Textures

Textures represent the surface "feel" of an object. It may be rough or smooth, for example. Oftentimes, you will want to add a specific texture (.jpg file) from some other source. Perhaps you want the look of wood or metal. I have listed some online sources for free textures on the resources page of this site. Textures are added by clicking on this button ​from the PROPERTIES PANEL:
Textures Challenges
See if you can create the following textures through experimentation in Blender: Note that you may want to enable the add-on: ADD MESH: EXTRA OBJECTS under
the Edit > Preferences menu to easily generate some of the objects listed.
  • A glass diamond
  • A metal spoon
  • A ceramic teapot
  • A plastic gear
  • A rubber tube
  • A piece of fabric
  • Glowing Text
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