Environments with Geometry Nodes in Blender (Breakdown)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 มิ.ย. 2024
- In this video, @MartinKlekner breaks down the latest environment from his course "Master 3D Environments in Blender": bit.ly/b3d-environment-course-11
He goes into using Geometry Nodes for landscape shots, scattering assets, adding 2D elements and lighting large scenes. For step-by-step lessons, make sure to check out the full course.
⇨ Master 3D Environments course: bit.ly/b3d-environment-course-11
⇨ Blender Shortcut PDF (email required): bit.ly/cgboost-resources-17
⇨ Blender Secrets E-book (affiliate): gumroad.com/a/436106355
LINKS
⇨ Previous environment breakdown tutorial: • Large-Scale Environmen...
⇨ Introduction to Compositing in Blender tutorial: • Introduction to Compos...
⇨ Martin's World Creator Series: • Quickly Add Landscapes...
⇨ Spruit Sunrise HDRi: polyhaven.com/a/spruit_sunrise
⇨ PureRef software for reference image gathering: pureref.com/
⇨ RenderDoc: renderdoc.org/
⇨ Shakify addon by Ian Hubert and Nathan Vegdahl: github.com/EatTheFuture/camer...
⇨ MapsModels Importer addon: github.com/eliemichel/MapsMod...
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
01:03 - Reference
01:35 - Displacement with Geometry Nodes
02:58 - Scattering with GeoNodes
04:37 - Sky background
05:15 - Midground hills
06:00 - Adding camera shake
06:21 - Scattering with Vertex Groups
07:11 - Grabbing anything from Google Maps
08:01 - Cloud shadows
08:38 - Lighting the scene
09:39 - Volumetric fog
10:29 - Outro
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CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
GPU: GeForce RTX 3080
RAM: 64 GB
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The Part with the cloud shadows is brilliant yet so simple!
🥳
I purchased this course some time ago. A purchase that I have not regretted to this day. The different chapters are each worth the investment. But what pleases me the most is - that the author continuously expands the course and adds current technologies. And that completely for zero. That is no longer a matter of course today - many thanks for that.
So glad to hear that Ivo, cheers! :-)
It's great to know, because I'm thinking of purchasing it too
@@juanvigr.5737 I can highly recommend this course to you. It really covers all aspects of landscape generation taking into account the latest technologies in Blender.
Can i do this course on 8 gb ram gtx 1660 spec
@@devadethanmp5486 That would be a real struggle, sorry
This looks incredible. It looks so complex but when you describe it it sounds more like intelligent smart work rather than complex. Fantastic work.
You are an inspiration. . I started experimenting with environments in blender after seeing your tutorials and its so easy and simple to do.
Getting your course! Wow!
very good and compact info, thank you!
the city importer seems so easy, I have to try that :)
Woah, Awesome breakdown & great stuff, thank you for sharing lodi/sensei Martin and CG-boost.
As always amazing!
Love the way you speak, very dynamic!
these tips are pure gold!!!
thank you Martin and CG Boost.
🤜🏻🤛🏻
@@MartinKlekner you are the Man!
So many amazing tips packed in. Ill be sure to up my children and reduce my particles from this point on.
Woah, great video mate!
A true work of art Martin. Am about to purchase your course
Awesome, thank you! 🙏
Thank you, it works perfect!
Great video ! I bought your course and I do not regret it, your explanations are so clear and useful. thanks
Cheers!
God tier content! This helps so much with the scene I'm currently working on. You just earn a subscriber today good sir.
great content, thank you!
Amazing😍😍
Such a nice video
Thank you so much!
This is pure gold
THANKS FOR THIS IV BEEN SEARCHING FO SOOO LONG
Thanks a lot!!
I JUST LOVE THIS SCENE 0:17
You're a beast! Thank you, helpful tutorial that borders on asmr. Ice cold chiller
Wow, nice
Some of the best money I have EVER spent. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU
So glad to hear! 🥳
Interessante, valeu obrigado
it work on my pc thx bro vеry much
hello martin. love your work. i downloaded the assets of this scene from your patreon. the bush comes out with black plane for too much transparent planes. but the problem is , even after increasing the transparent bounces in the render settings, it still doesnt go away fully. any help please?
If I have a better PC, I'll definitely get this course.
Hi Martin, sorry, noob question does using geometry nodes for grass optimize Cycle? 🙋♂
Czech it out!
I'm not fraction as good at this in Blender, but I still managed to pick up some great tips and methods. Thanks.
Glad it was useful!
Is it possible to proxy the mesh with geometry nodes? to have better viewport performance
Nice, I'id have left a bit of color contrast on the car wreck !!!
Cheers, I didn’t really want to bring too much attention to it 🙂
@@MartinKlekner of course its a matter of personal taste, but i really like your work anyway - great tips and insights
What about doing this all in Lumion?
Do I need to have really high grass density to cover the whole plane or can I put a grass image texture over the plane to cover the white spots?
hi, if it looks good, you can totally go for the grass image!
~ Masha
what should one use instea of the scale node in 3.2? if he is trying to do the plane displacement
It's vector math node ;)
@@maxd6878 thanks
i just have one question about the displacement step because we are using the add vector node my whole plane is moved up when i change the strengths of the noise is there a way to makesure the plane displaces while remaining at its original location?
Use multiple not add
how did you get the grass to show up in the drop dox for collection info?
