Bump Maps & Normals in Blender - How do they Work?

🍪 Grab your free copy of Press Start | A Blender Project - Want to enhance a simple polygon object’s detail in Blender? Enter normals. These potent tools transform Blender’s rendering of objects and are crucial for crafting stunning 3D designs. Dive deep into this Blender tutorial by Chris Bailey (@CBaileyFilm) from CG Cookie, where he demystifies bump maps and normals, giving you an insider’s perspective on maximizing their potential. 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 LINKS to the course “Fundamentals of Animation in Blender“ Included in CG Cookie Membership: On Blender Market “WHO IS CG COOKIE?“ We are real people! (OK, maybe some of us are cyborgs - we don’t ask.) CG Cookie is a small crew of Blender artists, baking fresh videos for the Blender community. 🍪 If you love what we do, consider enrolling to to stream 100’s of Blender courses with passionate Blender instructors there to answer your questions. “WHERE SHOULD I START LEARNING BLENDER?“ For Blender beginners, we have a free tutorial series “Getting Started with Blender“ “I WANT MORE CG COOKIE IN MY LIFE!“ Got it. Here’s where you can reach us! Want Blender news in your mailbox? Sign up here for spam-free newsletter #CGCookie #blendertutorial #b3d