Create a Realistic Looking Desert in Blender

3D environments are one of the most fascinating things in Blender, and in this course, you will create your own 3D desert from scratch in Blender, and Blender only.

Here's a brief outline of the steps you will take to complete the project

1. Studying real-life references. It will be our guide to achieve a photorealistic result and understand the feature that makes a desert looks like a desert so that we know exactly what we should create.
2. How to prepare Blender for the micro-displacement workflow.
3. Creating the main shapes of the dunes, by using different textures in Blender.
4. Creating the small waves that are on the surface of the big dunes.
5. How to frame your shot and create cinematic camera movements.
6. Creating smaller details on the surface of the sand.
7. Creating small rocks on the surface of the sand.
8. Create a Desert shader, and how to make it look realistic. There are many useful tricks and techniques that you will learn from these videos.
9. How to light your scene.
10. How to add background elements without increasing the render time.
11. How to add realistic sky to the scene.
12. How to add some dust and atmosphere elements to the scene.
13. How to break down your scene into different render layers, so that later on you will be able to composite them.
14. How to optimize the render settings in Blender for fast renders.
15. How to composite your shot, adjust the colors and lighting, and finally how to save them after finishing the project.

After that Congratulations! you just created your first 3D desert in Blender.

Please feel free to share your final renders and progress shots with the class by uploading them to the "Your Project" section. If you have any questions or need more tips, please let me know! I'm happy to help!