Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this Blender tutorial, I demonstrate two methods for adding snow to any object or material. The first method relies entirely on the shader, adding snow to all faces pointing toward the sky. The second method uses the free Real Snow addon to quickly place geometry on your object wherever snow should appear.
Download the sculpture: blenderkit.com/r/nik/?redirect_to=/asset-gallery-detail/72966943-0918-4f3a-ba1b-95d1eb02e674
Download all my 3D assets for free: https://www.nikkottmann.ch/bkit
Real Snow Addon: extensions.blender.org/add-ons/real-snow/?utm_source=blender-4.3.0
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:42 Snow shader setup
05:30 Real Snow addon
08:04 BlenderKit
Blender VFX course: gum.co/vfx-course
Video Instructor: Nik Kottmann
Instagram: instagram.com/nikkottmann
Website: https://www.nikkottmann.ch/
Product Recommendations:
Botaniq (Nature Assets): blendermarket.com/products/botaniq-trees/?ref=182
Colorbox: blendermarket.com/products/colorbox/?ref=182
Traffiq (Car Library): blendermarket.com/products/car-library-traffiq-vehicles-for-blender/?ref=182
Materialiq (Material Library): blendermarket.com/products/materialiq/?ref=182
Spyderfy: blendermarket.com/products/spyderfy-bug-system-add-on/?ref=182
Hard Surface Courses: blendermarket.com/creators/blenderbros?ref=182
Syncnix (Blender Lip Sync Addon): blendermarket.com/products/syncnix/?ref=182
Perspective Plotter: blendermarket.com/products/perspective-plotter/?ref=182
5000+ PBR Asset Browser: blendermarket.com/products/5000-pbr-asset-browser/?ref=182
BlenderKit: blenderkit.com/r/nik/?redirect_to=/asset-gallery?query=author_id:29412
In this Blender tutorial, I demonstrate two methods for adding snow to any object or material. The first method relies entirely on the shader, adding snow to all faces pointing toward the sky. The second method uses the free Real Snow addon to quickly place geometry on your object wherever snow should appear.
Download the sculpture: blenderkit.com/r/nik/?redirect_to=/asset-gallery-detail/72966943-0918-4f3a-ba1b-95d1eb02e674
Download all my 3D assets for free: https://www.nikkottmann.ch/bkit
Real Snow Addon: extensions.blender.org/add-ons/real-snow/?utm_source=blender-4.3.0
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:42 Snow shader setup
05:30 Real Snow addon
08:04 BlenderKit
Blender VFX course: gum.co/vfx-course
Video Instructor: Nik Kottmann
Instagram: instagram.com/nikkottmann
Website: https://www.nikkottmann.ch/
Product Recommendations:
Botaniq (Nature Assets): blendermarket.com/products/botaniq-trees/?ref=182
Colorbox: blendermarket.com/products/colorbox/?ref=182
Traffiq (Car Library): blendermarket.com/products/car-library-traffiq-vehicles-for-blender/?ref=182
Materialiq (Material Library): blendermarket.com/products/materialiq/?ref=182
Spyderfy: blendermarket.com/products/spyderfy-bug-system-add-on/?ref=182
Hard Surface Courses: blendermarket.com/creators/blenderbros?ref=182
Syncnix (Blender Lip Sync Addon): blendermarket.com/products/syncnix/?ref=182
Perspective Plotter: blendermarket.com/products/perspective-plotter/?ref=182
5000+ PBR Asset Browser: blendermarket.com/products/5000-pbr-asset-browser/?ref=182
BlenderKit: blenderkit.com/r/nik/?redirect_to=/asset-gallery?query=author_id:29412
