How to make Photorealistic Materials in Blender, using the Principled Shader

Blender tutorial showing you how to use the new Principled shader available in Blender 2.79. Follow me:

Intermediate - 38 min - Design & Creative Software - Blender Guru

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What you'll need

• 3-button mouse: Blender is built around the middle button.
• Drawing tablet: For sculpting.
• Graphics card upgrade: Renders in minutes, not hours.

Books

1. Blender For Dummies by Jason Van Gumster - View on Amazon
2. The Complete Guide to Blender Graphics by John M. Blain - View on Amazon

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