Procedural Rust Material in Blender - Tutorial

[@batbuyanlkhagvatseren10v59]

can someone explain why my pointiness is not working T-T . blender version is 2.93.1

[@thesparkofart8616]

I am very sorry. Pointiness is just not supported by Eevee so unfortunately, this material will only work in the Cycles render engine.

[@lithium534]

Hi, I was having the dame issue but try just opening the blend file in 2.91 and the Obj should have the material and it works correctly. The thing is: the Obj has an Sub D..If you turn off the Sub D it will not work. Create a cube , give it a Bevel mod with min 2 seg. and then give it a Sub D with min 2. The material should work as intended. Hope this was helpful. Ps. Check my YT.

[@EDcase1]

@@thesparkofart8616 Pointiness needs geometry (Sub division) to work so its less useful.

[@ed278]

@@EDcase1 unless you bake it

[@peterparker3079]

@@thesparkofart8616 please help, i tried to bake the material into image texture but i got nothing but black colors on the outside of the UV Map. How do I fix it?

[@kino_su3destudoseestudios508]

Pointiness doesn´t work for EEVEE unfortunately : ´/

that was the thing i missed! thanks for pointing it out!

[@LordBaktor]

Do it in Cycles and bake the pointiness map to use it in Evee. Just take the pointiness into a color ramp, that into an emission shader and bake.

[@onyxJS]

wierdly it worked for me in eevee but not in Cycles

[@xrx2023]

It doesnt work for both

[@guilhermeperedo7853]

@Yuri Zopov im using 1.90 and pointiness inst working for me not even in cycles

[@Abmotsad]

I've been learning Blender for about a year. Easily the best video I've seen on this topic. Awesome!

[@OfficialBioPen]

For those of you who're getting the pink texture issue when changing your material output node from Eevee to Cycles, there's a quick fix for it. 1. Navigate Render Properties panel/tab 2. Navigate to Scene section. 3. Then change the render engine to from Eevee to Cycles. 4. Navigate back to Shader layout and ensure that the box to the left of 'Use Nodes' is toggled on. This worked for me, hopefully it'll work for you too, if so, give this post a thumbs up so others can see! Cheers.

[@muzikermammoth3995]

The rusted sides only work if there's enough subdivisions on the model. I had to add a subdiv modifier set to 9 for it to work

[@higorss]

wtf? 9?

[@patricom05]

Tried this and it just hits the whole model rather than the edges ;_;

[@Yacine3Dz]

I think it depends on the geometry

[@MrFarkasOfficial]

Check your color ramp

[@TheCollectorEdd]

wrong shader input order on the mix node. switch them around.

[@pantaredreammaker]

@@TheCollectorEdd i depends more of the hardware, the original file dont show rusty edges on mi pc

[@mipe7755]

@@pantaredreammaker I don't think it should depend on hardware. Did you use Cycles? Because I guess it won't work on Eevee.

[@MrDebkumarbasu]

Forget sleep. I'm subscribing. Been binge watching since dinner!

[@thesparkofart8616]

Hey, that's so nice of you! Thanks a lot! 🤙

[@gwyn.]

Great tutorial! & Thanks for including the blend file!

[@g0bo_4typ1c3]

doesn't work for me, even in Cycles :( when i add the colorramp on mix shader factor, i can only have Red OR white. but i dont have the white edges with red like you have in the video

[@g0bo_4typ1c3]

ok .. my bad, i didn't realize how CLOSE colorramp cursors had to be. i putted the black one to .499 or 498 somethin' like that, and the whit one to 0.5.

[@notgr]

Great explanation. The best tutorial I've had with blender materials so far.

[@Dan-pq6gm]

Have u heard of CG MATTER?

[@harlanrumjahn9992]

This tutorial was really one of the best, if not the only one, in explaining how to make this super-realistic metal. Thanks for creating it for all of us to enjoy and learn from! It seems like, after doing tons of searches, achieving this realistic rusted metal and worn edges look is a sort of secret. You spilled the beans, and we're grateful! Keep these tutorials coming please!

