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🏆 [New Challenge] The Adventure Begins (+ Cinematic Course 20% Off)
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Zach here, With a new long-awaited Community Challenge, new Art Sprints and the “Master Cinematic Storytelling in Blender” course Sale. Let’s 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 we’re 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 challenge theme, using a simple low-poly style, while focusing on improving your cinematic storytelling and art fundamentals skills. Challenge Deadline is July 23rd, 2025 (16:00 CEST) ​Read all about the Challenge here (prizes, rules etc.) We focus on inspiration and creativity instead of competition. That’s why, instead of prizes and picking winners, we’re now offering a common theme, a Challenge Community Space to share your WIPs, feedback, and inspire each other, as well as a brand-new Hall of Fame Space (soon to be filled) that will keep your great art from being lost and forgotten in the internet void. Keeping it simple should help us keep them consistent. ​​New Community Art Sprints​Additionally, we’ll be running monthly Art Sprints - specially dedicated to personal projects by the community members. We hope to make it an extra opportunity to boost motivation. ​Learn more about the Sprints here​ If you’d like to know more details about how these new spaces work, you can read the general announcement post in our Community. ​Master Cinematic Storytelling in Blender 20% off​The (perfectly fitting) sponsor of "The Adventure Begins" challenge is our Master Cinematic Storytelling in Blender course, so we’re putting it on sale while the challenge is on. It’s a great source of knowledge and inspiration to boost your creativity for the challenge and your entire 3D art adventure. 20% Off Coupon Code: ADVENTURE20 ​Join the course here 20% off​ The sale will be active until July 11th, 23:59 CEST. Good luck, and until next time. ~Zach |
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Hey Reader, Zach here, With a fresh dose of inspiration and resources from the 3D world. Today, I’ll share a beautiful music video made in Blender, followed by a new community challenge by Poly Haven. Next, I’ll share info about the Cyber Week Sale from P2Design, and some Blender quick tips from our instructors. Let’s dive in. Korean Music Video made in Blender This impressive video for the Korean rock band Cotoba was created in Blender by 3D artist Kyeonghongkim. The dreamy, painterly style...
Hey Reader, Zach here, With new inspiration and resources from the 3D world. Today, we have a beautiful indie animation with a handcrafted feel, a tutorial on recreating a 2D stylized character in 3D, and news of the first-ever Blender Conference in Asia. I’ll end with a free Mograph Tool straight from SouthernShotty. Let’s dive in. "Forevergreen" - Stunning Animation by an Independent Artists’ Collective This animated short film wasn’t made by Disney, Sony, or any other industry giant. It...
Hey Reader, Zach here, With fresh news and inspiration from the 3D world. Today, I'll start with the Blender 5.0 release and our Hotkey Sheet PDF update. Next, I’ll share a music video made in collaboration with the Blender Studio and a cute Grease Pencil animation breakdown. Let’s dive in. Blender 5.0 is out! The biggest news of this week is, of course, the release of Blender 5.0! 🥳 It’s packed with tons of new upgrades and features. I’ll just list a few of them that I believe are most...