Blender Octane plugin beginner Tutorial : The Golem

Would you like to learn how to use Blender Octane plugin, while making a nice golem creature at the same time ?

In this Blender Octane plugin tutorial, I will show you how to quickly create shade and render a 3D character. You will learn how to use Blender Octane and create amazing looking images.

First Chapter here:

I will create the global shape of a Golem creature in 3D-Coat. Then, using simple tools (and blender native  add-ons) I will pose and then shade it with Octane plugin's materials.

I will explain every choice I make. You can see my keystrokes, therefore this is a beginner friendly tutorial. You will need basic knowledge of Blender software.

I have included a quick overview of 3D-Coat as well.

There is also a bonus chapter on kernels and how to enhance your rendered images.

Included in this tutorial

• 1h30 of Blender Octane Plugin narrated videos 

• 30 min of spedup video of the 3D Coat sculpt

• 3D Coat quick overview video

• The OBJ file of the sculpt

• Various JPEG renders 

• Blendfile (posed golem with free texture, no mixamo face)

Topics Covered

• Sculpting in 3D Coat

• Installing Octane plugin and set it to the proper parameters

• Kernels and image enhancing

• Environment and workspace

• Posing

• Camera set up

• Texturing with Quixel megascans

• Addons : Sapling tree Gen & Ivy Gen

• Lights

• Rendering passes

If you want to see the kind of things you can create with blenderOctane, check out my  Artstation 

Blender Octane plugin Free Tier is a free software. You can download it here