Making a Photorealistic Animation in 10 Minutes - Blender

Blender, Substance Painter, SpeedTree, and Davinci Resolve tutorial covering the entire creation process for a photorealistic environment animation.
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[@mayorc]

For those who will eventually complain, 10 minutes is the length of the video, not the time required to do all of this.

[@xstarsystemsx]

As someone with about 12 hours of blender experience, most of this still looks like magic. 👍 can't wait to come back to this later!

[@noeleez]

are you still learning blender?

[@ColdBlunts]

@@noeleez yh i made a new account to post my work but im almost done with my first project

[@justsmth1]

How are you doing with blender?

[@muhammadsarfraz7727]

That was the most informative 12 minutes of my life , Love your Work hope you make more tuts for this community

[@Covingsworth]

hahah thanks so much Muhammad! absolutely more tutorials coming so stay on the lookout :)

[@apersunthathasaridiculousl1890]

Well, i wont say it was for me…. But can’t say it wasnt 🗿

[@darko8814]

I saw this comment before start watching and thought "yoo as if!" .... 12 minutes later i can say you're absolutely right haha

[@3_g_r_a_b]

11:24*

[@muhammadsarfraz7727]

@@3_g_r_a_b 😂😂 Man you made me burst laughing

[@john1995]

I watched this video with not a single moment of boring . This is not a Regular tutorial ,its piece of Art.

[@Covingsworth]

Ah thanks so much John

[@clarissa8804]

Your texturing is amazing. A detailed in depth tutorial for it please ❤️

[@Covingsworth]

Thank you so much! More is coming soon

[@12345ches]

Wow, what a fantastic video. I wish all blender tutorials were like this. I love your work, glad to see you are doing some tuts!

[@Covingsworth]

That's so kind, I super appreciate :) Glad you enjoyed

[@VihanRansika]

This is what we called "Photorealism." Every single detail is perfect! You nailed it ♥

[@xilo6830]

That one part on grass scattering and wind animation seems really useful, we'd enjoy it a lot if you made a tutorial on it.

[@Covingsworth]

Thanks and there definitely will be!

[@joltirinanzi]

Waow! 2 months of hard work turned into a 12 minutes video that make it sounds everybody can do that. Bravo!

[@SuperlunarNim]

This is a great format for getting a holistic view of the process of making this. As a beginner, one of the hardest parts is knowing what you don't know. Videos like this give you enough detail about each step that you can then stop at any stage and go do some research on the information given. And, if it's something you already know, you can just breeze on by. Thank you for this, great content!

[@Covingsworth]

Can't tell you how happy that makes me, super glad you are getting something out of it!

[@digigoliath]

I am just starting to learn Blender. I greatly appreciate that you go through the whole process from conceptualization to rendering + the final touches in Da Vinci. I look forward to create scenes like this, hopefully in the near future.

[@lostsoul9147]

lots of hard work was put in this project .. Marvelous .

[@mstamp3291]

This guys is an expert at everything. This is unbelievable! I'm just blown away.

[@sullyholmes9379]

Dude this is so sick!! So stoked for you man, keep it up!

[@Covingsworth]

thanks so much man!

[@Tantacrul]

Very nice work! Very enjoyable and impressive.

[@Covingsworth]

Thank you!

[@kevind2546]

Incredible work. I am a beginner Blender user and am blown away by what it can do when used by the right talent. Excellent.

[@netskii2001]

this is the most unreal thing ive watched. im a videographer that cant have access to alot of the shots i want. this is honestly a game changer. i can make some unrealistic visions come to life as if it was real

[@Aleczanderm]

This is such a great tutorial I had to buy the course. Let me tell you, the course breaks everything down and isnt just a "set value to 3.788 because i like it", he explains what the value does and why he sets it to that amount. So worth the $25. Keep putting out tutorials Covingsworth!

[@Covingsworth]

Ah thanks so much man, really glad you're enjoying the course!!

[@ChrisCook_3D]

Love it Cov! Incredible work and great explanation of the process.

[@Covingsworth]

Ah thanks so much Ronald!!!

[@fractalcucumber]

I’ve purchased your course and you should have seriously charged so much more for it. Very thorough, excellent for beginners but it’ll improve a Blender user way past being intermediate once these lessons are absorbed. Brilliant work and thank you ❤

[@Covingsworth]

That's amazing I'm so glad you are enjoying it!

