell71
    @ShannonMcDowell71 2 роки тому

    Thank you for this helpful video - I knew some of the nodes but you explained their functions and uses extremely well - Much appreciated!

  • @Josabooba
    @Josabooba 3 роки тому +3

    This is excellent, very concise and hugely helpful.

  • @goaliemonkey25
    @goaliemonkey25 3 роки тому +1

    Such a well made video! I think I was most impressed with the video itself keeping me pumped and interested the whole time

  • @bongumusamdeuka6079
    @bongumusamdeuka6079 3 місяці тому

    Thank you for the video 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 you just killed more than 50% of the time I would have spent learning something useless . Great video

  • @dineshpanchal4508
    @dineshpanchal4508 3 роки тому +1

    Explaining nodes in small but in a unique way...superb, thanks

  • @Mocorn
    @Mocorn 3 роки тому

    One of the best tutorials I've seen on nodes. Makes me want to experiment right now :)

  • @foggyforest2625
    @foggyforest2625 3 роки тому

    It was so important for me to understand what's going on with the nodes,and what's their logic.
    you explained all of it to me,thanks for making such an amazing tutorial!!!

  • @AriochSnowpaw
    @AriochSnowpaw 2 роки тому

    I've needed this kind of concise demo for a long time. Thank you!

  • @ThefamousMrcroissant
    @ThefamousMrcroissant 11 місяців тому

    This is a very good place to start with nodes. It shows you the most basic building blocks very clearly and doesn't waste much time. Thanks for making this.

  • @Novbert01
    @Novbert01 11 місяців тому

    Clear, concise and fascinating - I can't wait to play around with all these!

  • @sirchristopher1684
    @sirchristopher1684 3 роки тому

    This is fantastic! Thank you so much. This helped a lot with understanding nodes and how to think about them.

  • @garyrizzo7697
    @garyrizzo7697 3 роки тому +2

    Thanks. Good explanations. I learned a lot. Keep them coming !

  • @carlosmosca3152
    @carlosmosca3152 3 роки тому

    This is by far the best explanation of nodes! Love it!!

  • @martinp338
    @martinp338 2 роки тому

    Best video ever
    It's quick, well thought, educational and montage is amazing. Also I usually hate bg music in tutorials but here it was used very wisely. Excellent work.

  • @levon024
    @levon024 Рік тому

    All in on Nodes now! Love the music and the breakdown of each node

  • @MaruHieta
    @MaruHieta 2 роки тому

    So happy to find this, excellent value delivered under 10 minutes!

  • @TerenceKearns
    @TerenceKearns 3 роки тому +2

    That is the best introduction to shader nodes I have ever seen.

    • @mma_hack
      @mma_hack 3 роки тому

      Agree with you

  • @kael5125
    @kael5125 3 роки тому +4

    ive struggled with nodes the most and this really helped. Thank you!

    • @cg_cookie
      @cg_cookie  3 роки тому +2

      Happy it helped in some way. Happy Blending! - Wes

  • @andrewvirtue5048
    @andrewvirtue5048 3 роки тому +1

    Now that.... was a presentation.

  • @shreyasbagul7165
    @shreyasbagul7165 Рік тому +1

    yes people should see these kind of videos and try things themselves, just pasting things without understanding is huge problem

  • @mr.worldwide3232
    @mr.worldwide3232 2 роки тому

    I'm flashed by your quality and not only the blender parts, I mean the music, the crossings etc. GREAT!

  • @ifeanyiulasika7405
    @ifeanyiulasika7405 3 роки тому

    Loved this Tutorial. Definitely rewatching this in future for reference

  • @midassnap9028
    @midassnap9028 3 роки тому

    I think you have mastered the art of the tutorial video. Every video I've watched has been top-notch.

  • @mrclaytron
    @mrclaytron 3 роки тому

    Awesome video Chris! I’m new to Blender, and this is the best and most concise video I’ve seen on using nodes

  • @MikeCore
    @MikeCore 3 роки тому

    dude, the hype in the video just made me so excited going through this. I need more of these just for the hell of it

  • @lalamax3d
    @lalamax3d 3 роки тому

    had been working extensively on blender since last 2 months in a production and i can say, we are in sync. exactly the nodes i used most often. use of mixing rgb for placement variation was really clever and helpful, thanks for that tip. cheers

  • @ronshapper
    @ronshapper 2 роки тому

    Wo instant subscriber. The quality is just outstanding. Clear and to the point!

