Rendering a Realistic Camera Lens in Blender

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Жыл бұрын

Lets render a lens!
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In this video we are going to be walking through the process of rendering a realistic camera lens in Blender 3.2+. We'll cover what it takes from creating our base geometry, setting up advanced coatings materials, and using an HDRI and other lights to make the whole thing POP! This tutorial, as usual, is LOADED with tips and tricks guaranteed to make your next project your best yet!
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@elliotmarks06 Жыл бұрын

Something that I would have loved to see modeled is an iris in the back. Not only does it make it more realistic when looking down the barrel, but it can also add a moving piece to the internals and make it look more alive. When I find time, I may try to set up a procedural geo-nodes iris that opens and closes realistically!

@DerekElliott Жыл бұрын

yes! I would like to revisit this some time with more motion in general

@TinyMaths Жыл бұрын

I'm off the modeling train right now, but I modeled a couple of lenses over a year ago, the first models I was happy with, but I had no idea about how to get that lens effect; so they lacked a bit of realism. This is exactly the tutorial I need. Fantastic.

@hirudo881 Жыл бұрын

Small tip, you can do the lens non-destructively by adding the following modifiers after the screw (top to bottom): edge split, subd. surface, weld. Gives you the same result without having to select any edges. Same goes for the lens casing, minus the screw modifier ofc.

@swancoffeehouse5983 Жыл бұрын

They say you learn the most valuable information when you least expect it. That noisy texture you made is something I've been trying to figure out for a while. I'm doing character figures, you know those popular Japanese figures people collect. Looking at the photos, you can see texture in the paint so I've been trying to replicate ever since. Thank you, Derek-sensei.

@acemax5248 Жыл бұрын

Everything tutorial you do, is a must watch for me, I learned a lot thank you Derek 👌👌

@neuvatn Жыл бұрын

Oh snap.... I'm a photographer and am super excited that you of all people made a video on this. So excited. Gonna set aside time to watch it on the weekend.

@Douye_Adedeji2696 Жыл бұрын

Perfect timing Sir. I waited. Good job Sir

@noemycontreras7631 Жыл бұрын

It really worked for me after I look and try some tutorials, yours is the one that worked. Owe you a lot.

@Nickmogjr Жыл бұрын

That’s ULTRACOOL Derek, another awesome tutorial form you, thanks

@siddheshgawali7764 Жыл бұрын

I was planing to make a DSLR model ... And u came up with this ... Couldn't be more perfect 🔥🔥

@michaelekpenyong8339 Жыл бұрын

Good one Mr another unique tutorial ❤️👍

@WenboZhao Жыл бұрын

I can see more camera lenses are coming to the Instagram post ❤ Always enjoy your pretty darn good video Derek 🤓

@dznlouis Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Currently working on a project where I'm recreating some vintage lenses I own so this will come in handy 👍

@DerekElliott Жыл бұрын

How convenient!

@yosgir Жыл бұрын

Derek, I don't know what to say its awesome tutorial. You are the king of blender tutorials, thank you. I almost watched every tutorial you have made which helped me a lot. King Derek.👑

@DerekElliott Жыл бұрын

Thank you very happy to hear!

@SourceAwareness Жыл бұрын

Many Thanks, Derek!! You are Very Awesome, my Brother. 🙏🏾

@ivanllenderoso8786 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Sensei! You are a blessing!

@NIXO3D Жыл бұрын

Beautiful work 👍🏾🔥

@erenyldz9575 Жыл бұрын

i really apreciate your help with dowloanding this software

@RomboutVersluijs Жыл бұрын

To use Follow Active Quad, make sure one quad is actually square or rectangle in the UV editor. Then run the operator again. Then the UV unwrap will be correct

@lacomunaysusartistas4487 Жыл бұрын

BROTHER, YOU ARE THE BEST!!! You oooh really helped me!! THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

@henokb3462 Жыл бұрын

i dont even do this but i still watch your videos. always fun to watch

@fake22444 Жыл бұрын

OMG, it really worked. Thank you so much!!

@GonzaMartinez532 Жыл бұрын

Thanks bro that was really helpful

@Karanpurohit121 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the vid Derek!

@DerekElliott Жыл бұрын

no prob!

