Top 6 Blender Nodes To Make Any Material in Blender

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CG Cookie bit.ly/cgc-learn-blender instructor, Chris Bailey ( @CBaileyFilm ) takes you through the top 6 Blender shader nodes you need to make ANY material in Blender! If you want to start creating your own procedural materials or want to sharpen your existing skills as a CG artist this Cg Cookie Blender tutorial is for you! What do you think are the top 6 material nodes? Let us know in the comments!
This 2021 video covers the top six Blender nodes to make any material in Blender
- Beginner Shader Tutorial In Blender
- Getting started with procedural nodes
- Advanced material tips
- Best nodes to use to create materials
Chapters
0:00 - Getting started
0:43 - Texture Coordinate Node
1:15 - Color Ramp Node
2:03 - Noise Texture Node
3:17 - Voronoi Texture
5:06 - Mix RGB Node
6:29 - The Bump Node
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@aldorobertoconde 3 жыл бұрын

First video i have seen that explains nodes so clearly. Thank you!

@xtonybaloneyx 3 жыл бұрын

clearer than most for sure.

@cg_cookie 3 жыл бұрын

Woot, glad we're able to help out - Wes

@djC653 3 жыл бұрын

CBF is my new favorite guru of Blender.

@blionart 3 жыл бұрын

Completely agree

@CBaileyFilm 3 жыл бұрын

@@djC653 Aw shucks thanks :-)

@mikek9297 3 жыл бұрын

This actually makes me curious instead of afraid of nodes. Thanks for that !!

@cg_cookie 3 жыл бұрын

Heck yes! - Wes

@MiirVFX 3 жыл бұрын

Literally me when i first knew nodes, feels like a deep deep ocean to learn it but it's really addicting when you get the look you want on your 3d stuffs

@fogboyenterprise2724 3 жыл бұрын

I've come to learn that nodes are your friend. When you find one that does something find another similar and try it out, stack 3 of the same node up and see what it does, put nodes in different inputs, it gets to be really fun lol

@jowey_2077 3 жыл бұрын

@@cg_cookie Bump makes pictures/textures 3D?????????

@Linkario86 3 жыл бұрын

I also like the Musgrave Texture

@majako5672 3 жыл бұрын

Oh, FINALLY - someone explains HOW - the process behind the action!! THANK YOU!! 99% of Blender tutorials just state: 'click this, click that' to make something and no one explains why should you choose particular node, what it actually does! Great explanation! Make more of these! :D

@dasodesign2593 3 жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly.

@donflamingo795 Жыл бұрын

Royal Sky LLC also did an in depth tutorial about shader but also much faster.

@Skyztamer 2 ай бұрын

I'm fairly new to texture work in Blender; but I 100% agree that bump map is the GOAT

@computhenics 3 жыл бұрын

The video editing, the music and the explanation are top notch. Never felt this good watching a video.

@cg_cookie 3 жыл бұрын

Yay! That's encouraging to hear. Thanks for hanging with the Cookie.

@Hejirah 2 жыл бұрын

yup, incredible

@MartinToernby 2 жыл бұрын

But what's up with the annoying intermissions? Maybe I'm boring. I'm here for the explanations. Alas, I like techno, but that's for when I'm on my bicycle. Allow me to recommend: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qdSjptOBqcrKXWw.html

@TheKevphil 2 жыл бұрын

A Blender tutorial or a network football game--? YOU be the judge! ;)

@jakehammer1336 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely horrible I don’t know how you stand it, unnecessary edits and the music is annoying

@ForeverDansky 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely fantastic explanations! Thanks for making something that can be quite complex, super simple!

@LegoMaster132 Жыл бұрын

I really didn't expect you to be here :)

@lewismassie 3 жыл бұрын

10 months into my Blender journey and I think I've used all of these in every single project so far. Also this editing is _F I R E_

@sophiusdynami3401 2 жыл бұрын

Oh thank you I was wondering what the transitions were.

@heythatsnotmywalrus2819 2 жыл бұрын

This 9.5 minute video took me hours to get through because it gave me so much to play with here and there, which I feel really gave me hands-on learning. Good stuff

@ThefamousMrcroissant 9 ай бұрын

This is a very good place to start with nodes. It shows you the most basic building blocks very clearly and doesn't waste much time. Thanks for making this.

@lalamax3d 3 жыл бұрын

had been working extensively on blender since last 2 months in a production and i can say, we are in sync. exactly the nodes i used most often. use of mixing rgb for placement variation was really clever and helpful, thanks for that tip. cheers

@jeffg4686 3 жыл бұрын

Love the simplicity here, yet terrific end results. Just 6 nodes - quite cool. Great way to intro people to nodes.

