BLENDER TUTORIAL.

Creating 3D nature scene +

Trees + Rocks+Clouds with using specialized Add-ons

Assoc. Prof. Tihomir Dovramadjiev PhD Eng.

Technical University of Varna

Department Industrial Design

tihomir.dovramadjiev@tu-varna.bg
CREATING HANDLE WITH USING 90 DEGREES
EXTRUDE

- Blender is the free and open source 3D creation suite. It supports the entirety of the 3D pipeline—
modeling, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing and motion tracking, even video
editing and game creation. https://www.blender.org/.

- Blender software. 2.79b Version. About, License & Development.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328677236_Blender_software_279b_Version_About_Licen
se_Development

- Modern accessible application of the system Blender in 3D design practice.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/312033613_Modern_accessible_application_of_the_syste
m_Blender_in_3D_design_practice

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 Part I

This section of the tutorial is a part from example: BLENDER TUTORIAL. CREATING 3D NATURE
TREE BY DEFAULT SAPLING ADDON
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/337402754_BlENDER_TUTORIAL_CREATING_3D_NATURE_TREE_BY_DEFAULT_SAPLING_ADDON

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 Sapling: Adds a parametric tree

Modelling realistic trees can be a difficult task, especially if a large number of similar trees with small
variations are required. Using curves as the basis of construction allows dynamic geometry which
can be changed depending on the level of detail required.
https://archive.blender.org/wiki/index.php/Extensions:2.6/Py/Scripts/Curve/Sapling_Tree/

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 Activating Sapling Addon

File > User Preferences > Add-ons > Add Curve: Sapling Tree Gen
Author: Andrew Hale, Aaron Buchler
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 Adding default 3D tree

Object Mode. Add > Curve > Sapling Tree Gen

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 Beveling

Object Mode. Sapling: Add Tree > Activating Bevel

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 Adding Leaves

Object Mode. Sapling: Add Tree > Geometry > Leaves

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 Show Leaves

Object Mode. Sapling: Add Tree / Leaves: Show Leaves

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 Leaves

Object Mode. Sapling: Add Tree / Leaves: Show Leaves; Leaves: 30; Leaf Scale: 0.60 and Leaf
Scale X: 0.55
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 Rendered Result

Blender Internal Render. Default 3D Tree + some numbers of leaves + few materials

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 Part II

The SCENE

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 White Birch

https://pixabay.com/photos/landscape-winter-trees-birch-white-3920232/

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 Trees: Duplicate Objects

Object Mode. Object: Duplicate Objects „Shift + D“ Keys

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 Creating White Birch

Object Mode. Sapling: Add Tree / Settings: Geometry / Load Preset: white_birch

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 Creating White Birch / Bevel

Object Mode. Sapling: Add Tree / Settings: Geometry / Load Preset: white_birch + Bevel

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 Leaves

Object Mode. White Birch 3D Tree + some numbers of leaves: 70; Leaf Scale: 0.20 and Leaf Scale
X: 0.50
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 The Scene and material

Random positions / Random green material

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 Add Rocks

Object Mode. „Space“ Key > Generate Rock

Generate Rock Add-on https://github.com/ekaj2/rock_builder

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 Duplicate Rocks and Trees

Object Mode. Duplicate Objects „Shift + D“ Keys

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 Render test

Blender Internal Render - Test

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 World / Horizon Color and Light

World / Horizon Color and Sun Light

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 Render test

Blender Internal Render - Test

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 World / Horizon Color mixed with Sun
Light

World / Horizon Color: Some Light Blue

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 Render test

Blender Internal Render - Test

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 Add Cloud

Cloud Generator Add-on

https://archive.blender.org/wiki/index.php/Extensions:2.6/Py/Scripts/Object/Cloud_Gen/

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 Cloud Parameters

Object Mode. Cloud Generator: Some manual transform

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 Cloud Parameters

Object Mode. Cloud Generator: Some manual transform + mixed material colors: white and light blue

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 Render test

Blender Internal Render - Test

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 Grass Texture

Pexels (free for use) https://www.pexels.com/photo/green-grass-166651/

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 Landscape Grass Material / Texture

Object Mode. Landscape Material + Texture / Mapping: Coordinates: Global, Projection: Flat (Y, X,
Z)
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 Landscape Grass

Render Test / Grass Texture: Both Preview

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 Rock Texture

Pexels (free for use) https://www.pexels.com/photo/gray-and-blue-land-form-158729/

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 Rock Texture

Some correction of color and brightness

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 Rocks

Render Test / Rock Texture: Both Preview

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 Render test

Blender Internal Render - Test

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 Transforming rocks shape

Manual transforming the shape

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 Render test

Blender Internal Render - Test

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 The final scene: transforming landscape

Toggle Quad View

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 Result

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 Final Rendered Result

Blender Internal Render

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 Conclusion

There are and other options to improve or just change the final result:

- Blender Cycles Render;

- Blender E.E.V.E.E. Render /Version 2.8x
- Blender RenderMan
- Add Particles for grass
- and more...

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 REFERENCES

- Blender Software. https://www.blender.org/

- Tihomir Dovramadjiev PhD. Modern accessible application of the system Blender in 3D design practice.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/312033613_Modern_accessible_application_of_the_system_Blender_in_3D_design_practice

- Blender software. 2.79b Version. About, License & Development. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.36167.75687
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328677236_Blender_software_279b_Version_About_License_Development

- Blender 2.79 Reference Manual. https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/2.79/index.html

- Blender Sapling Addon: https://archive.blender.org/wiki/index.php/Extensions:2.6/Py/Scripts/Curve/Sapling_Tree/

- Generate Rock Add-on https://github.com/ekaj2/rock_builder

- Cloud Generator Add-on https://archive.blender.org/wiki/index.php/Extensions:2.6/Py/Scripts/Object/Cloud_Gen/

- Pixabay:
- https://pixabay.com/photos/landscape-winter-trees-birch-white-3920232/

- Pexels (free for use):

- https://www.pexels.com/photo/green-grass-166651/
- https://www.pexels.com/photo/gray-and-blue-land-form-158729/

- Apace OpenOffice. http://www.openoffice.org/download/

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