How can you make a single polygon object look super-detailed? The answer: with normals.

Normals are really powerful for altering the way that Blender renders objects.

They are also an indispensable tool for creating impressive 3d objects. In this Blender tutorial for CG Cookie, Chris Bailey ( @CBaileyFilm) explains bump maps and normals in detail.

Chris will take you behind the scenes to help you understand how normals and bump maps work…and how you can get the most out of them.

CHAPTERS
00:56 What is a normal?
04:30 Let’s look at an example
07:10 “Virtual geometry” and bump maps explained
10:14 using maps on a plane

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