Blender : Chinese Buns (New Version 2025)

In Blender, Chinese buns are built by duplicating bun bodies, shaping with edit mode and proportional editing, adding filling via faces, and smoothing with subdivision, solidify, bevel, and shade smooth.

Learn to model a rabbit bun and pig bun in Blender, using cube and uv sphere primitives, subdivision surfaces, mirror modifiers, and smooth shading.

Model a basket for Chinese buns in Blender by shaping the basket from cylinders, adding inner frames, paper supports, bevels, and assembling buns with wood, lid, and handle.

Select, copy, and arrange model buns in baskets and steamers, resize to fit, use Alt+D to duplicate, and Alt Z for x-ray alignment to balance two buns per basket.

Arrange steamed bun models in scene one, duplicate baskets for height, add a large background plane with 0.03 m solidify, and set the camera to view the composition.

Create scene two composition by duplicating cameras, baskets, planes, and buns, then assemble a stacked basket on a plate using bevel and subdivision modifiers and precise placement.

Set up scene 3 by duplicating the camera and plane for the tablecloth, duplicating the basket, resizing buns, removing paper, smoothing shading, and framing all buns in one view.

Adjust and place area lights for scene 1 in blender, set powers to 400 W and 100 W, duplicate and rotate lights on both sides, and preview with render mode.

Add area lights in scenes 2 and 3, placing one on top of models at 550 watts and another on the side at 500 watts, noting varied light layouts.

Apply materials and finalize scene 1 in Blender, using noise and wave textures, color ramps, and node connections to blend basket, buns, and paper textures.

Add materials for scene 2, duplicate with Alt+D, adjust roughness, transmission, lava, noise texture, and color ramp for lid, handle, and plate, add the area light, and render.

Apply image textures and materials to scene 3, duplicate the plane for a tablecloth, adjust color and rotation, add a brick background, and use area light for a bright render.

Master basic animation by setting keyframes for tablecloth, background, and baskets, then animate with camera moves to reveal multiple angles, adjust timing with keyframe spacing, and render the first scene.

Create the animation for scene 2 by inserting keyframes, moving pieces out of frame, and lifting the 3-layer baskets to the top; adjust timing with stacked slider layers and render.

Learn to craft animation scene 3 in Blender by keyframing a basket of buns with lid opening, adjusting position and keyframe spacing for motion, and previewing with the spacebar.