@thefreshest2379 3 жыл бұрын

When mixing a noise texture into the vectors you should use Linear Light mix. This is because noise adds an average of grey all over, which moves the vectors by 0.5, Linear Light does the subtraction for you.

@Novbert01 9 ай бұрын

Clear, concise and fascinating - I can't wait to play around with all these!

@nedstudios6490 2 жыл бұрын

WHAT?? Seriously, Chris on CG Cookie. This year just keeps getting better and better. I've been educating myself running about 10 tutorials a day. Been bucking for a better position at work. Should I get it, I have this guy to thank for it. Love the channel. Well done Chris

@rodrigowirsch351 3 жыл бұрын

without a doubt that the way you teach how nodes work its the most effective way to learn it. Thank you Chris!

@juliangroves4836 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent tutorial. Clear explanations of how each node works and can easily see the nodes your adding and how you're connecting them. The best tutorial I've come across for this type of thing.

@zimnelredoran9985 3 жыл бұрын

10/10 Video. Great explanations and examples, all of them easy to follow and it gives a very clear idea of what you can get out of the box just with a few nodes, not needing gigantic and overcomplicated graphs. I definitely want to see more of this. Thanks for the positivity and energy!

@brandingdesignpro 7 ай бұрын

This was an excellent selection of choices, but also an impressive quick breakdown on how to use them.

@BeinIan 2 жыл бұрын

I spent 2 hours last night trying to force a downloaded texture to fit a situation it's not designed for, and in just a few minutes you showed me that I can just make a better suited texture myself. Thank you!

@melvinhoyk 3 жыл бұрын

Each introduction was so cool with that great track, makes me so pumped up.

@foggyforest2625 3 жыл бұрын

It was so important for me to understand what's going on with the nodes,and what's their logic. you explained all of it to me,thanks for making such an amazing tutorial!!!

@user-qn2jt5ob5g 7 ай бұрын

Wow! Your explanation is great! I really liked this video and it is very helpful for my job

@MLL-oh3lx 9 ай бұрын

Thank you! I love your tutoral 😊

@cosmosraven 3 жыл бұрын

Simply the best tutorial in its class. Well strategized and delivered. Plus, simply fantastic audio. Thank you very much.

@haunted1872 3 жыл бұрын

finally understood nodes. extremely informative. we need more tutorials like this

@anthonyschilling7132 2 жыл бұрын

Wow I just started learning about materials in Blender. This should have been the first tutorial I watched. This really ties everything together. Thank you!

@jeffosborne440 3 жыл бұрын

THIS...is Exactly what I needed to wrap my head around this subject. Love this style of video which is like your other one where you model a marker. Please do another Nodes video on different ones from this one and maybe glass. Cheers and thank you again.

@BorisRio 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. These are so powerful... I think this video deserves a sequel explaining more nodes with examples as you did here.

@youtubian2500 2 жыл бұрын

Oh my god this makes everything I've watched before make sense now! Just amazing work explaining things. The visuals and direct feedback of what you're doing as you're explaining it, made it click instantly for me

@Miras_Seidagul Жыл бұрын

That's the first amazing nodes related tutorial: concise, meaningful, no selling the materials :D Thank you! So helpful to understand

@jeremiahschwartz1930 2 жыл бұрын

I got more progress in the half hour(paused a bunch to try along) i spent watching your video than the last week trying to figure out texture nodes myself. Thank you!

@samthompson2242 Жыл бұрын

I've already known how to use each of those nodes, but i've never seen anyone do something like that with them before! truly great work!

@redfox6736 Жыл бұрын

I love the vibes of your video as well as the tutorial styles...you keep it more simple and not too much complicated thanks for this..

@w1ck3d01pr 8 ай бұрын

Wow SUPER HELPFUL I CAN"T THANK YOU ENOUGH!!!

@jackaguirre8576 3 жыл бұрын

This has absolutely solved my confusion about nodes! Thank you so much!

@williamsmith6921 2 жыл бұрын

I already had a pretty decent understanding of nodes but this pointed out some things that I never realized you could do, like the mapping manipulation

@clarissadewet1401 2 жыл бұрын

This helps so much. Should be watched before any other proçedural node videos. I was struggling to keep up with some of those. Had I watched this one first, it would have made a huge diffrence. Thank you so much!

