How can I model sand in Blender?

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Hey,

does somebody know how I can model sand in Blender? I tried it with many small cubes, but it was laggy and I was unable to render it becaue it said my Gpu has too few storage. So I have to find another way to produce sand in Blender. Does someone know a way? I want to create a small huddle of sand.

Thanks to everyone :slight_smile: Good night

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I think creating actual small grains of sand would be counter-intuitive, unless this is for some scene that includes a microscope looking into those grains. Here’s another way: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDuArvDdRu4

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You can make a plane, if you want to add some details, do some sculting and then use a displacement modifier, normal maps, bumps or you can use a procedural sand material like Ognjen said. This will give you enought realism for scene and environment rendering. Be sure to use high resolution textures. Happy blending!

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ive already done this once, https://gyazo.com/2a1104f0d037ea80836ffb0c649f84d4

what you see there is only a material on a flat plain using bumpmaps, ALL generated within blender. i will link you the blend file so you can play around.
its old though, so the material is not optimal.

i can help you figure out a optimal way to make what you want, but i need a spesific scenario. me for instance, i wanted to make a whole desert scene. also, there are different kinds of sand, provide us with referance images, and a describtion on what you want to make and i will reply to you within 4 hours. (unless im sleeping)