Have you subdivided the plane to have more than 4 verts ? The geometry nodes setup shown in the video only offsets the existing verts of the geometry
5:15 where did you get that awesome hill image plane from??
It is cut out from a collection of skies called Kaiserbold, kaiserbold.gumroad.com/l/free_sky_backgrounds?layout=profile - it used ot be free, now its still at reasonable 2 Euro. I use these a lot 🙂
Seems cool, can you somehow use this terrain in unreal? I heard there is a plugin for this
have u found out?
Out of curiosity: what is the configuration of your computer? I suspect my MacBook Pro 2012 with a benchmark render speed of 46 (yes...46!) is not going to be up to the task.
I highly recommend going with something that has a powerful GPU. You may want to consider upgrading to the 2020 macbook (non M1 or M2) and getting an eGPU if you truly want to stay with Apple. However, if you're willing to go with Windows, just get a nice Windows laptop with an RTX card.
Side note, you can't use an eGPU with the newest Macbooks that use the M1 or m2 chips.
@@uglynerfherder Thanks for heads-up. I’m undecided at present but reckon I’ll wait for the M2Pro or M2Max now and see what that offers. 👍🏻
I have a lake scene that I used good old particles to scatter stuff on to, and it absolutely tanks my performance once I turn the grass on. I wonder if geometry nodes can at least improve performance.
Geonodes are slightly better performance-vise 🙂
Good voice
I can't honestly say I understood the geo nodes... but it looks cool... I've only just about grasped normal nodes... (2 years later)
They can be very complicated to understand but with practise and time, they are a very valuable tool. Don't worry about them for now but maybe keep them as a goal to achieve later :)
~ Daniel
2:16 I am using Blender 3.2 but i can't find the scale node. My nodes about scales: Scale Elements / Scale Instances. Why I don't have the just scale node?
Search for Vector Math node and then set it to Scale
Seu curso tem tradução para pt Br 🇧🇷?
Me: This is so cool... I bet I can make it.
Also me:*Looks at computer*
My computer: Don't even think about it.
😆
There a way i could replicate the mapping node effect in geonpdes so i can scale the texture on one axcies or move it in a certain direction without changing the dimensions of the mesh
There is no Texture mapping node in GeoNodes (yet :)) so people come up with creative solutions for that. Here is one workaround : th-cam.com/video/2lZnAuHC55U/w-d-xo.html
8:43 ah yes the one hdri literally everyone knows about
If I had to take only one HDRi to a deserted island, Id take Spruit Sunrise 😁
How strong is your PC?
im confused... in your bio u said u are using geoforce GTX 3070.... when did they start doing GTX again? or do u mean RTX?
Sorry, there was a mistake there, now updated :-)
How powerful should your hardware be, so that you can mess with projects like that?
too!
What are the specifications of your computer🙏😘
CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
GPU: GeForce RTX 3080
RAM: 64 GB
Do you think i could jump into this course as a complete beginner ?
Sorry, I think the course would confuse you a lot without fundamentals in Blender. We recommend going through at least our basic course at www.cgboost.com/courses/resources
Would not recommend it.
~Egon
OMG
hey ummm I can't find the scale node you use at 2:00 😅 cooullld anyone help me a bit? has the name been changed or something?
Search for Vector Math node and then set it to Scale 🙂
@@MartinKlekner thank you you 😅
I was hoping someone has already asked that 😂. I was searching everywhere. I would’ve never found that.
When is cg boost monthly challenge coming back?
Very soon! 🙂
Next week, the 22nd to be precise: cgboost.com/challenges
why i dont have the scale node in blender?
Its a Vector Math node - switched to Scale
it's like photo shop but on soft
Very nice colors and light effects on that sky texture, too bad there's that blatant repeat in it...
7:31 Why don't I have injection on my RenderDoc? Please help
You need to activate the Injection options in properties :)
@@MartinKlekner Thanks a lot! Feels so good to be noticed by an artist with your skills
shakify add on link broken
god bless u xdd
jUST TAKE MY MONEY. AND GIVE ME THIS COURSE
I think 1 m² of grass should make my computer implode
why my plane still flat? 02:24
Grass are not working that are soo thick in cycles can you please recomment or make a video on it pleaaseee its a big head ache for meee. THE NOT WOTKING GRAAAAAAASSSSSSSS🤥🤥🤥
the czech accent ... dude I can't unhear it
Grass usually from into clumps and has different shades in different patches. TO me it looks like a a CG animation from a pre pbr era game.
omg , i try repeat it , but my computer die after i add grass
That would be 99 percent of us
Any chances it would get some summer sale discount, asking from a poor student perspective! Haha!
We don't have a sale running atm, but we always offer a student discount. Simply contact us here for further info: www.cgboost.com/contact
@@cgboost Wow thank you, will contact you surely! Thanks once again.
But you position them for camera so it is not really usefull. What if you want to render from diffrent areas? Putting grass front of camera wont save you if you want to change wiev. So whenever I look for tuts I always see they always make scenes for camera wiev. If you intend to change camera wiev like for animations or dynamic scenes you fucked up.
That's the standard way of creating environments for a camera shot, only detailing what will be visible. If you have more dynamic shot (or more camera angles), figure out your camera move first, and then finish up the enviro based on that.
I think "Bad Polygon" is steeling your Videos
Hi, thanks for letting us know, but he actually has our permission.
~ Masha
it is too fast , nothing useful for us, it is not for beginner