Blender Materials: A Glass Object

Introduction

Like its name implies, an object is said to be glass-based if it is crystal-based so that it can be seen through. Such an object is said to be transparent. Blender provides the ability to create an object that is transparent.

Practical Learning: Starting the Project

1. Start Blender
2. In the Properties window, click the Object button
3. Position the mouse on the default cube and press X
4. On the menu that comes up, click Delete

Practical Learning: Creating a Classic Cup

1. On the Tools window, click Create
2. Click Cylinder
3. On the menu bar of the 3D-View, click Object Mode and click Edit Mode
4. On the menu bar of the 3D-View, click the Face Select button
5. Right-click the top face of the cylinder to select it
6. Press S to resize
7. Type 1.25 and press Enter
8. Press G to move the face
9. Press Z to move the face vertically
10. Type 1.5 and press Enter:

    

11. Position the mouse on the cylinder and press X to delete
12. In the menu that appears, click Faces:

    

13. On the menu bar of the 3D-View, click the Vertex Select button
14. Press and hold Alt
15. Right-click one of the top vertices to select all of them
16. Release Alt:

    

17. Press E as if you want to extrude and press Enter
18. Press S as if you want to resize
19. Type .95 and press Enter:

    

20. Press Z to display in wireframe
21. In the Numeric Pad, press 1 and press 5 to display the orthogonal front view
22. Press E and press Enter
23. Press G
24. Press Z
25. Type -3.25 and press Enter:

    

26. Press S
27. Type .75 and press Enter:

    

28. Press Z to display in Solid view
29. Press Tab to display in Solid Mode
30. Move the view to display the cup in perspective:

    

31. In the Properties window, click the Object button
32. Click Cylinder to select it
33. Type Classic Cup and press Enter
34. In the Properties window, click the Modifiers button
35. Click Add Modifier and click Subdivision Surface:

    

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36. Set the View value to 2
37. Position the mouse on the cylnder and press Tab to display in Edit Mode
38. Press Ctrl + R and get a horizontal ellipse on the cylinder
39. Click to create a cut
40. Move the cut as close as possible to the top border:

    

41. Press Ctrl + R and get a horizontal ellipse on the cylinder
42. Click to create a cut
43. Move the cut as close as possible to the top border:

    

44. Position the mouse inside the top border. Press Ctrl + R to get a horizontal inside cut
45. Click to create a cut
46. Move the inside cut as close as possible to the top border:

    

47. Press Z to display in wireframe
48. Psition the mouse inside the top border. Press Ctrl + R to get a horizontal inside cut
49. Click once to create the cut
50. Move the inside cut as close as possible to the inside bottom border:

    

51. Press Z to exit the wireframe
52. Move the view so you can see the bottm side of the cylinder
53. Press and hold Alt
54. Right-click one of hte bottom vertices to select them
55. Release Alt:

    

56. Press E and press Enter
57. Press S
58. Type .95 and press Enter:

    

59. Press Tab to display in Object Mode
60. In the Properties window, click Apply
61. In the Tools window and in the Tools tab, click Smooth:

    

62. In the Outliner, click the Restricted Viewport Visibility button (the eye) on the right side of Classic Cup

Practical Learning: Creating a Bottle of Red Wine

1. In the Tools window, click Create
2. Click Cylinder
3. In the Add Cylinder section below the Tools window, change the following values:

   Vertices:     48
   Radius:       .4
   Depth:        2.5
   Location - Z: 1.25

4. To prepare to edit the cylinder, on the menu bar of the 3D View, click Object Mode and click Edit Mode
5. Move the view and zoom in so you can see the top side of the cylinder
6. On the menu bar of the 3D-View, click the Face Select button
7. On the cylinder, right-click the top face of the cylinder:

   

8. Press X to delete
9. On the menu that appears, click Faces
10. Position the mouse on the cylinder, press Ctrl + R and make sure you see a horizontal ellipse or line
11. Click twice to confirm the cut
12. Press G and press Z to move vertically
13. Type .75 and press Enter:

    

14. Position the mouse above the bottom border of the cylinder, press Ctrl + R and make sure you see a horizontal ellipse or line
15. Click twice to confirm the cut:

