Coloring the Snowman

CC-BY Peter Kemp, 3Dami
Step by Step: B3D101
In this tutorial you will learn how to add color to your snowman.
  • Watch the movie or,

  • Follow the step by step instructions below.

In this tutorial you will learn how to color your snowman. Start with a snowman with 1 eye. Also try the challenge at the bottom of this tutorial.

Viewport shading

Enable the Rendered mode in Viewport Shading in the upper-right corner.

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Add a material to the hat

To give the hat a color we first need to add a material to the hat.

  • Select the hat.

  • Go to the Material tab on the right panel.

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  • Add a new material by pressing New.

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  • Give the material a name, for example felt.

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  • Click on the white-colored bar next to the Base Color.

  • Select a color from the circle, for example green.

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Give the eye a color

Let’s give the eye of the snowman a color. We follow the same steps as with the hat.

  • Select the eye.

  • Go to the Material tab on the right panel.

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  • Add a new material by pressing New.

    ../../_images/blender-material-new-28.jpg
  • Give the material a name, for example coal.

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  • Click on the white-colored bar next to Base Color.

  • Select a color from the circle, for example black. To give the eye a black color, you drop the light intensity by scrolling the bar, right of the color circle, all the way to the bottom.

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Create the other eye with duplication

To create the other eye we can add another UV Sphere, scale it, give it a color and move it to the head. But there is an easier way to do that.

  • Select the eye.

  • Press SHIFT+D for duplicate and move your mouse. You will see that you have another eye.

  • Move the eye using the mouse to where you want it.

Create some buttons

  • Select the eye.

  • Press SHIFT+D for duplicate and move your mouse.

  • Move the black UV Sphere to place a button.

  • Create some more buttons.

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Challenge

Add a scarf to your snowman. Give the scarf a color.