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Top 5 One-Minute Blender Tips from CG Boost
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Zach here, Today, I’ll 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. Let’s 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 painting. Tip 2: Creating Depth Maps for Subsurface Scattering with Jim MorrenDepth Maps are a great way to add a realism to subsurface scattering on organic models. In this short tip video, Jim shares a quick way to create them in Blender using the Ambient Occlusion node. Tip 3: Use Sculpt Mode as an Edit Mode Extension with Zach ReinhardtIf you think Sculpt Mode and Edit Mode are designed for completely different things, take a look at this tip from Zach, where he shows how Sculpt Mode can be used to speed up your modeling workflow. Tip 4: Don't Use Multiple Composition Guides at Once with Martin KleknerThough it might be tempting to use as many guides as possible to improve your composition, this may lead to quite the opposite result. Martin explains why generally it's good to stick to just one type of guide per shot, and which ones are good for specific scenarios. Tip 5: Using Linked Duplicate to Easily Modify a Rotated Object with Zach ReinhardtPerhaps you've come across the issue when you're modeling something complex, and want to modify a part that's already been moved and rotated. What makes it difficult is that you cannot use the general viewport axis, as they're misaligned with the object's transforms. Zach shows a quick and easy workaround by cleverly using a linked duplicate of the object and resetting its Location and Rotation. I hope these help you on your creative journey! Here you can also find more of our short videos. ~Zach. |
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Hey Reader, Zach here, With a new batch of news and inspiration from the 3D world. Today I’ll share a Blender Secrets tutorial on the Grid Fill tool, an anime-style Grease Pencil short, and a free game demo with retro vibes. Let’s dive in. Grid fill in Blender 4.5 has just Got Better. Jan from Blender Secrets has published a great overview of the new revamped Grid Fill tool in Blender 4.5. Although it may seem like a small, basic modeling tool update, it brings so much new power to create...
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, let’s CG dive in. (pun intended) The July CG Boost Challenge has Finished Our 3D challenge ‘The Adventure Begins’ 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...
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. I’ll also share a fun 2D vs 3D animated short and a free UV packing tool for Blender. Let’s 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...