How to Easily Make Rocky Surfaces in Blender 2.83

[@reneceros]

If your brushes behave like Pimples its because of a setting in 3.5 - in the active Tool Settings go to Texture and Check Vector Displacement

[@robinlafaure6134]

Thank's !

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[@antoniefb]

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[@tylermullervy9662]

Fantastic tutorial, i still haven't worked out how to delete the starting cube but you can't go wrong with that buttery smooth voice.

[@jishanthdeveloper]

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[@elixorvideos]

9:26 "I'm not really sure what that does but it seems to make it better" that quote sums up my entire experience 3D modelling haha

[@josesunj]

See this is what love about video like this....The guy is not only teaching us about making rocks but the little add-ons of information is where he really helped me.

[@berk-berk-berk]

This is low-key one of the best blender tutorials I've seen in the past 3 years

[@JohnSmith-rn3vl]

Once or twice a year I see a superb tutorial like this that shows you a super fast way to generate really interesting 3d content. EXCELLENT !

I'd like to thank you for putting this up and REALLY explain things step by step. I've been doing other tutorials from other channels and i have to stop and search "why my blender doesn't behave the way this guys does?" only to find out A LOT OF THINGS he doesn't explain. I've found everything I needed here, with you explaining very politely and slowly. Thank you for that. And that soothing voice is something else. LOL

[@heddywood]

for anyone going loopy because settings don't have a displacement option, switch to cycles

[@kingyerghin7025]

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[@montainproductions2871]

What if cycles don't appear when I try to do this? I only have blend mode, shadow mode, refraction depth, and pass index. I don't have a cycle or displacement.

[@heddywood]

@@montainproductions2871 I'm guessing you got to switch from eevee to cycles which can be done in the upper right hand menu. Its either under the first or second tab at the top once you access it

[@zenthous9568]

@Giovanni Wyatt shut up

[@cgi2271]

@@zenthous9568 lmao what

[@nescave1049]

my favorite type of tutorial on YT: "We are going to learn how to X. First we need to download this pack of y, then use my custom pre prepared texture of z and obviously for the last touch you must buy this awesome set of w stuff" magnificent

[@JrgenFrderbergTvedt]

Awesome tutorial man ! Painting rock texture onto a flat surface blew my mind completely. Back in my day raytracing a teapot took a few days :D

[@lauraganis]

Loved the tutorial, thanks! The node wrangler shortcut control+shift+T automatically brings in the maps you select (diffuse, roughness, normal, displacement etc) in a principled set up, correctly set to non-colour data.. real time saver

[@JustTheBasics]

You're welcome :) Thanks so much for the tip! I didn't realize that the node wrangler could do that. Though that's super helpful and will be a massive time saver. Thanks for sharing.

[@KK-sf5em]

This Video Never Gets Old... Thx 🖤🤍

[@jonathansgarden9128]

I knew about 90% of this but the 10% I learned is super helpful, so thank you!

[@JustTheBasics]

Oh awesome! Glad some of it was helpful!

[@dirkeisner4551]

Simply BRILLIANT, Thank you this is one of the best tutorials ever. Thank YOU Thank YOU

[@JustTheBasics]

Thank you so much! That's super kind of you to say. I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

[@2002budokan]

This video contains tons of knowledge.

[@GrandeGio95]

My favorite tutorial on the platform so far, thanks !

[@PaulElderDesign]

Best rock creation tutorial ever. I was able to create a rock texture for my clients game in minutes. Subscribed!!! 😎

[@baf_mcnab3065]

Thanks for a great tutorial. I am coming from Blender 2.79 ( I know) and my version of blender now is newer than the one you are using, or so it seems. Hence a few things are different, e.g. when I go to apply the modifier it distorts the mesh even if I click on 'simple' before previewing it, so I just added four loop cuts close to the edges to restrict the distortion. Also I still use right click to select stuff, so I can't right click in sculpt mode to change the brush size but no matter. What I did realise from watching this video is that I can apply a high res rock texture to a plain and then sculpt that plane to match the texture. ( It's for a rocky outcrop that a lighthouse sits on) Was even thinking I might be better off downloading Bryce to make and bake a .obj so many thanks again for this tutorial.

[@fireballsensei9287]

Love the vid. If I could offer a single tidbit of advice though, I’d recommend Ctrl-Shift-T with the principle node selected. That way, you can easily set up your materials as Node Wrangler automatically assigns the texture maps to their proper sockets. It’s been a real timesaver for me lately.

[@JustTheBasics]

Thanks so much for the advice! This is so helpful. I've had a few recommendations now to make better use of the node wrangler, so I'm definitely going to have to make better use of those features. Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment!