  • @scale...3d
    @scale...3d 3 роки тому

    Well, I have to say, this was nothing out of the ordinary. This was special. In most node videos, I go to learn how to use nodes but instead I just get more scared of how difficult it is to use nodes. This one felt different and had the opposite impact. Well, thanks. I encourage you to continue making more of these. Many like me are suffering. Enlighten us with your knowledge. Good night!

  • @cristhiancantillo4922
    @cristhiancantillo4922 3 роки тому

    Waoooo, this video is pure gold. This is how crash course should look like!

  • @avinashlokare5650
    @avinashlokare5650 Рік тому

    This is the best video for material. Thank you! CG Cookie.

  • @FlyingNamikaze
    @FlyingNamikaze 8 місяців тому

    Man.....the video was a Banger. I'm absolute new to Blender but after watching this, I already feel like I can create anything.

  • @gregorsayers
    @gregorsayers Рік тому

    THAT WAS SICK! I can't wait to try this out!

  • @brandingdesignpro
    @brandingdesignpro 9 місяців тому

    This was an excellent selection of choices, but also an impressive quick breakdown on how to use them.

  • @clarissadewet1401
    @clarissadewet1401 2 роки тому

    This helps so much. Should be watched before any other proçedural node videos. I was struggling to keep up with some of those. Had I watched this one first, it would have made a huge diffrence. Thank you so much!

  • @lukayz1363
    @lukayz1363 3 роки тому

    Thank you for the clear explanation! Love the edits as well

  • @hermenceSimiltone
    @hermenceSimiltone 3 роки тому

    seriously i love this it make me so much understable the shader nodes editor that i begin to make fun with it especially the bump node thank you so much CG Cookie

  • @silverman1438
    @silverman1438 3 роки тому +1

    Your explanation make learning fun, thank you and God bless 🙏🏻

  • @sufianahmad7337
    @sufianahmad7337 3 роки тому

    Very well delivered. Thanks for sharing 😊

  • @soothingstationW
    @soothingstationW 3 роки тому +1

    Dude I really like these kind of videos. Don't stop doing the great work 👍

  • @rustyshackleford7014
    @rustyshackleford7014 Рік тому

    Glad I rewatched. The MixRGB before texture nodes was the exact tip I needed. Cheers!

  • @ceporalles4922
    @ceporalles4922 3 роки тому +1

    This is so well explained, thank you
    This kind of video is so good btw

  • @dasodesign2593
    @dasodesign2593 3 роки тому

    This is what a perfect tutorial looks like. Thank you.

  • @valhallenx
    @valhallenx Рік тому

    AWESOME TUTORIAL. Thank you so much!

  • @nickolivonkrain
    @nickolivonkrain 2 роки тому

    Thank you so much for actually explain nodes, I seems like every other blender tutorial just shows you what nodes to use but never how or why to use them

  • @MrPuzzoncello
    @MrPuzzoncello 2 дні тому

    Incredibly informative and very well edited!!

  • @samthompson2242
    @samthompson2242 Рік тому

    I've already known how to use each of those nodes, but i've never seen anyone do something like that with them before! truly great work!

  • @mistralf1530
    @mistralf1530 3 роки тому

    These tutorials are amazing. Chris Bailey is amazing.

  • @Vimlesh_Kumar
    @Vimlesh_Kumar Рік тому

    Thank you so much for explaining simplistic way to nodes...

  • @newdarkneoss3985
    @newdarkneoss3985 3 роки тому

    This is so much great information in only 10 minutes, thank you very much.

  • @Hejirah
    @Hejirah 3 роки тому

    I looove the animations between sections, amazing

  • @artinacart8035
    @artinacart8035 2 роки тому

    Finally taking that step and getting into the node editor… thanks for the video!

  • @user-yn8pv7kp6y
    @user-yn8pv7kp6y Рік тому

    A coordinate node that allows you to change the length, scale, and rotate the texture. He is very important.

  • @elizabethhamilton1166
    @elizabethhamilton1166 3 роки тому

    Very helpful video and I love the transitional effects!

  • @JPMedia1
    @JPMedia1 2 роки тому

    one of the most helpful straightforward videos I've watched. Instant sub