I am really new to blender and I am scrambling to learn as fast as possible however I am currently stuck. I have modeled a basic barrel and textured it as best as I can, I would like to add a dynamic kind of grunge to the barrel and I was assuming I could do this with nodes. The only tutorial I can find though is from back in 2015. Any ideas where I should start to achieve a grungy look? This is where I am currently. 
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- $\begingroup$ Hello and welcome :). What exactly do you mean by "dynamic kind of grunge"? Do you intend to animate it? $\endgroup$jachym michal– jachym michal2019-12-18 11:01:29 +00:00Commented Dec 18, 2019 at 11:01
- $\begingroup$ Thank you :) Eventually I will combine a number of assets that I am in the process of building to create a medieval style village animation. At least that is the hope. Maybe dynamic isn't the right word but I don't want it to be static and the same on duplicated objects $\endgroup$digitalGasim– digitalGasim2019-12-18 11:06:31 +00:00Commented Dec 18, 2019 at 11:06
- $\begingroup$ Sure. Textures created only with nodes are called procedural textures. Sites like BlenderInsight have a nice free(!) library and also a facebook group (yeah, I know...) where you may find what you need. YT is also full of tutorials for procedural grunge look. $\endgroup$jachym michal– jachym michal2019-12-18 11:17:48 +00:00Commented Dec 18, 2019 at 11:17
- $\begingroup$ However, using an image texture like this one from Poliigon is a great way to start. $\endgroup$jachym michal– jachym michal2019-12-18 11:24:05 +00:00Commented Dec 18, 2019 at 11:24
- $\begingroup$ blender.stackexchange.com/questions/69469/… blender.stackexchange.com/questions/75791/… blender.stackexchange.com/questions/35224/… blender.stackexchange.com/questions/3105/… $\endgroup$Duarte Farrajota Ramos– Duarte Farrajota Ramos ♦2019-12-18 11:45:00 +00:00Commented Dec 18, 2019 at 11:45
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