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🚀 [Resources] Hard-Surface tips, Skyrim remaster in Blender, ToAnimate 20% off, and more…
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Zach here, With another round of exciting news from the 3D world. Starting with a new CG Boost hard-surface tips tutorial, ToAnimate’s 3rd-anniversary promo, a free texturing course and a Skyrim remaster in Blender. Let’s dive in. ​New Tutorial: Hard-Surface Modeling Tips​Our Robotic Planet course instructor, Louis du Mont, just released a new CG Boost tutorial packed with 6 useful hard-surface modeling tips for Blender, that will help you to create advanced shapes while saving a ton of time. It includes a new trick for Blender 4.2, as well as adding quick cables, pipes, and 3D decals to your models. ​Watch the tutorial here​ ​ToAnimate’s 3rd Birthday Sale (20% Discount)​Our friends from ToAnimate are celebrating their 3rd birthday by offering their Blender professional animation course 20% off. To claim the discount, use the following coupon code. 20% Off Coupon Code: TOANIMATE3 There are only 20 seats available, and the promotion lasts until August 10th. ​Learn more about the course here (affiliate link) ​Free PBR Texturing Introduction by Blender Guru​Andrew Price (aka Blender Guru) has just released a long and comprehensive YouTube tutorial explaining the ins and outs of PBR texturing in Blender 4.2. He goes step by step through the process of setting up a realistic brick wall material. Some fundamental concepts like bump mapping vs displacement are explained there in an easy-to-follow manner. The video will be invaluable for you if you’re just starting to learn Blender, but even if you think you know the basics, you might find something new. ​Watch the full free course here​ ​Remastering Skyrim in Blender​Our Urban Environments course author Cov Phillips ventured into a small village in Skyrim to make a high-quality remaster of the original game scene in Blender. What a quest! Cov shares his experience and a bunch of great techniques, workflows, and clever hacks to rebuild the exact Skyrim scene. You’ll learn a ton about world-building, texturing, and even photogrammetry from images taken inside a game. ​Watch the full video here​ ​ That’s it from me for today. Have a great week and till 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 start with a tutorial on linking in Blender from P2Design, and our Cubic Worlds course update and discount. Next, I’ll share a "The Spice Frontier" behind-the-scenes documentary, followed by an anime girl messing around inside Blender. Finally, I’ll share a free, open-source material creation program, "Material Maker". Let’s dive in. Linking and Library Overrides in Blender Explained If you...
Hey Reader, Zach here, and I’m excited to share our new updated chapter for our Cubic Worlds course for Blender, which is already live and free for all existing course students. I also made a video where I walk you through the update and show you how the new workflows I teach come together. If you prefer to see the update in action, I recommend starting there: 👉 Watch the Cubic Worlds Update Video To celebrate this new update, the Cubic Worlds course for Blender is now 10$ off until Friday...
Hey Reader, Zach here, With a new dose of inspiration and resources from the 3D world. Today, I’ll start with a realistic, animated Tiger made in Blender, followed by an epic Lego Pokémon battle. Next, I’ll share a funny animated short about the dangers of Bayblade and a cool Environment and Game Art tutorial pack. Let’s dive in. CGI Tiger made in Blender - Breakdown Making photorealistic animated animals is not an easy task, and I rarely see top-level work like this done with Blender. That...