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Arijan Belec

Part 2: Understanding Realistic Texturing

In Part 2, we dive deeper into the more sophisticated texturing techniques that allow us to create realism in Blender. We explore how texture maps can be used to add realistic features to materials, how to acquire and generate custom texture maps, and how to create displacement maps to control surface imperfections on 3D models.

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Chapter 4, Achieving Realism with Texture Maps
Chapter 5, Generating Texture Maps with Cycles
Chapter 6, Creating Bumpy Surfaces with Displacement Maps

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Arijan Belec

Arijan Belec is an experienced 3D Generalist, teacher, and educational content producer with a decade spent in Blender 3D. He is recognized for his highly technical teaching style focusing on providing a deep understanding of Blender's mechanics, coupled with a captivatingly simple and laid-back method of presentation. He began his career in 3D design at the age of 13, by specializing in hard-surface modeling before progressively expanding his online teaching topics to all areas of 3D art. Arijan is a Blender YouTuber, Author, Private Tutor, and founder of a public Blender Discord community dedicated to teaching, sharing works, exchanging tips, and inspiring growth and progress to and by its members.
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