Blender Quick Tip #4 | Diamonds in Blender

[@scriptgaming1143]

9 year old blender tutorial and it finally worked for me. Literally people be click baiting me how to model a diamond and add from extra object or 2nd grade modelling, new artists hardly have patience to create it intricately. Thank you man for this

[@NeilRoy]

Very well done! I love how you went to the extra effort to explain WHY some of the values are there, this is the sort of technical details I love to know, it helps in understanding what you are doing as well.

[@djlazer1]

Ay its been 5 years, have you kept up with blender?

[@lawrencedoliveiro9104]

7:36 Alternatively, a Glass shader is just a combination of a Glossy shader and a Refraction shader anyway. So if you had those separately, you could have three (or four) Refraction shaders to do the colour dispersion effect, and a single Glossy to do the uncoloured reflection.

[@Rescan]

You are right. Would be a bit more elegant solution. Thanks ;)

[@Lubawaandme]

oh thank You for this nice diamonds, especially for playing with colors and refraction index. so it looks a bit more naturally.

[@typingcat]

"Darling, will you marry me? Here is the diamond ring I have rendered with all my 16 cœurs."

[@raniadg5384]

This comment deserves more likes 😂

[@raniadg5384]

She'll probably think you're an octopus..

[@raniadg5384]

@Artist Arav 😜

[@phamdung3884]

After the starter donut, I never expected the diamond to be so simple in comparison.

[@lawrencedoliveiro9104]

9:11 You could save the Multiply node by chaining the second Add node off the output of the first one.

[@Rescan]

Well spottet. Did not see that in the video. Thanks.

[@luckyhappy65]

Oh my god...I can never understand how it works. I can just follow all your steps! Thank you!!

[@Thrawst]

A super small unmentioned detail: for changing the diamond colors the plain glass bsdf (with the color you want the gem to be) has to be connected to the first/top slot of the mix shader *not* the second/bottom. Not sure why, the blender docs do not say much about the slots in the mix node.

[@clarissahurst7197]

Having trouble seeing the change in color for the plain glasss bsdf so I tried this but it's just connecting to the FAC and the line turns red.... anyone have any tips to get the color to change?

[@mastart4971]

A very sustainable Tutorial... thank you!!!

[@thomasschreiber2888]

still works good with todays Blender

[@primitivepatterns]

looking for this comment- thank you!

[@SincerestSawa]

excellent tutorial, i had to pause alot but was able to reproduce it

[@Scythwolf]

Btw... just tried putting color ramps into the color input of the 3 glass nodes Result improved. From blue to red, red to green and green to blue.

[@MrSpongeGt]

To create the diamond (mesh) there is a much easier way. First you have to activate an blender integrated add on called "Add Mesh: Extra Objects" in the blender preferences menu. After that you can directly create diamond shapes with a few clicks. Add ==> Mesh ==> Extras ==> Diamonds ==> Brilliant Diamond. Also Explained in "kzbin.info/www/bejne/aHPHoJWPmqqWm9U". But you should use the material setup from this tutorial, because it pretty realistic.

[@emincetin951]

You are the King bro , Thanks a lot!

[@aliosharguo5962]

Great tutorial! Thank you for sharing, great method and easy to understand, love the way you made the diamond!

[@jiji7575]

oh my goodness this is so great!!!

[@MikeMike-wc8on]

Just in time! Thank you!

[@gdematteis9023]

...great tutorial!

[@ingapaula6490]

Amazing tutorial ! thank you so much !

[@spacesharkfrausto7915]

Thank you . I learn more than just make a diamond. Got a lot of information from this video.

[@xurde35]

Amazing video! Thanks a lot.

[@richardsalley9848]

Uh...??? Wait....What da??? Is there a manual on this?! Boy....I bet a guy could spend a very long time trying to figure out how to do this. I was just completely lost on all the shader module combining. Does Blender require a degree or something? This guy must be a genius... Awesome job!

[@Rescan]

😂 Yeah it indeed took me a lot of hours figuring this out in the first place. But keep it up. Figuring things out is a lot of fun 🔥

[@danielrp2000dr]

Very good tutorial

[@erebus7989]

Great, I can do it because of you. Watching other clips teach, don't understand

[@F4BON3]

Thank you this is wonderful...Subscribed!!!

[@Hetav_Rao]

loved it bro! thx!!

[@fuchsi_arzeus]

der bre hat mir 7 jahre nach dem video release geholfen

[@somebodyonce378]

For anyone struggling in following this dude in 2023 go to edit next to file on nav bar - > preferences -> add ons -> and search extra _> check both the options below (add curve : extra objects and add mesh extra objects. Close everything add add inside add an object shift + a inside mesh. at the bottom you can find diamond.

