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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, We’re back with more news, resources, and inspiration from the 3D world. Today we’ll kick off with the new Blender 5.3 release, our favourite new features, and our freshly updated Hotkey Sheet PDF. Next, we’ll share a new animation retargeting tutorial from Martin Klekner and a great ‘Gauntlet of Gods’ breakdown video. As a cherry on top, we’ll share a great Black Friday deal from Polygon Runway. Let’s dive right in. Blender 5.3 is out! + Our Favourite 5 New Features The new...
Hey Reader, We’re back with new inspiration and resources from the 3D world. Today we have something just right for the season: a fun spooky Blender animation! Next we’ll share a smoke sim tutorial by Jim Morren, an EEVEE lighting tutorial from Gleb Alexandrov, and an Autumn Sale by Blender Secrets. But before we jump in, let us remind you that it is: The Last Day of Our Birthday Sale! If you’re thinking of joining one of our courses or course bundles, now is the last chance to make use of...
Hey Reader, We're back with an extra email, sharing a new Sound Design tutorial from our instructor Louis du Mont, and a friendly reminder that our Birthday Sale ends in just 2 days! Sound Design with Louis du Mont Louis prepared the sound design for our latest Blender Launch Pad 2 Trailer, and he shares some of his magic tricks in this video. If you want to add an extra layer of realism and that 'wow' effect to your Blender animations, then adding sound might be exactly what you need. While...