WEBVTT

1
00:00:02.300 --> 00:00:06.000
Hello there and welcome to the procedural shading training in Blender.

2
00:00:06.000 --> 00:00:10.060
My name is Simon Thomas and I'm an artist at the Blender Animation Studio.

3
00:00:10.060 --> 00:00:14.300
If you have heard of me before, then probably because of some of the crazy procedural shading

4
00:00:14.300 --> 00:00:16.720
experiments that I like to do.

5
00:00:16.720 --> 00:00:21.160
Procedurally generated contents like assets, animations and shaders are some of those things

6
00:00:21.160 --> 00:00:25.520
that seem like magic if you don't really have a grasp of what goes into it, and sometimes

7
00:00:25.520 --> 00:00:27.020
even if you do.

8
00:00:27.020 --> 00:00:32.440
It takes a variety of technical understanding, problem solving creativity and a good familiarity

9
00:00:32.440 --> 00:00:34.880
with your tools to achieve what you have in mind.

10
00:00:34.880 --> 00:00:39.140
But if you know what you are doing, a procedural workflow is an invaluable addition to your

11
00:00:39.140 --> 00:00:40.880
skill set as an artist.

12
00:00:40.880 --> 00:00:44.240
In this course, we are going to start from what may be your first steps in the shader

13
00:00:44.240 --> 00:00:49.220
editor, all the way to an advanced understanding of procedural shader creation in Blender.

14
00:00:49.220 --> 00:00:54.220
This is not a course to get you started quickly creating simple shaders, it's rather an in-depth

15
00:00:54.220 --> 00:00:59.900
guide to help you understand the fundamental concepts and techniques and enables you to

16
00:00:59.900 --> 00:01:01.700
come up with your own ideas.

17
00:01:01.700 --> 00:01:05.580
That means that there will be a few rather technical parts in the beginning, but it also

18
00:01:05.580 --> 00:01:07.960
means that you will have more freedom to create.

19
00:01:07.960 --> 00:01:12.560
The course is supported with a lot of examples and interactive visualizations to make it

20
00:01:12.560 --> 00:01:13.560
more illustrated.

21
00:01:13.560 --> 00:01:17.900
And to give you something to immediately play around with, it also comes with a full example

22
00:01:17.900 --> 00:01:22.700
scene that uses nothing but procedural shaders and only basic modeling.

23
00:01:22.700 --> 00:01:27.140
By the time this video goes online, the course is still in production and it will be released

24
00:01:27.140 --> 00:01:29.540
as I produce it, chapter by chapter.

25
00:01:29.540 --> 00:01:34.420
That gives me the opportunity to respond to feedback and adapt to suggestions, so please

26
00:01:34.420 --> 00:01:37.720
feel free to engage in the discussion in the comment section.

27
00:01:37.720 --> 00:01:41.220
This first chapter is an introduction to give you an idea of what the course is going to

28
00:01:41.220 --> 00:01:44.620
be about and to get you started in the shader editor in Blender.

29
00:01:44.620 --> 00:01:48.620
Okay, so I hope this is going to be interesting and exciting, let's get started.