How to Make a Feather in Blender 4.4 – Beginner Tutorial
In this Blender 4.4 tutorial for beginners, I’ll show you step by step how to create a realistic feather using the hair particle system. We’ll cover everything from modeling the feather shaft (quill) to combing the hair into shape, adding materials, and lighting the scene with an HDRI. Perfect for your Easter-themed projects or anytime you want to create feathers in Blender!
Get the HDRI I used here: https://polyhaven.com/hdris
Timestamps:
0:00 Preview – Final result
0:10 Creating the shaft of the quill
1:20 Setting up vertex groups for the hair system
1:58 Adding a particle system (hair) to build the feather
3:17 Combing the hair into a feather shape
7:03 Refining feather details using children settings
8:14 Applying materials to the feather
9:56 Adding environment lighting with an HDRI
11:53 Duplicating and customizing your feather (color and shape)
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