Creating Product Shots in Blender

Learn how to model basic objects in Blender and create professional-quality renders of product designs.

Introduction

• Welcome
• Using the exercise files
• Interface and hot-key notes

1. Creating Packages

• Modeling to reference
• Creating simple packages
• Setting up Cycles's renderer
• Projecting UVs on the packets
• Unwrapping UVs for the box

2. Rendering Packaging Shots

• Setting up the scene
• Setting up the camera
• Adding the main light
• Creating ambient light
• Fine-tuning materials
• Adding secondary lights
• Rendering final images

3. Creating a Sports Bottle

• Importing the reference
• Modeling the bottle shape
• Creating bottle thickness
• Creating the cap
• Modeling the label
• Adding fluid to the bottle

4. Creating Materials in Cycles

• Setting up the shot
• Creating temporary lighting
• Texturing the label
• Creating a glassy material
• Creating a fluid material
• Finishing the cap using anisotropic shaders
• Creating a semi-reflective ground plane

5. Rendering a Sports Drink Shot

• Setting up cameras
• Adding environment-based lighting
• Setting up additional lights
• Rendering

Conclusion

• Next steps