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🚀 [Resources] New CG Boost Tutorial, Insane CG Trailer & Free Reality Capture
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Zach here, with more exciting news from the 3D world. First, we have my new Blender tutorial, where I'll show you how useful an often overlooked feature can be. Second, we have an insane Breaking Bad fan animation, and finally Reality Capture is now free for most artists (more on that below). Vertex Groups Tricks in Blender You (probably) Didn’t Know About Vertex Groups (and Weight Painting) is a powerful and versatile function in Blender that can help to dynamically control your 3D scenes. It may sound technical, but it’s actually a tool that gives you a lot of artistic freedom for your 3D creations. For this tutorial, I created a fun space explorer scene, based on which I will guide you into the space of Vertex Groups and Weight Painting. ​Watch the full tutorial here​ Insane Breaking Bad Game Concept Trailer If you are a fan of Breaking Bad, photorealistic renders and inspiring directing skills, 3D environment artist Piotr Tatar has a treat for you. An amazing Breaking Bad game concept trailer, entirely made in CG. He actually photoscanned some of the large environment assets with a drone, and based on the result, it proves the amazing results you can get with a tool like Reality Capture. Make sure you look through the full project breakdown and study each shot, there is so much to discover and be inspired by. Also, speaking of Reality Capture... Reality Capture is now free (if you are making under $1 million/year) Let's say you're exploring a unique space, and you find an unusually interesting structure or piece of nature you would love to implement into your 3D worlds. This has just become even more accessible. Reality Capture is a photogrammetry tool, that allows you to create realistic 3D models from sets of images. Reality Capture is now (basically) free to use from the Unreal Engine Launcher, unless you are a making over $1 million/year. If you are, I’m sorry to say it won’t be free, but also not sorry, because you are making over a $1 million a year 😜. ​Download Reality Capture here​ Also, the Pwnisher YouTube channel has a great full tutorial on 3D scanning using Reality capture. Or if you want to dive even deeper into the subject, check out Creative Shrimp's comprehensive Photogrammetry course (affiliate link), using Blender and Reality Capture. Have fun! ~Zach |
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Hey Reader, Zach here, With a new dose of inspiration and resources from the 3D world. Today, I’ll share two breakdown videos from our course instructors. The first one is about stylized and the second one, about realistic animated shots in Blender. Finally, I’ll share a new PBR fabric material set from Poly Haven, and an update to Master Compositing in Blender and the free Blender Lens Flare System. Let’s dive in. How Martin Klekner Makes Stylized Shots in Blender Martin Klekner has recently...
Hey Reader, Zach here, With a new dose of inspiration and resources from the 3D world. Today, I’ll start with an animated Blender short film about our beautiful planet Earth (don't miss this one), followed by a stunning architectural Blender animation. I’ll also share news about our new "Magic Shop" 3D challenge and the September Sprint. Finally, I’ll share a new, powerful procedural Nature Generator add-on for Blender. Let’s dive in. "The Ballad of Pale Blue Dot" - Animated Blender Short...
Hey Reader, Zach here, The other day, in a CG Boost team meeting, we were discussing how platforms are oversaturated with content and images, which can make it feel like, what’s the point of making more content? Then Masha who has been on our team since the very beginning of CG Boost said: The reason I create art is to give life to my imagination. I like the process of thinking about an idea and fully bringing it to life. That encouraged me. Like a breath of fresh air, it was a great reminder...