[@lawrencedoliveiro9104]

1:47 Paint is nonmetallic, though. So you should really use a mix of diffuse with the paint colour, and glossy without colour. Only metals do coloured reflections.

[@isakhenningsson3467]

For some reason my pointiness node doesent work. I cant get any output whatsoever.

[@vi8946]

Hi isak please make sure following step when you start your work first this node work with cycle render engine it does not work with Evee. After that you should add HDRI map for reflection (click the world section + click the color section and under the texture column click the environment texture you can download the HDRI, the link below (hdrihaven.com/hdri/download.php?h=symmetrical_garden&r=2k) after that please go to Render section click the Transparent which is under the Film section( for hide the background ). On the other hand your model has to be subdivide otherwise it does not work for this you can use subdivide surface modifier it subdivision level should be 2 for both section when you done you can play with the nodes :)

[@Ghostreborn11]

same here my pointiness node also not working

[@gonsirafernando3400]

you a real hero

[@Jomarshun]

I was stuck. Saw a helpful reply from one commenter to another: Make sure you have subd on the object.

[@nagysamuel2575]

Thx!

[@jokerrabit]

ty but where is that setting? I've looked everywhere. I did find something about it in Blender doc's but can't understand where to locate the setting.

[@Jomarshun]

@@jokerrabit "subd" is a reference to the Subdivision Surface modifier

[@rokuonl2297]

thx

[@infographie]

Excellent

[@Sam-zw9vp]

Just if anyone, don't work "Pointiness" node. That's because that node need High Poly Geometry, just add subdiv with simple division; and only work in Cycles.

[@decespugliatorenucleare3780]

thanks for the file brother

[@oskars_l]

Greatly appreciated :)

[@dope1808]

Im learning this tutorial now on blender 3.5 were Mustgrave texture node don't have Offset, Gain, and Color like your blender version 2.8 was. Help!

[@ralfbaechle]

The worn edges are awesome and maybe much more useful than the rust bits!

[@MrFarkasOfficial]

Works like a charm, thanks!

[@Illexmari]

I can’t do🥲 for some reason the edge may not stand out. geometry pointiness>colorramp and nothing

[@andys33]

THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT IM LOOKING FOR, THANK YOU!!

[@GeorgeNacpil]

i now sub.. thanks for the file! awesome stuff!

[@moonglass4533]

How to do the same for eevee? I understand that this approach is relevant only for cycles.

[@eldemon2485]

MAN you save my ass rn, i was pissing me off with substance and sh1t, but this make my life easier, even the tutorial per se is awesome, i love you man, this is exactly the texture i was searching, im gonna put your minimalistic ball in my render to thank you for this hahahshah

[@jaredrobb8832]

Yeah the color ramp is not working with the geometry node anymore :/

[@waterdragonstudios7167]

I've tried this, but can't get it to work in eevee or cycles

[@markmilorov5087]

I tried making this material by following the tutorial because the file that I downloaded didn't work in both cycles and evee but I can't even make it, the damage on the edges just won't appear, I didn't bevel the model and it still doesn't work. Is it just outdated or I'm just doing something wrong

[@video2350]

Thanks. Very nice tutorial.

Amazing but, on blender 3.0 it's not working, can you make a video about? thanks o/

[@rsher_digital-art]

Great tutorial, lots to absorb , thank you.

[@AndreaTerenziani]

You are using cycles on a MacBook? Absolute madlad

[@MarioVerkerk]

Looks awesome! But, it didn't work for me either unfortunately.

[@fsujohn8125]

Dude this is exactly what I've been looking for! Thank you so much!

[@Spectre111-j3n]

How To Bake for game Engines?

[@GreyTsaki]

This is much easier than mine, I used vector math to figure out the edges and then mixed I all together with noise textures

[@johnkeegann]

Did you just post this on the blender subreddit it, or did someone just follow the tutorial?

[@johnkeegann]

Either way its a good tutorial

[@strange_device4673]

He postet it on the subreddit.

