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💡 5 Quick Blender Tips from CG Boost (Best of May & June 2025)
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Zach here, Today, let’s try something new. I’ll share five of our most successful quick-tip YouTube Shorts videos we’ve 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. Let’s 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 shows how to easily solve this common problem using Snap to Symmetry. ​Tip 2: Adding Quick Details Using Greebles with Daniel Nees​Sometimes you need to quickly add lots of details to your 3D models (like, for Star Wars spaceships), using Greebles might be the best way to do it. If you don’t know what Greebles are or how to make and use them, let our expert kitbasher Daniel Nees enlighten you. ​Tip 3: Make Your Camera Motions More Natural with Martin Klekner​If you feel your camera animations are stiff and unnatural, you’ll find these simple tips from Martin Klekner a godsend. Try them out! You’ll be surprised how big a difference such small tweaks can make. ​Tip 4: Populate Your Scenes Using Blender’s Physics with Zach Reinhardt​Filling a container with a collection of objects or simply throwing a pile of trash around your 3D scene doesn’t need to be a tedious task. All it takes is using some Rigid Body Physics magic. I’ll show you how you can do it in a couple of clicks. ​Tip 5: Animate Flashing Lights Using Drivers with Louis du Mont​Drivers in Blender might seem complicated and mysterious, but they are extremely useful. Louis du Mont shows how you can use them to easily animate a flashing light. A great, simple introduction to a technique that opens up almost endless possibilities. ​ I hope you found these useful and entertaining. We plan to share a bunch of our best Shorts each month. Reply to this mail and let us know if you like this format. ​ ~Zach. |
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Hey Reader, Zach here, With new inspiration and resources from the 3D world. Today, I’ll share a Blender cloth simulation tutorial, a charming shape-shifting carton jug animation, and a useful add-on for physics-based object scattering. Let’s dive in. The Complete Guide to Cloth Simulations in Blender If you've ever tried cloth simulation in Blender, you know it’s not the easiest part to master. It is, in fact, one of the most common roadblocks our students hit when following our Free Blender...
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. Let’s dive in. "This Is Animation!" - A Free Online Course from Sony If you’re curious how animated movies are made, this 100% free course straight from Sony Animation (creators of such hits like "Into the Spiderverse" and "Hotel...
Hey Reader, Zach here, With two new CG Boost tutorials and a bunch of inspiration and resources from the 3D world. We’ll start with Louis du Mont’s and Martin Klekner's new videos, followed by an impressive 3D remake of an "Attack on Titan" fight scene. Lastly, I’ll share a neat add-on for sculpting creatures in Blender. Let’s dive in. Procedural Animation with Geometry Nodes Louis (Robotic Planet course instructor) has just released a new fun tutorial on our CG Boost YT channel. This time,...