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Blender Village — 3D study

Projeto pessoal

From viewport to renderThe same camera at every stage: form, volume, normals and reflection sit exactly on top of the final image.
Ninja forehead protector with an orange fabric band and a scratched metal plate bearing the Blender logo in relief, surrounded by two kunai and four steel shuriken floating against an ochre background.
Cool steel, warm groundOchre and orange against the grey of the metal separate the pieces from the background through colour temperature alone.
Close-up of the brushed metal plate, with scratches, dents, rivets and the embossed Blender logo, over the orange band with loose threads.
Procedural wearScratches and dents come from noise nodes, not painted textures. Light breaks on the scratches and picks out the logo's relief.
The same scene in the Blender viewport, each object in a flat colour: lilac band, plate and shuriken in greens and blues, on a light green background.
Scene split by objectOne colour per object shows how the piece was built: band, plate, rivets and each weapon as separate parts.
The same scene in the viewport with a brownish-grey matcap, no colour or material, showing only the volume of the pieces and the plate's relief.
Volume without materialWith colour gone, the fabric folds, the threads and the depth of the engraved logo come into view.
The same scene in the viewport with a normal matcap, surfaces tinted pink, blue and green according to the direction they face.
Surface directionThe normal map separates the bevelled faces of the blades and reveals the ripples along the band.
The same scene in the viewport under studio lighting, with bluish-grey metal pieces and a halo of white light behind the band.
Reflection previewThe viewport's studio light anticipates how the metal will reflect, before the Cycles render.

Context

A modelling and materials study: the ninja forehead protector from Naruto, remade with the Blender logo engraved on its plate and surrounded by kunai and shuriken suspended in mid-air.

Concept and art direction

The scene plays with temperature. The ochre background and orange band are warm; the steel of the plate and blades is cool. That contrast lifts the pieces off the background without needing outlines or a strong rim light.

The composition revolves around the plate: the weapons come in on crossing diagonals, at different sizes, building depth inside a square, front-facing frame.

Process and techniques

Apart from the HDRI, the file uses no image textures at all. The scratches, dents and brushed sheen of the metal come from procedural noise nodes, and the loose threads on the fabric are a particle system. The detail stays editable inside the scene, with no painted maps to depend on.

The viewport views (per-object colour, matcap, normals and studio light) were captured from the same camera as the render. That is why, in the loop at the top, each stage lands exactly on top of the final image.

In finishing, the denoise is blended with the original render instead of replacing it, which keeps some of the grain in the metal’s scratches.

Tech specs

Blender 3.0, Cycles engine, 512 samples. Final render at 4320 × 4320 px. Scene of roughly 262 thousand polygons, 11 lights and HDRI environment lighting.

Credits

The Old Hall HDRI and the Noise Pack v1.0 node pack are third-party resources. The Blender logo and the Naruto forehead protector belong to their respective owners; this is a fan reinterpretation.

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