[@richphinami3047]

Please think about the average person

[@v2vFX]

This is awesome! Love breakdown videos like these, super digestible and informative. Great work as well, you nailed it!

[@Covingsworth]

Ah thanks!!! Really appreciate it, and more to come

[@qulzam685]

with content like that, this is hugely underrated channel

[@Covingsworth]

Thank you so much :))

[@ibrahim47x]

No one does what you do as well as you do it, Covingsworth. So neatly put together in the clearest way possible. I'm so impressed and inspired by your videos. My PC can't even handle a single sphere in Blender, but I still watch your videos for how meticulously you present everything. And if all that wasn't enough-you have a voice so soothing, I wish you could read me stories to bed.

[@Covingsworth]

I have an audio book out on bed time stories! Link to it is in the description. jk but thank you hahah

[@ibrahim47x]

@@Covingsworth Read the first part in my notifications and was like “OF COURSE HE DOES” 😂

[@postmodernerkindergartner960]

WHat a gem this Channel is. This almost makes me put all my HSM projects on hold to start something like this

[@Zoobayr]

Dammit!!! This is the most creative way to sell a course! Now I have to get that course! If I can get this much info from a 10mins Timelapse imagine what I’d learn in the full course! Thanks!! Keep doing great work!

[@BrockMair]

This might just be the coolest 3D breakdown I’ve seen, I need more!

[@Covingsworth]

Glad you thought so Brock :) More on the way!

[@13thxenos]

This is the best Ad I've ever watched. I don't even need the full course now. Thanks.

[@hakanhell]

This is gold. I rarely comment on these kinds of videos but I need to let you know that this was one level above the others in terms of tutorial composition. Short but still informative enough. Well done!

[@Covingsworth]

Ah thanks so much Kakanhell

[@alvaro-sf7kg]

I loved this tutorial, amazing work. I think you are a good KZbin content creator, I appreciate this

[@Covingsworth]

Thanks alvaro!! Glad you enjoyed

[@SkillipEvolver]

It's.... Not so much a tutorial though is it... It's an outline of a very deep and timely process on 500x speed. :-D

[@alvaro-sf7kg]

@@SkillipEvolver yes i know tyyy

[@CGObaid]

Great work! Putting all the information in just 11 minutes is amazing as well 👏

[@caaiiro]

this is sick! seems easy to do but demands a lot of time to adjust the details, thanks a lot

[@Covingsworth]

Thanks Cairo! Glad you enjoyed

[@ZeusCreates]

Awesome work man! So much story telling just from the way things are placed and textured. Great job!

[@coolstuff9125]

reminds me of the intro to far cry 5 really impressive , really organized workflow

[@perryburge8613]

This was great thank you. I'm in school and making a short for my portfolio and just couldn't tell where to start with my scene so I have been bouncing around like crazy. For people who have a general understanding this is just fantastic order of operations.

[@Covingsworth]

Ah I'm so glad its helpful for you! And big big good luck on the short!!

[@kaydee1247]

perfectly summarized video of a time lapse !! 🔥🔥 learnt a lot of new things today 🙌

[@Covingsworth]

Thanks Kay :)

[@itz_zayyynnn]

Okay this channel is going to be so much fun. Thanks buddy for bringing such a awesome video.

[@Covingsworth]

Ah I appreciate that so much!

[@danyajager728]

Hi, I'm a beginner 3d modeler from Kazakhstan. I want to say a big thank you for the work done in the video. You allowed me to learn a lot thanks to this video and give me the idea of the project I started working on. Thanks again, I'm glad that there are such professionals in their field on KZbin! (p.s. I write through a translator, because I'm not very good with English, I hope you will understand me :D )

[@Covingsworth]

That's amazing! Hello from the US :) Glad you enjoyed

[@abhijitprasanth1153]

Awesome work man! The little detail of adding the escape rope made from blankets/clothes and staining that window adds so much more to the horror feel of it. Like someone barely made it out of there, or did they? (Dun dun dun)

[@Covingsworth]

Thanks so much!! and damn I think you are on to something :O

[@StockLizardKing]

This was the best Blender tutorial I have ever seen, and I have watched a lot lol. Great job & thanks!