[@fireballsensei9287]

My pleasure. Thank you for taking the advice graciously. Not many people do that.

[@JustTheBasics]

You're most welcome, I need all the advice I can get. You don't get very far if you don't take any advice on board, so I appreciate it 😁

[@rowanw5912]

Great method, an addon I seriously recommend is Lilly Surface Scraper, it lets you automatically import textures and HDRIs from a link in like two clicks, saves many minutes of importing image textures by hand.

[@JustTheBasics]

Thank's so much for recommending this. I had a try of it and it's amazing, a huge time saver! I'll definitely be using this in future tutorials. Thanks again for telling me about it!

[@yogeshtank3603]

amazing. You gave premium knowledge.

[@JustTheBasics]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@aLoudSi1ence]

Awesome and really awesome! I downloaded Blender for the first time and have no knowledge of anything. I mean complete novice. I just followed your tutorial and had instant gratification. Although I had to stop when you change material to icelandic because somehow Bridge stopped working. Still a great tutorial and learned many things. Thank you very much for that. Hope you will make more. I am basically interested to merge 3d into 2d environment for photo manipulation aka matte painting.

[@JustTheBasics]

Wow, that's so cool to hear! You're most welcome. I'm so glad you found the tutorial helpful, it's really encouraging to hear experiences like yours. You often don't really know whether people will find a tutorial helpful or not so I really appreciate the feedback! Sorry about Bridge, unfortunately programs don't always seem to work the way you want. Hopefully with future updates that won't be a problem. That's a great suggestion on Matte Painting as well. I'll start working on a tutorial for it!

[@TheAbsolutecad]

Just what I needed. Perfect. Thank you very much, Sir

[@tofu593]

Dude this tutorial is amazing I have been trying to start using blender and I wanted to make a cave scene and I just happened to see this and I was so confused when I saw you only have 1.8k subs you deserve way more.

[@JustTheBasics]

Hey thanks so much for the comment! It's always super cool to hear about someone like yourself who is just starting out in Blender! I hope the tutorial might have helped you with your cave scene. I know I've struggled to make them in the past, you'll have to send us a render once you've completed it! Thanks again for the support :)

[@RodrigoM]

This was a GREAT tutorial. Thank you for taking the time to put it together and for explaining things so well. Subscribed.

[@waynedow9227]

Nice job, very easy to follow. Thanks for your efforts!

[@JOMVIKINGER]

great job man, you should make more terrain videos for blender 2.8. i'm struggling with realistic terrain.

[@JustTheBasics]

Thank you! Ah yeah that can be a challenge, I've struggled with it a lot too. That's a great suggestion though. I'll start putting together some tutorials on it.

[@ololo9283]

@@JustTheBasics terrain tutorials would be amazing! I've found that making small areas of terrain isn't too challenging, but trying to make a vast expanse (say for a large nature scene) is where it starts to get trickier, especially without creating a very high poly count. Any tips and tricks there would be super appreciated! Just subbed btw :)

[@Frigus3D-Art]

@@ololo9283 watch tutorials about terrains in game engines. You can find many tricks to keep performance up. #) One of the biggest mistakes most people make ist just use a way too high poly count on distant objects. When you model a high detail rock and scatter them around you want to ensure that that model is only used when it is very close to the camera. For everything further away you go with low poly versions. Around 20 verts for a 5cm rock 30m away is most of the time more than enough. #) for close range scatter assets to the ground to break up tiling and make it beliveable is the best way to go. For far range this produces way too much polys. Instead bake the scattered objects into a texture. When you bake your scatter objects also bake opacity so you can overlay your ground textures and change the tiling without affecting the ground. (When you overlay it most of the time hight blending produces the best results)To prevent far tiling you can also multiply a noise over the opacity. (Still take height into account) #)Another trick to keep performance up is texel density. Stuff that is far away doesn't need a 4k tiling texture. Depending on the size of the object you can come away with very low resolutions. #)Don't copy and place meshes around. Instead create "instances" of it. (Has it's own hotkey) #) Transparency creates overdraw and is really expensive. Don't use simple planes for foliage and branches on trees. Instead cut the plane to roughly fit the outer shape of your foliage. This reduces the overdraw big time . #) Use fogcards is cheaper then real non-uniform volumetrics. Use a uniform volumetric and enhance it with fogcards give you the best of both worlds. #) Turn down your lightpass settings. By default they are way over the top. #) use dynamic displacement and only use displacement on objects that really benefit from it. #) for far trees create billboard (crossplane) versions of your trees #) subD modifier are very costly, ask yourself if it's really necessary on your objects. #) get rid of everything that is not visible in your final scene. If a big obstacle occludes a part of the background why not get rid of everything behind it? Clever placing of foreground objects and sculpting of the terrain can be used to reduce details in the background. #) DoF is a greate way to hide the low detail of the distant models.