    

16. Press G and press Z to move vertically
17. Type .5 and press Enter:

    

18. On the menu bar of the 3D-View, click the Vertex Select button
19. Press and hold Alt
20. Right-click one of the vertices on the top side of the cylinder to select all top vertices of the bottle
21. Release Alt:

    

22. Press S to resize
23. Type .25 and press Enter
24. Press and hold Alt
25. Right-click the second line from the top of the cylinder to select the horizoontal cut
26. Release Alt:

    

27. Press S to resize
28. Type .25 and press Enter:

    

29. The second and third horizontal lines are the neck of the bottle.
    Position the mouse on the neck of the bottle, press Ctrl + R and make sure you see a horizontal ellipse or line
30. Click twice to confirm the cut:

    

31. Press S to resize
32. Type 1.35 and press Enter:

    

33. Position the mouse between the third line from the top of the bottle and the fourth line, press Ctrl + R and make sure you see a horizontal ellipse or line
34. Click twice to confirm the cut
35. Press S to resize
36. Type 1.05 and press Enter:

    

37. Position the mouse between the second line from the top of the bottle and the third line, press Ctrl + R and make sure you see a horizontal ellipse or line
38. Click twice to confirm the cut
39. Press S to resize
40. Type .85 and press Enter:

    

41. Position the mouse between the second line from the top of the bottle and the third line, press Ctrl + R and make sure you see a horizontal ellipse or line
42. Click twice to confirm the cut
43. Press S to resize
44. Type 1.05 and press Enter:

    

45. Position the mouse between the third line from top and the fourth line from top, press Ctrl + R and make sure you see a horizontal ellipse or line
46. Click twice to confirm the cut
47. Press S
48. Type .92 and press Enter:

    

49. Move the view so you can see the bottom side of the cylinder
50. On the menu bar of the 3D-View, click the Vertex Select button
51. Press and hold Alt
52. Right-click one of the vertices on the bottom side of the cylinder to select all bottom vertices of the bottle
53. Release Alt:

    

54. Press E as if you want to extrude
55. Press S to move the vertices
56. Type .85 and press Enter:

    

57. Press E
58. Press S
59. Type 0 and press Enter:

    

60. In the Numeric Pad, press 1 to get the front view
61. Press Z to display the object as a wireframe
62. Press G to prepare to move the vertex
63. Press Z to move vertically
64. Type .25 and press Enter:

    

65. Press Z to exit from wireframe
66. Press Tab to display in Object Mode
67. Position the mouse in the work area, press Shift + D and press Enter
68. In the Properties window, click the Object button
69. Click Cylinder.001 to select it
70. Type Red Wine and press Enter
71. In the Outliner, click the Restricted Viewport Visibility button on the right side of Red Wine to hide it
72. In the work area, right-click the bottle to select it
73. In the Object tab of the Properties window, click Cylinder to select it
74. Type Bottle of Red Wine and press Enter
75. In the Properties window, click the Modifiers button
76. Click Add Modifier and click Solidify:

    

77. Click the Thickness value, type.02 and press Enter
78. Click Apply
79. Click Add Modifier and click Subdivision Surface
80. Set the View value to 2
81. Position the mouse on the bottle and press Tab to display in Edit Mode
82. Position the mouse in the upper section of the bottle, press Ctrl + R to get a horizontal line
83. Click once to accept the line
84. Move the line up as close as possible to the top border:

    

85. Position the mouse inside the top opening of the bottle, press Ctrl + R to get a horizontal line
86. Click once to confirm
87. Move the cut up as close as possible to the top border:

    

88. Move the shape so you can see the lower part of the bottle
89. Press Ctrl + R to get a horizontal cut and click once to cut
90. Move the line down close to the bottom border:

    

91. On the menu bar of the 3D View, click Edit Mode and click Object Mode
92. In the Properties window, click Apply
93. In the Tools window, click the Tools tab and click Smooth:

    

