Materials & Shading Mastery Video Course

Materials & Shading Mastery Video Course

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🎬 Course Format

Every lesson is delivered through clear, step-by-step video instruction using Blender’s live interface.

The course is designed to be easy to follow regardless of your skill level, with each concept demonstrated in real-time inside actual project files.

You’ll have access to the full recording library immediately after purchase, with lifetime access to all modules and downloadable assets.

📦 What’s Included

  • ✔️ 3.5 hours of on-demand HD video lessons
  • ✔️ 7 step-by-step modules focused exclusively on materials and shading
  • ✔️ Shader Editor walkthroughs for both Eevee and Cycles
  • ✔️ Downloadable Blender project files with pre-built materials

Each lesson is designed to be modular — watch one at a time or binge the entire course in a weekend. All course videos are captioned, mobile-friendly, and professionally edited for clarity.

You’ll have unlimited lifetime access to all content with no subscriptions or upsells. This is a one-time purchase with full access delivered instantly to your email.

Whether you're creating stylized animations, realistic product renders, or game assets, mastering materials is essential — and this course gives you the tools to do just that.

🎬 Preview the Course

Take a peek at how the lessons are structured inside the Materials & Shading Mastery course:

Materials & Shading Preview

This preview reflects the exact teaching style used throughout the course. We break down every concept into digestible parts and guide you through the shader network slowly and clearly.

Expect side-by-side comparisons, real-time node building, and visuals that help you understand exactly what each change does to your material.

All lessons are fully optimized for both beginners and intermediate learners — no assumptions, no skipped steps, and no fast-forwarded workflows.

📚 Course Structure

Module 1 – Material Basics & Principled BSDF (25 min)

Start with Blender's default shader, understanding roughness, metallic, and transparency settings.

Module 2 – Using Image Textures & UV Mapping (34 min)

Learn how to apply textures using UV maps and properly connect them in the shader editor.

Module 3 – Procedural Materials 101 (42 min)

Build node-based materials like wood, marble, and noise-based shaders without any image textures.

Module 4 – Advanced Nodes & Math Tricks (38 min)

Use node math, drivers, and layered nodes to achieve complex visual effects and interactions.

Module 5 – Transparent, Emissive & Subsurface Materials (27 min)

Explore glowing shaders, subsurface scattering for skin, and glass/transparency effects.

Module 6 – Mixing & Layering Materials (31 min)

Combine multiple shaders using Mix Shader, masks, and Fresnel effects for realism.

Module 7 – Shader Optimization for Eevee vs Cycles (19 min)

Understand performance vs quality tradeoffs and how to optimize shaders per engine.

Each module ends with a focused practice exercise using a pre-built Blender file. You'll apply what you learned by building real materials — from skin and metal to stylized cel-shading.

The material system in Blender can be intimidating, but this course breaks it into parts and makes each one understandable and actionable.

By the end, you’ll be confident in using the Shader Editor and creating your own stylized or photorealistic looks from scratch, without relying on presets.

🎁 Bonus Downloads

  • ✔️ 10+ ready-to-use Blender shader setups
  • ✔️ Pre-built material library for glass, metal, skin, and fabric
  • ✔️ PDF quick-reference for Shader Editor hotkeys

Every download is structured to help you start fast — simply open the project, explore the nodes, and begin editing. No setup or guesswork required.

These bonus files also act as reference examples you can reuse or tweak in your own projects after the course.

You’ll have lifetime access to these resources, so you can return to them whenever you need a visual refresher.

🙋‍♀️ Who Is This For?

  • 🎨 Artists looking to build realistic materials
  • 📸 Product visualizers working with PBR workflows
  • 🕹️ Game devs building shaders for stylized assets
  • 🎬 Animators wanting cinematic lighting and look development

You don’t need any prior experience with Blender’s Shader Editor — this course assumes you’re starting from scratch and builds up gradually.

If you’ve felt overwhelmed by nodes and materials in the past, this is your chance to learn everything step-by-step with crystal-clear guidance.

And if you're already using Blender casually, this course will make your renders stand out with polish and realism that turns heads.

💬 Support & Access

Upon purchase, you’ll get instant access to the entire course and bonus files. A confirmation email will be sent with your login details.

All videos and files are hosted in a secure portal, accessible from any device — no software installations needed.

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