[@thesparkofart8616]

Thanks, but yeah I made this video after I postet that pic on reddit ;)

[@skwadfpv5450]

Is it working in eevee? I'll try this

[@claudioceroni8028]

it kinda works but not in the way i hope, is there a way to map only the edges that I want to be like that?

[@liquidphilosopher1816]

I like the moosegruv texture

[@MonsieurCrouton]

Here I am a year later lol. Great Video, Simple & Clear steps. Happy with my result. Thanks!

[@FlashySenap]

Pointiness node has never really worked for me for some reason. Either I've missed some steps everytime I've tried it or there's something wrong with my test model...

[@AbdulAziz-co8rm]

try to use cycles

[@muratozyurt1656]

Thank you.

[@nichtpaul8742]

may i use the material in videos?

[@A_No_One]

Its a good ide btw may i correct that? Arround the minutes 07:xx there you duplicate the color ramp and geometry " however you mixed up with the maximum not a multiply? Which mean one of those is back to an offset (no use). Try to manual subdivision to minize the vertise to keep it at easy render ... & Thanks for the idea

[@Erbmon]

Ok if you are wondering why the ramp is not worcking for you it's simple, geometry node only works on Cycles cheers.

[@duckhead2948]

Helpful man

[@notabotname]

I‘m in cycles but it still Dose Not work i doun’t know Why

[@matbrady123456]

In your file I apply the same texture to a cube. On your object it looks great, but on the cube with the same texture, same renderer, it looks completely unlike your object. (This can be easily tested in your file). I love the process you used, and I love the fact that you shared the file, thank you, but can you explain why this is happening? Why the cube looks so different side-by-side?

[@SirDoffins]

Hey the file closes blender when I open it, does this happen to anyone else?

[@calvinmartinez3157]

I'm having the same problem. Edit: Solved it. You need to be using the experimental new version of Blender.

[@kassiros]

THANKS

[@joshpolman201]

Thank you very much for this!

[@krish3d385]

Im your 600th like. Liked this vedio very much.

[@frederickknauder1372]

This video was awsome! i don t know what this "Blender" is but it looks like a better 3D Paint!! Same goes for me!!!

[@strange_device4673]

mee tooo

[@TaxPro2012]

I thought 3d builder was good for modeling and textured in 3d paint. (3d builder is like many booleans) It was like a maya and substance painter production workflow. I didn't know what I was missing. I got blender. It was a big good difference. Best part... FREE. Blender guru helps me learn more.

[@spetauskas]

More,I demand more videos like this! :D

[@augustorutz5725]

This realy help me. Thank you!

[@josephvanwyk2088]

It's probably a bad idea to do this for all your metal objects and then import in Unreal level - I'd recon it will crash immediately (if you have a level filled with 10 objects and this blueprint). Is there a way to "COMBINE" this texture into 1 single texture after all the node work? (in order to make optimizing better for unreal)?

[@tcheadriano]

Awesome!!!

[@sdrawkcabdaernacuoy]

Thanks for the tutorial and blend file. Looks great! It doesn't look the same if I add the material to a new object, but I was finally able to get it to look okay after tweaking the pointiness values. I couldn't get it to work in Eevee at all, so I'll try again with a future release.

[@markozaror3532]

Is a magic tutorial bro, I need it!!

[@blackswan6386]

Hi Sir, thanks sharing this knowledge, is it possible you can make an Blender 3.0 Update ? would be epic, i will give any reference to you ! thanks Sir ciao

[@ranggadev622]

Thanks a lot 🙏🏻🙏🏻☕❤️

[@gizmogizmo3649]

does not come out the i want it even if i copy the node group from the file, wont do the egdes

[@vi8946]

if you have any issues with nodes please make sure following step before you start your work with nodes. First this node work with cycle render engine it does not work with Evee. After that you should add HDRI map for reflection (click the world section + click the color section and under the texture column click the environment texture you can download the HDRI, the link below (hdrihaven.com/hdri/download.php?h=symmetrical_garden&r=2k) after that please go to Render section click the Transparent which is under the Film section( for hide the background ). On the other hand your model has to be subdivide otherwise it does not work for this you can use subdivide surface modifier it subdivision level should be 2 for both section when you done you can play with the nodes :)

[@guitarrecord101]

I downloaded the blend file and tried applying this material to other shapes, it didn't work. Is there something else you have to do to specify the geometry?