[@ololo9283]

@@Frigus3D-Art thanks, these are really helpful tips!!!

[@_Kimmy]

Wow, this is exactly what I was trying to sort out on my own last night, you saved me hours of time. Great video!

[@JustTheBasics]

That's so awesome to hear! I know that feeling very well, it's so nice this was able to help you a little :)

[@faili4402]

Love your video dude, nice explain and easy to follow

[@JustTheBasics]

Thanks so much! I really appreciate that, I'll try and keep it up. Thanks for the comments!

[@charango96]

Not trying to be mean, but what's the point of using sculpting brushes to create detail if after that you're gonna use material based displacements?

[@JustTheBasics]

No all good! That's a super fair question. I think the comment from Riley answers it really well. For me personally, 95% of the time I will just use displacement maps, but that can be pretty heavy on your gpu, especially if you're using micro-displacement. Sculpting seems to help create a more detailed realistic look while being somewhat less taxing on the graphics card, and also gives room for more realistic variation and randomness than a seamless texture can provide. Ultimately it's probably best to experiment and see what works best with your scene and set up. For this tutorial I just wanted to show the variety of options you can use to create rocky outcrops and surfaces. Thanks for the comment!

[@PrefoX]

@@JustTheBasics how did you unwrap that bow rock, I cannot see any seam or triplanar.

[@LennyHirsch]

@Riley Smith Scultping doesn't make it more physically accurate; using only the displacement map ensures that the geometry matches the texture. If you sculpt the surface, the texture no longer matches the geometry underneath. So it's less physically accurate, but there is more detail. Edit: I should add that sculpting can definitely add realistic detail to the mesh, but you have to take care to match the added detail of the sculpting with the texture if you want realism

[@GifCoDigital]

@Riley Smith displacement is in no way cheap. You are confusing normal maps and possibly height maps meant for bump mapping. Displacement can turn a plain into a mountain range and is incredibly taxing on your GPU. Using a sculpt brush as well as displacement is just a weird workflow and not great to teach a begginer/intermediate like this tut is geard towards.

[@radwanskizz9777]

absolutely amazing video mate came just in time

[@st.avilla8258]

I finally found the way that i was looking for

[@rumanarupa1510]

Thanks man... You deserve more than 1k...

[@JustTheBasics]

Thank you! I appreciate that! I'm honestly just super appreciative to have even hit 1k, but thanks for your support!

[@shahrozatiq5312]

Thank you for your this amazing tutorial. That was really helpful

[@LeeParks]

Excellent tutorial. Thank you

[@JustTheBasics]

You are welcome! Glad it was helpful.

[@tildo2001]

so useful, thank you so much dude

[@JustTheBasics]

Happy to help :) Thanks for the comment!

[@ShadowninjadoesMC]

Super helpful video!!

[@JustTheBasics]

Thanks for the comment!

[@Dylxazn]

why it look so DAMN GOOD

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[@feffe789]

Amazing video! Thank you so much!!!

[@JustTheBasics]

You're very welcome!

[@denniss.3907]

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a perfect circle

[@dmauleon]

Awesome tutorial!!! Thank you so much!!!

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[@StreetZipsSZ]

Amazing tutorial - thanks!

[@JustTheBasics]

Thank you! You're most welcome

[@ThreeDCreateTutorials]

This is an outstanding tutorial thanks for sharing really helpful and well described!!!

[@maxmaseko]

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[@JustTheBasics]

You're most welcome

[@mujelsh9347]

Thank you man

[@JustTheBasics]

No problem, happy to help!

[@garybrashier3796]

thank you!

[@ZAPcon]

Thanks for this video! I have one small question that I can't seem to find the answer to... when I append my brushes they are imported properly, but they don't have a thumbnail preview - they are just gray squares... Any idea on what's causing this? Thanks!

[@Cyrus1932]

I have the same issue, did you or anyone else find a solution?

[@davids9027]

I have downloaded the sculpting files, appended them into a practice session of Blender 2.83. I can access the sculpting brushes but all of the icons are blank. Icons for pre-existing brushes show correctly. Working 'blind' makes choosing rock brushes difficult. Does anyone have suggestions how I can get the rock brush icons to display? btw, the tutorial is great!

