Hey Reader, Zach here, With new inspiration and resources from the 3D world. Today, I’ll share a cool animated short movie with an incredible backstory of it being stolen from the creators, who managed to get it back in the end. Next, I’ll share an incredible sea-creature rig showcase in Blender. We’ll end with a friendly reminder about our ongoing sale and 3D challenge and a free animation mini-course from ToAnimate. Let’s dive in. "Butty" Blender Animation and an Art-theft Story with a...
6 days ago • 2 min read
Hey Reader, Zach here, With some fresh resources and inspiration from the 3D world. I’ll start with our new "Birthday Cake Madness" 3D challenge, a quick heads-up about our biggest sale of the year and a top-level mograph made in Blender by a 20-year-old artist. Let’s dive in. Bake your craziest 3D Cake - "Birthday Cake Madness" 3D Challenge Today we’re launching a special 3D challenge: Birthday Cake Madness, to celebrate my birthday (which was yesterday 🥳). The goal is to create the wildest...
13 days ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, Zach here, and today is my 36th Birthday! 🎂🥳 Like every year, we’re celebrating something special: our 6th CG Boost Birthday Sale! 🚀 CG Boost turned six this spring, and after working with this amazing team for so long, I still feel like a kid bursting with creativity. What began as me making Blender courses & tutorials has grown into a team of 8 passionate artists, working together to bring you our best Blender education and inspiration. This year I wanted to do something...
14 days ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, Zach here, With a fresh dose of inspiration and resources from the 3D world. Today, I’ll share an interesting interview with the director of "Flow", followed by SouthernShotty’s topology tutorial, and three great short Blender tips from our CG Boost instructors. Let’s dive in. Gints Zilbalodis's Creative Flow "Flow" - the Oscar-winning animation made in Blender didn’t just come out of nowhere. In this interview, Gints Zabalodis (the creator of "Flow") shares his story and how his...
20 days ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, Zach here, With fresh news and inspiration from the 3D world. Today I’ll share a great tutorial video on basic 3D concepts, Martin Klekner’s new Heroes of Bronze Teaser, and a fun animation about the Default Cube. Finally, I’ll share the latest addition to our CG Boost Hall of Fame. Let’s dive in. The ‘ABC’ of 3D Graphics - Tutorial 3D artists have a whole special vocabulary that is sometimes hard to understand if you’re just starting out. This great video by Digitalist explains...
27 days ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, Zach here, With new inspiration and resources from the 3D world. I’ll start with the Blender Conference 2025 and news about Ton Roosendaal stepping down from leading the Blender Foundation. Next, I’ll share info about the upcoming Blender Conference in Austin, Texas 2026, Top 100 "Rampage Rally" montage, and Interniq 2.0 - a huge asset library for 3D interiors. Let’s dive in. BCon 2025 - A new Chapter for Blender If you’ve ever attended one of the Blender Conferences in Amsterdam,...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Hey Reader, Zach here, With a new dose of inspiration and resources from the 3D world. Today, I’ll share two breakdown videos from our course instructors. The first one is about stylized and the second one, about realistic animated shots in Blender. Finally, I’ll share a new PBR fabric material set from Poly Haven, and an update to Master Compositing in Blender and the free Blender Lens Flare System. Let’s dive in. How Martin Klekner Makes Stylized Shots in Blender Martin Klekner has recently...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, Zach here, With a new dose of inspiration and resources from the 3D world. Today, I’ll start with an animated Blender short film about our beautiful planet Earth (don't miss this one), followed by a stunning architectural Blender animation. I’ll also share news about our new "Magic Shop" 3D challenge and the September Sprint. Finally, I’ll share a new, powerful procedural Nature Generator add-on for Blender. Let’s dive in. "The Ballad of Pale Blue Dot" - Animated Blender Short...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
Hey Reader, Zach here, The other day, in a CG Boost team meeting, we were discussing how platforms are oversaturated with content and images, which can make it feel like, what’s the point of making more content? Then Masha who has been on our team since the very beginning of CG Boost said: The reason I create art is to give life to my imagination. I like the process of thinking about an idea and fully bringing it to life. That encouraged me. Like a breath of fresh air, it was a great reminder...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read