[@donfavour-km6du]

bro your picture is ugly , just kidding that is such a nice comment , so go an search for my animation called tasteful

[@rezo856]

This guy is no joke. What an amazing workflow. Amazing Explanation. You just motivated me more. Definitely Subbed 😎 This is how blender workflow videos should be made.

[@Covingsworth]

That means a lot! More to come very soon

[@dulur-si-cepot]

everyday in my life i saw blender tutorial..its the most importance than ever

[@monocore]

I usually watch blender videos just to laugh. This one was a pleasant surprise. Good job.

[@tgp4871]

Daaaaaamn that looks stunning you deserve more attention on here dude!

[@Covingsworth]

Thank you!!

[@LOLFunnyMemeMan]

This is really good for your first video! Well done, can't wait for more

[@liamwoods198]

Hey Cov, your work is amazing. It’s wonderful to see how far you have come.

[@Covingsworth]

Hey Liam!! Thanks so much man, means a lot. Hope you're well!

[@Flewda]

High quality work and great price on the tutorial. I'll be picking up soon.

[@thebumblebree_]

Talented. So talented. Amazing work cov!

[@Covingsworth]

thank you much bre!

[@maxhayart]

Incredible work dude!

[@Covingsworth]

Thanks Max, super appreciate it

[@WaheedMeansAlone]

Bro even Greatness can't have the good words to appreciate your work enough it's basically NOICE 👌👌👌

[@EthanFilms]

When I UV meshes that will have visible wood grain, I orient the uvs to run longways horizontally, so when I feed a wood texture in my texturing program, I don't need to individually select and rotate wood uvs to match the grain direction. Plus, you can then change out the wood material for anything.

[@knowledgeispower9724]

i usually just end the video and move on with my day but this one deserved a Sub and a comment. Nice video thank you

[@Covingsworth]

Thank you so much!! That's super nice

[@knowledgeispower9724]

@@Covingsworth Oh I also liked it too btw 😂 hope you have more content on the way !

[@gojosatoru988]

Please a full tutorial on the grass process. Your process sounds and looks intresting. Love you work

[@catnior]

the way sims has prepared me so well for this career

[@sirdiff1]

I'll be honest, as an environment artist myself I was very skeptical when I saw the "clickbait" title, but I was actually pretty impressed by the info you provided and the work displayed. Well done sir, you've earned a subscriber. Ps, how long did it take you to make this?

[@Covingsworth]

Ah I appreciate that! This project took about 2 months, 3-4 including the course development

[@sirdiff1]

@@Covingsworth The time and effort really shows! Since it's pretty much a "beginner friendly" video, I'd explicitly state the actual time it took you, people who are new to 3d often don't realize how much trial and error goes in a project like this and get frustrated if they can't make it in a week or two!

[@michwtp]

one of the greatest videos that i saw in my life when it comes to learning things

[@bubba_sawyer]

No idea why this was recommended to me, but I loved your video, and now I’m subbed. I’m excited!!

[@Covingsworth]

Ah thanks Bubba!! Means a lot :))

[@RealMangaAddict]

Excellent price for this course, it's worth much more, but you've made it accessible to soo many more people by doing this. Just purchased it and can't wait to start! Complete noob btw

[@Covingsworth]

Ah thanks so much Manga!! That was definitely the idea behind the low price point.

[@RealMangaAddict]

@@Covingsworth Just started and I'm loving it soo far. I always thought about creating stuff, but I've never valued the importance of using references, this has changed my entire perspective and approach to digital art. Thanks!

[@TheMikkelator]

Amazing video, and simply beautiful work. I just recently started my journey unto 3D, and this is honestly inspiring!

[@Covingsworth]

Ah thank you so much Dongus! Super good luck in 3D, you got this

[@TheMikkelator]

@@Covingsworth Thank you, have a lovely day!

[@hananhaider3480]

It may be the best tutorial of 3d modelling on KZbin

[@Crimjonn]

Nah bruh this is top quality content 💀, I really loved that grass too much

[@Covingsworth]

hahah thanks!!!

[@ThatYopi]

Dude you are so underrated! Amazing video man I learned a lot not gonna lie. You earned a new sub!