Practical Learning: Creating an Empty Bottle

1. If necessary, right-click the bottle to select it
   Press Shift + D to make a copy of the bottle and press Enter
2. In the Properties window, click the Object button
3. Click Bottle of Red Window.001 to select it
4. Type Chantilly and press Enter
5. In the Outliner, click the Restricted Viewport Visibility button on the right side of Chantilly
6. On the menu bar of the 3D View, click Add -> Mesh -> Cylinder
7. In the Add Cylinder section below the Tools window, change the following values:

   Vertices:     32
   Radius:       .105
   Depth:        .25
   Location - Z: 2.4

8. Position the mouse in the work area and press Tab to display the cap (or cork) in Edit Mode
9. Press Ctrl + R and create a horizontal cut on the shape, then move it up as follows:

   

10. Create another horizontal cut and position it as follows:

    

11. On the menu bar of the 3D-View, click the Face Select button
12. Press and hold Alt
13. Right-click one of the middle faces
14. Release Shift:

    

15. Press E to extrude
16. Press S to move the faces
17. Type 1.1 and press Enter:

    

18. Press Tab to display the cap (or cork) in Object Mode
19. In the Properties window, click the Modifiers button
20. Click Add Modifier and click Subdivision Surface

    

21. Set the View value to 2
22. Position the mouse on the bottle and press Tab to display in Edit Mode
23. By pressing Ctrl + R to get a horizontal cut, movig that cut, and clicking to accept, polish the cap
    
    
    
24. Press Tab to display the cap in Object Mode:

    

25. In the Tools section of the Tools window, click the Smooth button
26. In the Modifiers section of the Properties window, click Apply
27. In the Properties window, click the Object button
28. While the cap is still selected, in the Object section of the Properties window, click Cylinder to select it
29. Type Bottle Cap and press Enter
30. Position the mouse in the work area, make sure the bottle cap is selected.
    Press and hold Shift
31. Right-click the bottle to select it
32. Release Shift:

    

33. Press Ctrl + P
34. In the menu that appears, click Object
35. In the Outliner, click the + button of Bottle of Red Wine to expand it
36. Still in the Outliner, click the Restricted Viewport Visibility button (the eye) on the right side of Bottle Cap
37. In the Outliner, click the Restricted Viewport Visibility button (the eye) on the right side of Bottle of Red Wine

Practical Learning: Creating Red Wine

1. In the Outliner, click the Restricted Viewport Visibility button on the right side of Red Wine to display it
2. In the work area, right-click the cylinder to select it
3. Press Tab to display the object in Edit Mode
4. Press Ctrl + R and get a cut in the upper portion of the object
5. Click once to create the cut
6. Move the line slightly down and click. Here is an example:

   

7. Press Ctrl + Tab
8. In the menu that appears, click Face
9. Press and hold Alt
10. Right-click a face or edge in the top part
11. Release Alt:

    

12. Press X to delete
13. In the menu that appears, click Faces:

    

14. Press Ctrl + Tab
15. In the menu that appears, click Vertex
16. Press and hold Alt
17. Right-click a vertex in the top border
18. Release Alt:

    

19. Press E to extrude
20. Press S to resize
21. Type 0 to close and press Enter:

    

22. Press Tab to display the shape in Object Mode
23. In the Tools window, click the Tools tab and click the Smooth button
24. In the Outliner, click the Restricted Viewport Visibility button (the eye) on the right side of Red Wine

Practical Learning: Creating a Bottle of White Wine

1. In the Tools window, click Create
2. Click Cylinder
3. In the Add Cylinder section below the Tools window, change the following values:

   Vertices:     48
   Radius:       .4
   Depth:        2.5
   Location - Z: 1.25

4. In the Object section of the Properties window, click Cylinder to select it
5. Type White Wine Bottle and press Enter
6. Position the mouse in the work area and press Tab to display in Edit Mode
7. Move the view so you can see the top side of the cylinder
8. Press Ctrl + Tab and, on the menu that appears, click Face
9. On the cylinder, right-click the top face of the cylinder, press X, and click Faces
10. Press Ctrl + R and make sure you get a horizontal cut on the object
11. Roll the middle mouse button slightly up to get 2 cuts:

    

12. Then click once to accept the cuts
13. Move the mouse a little bit up. Here is an example:

    

