Materials, shaders and textures
- Understand Principled BSDF
- Create metal, glass and plastic materials
- Use nodes and procedural textures
- Import PBR textures
- Control scale, coordinates and tiling
- Organize a material library
Blender 3D — Intermediate
Blender 3D intermediate
Save time, correct fragile methods and complete more complex projects with confidence.
Course plan
Three-hour modules in a logical sequence
Modules can be delivered as a complete path, selected individually or combined with another level.
UV unwrapping and texture preparation
- Mark seams and unwrap an object
- Use appropriate projections
- Optimize islands, scale and orientation
- Avoid stretching and overlap
- Prepare a texture or atlas
- Export and reimport a UV template
Lighting, camera and composition
- Choose focal lengths and framing
- Create three-point and environment lighting
- Use HDRI and the World shader
- Control shadows, contrast and colour
- Configure depth of field
- Create clear believable composition
Digital sculpting and retopology
- Use brushes and symmetry
- Manage Dyntopo and voxel remesh
- Sculpt primary and secondary forms
- Reduce and clean geometry
- Create usable retopology
- Project detail with normal maps
By the end of training
Directly observable skills
✓
Understand Principled BSDF
Practised in an exercise or work case.
✓
Create metal, glass and plastic materials
Practised in an exercise or work case.
✓
Mark seams and unwrap an object
Practised in an exercise or work case.
✓
Use appropriate projections
Practised in an exercise or work case.
✓
Choose focal lengths and framing
Practised in an exercise or work case.
✓
Create three-point and environment lighting
Practised in an exercise or work case.
Frequently asked questions
Prepare the right path
Can we choose only some modules?
Yes. The builder lets you select, remove and reorder modules according to the need.
How do we confirm this level is right?
Use the online assessment or share a few work examples with JFL Media.
Can the duration be adjusted?
Yes. The suggested duration is a starting point; the final plan considers the group, versions and objectives.
Can we work on real files?
Yes when files are authorized and prepared. Otherwise, equivalent examples are used.
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Ready to build your plan?
Select the modules from this level, add other topics if needed and send your path to JFL Media.