Hey Reader, Zach here, With a new free tutorial from Martin Klekner ā and this one tackles a problem we see all the time: Camera animations that just donāt feel right. From awkward stops to robotic motion, even small mistakes can make a shot feel unpolished and pull your audience out of the story. Thatās why Martin put together this focused tutorial to help you quickly level up your camera work and avoid the most common pitfalls. Click here to watch the tutorial In this tutorial, Martin ā...
3 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
Hey Reader, Zach here, With an Easter pack of fresh inspirations from the 3D world. š£ Today, I have a remake of a classic Warcraft III cinematic (with a breakdown), a new free Blender Eevee course, and an in-depth design analysis of a Millennium Falcon-inspired starship 3D model. Finally, ToAnimate runs an Easter Sale. Letās dive in. A Tribute to a Classic - Warcraft III Opening Remaster I love Warcraft gamesā cinematics. They are always well crafted, full of action, and fun to watch. 3D...
8 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
Hey Reader, Zach here, With new inspirations and resources from the 3D world. Today I have an Audio Visualizer Masterclass by Polyfjord, a tutorial on rigging 2-handed weapons, and a "Love, Death and Robots" Vol. 4 Teaser. Finally, I'll share an overview of our latest Cinematic Storytelling course. Letās dive in. Polyfjordās new "Audio Visualizer Masterclass" AsbjĆørn Lote (also known as Polyfjord) has just released his first Blender course, Audio Visualizer Masterclass. The course teaches how...
15 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 2 min read
Hey Reader, Zach here, With some fresh resources and inspiration from the 3D world. Iāll start with this week's big news that we released the "Master Cinematic Storytelling in Blender" course, which you can get with an Early Bird discount. Next, I have another good old Godzilla remake, an exciting car ride animation and a cool gravel sorting machine explainer animation (yup - I know it might sound boring, but trust me, itās surprisingly stunning!). Letās dive in. New Course - Master Cinematic...
22 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
Hey Reader, Zach here, Very excited to share that our new course Master Cinematic Storytelling in Blender just launched! To celebrate the launch, you can claim a 20% Early Bird Discount, simply use the coupon code EARLYBIRD20 at checkout. (Expires May 2nd, 2025 23:59 CEST). Stop talking, take me to the course page šā”ļø Our new course is for 3D artists who want to master the art of creating cinematic animations and short films. It focuses on the fundamental skills that many artists overlook,...
24 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 3 min read
Hey Reader, Zach here, With a bunch of inspirations and resources from the 3D world. First, Iāll share Martin Kleknerās cinematic fundamentals video (signaling our new course coming very soon) followed by top 100 animations from Pwnisherās "Chasmās Call" 3D challenge. Next, you can learn some space battle tricks from Drifting Walnut, and weāll end with a "Dune" shot remake by Abrar Ahmed. Letās dive in. Learn Cinematic Fundamentals with Martin Klekner Martin Kleknerās "Master Cinematic...
29 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
Hey Reader, Zach here, With our updated shortcut PDF for Blender 4.4 (which just released) and a dose of resources and inspiration from the 3D world. After mentioning a few new Blender 4.4 features, I'll share a great animated short "Deep Rooted" followed by a funny and impressive animated ad for a stop-motion add-on. This week P2Design is doing a sale to celebrate 150K YouTube subscribers, and finally a small reminder about our Master 3D Characters Course Sale ending soon. Letās dive in....
about 1 month agoĀ ā¢Ā 2 min read
Hey Reader, Zach here, With a collection of inspirations and resources from the 3D world. Today I have a free Dynamic Paint tutorial, a great-looking upcoming sci-fi short film using Blender, a medieval castle siege animation, and a UV unwrapping tutorial by Jim Morren with a reminder about our latest 3D Characters Course update. Letās dive in. How to use Dynamic Paint in Blender Iāll kick off with this great tutorial from the CG Cookie guys, explaining how to use the Dynamic Paint effect in...
about 1 month agoĀ ā¢Ā 2 min read
Hey Reader, Zach here, With a new free tutorial, and a HUGE update for our Master 3D Characters in Blender course. Blender UV Unwrapping Made Simple If Blenders UVās have intimidated you into sticking with procedural textures and generated mapping, you are not alone. But that changes today. Jim Morren has created a fun and beginner-friendly tutorial covering UV fundamentals in Blender. We set out to create the ultimate UV tutorial for Blender, that helps you actually enjoy the UV process, and...
about 1 month agoĀ ā¢Ā 2 min read