Hey Reader,

Zach here,

With some fresh resources and inspiration from the 3D world.

I’ll start with our new "Birthday Cake Madness" 3D challenge, a quick heads-up about our biggest sale of the year and a top-level mograph made in Blender by a 20-year-old artist.

Let’s dive in.

​Bake your craziest 3D Cake - "Birthday Cake Madness" 3D Challenge​

Today we’re launching a special 3D challenge: Birthday Cake Madness, to celebrate my birthday (which was yesterday 🥳).

The goal is to create the wildest 3D cake render you can visualize using Blender.

If you’ve ever watched creative cake-baking programs like "Cake Boss" or "Is it Cake?", you already know that there are almost no limits to what a cake can be. That is even more true when it comes to 3D. The only limitation is your imagination.

Whatever 3D ingredients you choose to add to your baking is 100% up to you. You can model it, sculpt it, or even cover it with Grease Pencil icing. Sprinkle it with Geometry Nodes, or composite it from multiple render layers.

Go wild with how it looks, and never mind the taste (we’re just going to eat it with our eyes anyway 😉).

This time, we’ve also added prizes for the best CG bakers.

The top five cakes will win free access to a CG Boost course!

​Join the challenge here​

​My Birthday Gift for You - All Courses 30% off and Bundles 15% off​

Just a quick, friendly reminder that our Birthday Sale is already live, and you can grab all of our Courses with a 30% discount and all of our Course Bundles are 15% off.

The sale will last until October 31st, 2025 (23:59 CET).

To claim the discount, simply use the coupon code below at the checkout page:

Coupon Code: HBD25

​Click here, to check out all CG Boost courses​

​20-year-old Blender Artists makes an Animation for Las Vegas​

I have shared some of Yesway’s impressive 3D content before, but I never realized he’s such a young prodigy 🤯. At the age of just twenty, he was capable of making this top-notch motion graphics using Blender.

This not only proves that Blender is a powerful professional tool, but also that passion and dedication (and probably a clear learning path) can lead to quick growth and achieving great results even at a young age.

I think what makes Yesway's work so successful is playing to his strengths (focusing on simple but effective solutions) and always keeping art fundamentals (like good lighting, composition, and timing) in mind to achieve great visual impact.
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That’s all from me today. Have a great weekend, and till next time.

~Zach