How to Model a Photorealistic Keyboard in Blender - Intermediate Blender Tutorial
Learn how to model this photorealistic 60% RGB keyboard in Blender. This tutorial is geared towards intermediate Blender users who are comfortable with the modeling basics, so if you have any questions, leave them in the comments and I’ll do my best to answer them.
In order to make this keyboard as close to scale as possible, I spent a bunch of time pulling apart my own keyboard taking measurements. Having the dimensions readily available made it much easier to get a lifelike render as I didn’t have to try to guess if my proportions were correct, leaving more time for creative adjustments. Feel free to deviate from any part of the tutorial to improve the model as you see fit. I included all of my dimensions and thought processes as a guide, but by no means do you have to adhere to them.
This tutorial doesn’t include a guide on how to model the switches as I wasn’t intending on showing the underside of the keycaps.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:32 Setup
00:52 Base Dimensions
00:55 Base Modeling
04:03 Keycap Dimensions
04:06 Keycap Modeling
06:35 Key X Dimensions
07:43 Left/Right Key Placement
08:26 Middle Key Placement
08:36 Keycap Text
13:41 Keycap Positioning
14:31 Materials
15:06 RGB Lights
15:29 Render
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Intro music:
Happy Excited Intro 05 by TaigaSoundProd
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6946-happy-excited-intro-05
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Outro music:
Thief in the Night by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4521-thief-in-the-night
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Connect with me:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/LeftBrainCGArt/
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#Blender #Keyboard #Photorealism