Creating a Modular Kitbash in Blender

This is the complete guide on building modular kitbash systems within Blender. Create Massive & epic scenes from scratch

Created by: 3D Tudor
3D Tudor | 3D Artist & Tutor

What Will I Learn?

• • Following through a complete guide on creating a Medieval Castle Kitbash
• • Using Blender 2.9 (the newest software version) and understanding its interface and shortcuts
• • Creating 65 stunning medieval castle assets enabling you to build a castle, town or city, unique to every student
• • Learning an industry-standard 3D modelling professional workflow within Blender 2.9
• • Effective problem-solving in Blender 2.9
• • A course within a course introduction into (a) Blender basics, (b) materials and textures, and (c) seams, sharps, and UVs.
• • Discovering vertex painting
• • Learning how to use HDRIs as backgrounds to feature your 3D models in
• • Maintaining and optimising medieval Europe aesthetics for a full castle scene
• • Marking Seams, Sharps, and fixing Normals
• • Smoothing and preparing meshes for texturing
• • Adding materials using Blender 2.9’s node system
• • Learning the basics of shaders
• • Creating a water shader procedural material in Blender 2.9
• • Mesh deforming and using Booleans
• • Learning how to make loop cuts in Blender 2.9
• • Fixing Ngons within Blender 2.9
• • Complete guide on marking seams & texture resolutions
• • Complete UV Mapping Guide: UV mapping and UV unwrapping your model
• • Creating Collections of Objects and Meshes using a Hierarchy System
• • Learning how to use rendering to improve the quality of presentation for your 3D environment in both Blender 2.9 Cycles and Eevee
• • Rendering a medieval castle kitbash scene to a high level.

Requirements

• • To own a computer (Mircrosoft, Linux or Mac)
• • To have downloaded any version of Blender from 2.8 - 2.9 (available for free)
• • A thirst to learn and excitement about 3D modelling (its a long course)
• • To download all course resources including a course handbook, 65 references, and 125 texture maps, including alphas, albedo, AO, roughness, metallic, normal, height, and displacement.

Target audience

• • Beginner 3D modellers eager to learn how to build a medieval castle modular kitbash
• • Enthusiasts of Blender who want to fast-track their understanding of its new and exciting changes
• • Mid-Level 3D modellers who want to take their modelling to the new level and improve their workflow with tips and tricks
• • Medieval Europe fans who want to recreate a realistic and to-real-world-proportion medieval castle, town or city