[@Covingsworth]

Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed!

[@a_nerd12]

I never knew about the hardening the normals! It is so helpful. Thank you 🙏

[@BennieWoodell]

I had no idea about the mist button! Great video, it looks fantastic.

[@Covingsworth]

ya! and thanks :)

[@GamepPlay1]

BEAUTIFUL😍❤ It looks very difficult, realistic realism

[@thecoolcarrot5377]

Nice job man! Checked your channel and to my surprise it was your only video. Appreciate your obsession with grass. looking forward for more, Thanks!

[@Covingsworth]

haha thanks Carrot! definitely more to come :)

[@ButterDragon]

Wow, and i can't believe this is your first video (I'm assuming as there is only one video in your channel), great modelling/texturing and explanation skills!

[@Covingsworth]

Thanks Butter!

[@AlbinThorburn]

I can't get over how good the grass looks...

[@AlbinThorburn]

Duuuuude! This is awesome. Looks straight out of tlou games, but better somehow. Fantastic work man.

[@Covingsworth]

hahah thanks Albin!

[@xxxantonio56]

Super tutorial, I would have bought your course if not for Substance painter. As a student in architecture, your tutorial gave me a few ideas on how to improve my renders. But the big stop for me is to pay about 50€/month for the adobe software, is too expensive for someone like me who's just wanting to learn it and maybe use it for my school projects. I'll keep your video on the side in a private playlist, for when someday I am working and need your tutorial. Keep up the good work, your renders looks gorgeous

[@sirdiff1]

Substance painter is now free for educational purposes. Check if you're eligible!

[@xxxantonio56]

@@sirdiff1 really, if that's the case it would be awesome since it's not part of the creative cloud. I'll check tomorrow then, thanks for the info

[@Covingsworth]

Thanks Antonio! Like others said you can actually get Substance for free as a student :) I'll also be releasing more videos going into Blender's texturing pipeline

[@МихаилБадаев-э5ф]

Absolutely unreal video! Many thanks! 👍🔥

[@MoodswingWhiskey]

I don’t know much about this stuff, but it looks amazing and was so fun to watch! I’m looking forward to more videos!

[@Covingsworth]

Thanks Hattie!!

[@zmirux]

yoo amazing im just getting into 3d so seeing stuff like this is rlly cool, u should do a detailed explanation video about everything done and how to do the node work properly etc, its quite confusing for new people

[@Covingsworth]

Thanks so much! There's a super detailed course released along with the video if you are interested. You can check it out here: covingsworth.gumroad.com/l/escapecourse

[@dmays67]

Fantastic, precise, engaging short vid intro to the mind of someone who is clearly intimate with his artistic field. Loved following you on your journey from concept to realisation and the thought process that brought you from A to B. I have no designs on becoming a 3D artist but I continue to be inspired by you and your peers. Bravo! And, of course, thank you!

[@Covingsworth]

That's really kind! Thank you so much, glad you enjoyed it

[@RyTechGaming]

The end product is so nice. Keep it up dude I want to see more! purchasing the course asap.

[@Covingsworth]

Ah thanks so much man, super appreciate it!

[@Metal92990]

You just did Gods work. Thank you for this fantastic tutorial.

[@Covingsworth]

hahah thanks!!!

[@DarkSwordsman]

Love this tutorial, but one thing: 9:39 for the majority of scenes, instead of reducing the sample count, you can increase the noise threshold. This will skip areas that already have enough samples, and instead focus on areas that don't (usually areas with less light or more complex shaders). It will generally take longer than reducing the sample count for darker scenes, but still should be significantly faster than the default settings (and sometimes faster than reducing samples) while also improving the clarity, especially since the denoiser will have more points to work with and look less jittery.

[@Covingsworth]

Glad you enjoyed and thanks for the pointer :)

[@kieronestrada6402]

Just bought the course, thank you for sharing your wisdom!!!

[@Covingsworth]

Ah hope you enjoy Kieron!!

[@AlecSenda]

I freaking LOVE YOUR VOICE!! I think I'm in love... Great video, more pls!

[@Covingsworth]

hahah thanks alec!

[@sentosaco]

"Making a Photorealistic Animation in a 10 Minute Time-lapse - Blender" Very informative though. Love the result.