14. Press Alt and right-click a vertex in the top border to select all of them
15. Release Alt
16. Press S
17. Type.25 and press Enter
18. Press Alt and right-click a vertex in the second cut to select those vertices
19. Release Alt
20. Press S
21. Type .25 and press Enter:

    

22. Position the mouse in the middle part of the bottle and press Ctrl + R to get a horizontal cut
23. Roll the middle mouse button to get 3 cut, then click twice to confirm. Here is an example:

    

24. Press and hold Alt, then right-click a cut to select its vertices, then release Alt, then press S and move the mouse to resize the cut. Model the bottle as follows:
    
    
    
25. Move the view so you can see the bottom side of the bottle
26. Press Alt, right-click a bottom vertext to select the whole border, then release Alt:

    

27. Press E and press Enter
28. Press S
29. Type .9 and press Enter:

    

30. Press E and press Enter
31. Press S
32. Type .5 and press Enter:

    

33. Press G to prepare to move the vertex
34. Press Z to move vertically
35. Type .05 and press Enter:

    

    

36. Press Tab to display the Object Mode
37. In the Properties window, click the Modifiers button
38. Click Add Modifier and click Solidify:

    

39. Click the Thickness value, type.02 and press Enter
40. Click Apply
41. Click Add Modifier and click Subdivision Surface
42. Set the View value to 2
43. Position the mouse on the bottle and press Tab to display in Edit Mode
44. Position the mouse in the upper section of the bottle, press Ctrl + R to get a horizontal line
45. Click twice to confirm
46. Move the blue line (Z axis) up as close as possible to the top border:

    

47. Move the view so you can see the bottom part of the bottle
48. Press Ctrl + R to get a horizontal cut and press twice to confirm
49. Move the line down close to the bottom border:

    

50. On the menu bar of the 3D View, click Edit Mode and click Object Mode
51. In the Properties window, click Apply
52. In the Tools window, click the Tools tab and click Smooth:

    

53. In the Outliner, click the Restricted Viewport Visibility button (the eye) on the right side of White Wine Bottle

Practical Learning: Creating an Empty Wine Glass

1. In the Tools window, click Create and click Plane
2. In the Object section of the Properties window, click Plane to select it
3. Type Empty Glass and press Enter
4. In the Transform section, change the following values:

   Location - X: 1
   	         Y: 1
       	     Z: 0

5. Move the view and zoom in so you can see the top side of the plane
6. Position the mouse on the cube and press Tab to switch to Edit Mode
7. On the menu bar of the 3D View, click the Pivot Point button and click Active Element
8. The Vertex Select option should be On (if you have doubt, on the menu bar of the 3D-View, click the Vertex Select button )
   On the plane, right-click the vertex in the top-left side
9. Press and hold Shift
10. Right-click the vertex in the top-right side and the vertex in the bottom-right side
11. Release Shift:

    

12. Press X to delete
13. In the menu that appears, click Vertices:

    

14. In the Numeric Pad, press 1 (you should be in the orthogonal view; if you are not, press 5).
    Also zoom in to get a bigger view
15. Right-click the vertex that was left (if you don't see it, simply press A to select everything)
16. Press and hold Ctrl
17. Position the mouse on the left side by approximately 4 units and click (don't try to be precise; you will make the changes later):

    

18. Still holding down Ctrl, position the mouse anywhere above the new vertex and click (again, don't try to be precise):

    

19. Continue using the Ctrl key and clicking to create a shape that looks approximately as follows. Don't follow exactly the following illustration. You will make any changes later:

    

20. To select a vertex, you can right-click it. Here is an example:

    

21. To select many vertices, first select one of them, press and hold Shift, then right-click the other desired vertices, and release Shift
22. To move a vertex, first select it. Then, either use the axes arrows and move them, or press G, move the mouse to the desired area, and click. Here is an example:

    

23. To move many vertices, first select them, then either use the G key or the arrows to move them
24. To create a new vertex, first select one on one end. Then, either hold down the Ctrl key and click in the desired area, or press E, move the mouse to the desired area, and click. Here is an example:
    
    
    
25. To segment a line with one cut (or to create a cut), press Ctrl + R, position the mouse on the edge to be segmented until you see a dertex on it. Here is an example:

    