[@BlankFaceStudiosArt]

Yeah I'm having the same issue, haven't found a solution yet

[@michaelaurelius9101]

@@BlankFaceStudiosArt same issue here

[@81Fredrick]

amazing just amazing

[@JustTheBasics]

Thank you :)

[@ExLibrisBookCollector]

Great tutorial, so I subscribed to your channel. I have one request though for future tutorials; I am an old man and cannot read along with you when you have Blender open. Please can you zoom in a bit more?

[@JustTheBasics]

Thank you so much! That's not a problem, I'll make sure to start zooming in more to help the tutorials to be easier to follow along. Thanks again for your comment :)

[@RmboITA]

Great video mate! Cheers for the valuable information :)

[@robertcarton6253]

Great tutorial keep up the good work!

[@shivendrasinghpawar6282]

very helpful, thanks 👍👍

[@georgeradu5775]

Thank you so much for this! Also, i want to make your work easily, to add multiple textures without add them individually, just click on the PBSDF and press CTRL+Shift+T

[@JustTheBasics]

You're very welcome! Thanks for the advice, that's a super helpful add-on. Really appreciate it :)

[@peterh8253]

Great tutorial that as a beginner/intermediate Blenderer I had no problems following. I applied the same technique to the default cube, but also added a mix shader and a diffuse shader with a bit of brown colouring and got a very pleasing (to me) result. I'm now going to experiment with connecting a colour ramp to the diffuse shader and see how that turns out.

[@dorkrecon1861]

Hey there love the content. However, I was curious if you had a video on how to make the stone archway/portal you showed in the first couple seconds of the video? I have checked all over your channel and the internet in hopes of finding a how to video for that or something similar, but no luck. Thanks for your time and keep up the good work.

[@JustTheBasics]

Hey! Thank you so much for your comment! I don't have a tutorial for that yet, but I'm working on one at the moment. It's a really simple method, I just made a basic archway shape from a cube then used the rock brushes to give it a rocky look, but stay tuned for the tutorial, hopefully you'll find it helpful!

[@dorkrecon1861]

@@JustTheBasics Thank you. I am still figuring things out so Ill stay tuned and try my own methods until then. Ill be checking back regularly.

[@aymandihaz7503]

thank you very helpful

[@JustTheBasics]

You're welcome!

[@NatePlayzGamez]

fantastic , thanks so much buddy :)

[@JustTheBasics]

No worries, you're most welcome!

[@Glados44]

FOR THOSE WHO APPLY BRUSHES YOU NEED TO ADD THE ICONS MANUALLY IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS SHOWING THEM UP: Go to the sculpting window and start with one brush click the brush open the folder and apply the icon manually. Then the icon will appear on blender. I like the video BUT you have a lot of download assets and pay things. Everything else it´s really good .

[@johnmarston8753]

I'm having this issue, can you please explain further? It's my first time using custom brushes

[@1020justukas]

thank you very much

[@JustTheBasics]

You're welcome! Happy to help :)

[@eddy853]

Does it not work for blender 2.91?? I tried importing the brushes and for some reason the little thumbnail of how each one looked didn’t show up and when I clicked it it was all just pixelated, did this happen to anyone else??

[@Raj_K_C]

Very nice 👍👍👍

[@nurlanakybaev1034]

9:06 If you can't find 'displacement and bump' parameter, be sure you've got switched to cycles

[@NOISCALE]

Thank You !!

[@premghuletony9932]

During apply Multiresulation modifier shape is changes.. And my pc this simple option not show...

[@IanLetarte]

3:52 brushes don't appear? Adjust filter settings on the top right of the file browser.

[@cheterete5043]

AMAZING!

[@transpirio_art]

Thnks you.Thats really cool stuff.

[@JustTheBasics]

You're welcome!

[@PanVladyslav]

thanks, very cool, The only thing is that it is very poorly visible even in 720p+ quality

[@nome.archvis]

Great, great work ! Subbed !

[@JustTheBasics]

Thank you! Thanks so much for the support

[@esnei_geo]

Hello, great tutorial!. I have a question: May I combine different textures in the same model. For example, using 3 different types of rock textures in the same model. Thanks

[@JustTheBasics]

Hey! Thank you :) Yes you can. I'll try and do a tutorial on this as it may be easier to explain there. Essentially inside the material options in Blender, you have the ability to assign multiple textures. There is a small (+) symbol in the top right of the material properties. This allows you to add multiple new materials. You can then select your object and press TAB to enter Edit Mode and select the face/s you wish to assign a new material. Go back to the material properties panel and with the new material selected, press "Assign" underneath it to assign that material to the selected faces. There are also ways to blend textures together but they are slightly more complicated as far as I'm aware. But if none of that made sense, I'll try and put it in a tutorial. Hope that helps somewhat!

