It is so generous of you to put out tutorials for free every now and then, and you don't even include a lot of Poliigon advertisements.

"Moisture is the essence of wetness, and wetness is the essence of beauty." - Derek Zoolander

Your way of explaining complicated things is superior. Thank you for doing this!

When I first learned of Blender back in January of last year, I was blown away. Your donut tutorial launched me into months of fun learning the software. Thanks for all you've done for us amateur artists!

Perfect timing for this tutorial. I'm designing an album cover in 3D that includes a bunch of puddles on a street. The way I did it at first was to displace a plane with a noise texture as the street, then just intersect another flat plane with a water texture applied so that it "filled" the divets in the road plane. Needless to say this method is miles ahead, really stoked to use it. Thanks for the great explanation as usual!

I really appreciate the way you break down complex topics into manageable steps and provide helpful tips along the way ❤

Thanks so much for these clear tuts, as a complete noob I found Blender to be quite a steep learning curve at first but like most things the more you learn the quicker / easier it gets

Tutorials like this excel at demonstrating ways in which certain things can be achieved, and impart some of the thought processes and experience that went into the process; use them for guidance and inspiration, but there is simply no substitute for your own hands-on work and experimentation: Only through actual doing are you going to build your own skills.

While some may prefer a simpler tutorial that only covers how to make the puddles I appreciate the depth and detail you included in this tutorial. You thoroughly explained every aspect and provided various ways to enhance realism. Overall, great job on the tutorial!

I'm working with 3D since 1993, professionally since 1999. Yet, I find your videos extremely useful, inspiring and educational. Subscribed and learning :)

well done. I was getting most of the way there with my materials lately but the couple of techniques you demonstrated really shed light on some of the more intricate processes I am now starting to be aware of. I feel like water is a big thing that anyone can tell is right or wrong but not a lot of people can say what is right or wrong about it like you broke down in your references

I just want to thank u for all the work u have done for this community. You are amazing and a great inspiration to anyone getting into blender.

Putting in a little more effort to match reality goes a very long way, I would say that is probably the greatest lesson from this tutorial. Simple is fast and conveys the idea, but completely unmatched to a smarter set up that takes only a few more minutes to make.

If anyone is curious (taken from wikipedia): - Overlay combines Multiply and Screen blend modes. Where the base layer is light, the top layer becomes lighter; where the base layer is dark, the top becomes darker; where the base layer is mid grey, the top is unaffected. - Color Burn mode divides the inverted bottom layer by the top layer, and then inverts the result. This darkens the top layer increasing the contrast to reflect the color of the bottom layer. The darker the bottom layer, the more its color is used.

Andrew, you are King! You not only teach, you also inspire to move on, to learn and improve. Thank you for every second of your videos!

I've been watching your tutorials since 2009 or so, and I have to say, they just get better. Thanks for sharing your expertise, as always. :)

Decided to pick blender back up again this last week, and so happy your still making videos. Great explanations. THANK YOU

As a long-time Blender user, I gained a lot of enlightenment through this tutorial. So far I have only made puddles of water using simple methods, combining two types of materials, namely dry conditions and flooded conditions, using Noise Texture as Masking, but after seeing this tutorial, I got a new understanding.

Thank you for all your free tutorials, Blender Guru. I first heard about you in 2013, from a classmate, when I was first learning about Blender and I'm glad he told me about you.

Yup, you are an excellent teacher. I just installed Blender on a low end machine and was able to follow this tutorial without much trouble. Hardest thing for me was figuring out how to turn on the "sidebar" to get the tabs.

Wow how does someone even go about figuring all this out?? I’m brand new to Blender (did the donut!) but this is wild that people can think and figure out how to use all these nodes together to get something that looks realistic! Very impressive! I don’t know how you figured it all out, but it looks great! 😂

I started using Blender in the late 2020's, learned from the donut series. Today, 2 years later, I still learn a lot of things with this guy. Awesome tutorial Andrew!