[@thesparkofart8616]

Jeah, I know you have to tweak the pointiness value a bit. It depends on your model.

[@rodrigopalomo917]

Very helpful! !!!!

[@HaoChen-i2k]

great job

[@slimeagedon5147]

Didnt work, the rust effect applied to the whole model and not only to the edges

[@AllyG1967]

switch the color ramp markers over - black on the left white on the right

[@der_da7982]

@@AllyG1967 still isnt working :P i really dont know why though i tryed evrything

[@der_da7982]

@@AllyG1967 nevremid i figured it out use a subd (subdivision surface modifier) turn it on 4 levels (ik its a lot but this way it works best for me) turn the subd on simple not catmmull-clark and then play around with the colorramp :)

[@JavierD]

Thanks for the video, good procedure. One newbie question: does the specific values work for just this particular 3d model or it is a constant for every model?

[@that_guyu_know6019]

I cant get the colorramp the way it shows in the tutorial, I followed the exact same instructions and it still wont work for me. Can anyone help?

[@vi8946]

if you have any issues with nodes please make sure following step before you start your work with nodes. First this node work with cycle render engine it does not work with Evee. After that you should add HDRI map for reflection (click the world section + click the color section and under the texture column click the environment texture you can download the HDRI, the link below (hdrihaven.com/hdri/download.php?h=symmetrical_garden&r=2k) after that please go to Render section click the Transparent which is under the Film section( for hide the background ). On the other hand your model has to be subdivide otherwise it does not work for this you can use subdivide surface modifier it subdivision level should be 2 for both section when you done you can play with the nodes :)

[@TiffyVella1]

I too had issues, and could not get the color ramp to give the fine detailing at the edges. I was using a simple ico sphere out of the menu, and needed to bevel the edges and add a subdivision modifier to get it to work. It seems the method needs enough geometry to work.

[@EgzonYmeri]

Amazing!

[@lawrencedoliveiro9104]

0:20 When I see repeated node patterns, I immediately think “use a node group!”.

[@modernchair7104]

and constant in color ramps

[@alittlebitofeverything403]

It’s less rust and more aged but that okay(it looks cool) ; )

[@idarobin9402]

You're so nice ! The viedeos they you makes are so 👍 nice . Also you have a nice intro liebe grüße i

[@brayanhenrique6591]

Thanks man!

[@iscalialand6716]

blend file doesnt work :S and something happens that the tutorial neither....

[@tcheadriano]

Cool!

[@mastart4971]

Didn't work for me. . . not in cycles, not even when I use the same settings... guess I'll die

[@摸鱼小能手-v7i]

This is just what i want. Thank you sir you saved my ass！

[@LarsVision]

Good tutorial. But @13:07 I'm triggered. "And now we have created a simple and easy......" (Rhetorally speaking)

[@thesparkofart8616]

;j

[@cekconi1773]

👍👍👍

[@caribbeanchild]

the settings are too fiddly....too much trouble

[@panakjdere3074]

pointiness node doesent work.

[@hasalibaddewithana900]

Damn, wish this would work with Eevee. :(

[@Lionmonkey4real]

Why is this video in birgipalls playlist?

[@akshayupadhyay2465]

Why so low subs

[@MechaMario64]

why tf is this in a birgirpall playlist huh?

[@sandywatson5806]

this would be somuch better without the music, which kept competing for my attention, making it hard to concentrate. the content was good otherwise

[@lawrencedoliveiro9104]

This tute from Decoded may also be useful: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mH21qJlop7-cd9U

[@Misaqcieli]

Tons of nodes just for 1 material :/

[@MooseMan]

Danish much?

[@АркадийАрнольдовичШницель]

Cool!

[@antonios5572]

Thanks man!