[@scriptgaming1143]

Dude I love you, thank you for this!

[@MrSpongeGt]

Thank`s for the perfect node setup.

[@yougoodbro9828]

very easy to follow, good work

[@tcheadriano]

Awesome!!!

[@Rescan]

Thanks

[@fhernandez20070223]

OML! ...beautiful!...thanks a lot schwedmedia, you are great!

[@nientrandai13]

thank you so much for this tutorial. it helps a lot

[@mehcaqueen]

after the first step when you add the glass BSDF, my diamond just looks muted and almost invisible. It is not clear either? Meaning i cant see the other sides refracting

[@louisvictorduquet3040]

great tutorial, super clear and simple thank you!

[@samighasemi3333]

Nice men👍🏻

[@mtalhakhalid1679]

Great tuturial Thanks i learnd *77%* of blender on _you tube_

[@thuyle1361]

It's amazing!!

[@angryjungles]

Excelent tutorial, beautiful materials

[@const1988]

Thnx for this amazing video, i just started working with blender and your video was extremly helpful!

[@primitivepatterns]

you rule! thanks so much :)

[@Iceisalwaysart]

I don't know... i did all the same but my diamond looks different. When i start render preview i can see red green blue noise like it doesnt mix. You have kinda pink, lime green color and less noise....

[@dalila2442]

Same. Also, mine's not as bright as his no matter how much I try to adjust the lamps

[@dragonninja9908]

Thx, because of you I can finally obtain all 7 chaos emeralds

[@cptray-steam]

OMG Thanks! I used this tutorial to help me make a Tanzanite Gem :D

[@abdullahsafwat]

thank you this is beyond perfection

[@tuxjsmith]

incredible

[@muz4389]

thanks for the help!

[@Kablash]

When I watch the preview render after adding the hdri and hue saturation values and setting strength to 5. Everything is so white, not grey as you see it. But so white I can almost not see anything.

[@nadinespires9993]

Same here.

[@MattHirsch]

In the video he has added a plane beneath the diamond. Otherwise, with no object in the background it will be pure white

[@nadinespires9993]

Thanks I saw that, did that but it didn't work. I went out of the program, went back in, tried again and it worked. May have been a glitch.

[@yofadhli]

help, mine is still all white even after adding the plane

[@tylerherr4288]

wouldnt it be easier to use a screw modifier on a 2d diamond shape then rotating and dissolve certain verts?

[@Rescan]

Yeah that would work, but i don't know if you would be faster that way. Need to try it though. Thanks :)

[@russellmitchell3794]

how are you adding a shader bsdf? i cant find it in the add tab

[@rana-3d]

Awesome tutorial

[@jakhan3067]

great tutorial - thank you. :)

[@DanteAllighieri]

amazing man, thanks for share.

[@narendratodarwal1176]

How to make flaw in diamond?

[@erebus7989]

I want to know how you arrange the lighting.

[@jewelrydesigner8855]

Very helpful, thank u for sharing

[@Scythwolf]

really great tutorial! Very nice!

[@Kosmin201]

holy crap dude. You're awesome!

[@BagstageBrot]

Nice Tutorial! What's about the HDR dload link? :)

[@Rescan]

+Backstage Arts Oops ;) Thank you for reminding me. zbyg.deviantart.com/art/HDRi-Pack-2-103458406

[@dragonessa6031]

I'm having two issues that I can't figure out exactly why (just to clear I'm a total beginner in rendering). First, I can't make each diamond a different color. Maybe because I "ald+deeed" the object instead of "control+deeed"? And lastly, the lights of the HDRI are not applying on the final render, only at the workscreen/procedural. How can I fiz that?

[@somebodyonce378]

For anyone struggling in following this dude in 2023 go to edit next to file on nav bar - > preferences -> add ons -> and search extra _> check both the options below (add curve : extra objects and add mesh extra objects. Close everything add add inside add an object shift + a inside mesh. at the bottom you can find diamond.

[@tonyk680]

I'm have a hard time following you because I have Ver: 3.4 right at 7:38 I get lost

[@somebodyonce378]

For anyone struggling in following this dude in 2023 go to edit next to file on nav bar - > preferences -> add ons -> and search extra _> check both the options below (add curve : extra objects and add mesh extra objects. Close everything add add inside add an object shift + a inside mesh. at the bottom you can find diamond.

[@DerkoalaLP]

Great tutorial! What button did you press at 9:30?

[@Rescan]

+DerkoalaLP Thanks ;) I pressed "Shift" while dragging.

[@SardiPax]

Lovely, thanks :)

[@Rescan]

+Sardi Pax Thank u ;)

[@TheoGottwald]

Good tutorial!