26. Then click. Here is an example:

    

27. To create many cuts, press Ctrl + R until you see an orange dot on the line, then roll the middle mouse button to specify the number of cuts, then click
28. Based on these techniques, create a shape approximately as follows (yours doesn't have to be exactly like the following shape; we are trying to model a glass, so use your own imagination/inspiration and taste):

    

29. Press Shift + S
30. In the menu that appears, click Cursor to Center
31. Press A to select all vertices:

    

32. In the Numeric Pad, press 7 to display the top view
33. In the Tools menu, click the Tools tab and, in the Add section, click Spin
34. In the Spin section below the Tools window, change the collowing values:

    Steps: 72
    Angle: 360

    

35. Move the view to see the glass in perspective:

    

36. On the menu bar of the 3D View, click Edit Mode and click Object Mode:

    

37. In the Properties window, click the Modifiers button
38. Click Add Modifier and click Subdivision Surface
39. Set the View value to 2
40. In the Tools window, click the Tools tab and click Smooth

    

41. In the Outliner, click the Restricted Viewport Visibility button (the eye) on the right side of Empty Glass to hide it

Practical Learning: Creating an Ice Bucket

1. Press Shift + S
2. In the menu that appears, click Cursor to Center
3. On the menu bar of the 3D View, click Add -> Mesh -> UV Sphere
4. In the Numeric Pad, press 1 (the sphere should be in orthographic view; if that's not the case, press 5)
5. Zoom in to see a larger view of the sphere
6. Press Tab to display the sphere in Edit Mode
7. Press A to deselect everything
8. Press Z to display the sphere in wireframe
9. Press B to prepare to box-select
10. Draw a rectangle that selects the top portion of the sphere, including the middle line:

    

11. Release the mouse:

    

12. Press X to delete
13. In the menu that appears, click Faces:

    

14. Move the view so you can see the bottom side of the object
15. The Vertex Select should be On (if you have doubt, on the menu bar of the 3D-View, click the Vertex Select button )
    Right-click the central-bottom vertex of the shape:

    

16. Press G to move the vertex
17. Press Z to move vertically
18. Type .02 and press Enter
19. In the Numeric Pad, press 1
20. Press B to box-select
21. Draw a rectangle that selects the group of bottom vertices:

    

22. Press G
23. Press Z
24. Type .06 and press Enter
25. Press B to box-seect
26. Draw a rectangle that selects the group of bottom vertices:

    

27. Press G
28. Press Z
29. Type .1 and press Enter:

    

30. Press Z to exit the wireframe
31. Press Tab to display the shape in Object Mode:

    

32. In the Properties window, click the Object button
33. Click Sphere to select it
34. Type Ice Bucket and press Enter
35. In the Properties window, click the Modifiers button
36. Click Add Modifier and click Solidify:

    

37. Click the Thickness value, type .05 and press Enter
38. Click Add Modifier and click Subdivision Surface
39. Set the View to 2
40. On the menu bar of the 3D View, click Edit Mode and click Object Mode
41. In the Properties window, under Subsurf, click Apply
42. Under Solidify, click Apply
43. In the Tools tab of the Tools window, in the Shading section, click Smooth:

    

44. In the Outliner, click the Restricted Viewport Visibility button (the eye) on the right side of Ice Bucket to hide it

Practical Learning: Creating a Shelf for Bottles

1. In the Tools window, click Create and click Cylinder
2. In the Add Cylinder section below the Tools window, change the value of Vertices to 6
3. In the Object section of the Properties window, change the collofing values:

   Location - X: -2
   			 Y: 6.85
              Z: 2.7
   Scale    - X: .125
   		     Y: .125
              Z: 2.15

4. Position the mouse in the work area, press Shift + D and press Enter
5. In the Properties window, in the Location section, change the X value to -1
6. Position the mouse in the work area, press Shift + D and press Enter
7. In the Properties window, in the Location section, change the X value to 0
8. Position the mouse in the work area, press Shift + D and press Enter
9. In the Properties window, in the Location section, change the X value to 1
10. Position the mouse in the work area, press Shift + D and press Enter
11. In the Properties window, in the Location section, change the X value to 2
12. Position the mouse in the work area, press Shift + A -> Mesh, and click Cube
13. In the Object tab of the Properties window, change the following values:

