Dragonboots Studios - Blender Tutorials posts
5 simple steps to make a realistic Clay material (Free)
Realistic clay material, wyern sculptA free realistic clay material for Blender with accompanying scene.Use these to follow along with the "5 Steps to make a realistic Clay material" tutorial, which can be found here:COMING SOONproceduralClay_material_START_01.blend
Turntable Studio - Blender Addon (Free)
Python addon fileA simple light weight addon that quickly creates a studio lighting setup with a backdrop.You can then select a list of objects and one by one, make them spin 360 degrees on a turntable.TurntableStudio_script.pyTurntableStudio_demo_01.mov
Why is my render pink!? - Tutorial (Free)
A Minecraft scene made in Blender, along with texturesA free Minecraft scene in Blender to learn about fixing missing textures.Use this to follow along with the "Why is my render pink!?" tutorial, which can be found here: COMING SOONMissing textures.zip
Importing texture for complete beginners - Tutorial (free)
A simple monster with texturesA free eyeball monster model to practice texturing with.Use this to follow along with the "Importing textures for complete beginners" tutorial, which can be found here:https://youtu.be/41Yss4S_WFsImport Textures for beginners.zip
Pokemon Trails - Music (Free)
3 modern remakes of classic Pokemon songs, done with a chill, acoustic, "by the campfire" feel. Created for the "Pokemon Trails" fan film. Watch the film here:https://youtu.be/j4G21OBjXak-The Matter's Settled-Total War-Pokemon Theme songYou're welcome to download these songs for free. Any donations made will go towards creating more Pokemon content.Pokemon Trails MusicThe Matter's Settled_TommyGough_04.mp3Total War_TommyGough_04.mp3Credits_Theme_TommyGough_03.mp3
Spiderverse - Cel Shader - Tutorial (Free)
Three free Spiderman models to practice Cel Shading with.Included are SpiderGwen, Miles Morales and Spiderman.Use this to follow along with the "7 steps to make a Spiderverse shader in Blender" tutorial, which can be found here:https://youtu.be/IKNEjxibeJ0celShader_download_01.blend
UV Marvels - Texture Painting for Beginners -Tutorial (Free)
Model of Captain America's shield, textured, lighting and scene setupA free model of Captain America's shield to practice UV unwrapping and texture painting with.Use this to follow along with the "UV Marvels - Texture Painting for Beginners" tutorial, which can be found here:https://youtu.be/Shs9LcbnmFcCaptainAmerica_shield_01.blendstar_texture.jpg
UV magic: add text to your models - Tutorial (Free)
Ring model, lighting and scene setupA free ring model to practice UV unwrapping and materials with.Use this to follow along with the "UV magic: add text to your models" tutorial, which can be found here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZHb_fPuEIULOTR_ring_01.blendLOTR_scripture_01.png
UV unwrapping for complete beginners - Tutorial (Free)
Mushroom model, lighting and scene setupA free mushroom model to practice UV unwrapping and texture painting with.Use this to follow along with the "UV unwrapping for complete beginners" tutorial, which can be found here:https://youtu.be/iwWoXMWzC_cMushroom_smartUVs_01.blend
Vertex Painting for Beginners - Tutorial (Free)
A decimated, high poly version. A low poly version. Baked textures.A free model of my Nidorino sculpt to practice Vertex Painting with.Use this to follow along with the "Skip UV unwrapping - Vertex Painting for Beginners" tutorial, which can be found here:https://youtu.be/FQNY87pPwxMNidorino_vertexPainting_01.blendNidorino_baked_diffuse.zip
3 easy steps to make realistic materials (free)
The procedural metal grunge material, shaderball and accompanying scene - ready to follow along with the tutorialA free metal grunge material for Blender with accompanying scene.Use these to follow along with the "3 easy steps to make realistic materials" tutorial, which can be found here:https://youtu.be/uOCT3SIr3kUrealisticProceduralMaterial_01.blend
3 simple steps to realistic glass - Eevee and Cycles (Free)
Blender file with models, glass shader and scene - ready to follow the tutorialA free glass shader for Eevee and Cycles with accompanying scene.Use these to follow along with the "3 simple steps to realistic glass" tutorial, which can be found here:https://youtu.be/uOCT3SIr3kURealisticGlassMaterial_01.blend
How to Gamify your classroom - eBook (free)
The 'How to gamify your classroom' eBook in PDF format.A while back I spent around a year writing a book on Gamification and how to implement it in school classrooms. I then promptly did nothing with it.I recently dug it up again, re-read it and realised - it's actually quite good. Yes, some of the references are a little out of date and there could be an entire new chapter dedicated to the predatory nature of gamification (ie. loot boxes and gambling mechanics). But overall I believe the central themes still hold value.So rather th...
Realistic Pokeball Rig (Free)
Pokeball model. PBR texutres. Rig.An old, realistically textured Pokeball for Blender.Rig allows for multiple points of rotation and opening/closing.Includes lighting set up. Works with both Cycles and Eevee.Donations appreciated, but not mandatory ;)Thanks for downloading this Pokeball rig. I hope you catch many Pokemon with it. For more Pokemon and Blender related stuff, check out my YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/jamiedunbarPokeball_rig_01.zip
MetaHuman Head - 52 blendshapes - ARkit ready (Free)
Head model, including eyes and teethThe MetaHumans from Epic Games have very complicated rigs which currently only work properly with Unreal Engine.I went through the rig and extracted the necessary 52 face shapes that work with the ARkit, so I could better learn how these shapes are formed and recreate them on my own models in Maya or Blender.There was quite a bit of work figuring all of this out, so I'm providing the FBX model of all 52 shapes so others can learn.This model is intended for study purposes only. The head, teeth and eye mode...
How to create minecraft landscapes in Blender (Free)
The Blender files from the "How to create minecraft landscapes in Blender" tutorial + links to download Minecraft Rigs + links to download Minecraft textures.The assets for the "How to create Minecraft Landscapes in Blender" tutorial, which can be found here:https://youtu.be/GFUZuD6c_bUContains 3 example scenes you can create using the methods described in the tutorial above. Feel free to break down these scenes to learn how to create some of the more advanced features mentioned in the tutorial.MinecraftLandscapes.zip
Suzanne Monkey Rig (Free)
Access to the completed Suzanne rig from the Character Design for Production course.Don't want to build a character rig from scratch, but still want a cool rig to practice your animation with? No worries!Here you can download the completed Suzanne rig from the Character Design for Production course.You also have the option of an 'AutoRig Pro' rig. Both rigs function the same, but the AutoRig Pro version will work better with the AutoRig Pro addon, allowing for easier motion capture set up.This rig comes with no strings attached - on...
