You sir have read my mind. I was observing wet roads earlier while catching public transport on a late rainy night. The amount of detail that you would have to simulate to replicate multiple cars flinging water at a high velocity is mind boggling.

Man i have picked up blender and thrown it out 4 times over the past several years, only to get frustrated to the point i threw my PC out the window, i discover your donut video recently through several hundred references from other KZfaqrs and i was amazed by how you made me realize i was making everything harder then it needed to be and i am so psyched to give this a try. Thank you for giving me an outlet while while i was couch locked due to a broken ankle and helping me finally chase a dream.

You are still doing the most amazing tutorials 🥰 Thank you!

I love that you go into technical reasoning behind why our eye perceives things scientifically instead of saying "we need this dark area."

Generally considered myself fairly well versed in material creation and I still learned a few things from this. Thanks!

And a lot of people thought it'd involve fluid simulation, haha. This method on painting the puddles is so amazing!

Best blender tutor I’ve seen so far on KZfaq. Keep up the good work andrew👏🏽

I really would like more tutorials from Andrew, the way he's talking and explaining things make me wanna use blender more with every second. I guess that's the way you talk about things when you are really passionate about it.

Always nice to see your tutorials!

OMG!! THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL. YOU REALLY ARE GURU !!! ALWAYS KEEPS ON GIVING TO THE BLENDER SOCIETY.

If anyone deserves the title “guru” more than anyone, it’s this guy.

Thank you for your service to the whole community! Don´t know where we would be without you haha

This is awesome! Thanks again, Andrew 🙏🏻

After a month of headaces, insomnia, hair loss (from pulling out), n-gon nightmares(when I did sleep), eye fatigue, existental crisis, and a few trips to hell, I finally got a basic grasp of the Blender layout/tools/settings... Before that I found the Guru's videos to be cause of insanity as I tried to keep up with multi-layered tips and the overall education racing across a complex alien landscape. Some channels were worse, but some shorter videos proved effective to ease me into the new world of 3D. Now that I've crossed those first hurdles, this channel is incredibly useful for continued improvement and insight, and the style, humor, and overall character is a true treasure!

Thank You for the detailed explanation, helps out a lot understanding some of the nodes. Appreciate the tutorials !

Great stuff as always, with a fantastic result, thanks for sharing.

Unbelievably excellent - thank you!!

Really cool ! Thanks for the tutorial 👏

Unbelievable, You used the nodes in an effective way! 😮😍

Great tutorial, thank you for taking the time to do it. Regarding the explanation at 10:30 about why the concrete looks darker. It's actually caused by something else: a rough surface (such as concrete) will reflect light in all directions. Some of the illuminant's light (e.g. the sun) will reflect off it and hit your eyes, and a lot of the ambient light (e.g. the sky) will also reflect and hit your eyes. The result is a bright mix of sun and sky. A polished surface, such as a concrete with a layer of water on it, will reflect light in a much more concentrated way. Not much of the ambient light will reflect back to your eyes. The result may be a darker color, depending on where you stand and what is being reflected off the surface. It might actually be brighter than the surrounding matte surface (e.g. the sun reflecting directly off the water).

thanks a lot for your great videos!! i really enjoy the long tutorial series!

Thank you for producing easy to follow tutorials 🙂

IMHOP this is one of the best videos you have produced and that is saying a lot, because I like all of your videos :-).

Another great one! Thank you, so much appreciated.

Easy to understand detailed and awesome as usual

Excellent lesson one more time!! Thanks Andrew.

You could probably also use all the textures that mask wetness into displacement so that actual geometry has small pits where puddles are and small hills where dry land is

A fantastic tutorial, so much information here. Big Thank you!

Yeah, this is simply REMARKABLE, man. Like truly. Thank you so much for this. Insane.

this is the best puddle tutorial out there!

very nice! A year ago i did a similar (lazy) effect just using noise textures and color ramps. It was looking okayish but not super realistic. This takes it to the next level.