    Location - X:  0
    			 Y:  6.25
               Z:  1
    Scale    - X:  2.35
    			 Y: .625
               Z: .025

14. Position the mouse in the work area, press Shift + A -> Mesh, and click Cube
15. In the Object tab of the Properties window, change the following values:

    Location - X:  -1.1
    			 Y:  6.25
               Z:  2
    Scale    - X:  1.25
    			 Y: .625
               Z: .025

16. Position the mouse in the work area, press Shift + A -> Mesh, and click Cube
17. In the Object tab of the Properties window, change the following values:

    Location - X:  1.35
    			 Y:  6.25
               Z:  3
    Scale    - X:  1
    			 Y: .625
               Z: .025

18. Position the mouse in the work area, press Shift + A -> Mesh, and click Cube
19. In the Object tab of the Properties window, change the following values:

    Location - X: -1.55
    			 Y: 6.25
               Z: 4
    Scale    - X: .85
    		     Y: .625
    			 Y: .025

20. Position the mouse in the work area, press Shift + A -> Mesh, and click Cube
21. In the Object tab of the Properties window, change the following values:

    Location - X:  0
    			 Y:  6.25
               Z:  5
    Scale    - X:  2.35
    			 Y: .625
               Z: .025

    

22. On the menu bar of the 3D View, click Add -> Mesh -> Cube
23. In the Transform section of the Properties window, change the following values:

    Name:      Left Wall Shoe Molding
    Location - X: -5.95
    			 Y: 6.15
        	     Z: .2
    Scale    - X: .05
    			 Y: 1
               Z: .2

24. On the menu bar of the 3D View, click Add -> Mesh -> Plane
25. In the Object section of the Properties window, change the following values:

    Name:      Left Wall
    Location - X: -6
    			 Y: 6.15
        	     Z: 4
    Rotation - Y: 90
    Scale    - X: 4

26. On the menu bar of the 3D View, click Add -> Mesh -> Cube
27. In the Transform section of the Properties window, change the following values:

    Name:      Back Wall Shoe Molding
    Location - X: 0
    			 Y: 7
        	     Z: .2
    Scale    - X: 6.25
    			 Y: .05
               Z: .2

28. On the menu bar of the 3D View, click Add -> Mesh -> Plane
29. In the Object section of the Properties window, change the following values:

    Name:      Back Wall
    Location - X: 0
    			 Y: 7.045
        	     Z: 3.5
    Rotation - X: 90
    Scale    - X: 6.15
    	   Y: 3.5

30. Position the mouse in the work area, press Shift + A -> Mesh, and click Plane
31. In the Object tab of the Properties window, change the following values:

    Location - X: 0
    	         Y: 5.5
               Z: .01
    Scale    - X: 6
               Y: 2

    

32. In the Create tab of the Tools window, click Plane
33. In the Object tab of the Properties window, change the following values:

    Name:      Front Light
    Location - X: .25
    	 	     Y: -4
    		     Z: 5.25
    Rotation - X: 45
    Scale	   - X: 3

34. In the Create tab of the Tools window, click Plane
35. In the Object tab of the Properties window, change the following values:

    Name:      Left Light
    Location - X: -4
    		     Y: 2
    		     Z: 2
    Rotation - X: 90
    		     Z: -30
    Scale    - X: 2
    		     Y: 1.5

36. In the Create tab of the Tools window, click Plane
37. In the Object tab of the Properties window, change the following values:

    Name: Right Light
    Location - X: 6
    	   Y: 4
    	   Z: 3
    Rotation - X: 30
    	   Y: 105

    

38. In the Outliner, click the Restrict Viewport Visibility of Front Light to hide it
39. In the Outliner, click the Restrict Viewport Visibility of Left Light to hide it
40. In the Outliner, click the Restrict Viewport Visibility of Right Light to hide it

