How to create a realistic carpet

Title: How to create a realistic carpet
Author: Groza Danut
Posted: 4/9/2013
Software: Blender 2.66a
Length: 25 minutes


The new strand rendering in Cycles makes the hair rendering a lot faster, easier and more funny. The strand rendering is used in this tutorial to show you how to make a realistic looking carpet. This tutorial shows the creation of the carpet from beginning to end so everything is covered, not only the hair, so that even a beginner can follow it.

Rendering an Interior Scene

Title:  Rendering an Interior Scene
Author: Groza Danut
Posted: 1/13/2013
Software: Blender 2.65
Length: 46 minutes

What you can learn from this tutorial:

• how to make simple reflective materials
• how to hide an object from camera in the rendering
• a quick use of the compositor

Making a mirror and frame

Title: Making a mirror and frame
Author: Groza Danut
Posted: 1/9/2013
Software: Blender 2.65
Lenght: 15 minutes


This tutorial presents simple way to model and texture a mirror that can be turned into a painting.

What you can learn from this tutorial:

• how to simply model a mirror and mirror frame
• how to add materials to an object
• how to use the glossy shader
• how to work with the node editor to make a frame texture
• how to use the noise texture
• how to use the "Import Images as Planes" add-on