[@sreerambiju5537]

Can we do the same for another shape like a displaced cube or something? Good tutorial BTW. Your channel is underrated and you're pretty good at making realistic stuff. Next can you probably make some realistic terrain like a forest floor or something like that. Thanks you!

[@JustTheBasics]

Yes you can! This should work with any shape pretty well. Just make sure your geometry is relatively even (If it's not you can add in some loop cuts where you need more faces or use the "Remesh" modifier to give it new geometry) and make sure to apply all transforms before sculpting (Ctrl + A > Apply all transforms) That will just make sure it sculpts properly. If none of the above makes sense, don't worry, I'll try to make a video explaining it properly. Thanks for the kind comment though! I really appreciate that. Yeah of course, I'm on it. I'll see if I can do something along those lines for the next tutorial!

[@sreerambiju5537]

Thanks and You're Welcome!

[@thegoodmind1991]

Hello, Great Tuto but How Export texture project in Element 3D (Hight Quality )

[@g4fly4ever8]

Me seeing 526 subs: HOL' UP

[@nomoregoodlife1255]

double up in a month :o lets goo!

[@konkelb1760]

I mean, his latest upload was 4 months ago so I guess that's why. Although, he makes really good content as far as I can tell.

[@NilesBlackX]

This guy only has a thousand subs? What?

[@robestey5628]

Very cool. Thank you.

[@JustTheBasics]

You're welcome! Thanks for the comment!

[@motivationalshortfilms9577]

Thank you....

[@JustTheBasics]

You're very welcome!

[@psalm1319]

Thanks alot

[@JustTheBasics]

You're welcome!

[@SonictheHedgehogInRealLife]

when i try to append the brushes they dont show up after

[@carlosjurado7314]

Great tutorial¡¡¡

[@ryanpb44]

Hey great video! How do you apply the texture to other projects tho? Im happy with the outcome of what I have but I have no idea how to get it off the plane and onto a cube...

[@vagodinfir1636]

Here before yu reach 10k !

[@JustTheBasics]

Thanks for the support! Hopefully one day we might make it there :)

[@Amogh_07]

I'm trying this in evee

[@leemour4763]

Thanks but what should I do if preview of brushes is not downloaded?

[@SimFiftyFifty]

Hello mate, really nice tutorial, though i noticed that the chunks of rocks with the most height gets meshed in a messy way, instead of quads there are some big lozenges that are ugly and still appear after shading smooth, did you notice and would you have an idea how to fix it ? I tried increasing the subdivisions of the plane but it does not change anything i think its either from the brush or from the sculpt settings.

[@fabriciomachado1394]

Coollllllllllllll, man!

[@Murat-oj3hn]

hi bro, wish you could show me how you made that cinematic image at the end.

[@espressochicken3368]

@05:10. After i clicked the 'Layout' panel, all the sculpting are not there and it changes back into a flat plane. What am I missing? Blender 2.93.8

[@tcheadriano]

Awesome!!!

[@JustTheBasics]

Thank you :)

[@adrielorlandojohan1198]

Could someone pls answer why is there no file called "brushes" when I want to append it?

[@MizoxNG]

using world space instead of object space is risky, since it means that the changes won't necessarily scale or move with your object if scaling or movement happens

[@JustTheBasics]

Thanks so much for the tip, I honestly never researched what this affected so I appreciate you bringing it to my attention! I'll do a bit more research before recommending it next time.

[@guy3854]

Does it matter how I install the rock texture? For example, will downloading it as a JPG be different to downloading it as a PNG?

[@hampe2424]

I used the landscape tool that is in blender and imported 2k rock textures but the material is blocky and not detailed at all, what should I do?

[@JustTheBasics]

It depends on how well made the material is. Sometime using a higher resolution version of the texture can help, 4k if it's available. Or if you are using displacement mapping, it could be that the landscape needs more geometry. You can check by going to the shader editer and seeing if there is a displacement node in there. Otherwise you can try a different material and see if it has the same issues. Let me know if you need more help :)

[@Mediakellari]

How do you scale and rotate the brush like that while clicking and dragging with mouse? I can`t find that kind of stroke method, or options for anchored brush.

[@ewelinakrupa9145]

Are those materials and brushes free to use?

[@evanbutterfield4630]

My rock brush is coming out very low res. How can I fix this?

[@kirraluan7921]

I don't get why my blender can't load these rock brushes...I'm using the 3.0.1 version and I follow all steps you do to import brushes in this video.