Discover how to use the Micropolygon Displacement in Blender to create stunning landscapes, planets, sci-fi patterns, asteroids and much more!
This is part 1/2 of the Micropolygon Displacement Basics tutorial from the free update to Space VFX video course.
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This feature is also called Tessellation or Adaptive Subdivision
Heightmaps from the software like World Machine can be used with the micropolygon displacement to create landscapes
Follow these 3 steps to start using micropolygon displacement in Blender
Micropolygon displacement is perfect for adding the surface details to exoplanets
Micropolygon displacement can be used with the procedural textures, like the Voronoi noise (or a simple Noise like in this example)
By tweaking the subdivision rate you can adjust the polygon count of your 3D model
What’s in this Space VFX Update 1.1?
1. Micropolygon Displacement Basics Part 1
2. Micropolygon Displacement Basics Part 2
3. Exoplanet: Zoom to the Surface
If you have Space VFX you’ll get all the project files, textures and animations.
The 1.1 update is free for everybody, but the Space VFX owners have access to all the project files
What is Space VFX?
After watching this 14+ hours video course you’ll be ready to create any space object in Blender. Quasars, gas giants, planets, black holes, asteroids and more.
Aidy Burrows and Gleb Alexandrov, two Blender geeks joined forces to create this cosmic tutorial series.
