Hey Reader, Zach here, Today, Iāll share five of our most popular quick-tip tutorials from the last month. Each video is prepared by our course instructors in a fun and simple way so, that you can get the most out of it in less than 60 seconds. Letās dive in. Tip 1: Boost Your Rigs' Performance with Louis du Mont Complex rigs can sometimes cause headaches with their viewport performance. Here, Louis shows how to improve a hard surface rigs' performance by using parenting instead of weight...
3 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
Hey Reader, Zach here, With a round of fresh news and inspirations from the 3D world. Starting with a summary of our latest community challenge. Next, I have a stunning airplane animation and a freemium rigging course from CG Dive. So, letās CG dive in. (pun intended) The July CG Boost Challenge has Finished Our 3D challenge āThe Adventure Beginsā is over, but it truly is the beginning of smaller & more frequent challenges in our Community Forum. For this challenge, we got to see submissions...
9 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
Hey Reader, Zach here, With a new collection of news, inspiration, and resources from the 3D world. The main news today is the new Blender 4.5 release, followed by our update to the Shortcut PDF. Iāll also share a fun 2D vs 3D animated short and a free UV packing tool for Blender. Letās dive in. Blender 4.5 LTS released with new Features! The new Blender 4.5 version was released this week. It is an LTS (Long Term Support) release, which means it should be more stable and will be carefully...
16 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
Hey Reader, Zach here, With a new collection of inspiration and resources from the 3D world. Today is the release day of "Dog Walk" - a new open game made by Blender Studio. Next, Iāll share a new Car Render Challenge, an Anime Short Film, "White Rabbit" (Blender was used in production) and a "Best of Blender Education" Superhive bundle. Letās dive in. But...before we start, let me quickly remind you that the 20% discount for our Master Cinematic Storytelling in Blender course ends today at...
23 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 2 min read
Hey Reader, Zach here, With a new collection of inspiration and resources from the 3D world. Today, Iāll share Kaizenās free tutorial on compositing, followed by "Forest Therapy" - a funny summer animation, the news about the V-Ray for Blender release, and finally, a new Blender Secrets hard-surface course. Letās dive in. The Power of Compositing in Blender If youāve never touched Blenderās compositor, you need to watch this video from Kaizen. Jesse explains the basics of what compositing is...
about 1 month agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
Hey Reader, Zach here, With a new long-awaited Community Challenge, new Art Sprints and the āMaster Cinematic Storytelling in Blenderā course Sale. Letās dive in. CG Boost Challenges are back! After more than a year of pause, we took the time to rethink and restructure our approach to the challenges, and weāre finally ready to start a new one! We gave it an appropriate name and a theme: The Adventure Begins The goal is simple: Create a 3D artwork (a still render or animation) inspired by the...
about 1 month agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
Hey Reader, Zach here, Today, letās try something new. Iāll share five of our most successful quick-tip YouTube Shorts videos weāve created in the last two months. Each video is prepared by one of our course instructors in a fun and simple way so that you can get the most out of it in less than 60 seconds. Letās dive in. Tip 1: Fix Symmetry Problems with Jim Morren When creating a symmetrical object, you can sometimes run into an issue where symmetry stops working correctly. Here, Jim Morren...
about 1 month agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
Hey Reader, Zach here, With new inspiration and resources from the 3D world. Today, Iāll share a Blender cloth simulation tutorial, a charming shape-shifting carton jug animation, and a useful add-on for physics-based object scattering. Letās dive in. The Complete Guide to Cloth Simulations in Blender If you've ever tried cloth simulation in Blender, you know itās not the easiest part to master. It is, in fact, one of the most common roadblocks our students hit when following our Free Blender...
about 1 month agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
Hey Reader, Zach here, With a free course from Sony Animation and other inspirations and resources from the 3D world, such as a sci-fi 3D environment breakdown, 20 useful Blender tools for filmmakers, and a free pack of scanned moon assets from Polyhaven. Letās dive in. "This Is Animation!" - A Free Online Course from Sony If youāre curious how animated movies are made, this 100% free course straight from Sony Animation (creators of such hits like "Into the Spiderverse" and "Hotel...
about 1 month agoĀ ā¢Ā 2 min read