Blender Fast Track Vol 2: Sword in the Stone (3.2)

Dive deeper into Blender as you build out this epic Sword in the Stone scene. Go through the essentials of polygon modeling, shader nodes, building out an environment, and geometry nodes. Learn the basics while sidestepping the pitfalls of standard tutorials as you build a thrilling fantasy world.

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Part 1

Get to know the fundamentals of Edit Mode and Polygon Modeling inside of Blender. We will start with a practice run of the most common edit mode tools and then model the blade.

Part 2

Continue to level up your edit mode skills as you model out the sword's guard, handle, and pommel. Learn the basics of modeling from reference images, quad view, and Sub-D Modeling with edge creases.

Part 3

De-mystify the Shader Editor as you build out your sword's materials. Learn the most common nodes and how to use them together with image projections for a simplified image texturing workflow.

Part 4

Build out the environment as you learn how to take advantage of the outliner. Get to know a simple volumetric light ray technique to add a cinematic flair to your render. Finally, scatter the included rock kit onto the background with Geometry Nodes.

Bonus

Integrate the Lazy Nodes as you build the fire system onto the sword. Build the Geometry Node Network to add dust, ember, and fire particle node networks. Add in a mysterious character utilizing Mixamo and bring your scene to life with a cinematic camera animation.