@IvinNayaYoesel Жыл бұрын

Cool as usual Mr Derek

@akashsinha2300 Жыл бұрын

Wow! It works! The first time i tried it took forever to activate and when I disabled my antivirus it worked like in less than a minute! Thanks bro!

@Dantti Жыл бұрын

Awesome tutorial like always man!

@DerekElliott Жыл бұрын

Thankya :)

@Smeaf Жыл бұрын

I love when I get to load up my pretty basic default blender scene! Another fantastic tutorial Derrk!

@DerekElliott Жыл бұрын

@WorkoutWCArabic Жыл бұрын

This is amazing

@vittoriomazzone53 Жыл бұрын

it looks good

@junkim7824 Жыл бұрын

I like the music mate😁

@rkssarvesh2428 Жыл бұрын

yo bro, really thankya. Big respect

@SethEden 5 ай бұрын

PERFECT!!! This is exactly what I needed!! A really professional approach to lens creation in Blender!! I am modeling a historically accurate replica of the Mercury Freedom 7 spacecraft cockpit flight controls, and it has a small camera that was used to capture video of Astronaut Alan Shepherd for his historical first flight into space. It was a fish eye lens so this will work perfectly for me. But I see if you really needed it to, you could research the model number of the camera that your trying to replicate or a similar camera and then use it to replicate the lens setup for a really accurate reproduction. Thank you for doing this!! Can always count on the Blender community to come through! :-D :-D

@-vanitas5229 Жыл бұрын

It‘s amazing.

@KillinSmallz Жыл бұрын

very well done

@ahja4941 Жыл бұрын

I was looking for a normal crack for a long time and stumbled upon you, thank you very much

@yurisilva8436 Жыл бұрын

thanks so much man

@JeffLange1 Жыл бұрын

lol I love how you only saved it at the very end. Also your time-lapse song was a hit. 10/10.

@DerekElliott Жыл бұрын

Yes! Glad you liked the song haha

@pZq_ Жыл бұрын

Cool... thank you!

@nicolasiniguez9484 Жыл бұрын

Bro you are beast

@mesfaouiechchaymaa3346 Жыл бұрын

Very helpful

@marliopolancosalamanca9612 Жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@jonathanwalsh1206 Жыл бұрын

Legend.

@artacademy6911 Жыл бұрын

amazing

@s4llylunn65 Жыл бұрын

This is cool

@caigou Жыл бұрын

thanks for share

@derekkennedy20 Жыл бұрын

Wow the video I've been looking for, for about 2 months now has finally popped out. Thanks Derek, I appreciate your effort and it's so funny how I stumbled on a channel that bears the same name as I do. (Just Derek)

@DerekElliott Жыл бұрын

it's a great name. Thanks for being here, Derek.

@derekkennedy20 Жыл бұрын

@@DerekElliott I'll likely combine the knowledge of your phone animation and this to render out my iphone 14 pro max

@derekkennedy20 Жыл бұрын

That name means gifted leader

@tungcocbk Жыл бұрын

I am very glad that you save my money

@dougieladd Жыл бұрын

Lovely jubbly :)

@mytube001 6 ай бұрын

I wonder if the coating could look more realistic with a node setup that uses the light path node and the bounce count to change the material used for reflections based on the number of bounces. I think it could work and look a little bit better than a single material for each lens.

@RomboutVersluijs Жыл бұрын

Its Freakn Derek Friday ;) Nice one again!!!

@RomboutVersluijs Жыл бұрын

Which we had a proper thin film material. I remember this material from my old render engine Thea Render. Its such a nice effect. Ive seen very good version in Blender. But not as realistic as that one.

@RomboutVersluijs Жыл бұрын

I remember that phone tut. I made a super nice version. Really got me in using Eevee. Though i still prefer Cycles.

@gjuroo Жыл бұрын

Lol! This is probably the dirtiest UV management I've ever seen :) My OCD has seizures :D :D :D On the other hand, it's great time saver. Lesson learned.

@kentrebeccadavis4631 Жыл бұрын

How did you make very smooth rotate and move within Cycles-x? I notice Sample 4096 on Render??? how did you do that? Me is limit Sample 5 on Render.

