Foliage from Particles in Blender

In this free tutorial we’ll be going through how to make stunning foliage using only the built in tools in Blender. No tricks, no paid addons, just good ol’ Blender! We’ll cover everything you see on screen which includes - Modeling our bases - Scattering using particles - Tweaking our scatters with Vertex Groups - Simple and advanced lighting with HDRIs - Realistic foliage shaders - Camera setup Download this free project file to help you follow along and dive deeper into all the settings. Joakim Tornhill’s The Emitter Particle Course for Blender 00:00 - intro 00:59 - Blender Settings 02:15 - Making the Stem 05:33 - Making the Branch 08:21 - Creating Vertex Groups 10:16 - Particles 14:03 - Using Vertex Groups 16:41 - Convert Particles to Mesh 20:25 - Creating the Leaves 23:34 - About Object Transforms 26:29 - Scatter Leaves 30:34 - Simpl