[@MarraLo0390]

This tutorial helps me a lot. Thank you so much. Keep up the good work. :)

[@nathpakkhabongsetemthanapo1347]

can you do it with eevee ?

[@moomin2162]

Why is my shadow still solid dark? I'm using 2.8 cycles.

[@sizofrenadam1]

So cool thanks for nice tutorial :)

[@SincerestSawa]

Small issue, when i import my prop into unity , the shader data doesnt seem to transfer?

[@primitivepatterns]

I'm not a Unity pro but I think you have to bake out the various maps for the texture and then make a new material with those in Unity..

[@SincerestSawa]

@@primitivepatterns just confused cause I didn't use a texture/picture, just made the glass shader how he showed in the video, I tried baking but didn't seem to initiate or do anything

[@DeathLock666]

how do i add the HDRI to blender i have no clue how to do this iv only been using blender for 3 days

[@xXBrutus67Xx]

Right toolbar, click on the World icon, then click on Color, click Environment Texture, then below click on Open and search your picture on your pc. Press 4 to go to Rendered view

[@hniro1]

Can you tutor on the node compile section, for the lighting? I was not clear on that.

[@llennoco]

Surely if you were to colour the diamonds accurately you should colour them volumetrically rather than adjusting the colour values?

[@oscar43211234]

how did you join all the nodes wires into 1 joint at 9:34

[@Rescan]

+Dr.Oscar Lourenco Shift + Drag

[@oscar43211234]

thanks a lot help to make things look cleaner

[@BIZELUCHUNFONDI]

+The Digital M i am working in Blender 2.76 version and i can find (5:26) "world command" near as command "Shader, composing" ?

[@Raksasa187]

great tut! but the used HDR on strength 5 causes massive overexposing, i had to tone it down to 1,5, wonder why that is...

[@jeffreyhaile4416]

Does the HDRi make a big difference?

[@igorvilela3213]

can make a video about rendering, because when i render it was good like your picture

[@vd853]

Works for me!

[@adriankomadowski]

WOW, ty for this tutorial, you are awesome!

[@loucypatucy5974]

if i export the model with these textures and put them to a gameengine or SFM the textures will be there or it will be invisible ?

[@Cd5ssmffan]

you must write your own shader or bake

[@explosiongaming8233]

when i go into 'edge select' it doesnt the ring in only selects 1 edge of the ring?

[@kungpaogao]

Super late, but you need to hold "Alt" and then select with a click.

[@Amy-qe8br]

@@kungpaogao even later, but your comment helped me just now

[@gordenmaier8636]

What does the light path node do ? I don't understand. Why use it as a Factor for the mix shader ?? Someone please haalp

[@firozkhan8211]

Hi thanks for the tutorial, I have an issue when i follow this tutorial . I get Black reflection in shader on my diamond. Please reply how to solve. Thanks

[@DestianLight]

It is perhaps easier to just the mine and polish diamonds.

[@Sages-Pain]

I'm not able to download the HDRi

[@MattHirsch]

Did you use any lighting in addition to the environment map?

[@xxthemafia419xx4]

At 3:38 when you turn the top faces (Tris to Quads) mine does nothing did I do something wrong along the way? (Never mind fixed it XD)

[@nathanjaroszynski6210]

brilliant

[@whitseguakun]

How can i export this for a game?

[@paulmac2102]

how do you rotate the top vertexes like that ?

[@educatedgamer5107]

Wow thanks

[@Spaghestti]

thanks a lot !

[@tnext54]

Thanks!

[@faikerentutal697]

thanks you bro :):):):)

[@alexonedream7348]

we need a update video, its too old

[@Rescan]

Yeah it is. Should do one...

[@jmack4275]

When I go to change each individual color of the diamonds they all change at once? How do I prevent this?

[@Perf401]

That's because all diamonds use same material Im newbie too, but i think you need to duplicate material by pressing on number-button near material name. And you should have like "Diamond" material for first diamond, "Diamond.001" for 2nd, and "Diamond.002" for 3rd. And then change color for each material.

[@jmack4275]

Annie ADC That would make a lot of sense thanks so much

[@kerfuritogonzales]

why did you rotate those verticles?

[@쿠쿠현지]

굿bb 덕분에 많이 배워요!!

[@unconventionalsenshi]

Great tutorial! I've got one question though: how did you copy the first node material onto two other diamonds? (I wish the hotkeys were shown, but they disappeared halfway in the video :( ) Thank you!

[@kungpaogao]

You've probably already figured it out, but he's just selecting the material using the menu, not using any hotkeys. (Same area where you clicked to create a new material)

[@Vstrum]

thank u