In this Blender tutorial, I'm going to look at how to make a tranquil ocean scene. Creating ocean and beach scenes can be one of the toughest jobs around. There are just so many different components at work including displaced surfaces, numerous textures, foam requirements and vegetation, then there’s the not so small task of trying to get everything lit correctly.
Over the years I’ve worked on a number of different types of oceans with various software and renderers. I’ve found Chaos Phoenix one of the best options for generating realistic water surfaces, but we don’t have that plugin for Blender. For this kind of project it could be worth investing in one of best laptops for 3D modelling or the best drawing tablets.
