Aakankshya Shrestha

As an illustrator, one of the most important steps in my 3d illustration process is setting up the lighting and the camera which can make or break your final render.

When I had my first experience with Blender, I thought that was a good decision. As Blender itself is so intimidating and all the things that can be done with it are still astounding and so vast. It can be used for 3D modelling, sculpting, rigging, animation (2D and 3D both) and even VFX.

We will be going over texturing models to create the final render. This article will be easier to digest if you have a basic understanding of the user interface of Blender.

This article focuses on modeling the cacti and succulents, and the next part will be on texturing them. I always begin by collecting reference images before I start any project. I use Pinterest and Google Images for that. So, let's get started creating some cute cacti and succulents.