# Build a Realistic 3D Planet with Materials & Lighting - Spline Academy (https://spline.design/academy/tutorials/build-a-realistic-3d-planet-with-materials-lighting)

> In this tutorial, you will learn how to easily create 3D planets by combining texture layers and lighting on Spline.

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# Build a Realistic 3D Planet with Materials & Lighting

Spline 3DBeginner7 min

In this tutorial, you will learn how to easily create 3D planets by combining texture layers and lighting on Spline.

🌎 Final result: <https://my.spline.design/planetearthdaycopy-2333a6dda7fecbc7779226b36abe6285/>

Texture Maps: <https://visibleearth.nasa.gov/collection/1484/blue-marble?page=1> <https://www.solarsystemscope.com/textures/> <https://nasa3d.arc.nasa.gov/images>

## What you’ll learn

1. [0:00Introduction](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAB5LCAatCE&t=0s)
2. [0:32Making the Earth's sphere](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAB5LCAatCE&t=32s)
3. [1:00Creating the materials and lighting](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAB5LCAatCE&t=60s)
4. [1:30Adding clouds](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAB5LCAatCE&t=90s)
5. [2:00Adding the atmosphere effect](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAB5LCAatCE&t=120s)
6. [3:10Rotating the earth transition effect](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAB5LCAatCE&t=190s)
7. [4:00Fixing texture details](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAB5LCAatCE&t=240s)
8. [4:30Animating the clouds](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAB5LCAatCE&t=270s)
9. [5:08Final outcome](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAB5LCAatCE&t=308s)

## Related resources

- [Planet EarthTemplate](https://app.spline.design/academy/tutorials/build-a-realistic-3d-planet-with-materials-lighting?redirect-duplicate-template-uuid=2a0414ad-5c5f-40e5-859c-ca352b61afac&is-2d-file=false)
- [LightningDocument](https://docs.spline.design/#%F0%9F%92%A1-lighting)
- [Image LayerDocument](https://docs.spline.design/materials-shading/image-layer)
- [How state-based animation worksDocument](https://docs.spline.design/interaction-states-events-and-actions/how-state-based-animation-works)
- [Events & InteractivityDocument](https://docs.spline.design/interaction-states-events-and-actions/events-interactivity)

## Overview

- Spline 3D
- 7 min
- Beginner

## Part of

- [Materials & Shading That Look Good](https://spline.design/academy/collections/materials-shading-that-look-good/build-a-realistic-3d-planet-with-materials-lighting)

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