Practical Learning: Putting the Objects Together

1. In the Numeric Pad, press 1 to display the front view (make sure you are in orthogonal view)
2. In the Outliner, below the Bottle of Red Wine node, click the Restrict Viewport Visibility button (the eye) on the right side of Bottle Cap to display it
3. In the Outliner, you will click the Restrict Viewport Visibility button (the eye) on the right side of Ice Bucket, Classic Cup, Empty Glass, Bottle of Red Wine, White Wine Bottle, and Chantilly to display them.
   To work on an object, in the work area, you will right-click the object to select it
4. Position the mouse in the work area.
   Press S and use the mouse to resize the ice bucket.
   Either press G or use the blue and red arrows on the screen to position the ice bucket somewhere on the top-left of the table:

   

5. In the Numeric Pad, press 1
6. In the Outliner, click the Restrict Viewport Visibility button on the right side of Red Wine to display it
7. Press Z to switch to wireframe
8. In the work area, right-click the wine to select it
9. Using either the G key or the blue and red arrows on the screen, position the wine within the Bottle of Red Wine:

   

10. Press Z to switch to Solid view

Practical Learning: Applying Introductor Materials

1. In the top menu bar, click Blender Render and select Cycles Render
2. In the Properties window, in the Resolution section, click 50%, type 100 and press Enter
3. Still in the Properties window, click Sampling to expand it
4. In the Sampling section, click the Render value, type 500 and press Enter
5. On the menu bar of the 3D View, click the Viewport Shading button and select Material:

   

6. In the Properties window, click the Material button
7. In the Outliner, click Floor to select it
8. In the Materials section of the Properties window, click the New button
9. Click the white Color button and click RGB:
10. Se the folow values as follows:

    R: .105
    G: .05
    B: .015

11. In the Outliner, click Left Wall to select it
12. In the Material section of the Properties window, click the New buttton
13. Click Material.002 to select the name
14. Type Cream and press Enter
15. Click the white color button
16. Set the color value as follows:

    R: .915
    G: .85
    B: .615

17. In the Outliner, click Back Wall to select it
18. In the Material section of the Properties window, click the button on the left side of New and click Cream
19. Right-click one of the cylinders behind the shelves to select it:

    

20. Right-click one of the column behind the shelves to select it:

    

21. In the Materials section of the Properties window, click New
22. Click Material.002 to select it
23. Type Gray and press Enter
24. Click the Color button
25. Click inside the vertical bar on the right side of the color wheel and select a light-gray color (such as R = G = B = .4)
26. Right-click another column behind the shelves
27. In the Material section of the Properties window, click the button on the left side of New and select Gray
28. Apply the Gray material to the other columns behind the shelves
29. Right-click one of the shelves to select it

    

30. In the Material section of the Properties window, click the New button
31. Click Material.002 to select the name
32. Type Woody and press Enter
33. Click the Color button and click Hex
34. Set the Hex value as BC6B02 and press Enter
35. Right-click each of the other shelves. In the Material section of the Propertoies button, click the button on the left side of New and select Woody

    

36. In the Outliner, below Bottle of Red Wine, click Bottle Cap to select it
37. In the Properties window, click the New button
38. Click the Color button and click Hex
39. Set the Hex value to 64110D and press Enter
40. In the Outliner, click the Restrict Viewport Visibility of Front Light to display it
41. In the Outliner, click the Restrict Viewport Visibility of Left Light to display it
42. In the Outliner, click the Restrict Viewport Visibility of Right Light to display it
43. In the Outliner, click Front Light to select it
44. In the Properties window, click the New button
45. Click Diffuse BSDF and, in the menu that appears, click Emission
46. Click the Color button
47. Scroll completely up in the vertical bar (R = G = B = 1)
48. Set the Strength value to 15
49. In the Outliner, click Left Light to select it
50. In the Properties window, click the New button
51. Click Diffuse BSDF and, in the menu that appears, click Emission
52. Scroll completely up in the vertical bar (R = G = B = 1)
53. Set the Strength value to 10
54. In the Outliner, click Right Light to select it
55. In the Properties window, click the New button
56. Click Diffuse BSDF and, in the menu that appears, click Emission
57. Set the Strength value to 5
58. Position the mouse on the work area and, in the Numeric Pad, press 0 to display the camera view
59. Press N to display the Properties Region
60. In the Properties Region, click Lock Camera to View to put a check box on it
61. Use the mouse and keyboard to display the view any way you want. Here is an example::

    

62. In the Properties Region, click Lock Camera to View to remove the check mark
63. Press N to close the Properties Region

A Glass Material

To support the ability to create glass-based objects, Blender provides a material named Glass BSDF. Like the Diffuse material, the Glass BSDF material is equipped with the color characteristic that can be used to give a colored appearance to an object.

