In this free tutorial we’ll be going through how to make stunning foliage using only the built in tools in Blender. No tricks, no paid addons, just good ol’ Blender!

We’ll cover everything you see on screen which includes
– Modeling our bases
– Scattering using particles
– Tweaking our scatters with Vertex Groups
– Simple and advanced lighting with HDRIs
– Realistic foliage shaders
– Camera setup

Download this free project file to help you follow along and dive deeper into all the settings.
https://flippednormals.com/downloads/make-stunning-foliage-in-blender-project-files/

Joakim Tornhill’s The Emitter Particle Course for Blender
https://flippednormals.com/downloads/the-emitter-particle-course-for-blender/

00:00 – intro
00:59 – Blender Settings
02:15 – Making the Stem
05:33 – Making the Branch
08:21 – Creating Vertex Groups
10:16 – Particles
14:03 – Using Vertex Groups
16:41 – Convert Particles to Mesh
20:25 – Creating the Leaves
23:34 – About Object Transforms
26:29 – Scatter Leaves
30:34 – Simple HDRI Setup
31:48 – Leaf Shader
40:31 – Creating the Flowers
43:27 – Flower Shader
44:41 – Scatter Flowers
48:22 – Convert Bush to Mesh
53:45 – Basic Landscape
57:27 – Scatter Bushes
01:00:48 – Procedural Ground Material
01:03:36 – Adding Dead Bushes
01:07:09 – Creating Rocks
01:09:10 – Rock Shader
01:13:26 – Creating Grass
01:19:55 – Scatter Grass
01:22:12 – Advanced HDRI Setup
01:25:16 – Camera Setup
01:27:06 – Tweaking the Ground
01:29:23 – Tweaking the Bushes
01:33:40 – Tweaking the Rocks
01:35:05 – Tweaking the Grass
01:36:27 – Camera Focal Point
01:37:43 – Using Bushes as Shadow Catchers