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Procedural Grunge Shader in Cycles
Find out how to set up a shader that automatically applies dirt to the crevices and scratches to edges of any object! No UV’s or texture maps needed.
File can be found here: http://www.pasteall.org/blend/36508
Light Wrap Compositing in Blender
Make your #b3d animation and VFX composites look awesome with this fast light wrapping technique!
Download the node setup for free here: http://www.pasteall.org/blend/36076
Morphing Particle systems with Keyed Physics
Find out how to use keyed particles to morph between particle systems! Super useful when transforming one object into another, or switching between physics types.
Stipple Painting With Blender’s Compositor
Learn how to give any image or video a classic comic effect!
https://cgcookiemarkets.com/blender/all-products/stipplefx-compositing-filter/?ref=43
How to Model a Chess Piece in Under 30 Seconds
In this fun and lightning fast video, learn about the screw modifier, quick extrude, and subsurf hotkey to model objects with radial symmetry in record time.
Cycles Render Settings Explained: Sampling and Light Paths
All of Blender Cycles’ sampling and light path settings explained in one video. Aimed at beginners, but helpful for anyone. Topics include: sampling, clamp values, path and branched path tracing, volume step size and max steps, min and max bounces, transparency, and much more!
Jonathan Lampel CG Artist 