@13thxenos 3 жыл бұрын

An amazing blend of content and music. Makes it feel epic. Well done, and thank you. You can also make some amazing stuff with wave texture for a lot of stuff. I'm always making wood material with waves and noises mixed in with the uvs.

@MikeCore 2 жыл бұрын

dude, the hype in the video just made me so excited going through this. I need more of these just for the hell of it

@JohnBackstrand 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, the algorithm really got it right this time! Was playing around with noise textures yesterday and I was a bit bummed that I never got the result I wanted. Turns out this video which was just randomly selected for me solved my issue in such a perfect way, thank you!

@marclapinff2709 3 жыл бұрын

Us the people we want more of this new style videos 😍

@cg_cookie 3 жыл бұрын

We the cookie shall comply. 🍪

@scale...3d 3 жыл бұрын

Well, I have to say, this was nothing out of the ordinary. This was special. In most node videos, I go to learn how to use nodes but instead I just get more scared of how difficult it is to use nodes. This one felt different and had the opposite impact. Well, thanks. I encourage you to continue making more of these. Many like me are suffering. Enlighten us with your knowledge. Good night!

@nickolivonkrain 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for actually explain nodes, I seems like every other blender tutorial just shows you what nodes to use but never how or why to use them

@ShannonMcDowell71 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this helpful video - I knew some of the nodes but you explained their functions and uses extremely well - Much appreciated!

@mrhollywood1173 3 жыл бұрын

WOW ........ you just made such clarity with this video. Material Textures etc. have always been a steep learning curve and this has help considerably. Cheers Mate.

@mr.worldwide3232 2 жыл бұрын

I'm flashed by your quality and not only the blender parts, I mean the music, the crossings etc. GREAT!

@KennyFully Жыл бұрын

I’m glad that I learned so much from this video! As a beginner it’s just nice to see this and examples so that way I can finally understand how these nodes work together

@sirchristopher1684 3 жыл бұрын

This is fantastic! Thank you so much. This helped a lot with understanding nodes and how to think about them.

@zachroper8273 2 жыл бұрын

This is the video explanation Ive been looking for! Thanks for explaining so clearly what each of the nodes does and showing the effects in action

@underdogdev 2 жыл бұрын

Brother, your videos are top-notch, really can't thank you enough! As a complete noob, Nodes always scared me a bit...your explanations and the way you provide solid information in bite-sized, easy-to-digest clips make me wanna jump in and tackle Nodes head-on! Keep on bro!

@FlyingNamikaze 6 ай бұрын

Man.....the video was a Banger. I'm absolute new to Blender but after watching this, I already feel like I can create anything.

@LincolnWorld 3 жыл бұрын

Such a great job Chris! I hadn't seen any of your tutorials before, but am going to your channel and watch some now. If they are even half as well done as this one, I'll be happy I checked them out.

@dineshpanchal4508 3 жыл бұрын

Explaining nodes in small but in a unique way...superb, thanks

@northofvalhalla5087 3 жыл бұрын

What a fantastic video! Makes me want to dig further into mastering the nodes.

@midassnap9028 3 жыл бұрын

I think you have mastered the art of the tutorial video. Every video I've watched has been top-notch.

@jamesmbouende-poutcheu1369 2 жыл бұрын

This tutorial helped a lot. You made it very clear about texturing.

@jayitadas4160 4 ай бұрын

This video saved me while I was finding it so hard to be understanding with nodes. Thank you so much :)

@martinp338 2 жыл бұрын

Best video ever It's quick, well thought, educational and montage is amazing. Also I usually hate bg music in tutorials but here it was used very wisely. Excellent work.

@artinacart8035 2 жыл бұрын

Finally taking that step and getting into the node editor… thanks for the video!

@Alanwking 2 жыл бұрын

This tutorial is the best one in my opinion that explained Blender's essential material nodes. I'm new to the software and have a better understanding of what I can do on the shader page. Thanks!

@rustyshackleford7014 Жыл бұрын

Glad I rewatched. The MixRGB before texture nodes was the exact tip I needed. Cheers!

@hermenceSimiltone 2 жыл бұрын

seriously i love this it make me so much understable the shader nodes editor that i begin to make fun with it especially the bump node thank you so much CG Cookie

@TalkingGIJoe 2 жыл бұрын

Texture coordinate node, Color ramp node, Noise texture node, Voroni texture node, Mix RGB node, Bump node... excellent info! Thanks for sharing!

@zackketz 3 жыл бұрын

I'm about to enter my second day of learning blender and this video calmed my nerves quite a bit regarding nodes and texturing. I'm now off to see your other vids!

