3D Scientific Illustration in Blender: Research to Render

Explore Blender edit mode to extrude and deform objects, including editing specific edges, faces, or vertices, building on move, rotate, scale, and transform tools used to create your first object.

Learn edit mode in Blender using tab, switch between vertex, edge, and face selection, and use move, rotate, and scale to deform objects, plus extrude, inset, bevel, and loop cut.

Create your first blender scene by adding and arranging basic meshes: plane, cube, spheres, cylinder, cone, torus, and monkey; adjust the camera and lighting, apply color materials, render, and save.

Model a DNA double helix in Blender by building cylinders and spheres, applying shade smooth, using array and mirror modifiers, then render and save.

Master edit mode in Blender with extrude, insert, loop cut, and bevel to edit edges, vertices, and faces, apply modifiers, and build a table, chair, and a 3D DNA structure.

Explore how to apply materials and lighting in Blender for scientific illustrations, including metallic and roughness properties, four light types, and a 3-point setup, plus camera setup for render.

Explore four Blender lights: point, sun, spotlight, and area, and learn how intensity, color, and diffusion affect scientific illustrations. Favor area lights for uniform lighting.

Learn to apply and differentiate materials in Blender by changing base color, using render mode, and adjusting roughness, ior, and subsurface for metal and organic looks.

Learn how to set up and align the camera in Blender, adjust resolution and output formats, and compare Eevee and Cycles rendering for fast previews and realistic final renders.

Learn to use Blender's particle system to create nanorods, nanocubes, and nanospheres on a plane. Set the object's origin at an end for directional growth and random rotation.

Explore why animation matters in Blender for 3D scientific illustration, and learn keyframes, movement, rotation, camera animation, and exporting MP4 videos.

Learn to create animations in Blender using keyframes to record location, rotation, and scale across a timeline of frames, and render scenes with camera and area light setup.

Explore the Blender course from interface setup and navigation to modeling in edit mode, applying modifiers, and configuring materials, lights, and basic animation for scientific visuals.

Learn to model a beaker in Blender by extruding a cylinder, beveling edges, applying subdivision surface and solidify modifiers, then lighting with an HDR environment and rendering with Cycles.