@CamSpaghett 9 ай бұрын

Would this work for eevee? If so do you know what options I’d need to change for shading? I usually work in cycles but I’m currently doing a project in eevee

@siritzky Жыл бұрын

Hey what engine do you use to render out the final animation?

@samkooon.5859 Жыл бұрын

40 mins is like 5 mins when watching derek

@teodorhall Жыл бұрын

Maybe you could consider some sound dampening and a mic that pics up less reverb? Basically aim for that thick podcast sound :D

@Dan-li9qw Жыл бұрын

agreed ahahaha Derk voice is too bass

@Mostafa_Elshenawy Жыл бұрын

I'm waiting DSLR Camer ❤️❤️🖐️

@NoEnd911 Жыл бұрын

Hi Derek! I have question for you, how can i learn Blender? From internet or books and teacher?

@daemonjofficial Жыл бұрын

I faked the rainbow effect on a lens by somehow using a noise node. It worked for the most part. But this is fantastic.

@xDaShaanx Жыл бұрын

Noice 😌😁

@proinfographic2022 Жыл бұрын

nice

@majorzed5893 Жыл бұрын

hi i want to make reflect an eye in the lens but i don't know how i can do that ? someone can help me please, thanks ! sorry for my english

@RomboutVersluijs Жыл бұрын

Not sure why people use render preview while rendering. In this cause, i noticed system was lagging. Probably also because he was doing live screen capture. If you do want use Render View, use low number. Saw his setting was 1024, makes it render super long and on every update i restarts

@elliotmarks06 Жыл бұрын

18:30 Not totally sure what those things are, but I'm guessing it has to do with blocking reflections from that internal hood area. The light that would normally be reflected around that chamber instead bounces off the angled steps and away from the lens. Don't take this as a fact though, as it's just my personal theory!!!

@mytube001 6 ай бұрын

They're called "baffles". Very common internally in camera lenses, binoculars and many telescopes.

@BeheadedKamikaze Жыл бұрын

Upgrade to 3.3 LTS and get Shade Auto Smooth right-click option!

@sporshoahmed6592 Жыл бұрын

brother i really like your tutorial ... can you make another shoe model and texturing tutorial .....😊😊😊😊

@RaviTomar__ Жыл бұрын

One trillion likes bruhh!!!

@RaviTomar__ Жыл бұрын

Multiply that by a zillion trillion billion!!!

@ragibrahman9594 Жыл бұрын

earlier In this video you said you work on freelance projects. what I would like to know is were do you find people who will give you the work? please help

@RomboutVersluijs Жыл бұрын

Could you post that image in the description, you mentioned it in the video or this for Patreon only?

@DerekElliott Жыл бұрын

Yes I have added it to Patreon. Anyone can get the reference image but the file itself is only for patrons

@RomboutVersluijs Жыл бұрын

@@DerekElliott Cool, i understand Went to that page and got all the references. Will try to model it to full detail as shown on that Zeis 21mm page

@iib_design Жыл бұрын

PLS, show your setting

@alimbhanwadiya 6 ай бұрын

Why do I have a hole in centre of my lens?

@rohankadam8577 Жыл бұрын

i have a problem.. the front lens looks like a plane convex mirror . cant see through the lens (no depth ) i followed all your steps.. im using blender 3.3

@adrianhathaway Жыл бұрын

Same, it looks great until I render then the iside convex lens is jsut white

@a4gr Жыл бұрын

Why don’t you use the free Mesh: Snap_Utilities_Line add-on built into Blender? Isn’t that a better line tool?

@DerekElliott Жыл бұрын

I will have to try it! Didn't know about it

@a4gr Жыл бұрын

@@DerekElliott there are so many tools hidden away in Blender. I'm just surprised most people don't know about the line tool. Hopefully Blender will turn it on by default in future versions.

@badhonbiswas3751 Жыл бұрын

Make a video about Animation

@MrBfg586 6 ай бұрын

I can't believe Blender doesn't have a way to make splines with bezier curves, that whole making a plane then deleting all but one vertex and extruding it to make a curve is ridiculous to me. It's been a year since this video, does Blender have it now in version 4? I mean at this point there is no excuse for them not to have it.