@chiziuyanne8046 8 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏

@cgnodes 3 жыл бұрын

Easy to understand🙂, I usually go with PBSDF and textures. Thank you!

@rockykgf1383 10 ай бұрын

Great salut to you SIR I was stuck on material you solved my problem , befor my materials look to much carton but now i can do it better realistic one

@silverman1438 3 жыл бұрын

Your explanation make learning fun, thank you and God bless 🙏🏻

@OneWeirdGuy 3 жыл бұрын

This is one of the most informative and epic tutorial for blender I’ve seen, great job

@Mocorn 3 жыл бұрын

One of the best tutorials I've seen on nodes. Makes me want to experiment right now :)

@efferington 3 жыл бұрын

I think what I liked most about this was how you made such an interesting looking material for the sphere from such a relatively small amount of work! My eyebrows lifted when I saw how messing with the texture coordinate with noise nodes affected the material. I was smiling by the time I saw how neat that sphere was looking with the bump added :) Very inspirational!

@Einheit747 2 жыл бұрын

Usually Blender tutorials are a chore to watch. This was actually pretty dope, so cool! Thank you!

@AriochSnowpaw 2 жыл бұрын

I've needed this kind of concise demo for a long time. Thank you!

@risingghost2809 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for this. First time I really feel like I have an idea about what the nodes do.

@NanchoArt 2 жыл бұрын

A very exciting approach to the nodes to start exploring them right away!

@Inf4mousKidGames 7 ай бұрын

In Unity's shader graph the voronoi is used to make water shaders seeing it in blender the way you used it gives me some ideas

@heramaaroricon4738 3 жыл бұрын

As a media designer I really fukn like how amazing professional and high quality this tutorial was. Take my subscription.

@Vimlesh_Kumar Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for explaining simplistic way to nodes...

@goaliemonkey25 3 жыл бұрын

Such a well made video! I think I was most impressed with the video itself keeping me pumped and interested the whole time

@kael5125 3 жыл бұрын

ive struggled with nodes the most and this really helped. Thank you!

@cg_cookie 3 жыл бұрын

Happy it helped in some way. Happy Blending! - Wes

@kilolojenkins8396 3 жыл бұрын

This was wonderful! I wish other videos I've watched did this that awesomely.

@ifeanyiulasika7405 3 жыл бұрын

Loved this Tutorial. Definitely rewatching this in future for reference

@marcoapaulo 3 жыл бұрын

Is it too much if I say I almost cried along the video? I've never seen something so clearly explained and to make so much sense in such a short period of time... I'm blown away, really!

@cg_cookie 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Marco, I'm chopping onions here as well in the Cookie kitchen - ❤️ - Wes

@carlosmosca3152 3 жыл бұрын

This is by far the best explanation of nodes! Love it!!

@alexm4903 2 ай бұрын

Amazing and dynamic tutorial , I enjoyed from explanation to music 🤯🤯🤯

@jamesmunroe6558 8 ай бұрын

Chris Bailey is the bomb!!!

@levon024 Жыл бұрын

All in on Nodes now! Love the music and the breakdown of each node

@dasodesign2593 3 жыл бұрын

This is what a perfect tutorial looks like. Thank you.

@oskars_l 9 ай бұрын

Superb! Thanks!

@catallaxy Жыл бұрын

Excellent tutorial. You really demystified nodes for me!! Thank you.

@lukayz1363 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the clear explanation! Love the edits as well

@dimitrilalushi4693 3 жыл бұрын

Very clear, excellent introduction to the material nodes system of Blender. Make, please, some videos showing the workings of 'math' like nodes with the same clarity. They could be very helpful to a lot of people.

@TheKevphil 2 жыл бұрын

Thank You! A (mostly) comprehensible overview. This whole node business is some tough stuff to wrap my head around.

@Ggthb 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, you just made me realise that i can do all the textures in blender procedurally too instead of needing additonal software like Substance Designer.

@deepakp017 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you sooo much....... Chris Bailey The delivery of the subject ♥, The Smoothness of the language ♥, The flow of the knowledge ♥ and the background music♪... CG COokies rockzzzz... ♥

@Meonnnn 2 жыл бұрын

i love the way you edit your videos. it spice everything's up

@deanlindholm1957 3 жыл бұрын

This video was excellent. While it's fine to go through and watch videos on how to make textures like leather and such, this was a great explanation as to what the nodes actually do. Far better than just copying whatever the video is showing you. Thanks for this, I'm going to save it and watch it a few times until it sinks in.