Practical Learning: Applying a Glass Material

1. In the Outliner, click Empty Glass to select it
2. In the Material section of the Properties window, click the New button
3. Click the Preview button to expand it
4. Click Diffuse BSDF
5. In the menu that appears, click Glass BSDF:

   

   

6. On the top menu of Blender, click Render -> Render Image. Here is an example:

   

7. After viewing the results, press Esc
8. Right-click the left border of the Properties window and click Split Area:

   

9. Position the mouse somewhere between the top border and the center of the work area
10. Click to confirm. If necessary, resize the windows
11. In the bottom-left side of the new window, click the 3D Viewport button and select Node Editor

    

12. In the Outliner, click White Wine Bottle to select it
13. In the Node Editor, click the New Button
14. Zoom in the Node Editor to see the material window as much as possible
15. In the Material section of the Properties window, click Diffuse BSDF and select Glass BSDF
16. In the Node Editor, click the Color button
17. Set the RGB value as follows:

    R: 1
    G: .95
    B: .465

18. In the Outliner, click Bottle of Red Wine to select it
19. On the Node Editor menu bar, click the New button
20. In the Node Editor, click somewhere in the Diffuse window to select it
21. Press Delete to remove it
22. On the menu bar of the Node Editor, click Add -> Shader -> Glass BSDF
23. Position the mouse on the left of the Material Output window and click
24. Click the Color button and click RGB
25. Se the color value as follows:

    R: 1
    G: .885
    B: .805

26. Drag the green button from Glass BSDF to the Surface button:

    

27. In the Properties window, click the Render button
28. In the Render section, click the Render button. Here is an example:

    

The Roughness of a Glass

Like the Diffuse material, the Glass BSDF has a characteristic named Roughness. The Roughness of a glass is a decimal value between 0.0 and 1.00. When the value is set to 0 (or 0.00), the object is perfectly transparent. In this case, depending on the type of object, you may be able to see what is on the other side of the object. If/When the roughness is set to 1 (or 1.00), the transparency level of the object is semi-completely blurred.An object is referred to as glossy if it shines. To support this, Blender provides a material named Glossy BSDF.

Practical Learning: Applying Roughness to a Glass

1. In the Outliner, click Ice Bucket to select it
2. In the Material section of the Properties window, click New
3. In the Material section of the Properties window, click Diffuse BSDF and click Glass BSDF
4. In the Node Editor, Click the Roughness value
5. Type .05 and press Enter
6. In the Outliner, click Chantilly to select it
7. On the menu bar of the Node Editor, click the New button
8. In the Material section of the Properties window, click Diffuse BSDF and click Glass BSDF
9. In the Node Editor, click Color and set the RGB value as follows:

   R: .75
   G: .875
   B: 1

10. Set the Roughness to .075

    

11. In the Outliner, click Classic Cub to select it
12. In the Node Editor, click the New button
13. In the Properties window, click Diffuse BSDF and click Glass BSDF
14. Click the Roughness value, type .002 and press Enter
15. In the Outliner, click Red Wine to select it
16. On the menu bar of the Node Editor, click the New button
17. In the Node Editor, right-click anywhere in the Diffuse widow to select it and press X
18. Position the mouse in the Node Editor, press Shift + A -> Shader -> Glass BSDF
19. Position the mouse on the left side of Material Output and click
20. Drag the green button from BSDF to Surface
21. Click the Color button and click Hex
22. Click the Hex value, type 500508 and press Enter
23. Click the Roughness value, type .85 and press Enter
24. Right-click the line between the 3D Viewport and the Node Editor
25. In the menu that appears, click Join Area:

    

26. Position the mouse in the Node Editor and click
27. Press F12 to render:

    

28. After viewing the result, press Esc