Thanks for another perfectly working tool and knowledge, your complex yeat easy to understand tutorials is the best thing in the world of 3D

wow!! this is such a quality tutorial. were so lucky to have you, Guru...

thanks for actually explaining what each nodes are and what theyre doing, im new to blender and thats very helpful :>

Another banger of a tutorial from the goat

Good old andrew and shader node tutorial, always very helpful.

Amazing tutorial as usual.

For the multiply mix with the vertex paint since it's a multiply you don't need to put the attribute in A and the noise texture in B specifically (Since A x B = B x A, so the order does not matter) But you should put the noise texture in A because A in the input blender passes through when you mute the mix node. meaning that by muting the node you get rid of the vertex color masking if you don't want to use it.

Great video. Thanks for the node group.

Great detail. Very good tutorial. Thanks.

phenomenal tutorial!

Thank you teacher, keep transmitting your knowledge

Nice video! You can just explain everything so easy to understand

I've never even edited video or used blender and I was fascinated by this tutorial.

Amazing as usual!

21:43 THIS! THIS THIS THIS! THIS IS WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR! THIS IS HOW YOU GET WEIGHT PAINT IN THE SHADER EDITOR!!! YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW LONG I HAVE BEEN HUNTING FOR THIS SOLUTION!!! YOU ARE THE CHAMP OF BLENDER!!! THANK YOU!!!

Great one, Andrew!

this is dope! Now I can pay for the Poliigon subscription in Reais (Brazil's currency), I'm gonna absolutely demolish these material tuts! Thanks a bunch dude, you're the G.O.A.T.!

I just read your latest newsletter about Apples Vision Pro and the possible future of VR. That was a very interesting article and I just wanted to thank you for all the insights you provide that I was just enjoying silently over the last years. Thank you.

So glad you're alive

Great one mate, wish you'd put out heaps more of these practical examples of photorealistic techniques

Man! Your voice has so much depth!

I think the day before the final exam is the worst time to discover you as I've been sitting watching you for three hours now while my work still waits 🤐

Thanks!! You’re lookin so much healthier!

I love your smiling head in your thumbnails mate! Great tutorial! Love the energy! Keep it up! Thank you!

It looks amazing...

another blender guru tutorial a blessing from the lord. thanks man

Thanks so much Andrew

Perfect, need this for my film!

Invaluable! Thanks.

thank you! you are really a life saver

love your videos keep up the good work, good sir.

Awesome - as always. Thanks and much love from Denmark

i cant believe that decreasing the roughness give this good of an effect for wetness

Really powerful!

Finally i found the tutorial puddle water , thanks!

Nicely explained!

Cool man ! Thank you .

One of the reason I liked Jackie Chans Police Story 3 (Supercop) so much was seeing Michelle Yeoh hanging on a truck in traffic, jumping off onto a moving car, and driving a motorcycle on a moving train. Clearly seeing the actors faces (before CGI face replacement existed) while doing stunts made this movie so much more real and enjoyable to watch.

Wow, I actually did the whole thing already! Hooray for me!

Andrew new Tutorial? its simply a must watch

Great tutorial

Amazing 🤩🤩

YOU ARE GREAT MAN!

I hope to one day make banger tutorials like this. Information should be free and accessible like this.

As usual, amazing explanation

Awesome tutorial, i really enjoy your videos! For the first part I gotta say tho, that first of all mixing two floats with a color mix is not necessary anymore as you can mix floats now with the same node in 3.4. And second, I'd consider using a mix, which has 3 inputs and then disabling one input by turning it black as bad practise. You can just multiply the values. For the exact same effect, invert the noise texture by doing 1 - factor. Same goes for the normal. Using Blue is the equivalent of z = 1, so you can just use vector mix to combine. None of these things make the end result and better or worse and in the end it's preference, but math nodes come in handy, when trying to minimize the setup and keep it more intuitive.

Every time I go outside after rain I always wanted to recreate puddles because they just give a sense of "freshness". Unfortunately, I'm not great with shaders. Thank you!