[@DECODEDVFX]

Looks good. Nice workflow.

[@Covingsworth]

Thanks so much man! Love your vids

[@yashmunankarmy6120]

Saw this video ..like it .. bought it 💯

[@michaelpittman2714]

brooo, this just blew my fucin MIND

[@veryupstandinguy]

i always miss out on the block out and immediately start on detail’s because i have no patience but this showed me every step matters thank you

[@Covingsworth]

I did the same for a long time!

[@RTSproductions]

Loved this video. I liked to see you shared where you got everything from and the encouragement to just throw shit on the canvas and go for it. Thank you.

[@Covingsworth]

Ah thanks so much!! Means a lot :)

[@OliverKelso]

Totally looks and feels like some place that I've seen before in Oregon.

[@Covingsworth]

Totally! I explored around Oregon on google earth a bunch too for inspiration

[@nmaikowski8013]

hey, standard ceiling height is 10 ft. YW. Also you have a lot of extra faces being rendered when you dont even see them. I do like the video, ty

[@carlosedubarreto]

Great great great, and..... great. Things like that makes me excited to make 3d scene. thanks for that.

[@Covingsworth]

Ah really appreciate that Carlos!

[@sukhi0482]

you just steal my heart with your art.. really really awesomee

[@Covingsworth]

hahah thanks :)

[@sukhi0482]

@@Covingsworth bro need more tutorials🥺🥺

[@Tat2dTroll69]

the escape rope out of the top floor window nailed the suspense

[@Covingsworth]

Ah thanks Chris!

[@SadGhost_]

Great inside look to the process. Very informative

[@Covingsworth]

Ah thanks Josh!

[@7even462]

wow, love this video so much, you can learn a lot of stuff from it. Hope you will make more similar ones.

[@Covingsworth]

Thank you! More coming very soon

[@GetRealwithMike]

Nice. I want a simple campfire scene at night with a storyteller and campfire, full moon, trees, stars, and mountains in the background. Can you make a total beginner tutorial for that? Thanks. This is awesome.

[@tomwebbnz]

Great vid! Keep up the production value, and look forward to future videos. Subbed.

[@Covingsworth]

Thanks Tom!

[@Blender-3D-Guides]

Subscribed!! I like the way you explain and express everything in the video!! I'll admit, this is certainly not a beginner friendly tutorial. Mostly aimed at someone who's a bit on an intermediate level. Thoroughly enjoyed!! ✴️✨🌟💪

[@natec1]

Wow that’s pretty incredible

[@luca__3044]

thanks for sharing a look into your workflow :D really cool to see a full process.

[@Covingsworth]

Thanks Luca!

[@Adrian-ne6mt]

Very nice tutorial i like it. Looks like a church from FarCry! and man texturing in substance painter looks much easier than in blender

[@Covingsworth]

Totally! FarCry is a huge inspiration, thanks

[@alexvith]

This is one of the few actually photorealistic landscape scenes I see coming out of Blender. Well done!

[@adamwilber7059]

This was friggin insane! Just insane! WOW!

[@demonvalentine1]

I find you upon the first excellent video, now I am very much looking forward to the educational journey ahead. Thank you for this awesome tutorial, as you say, a project can be very daunting from the starting end. This helps conceive the path forward and will undoubtedly help me jump a few hurdles I have already fallen at.

[@Covingsworth]

Ah thanks so much Nikk! I really appreciate it, and yes, big things coming soon

[@kylersmith7425]

Just got this recommended to me. Thank god I did because this inspires me to start 3d rendering again. Years ago in highschool I used to spend hours diddling around in sketchup creating fun assets. Loved it. Always wanted to graduate into the blender realm. Then I graduated and stopped entirely. This video was incredibly informative with all the fat trimmed. Makes it actually seem doable to make incredible environments like yours. Thank you. Also, if you read this, what are some resources I can use to get into 3d rendering? Aside from your channel, of course

[@Covingsworth]

That's so cool Kyler!!! I'm thrilled you're interested in getting back into it all. My biggest resource is ArtStation (just looking for 3d breakdowns and behind the scenes stuff on people's work) and just YT videos in general. GL!!

[@kylersmith7425]

@@Covingsworth thank you so much!