Hey Reader, Today we have an inspiring animated short, our CG Boost 3D Summer challenge + Summer Sale. August is also the time for another Pwnisherâs challenge, and weâre sharing a breakdown video from one of our students who previously made it to the top 100. Finally, we'll share a new video from Martin Klekner. Letâs dive straight in. CG Boost Summer Challenge + Summer Sale Letâs start with a short reminder of our Summer 3D Art Challenge we launched yesterday. Itâs all about making a fun,...
15 days ago â˘Â 3 min read
Hey Reader, Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed by having too many options to spend your free time on vacation? The bucket list of things you wish you had time to finish seems endless, but you donât know where to start. We know that feeling. To help you out, we invite you to a fun Summer 3D Challenge (more details below). Weâre also running a 20% off Summer Sale for some of our courses till August 21st. Letâs dive into the details. CG Boost Summer 3D Challenge đď¸ AaahâŚSummer! What better time...
16 days ago â˘Â 1 min read
Hey Reader, Before we start, weâd like to let you know that over the coming weeks weâll be on vacation, so our support may be less responsive. We hope to recharge our batteries and come back to help you out in your learning journey with even more passion. Now on to the regular stuff. Today weâre starting with the release of Blender 5.2 LTS and sharing our favourite 5 new features along with our freshly updated Hotkey Sheet PDF. Next weâll share the full "Dance Macabre" painterly animated...
29 days ago â˘Â 2 min read
Hey Reader, Itâs time for another dose of fresh inspirations and resources from the 3D world. Weâll start with the hot news about Blender Studioâs new feature film project, followed by a stylized post-apocalyptic animated short and a funny Lego Horror teaser. Finally, weâll share a handy add-on for making painterly clouds in Blender. Before we continue, a quick reminder about our ongoing Survey. Please tell us what you are currently struggling with and how we can best help you with future...
about 1 month ago â˘Â 2 min read
Hey Reader, Today, we have even more goodies for you than usual, so stay with us till the end. There are 3 new videos from our instructors and a free, flexible Blender Eye Kit (along with Jimâs tutorial). Louis shares a breakdown of his assistant bot, AiB, and Martin gets into intricate details of his stylized Spartan armor. Lastly, we share a beautiful feature film trailer made in Blender, and Humaniq - a new human characters library and crowd generator, so strap on your seatbelts and letâs...
about 2 months ago â˘Â 3 min read
Hey Reader, Before we even start, weâd love to let you know that the Film Stop Channelâs problems that we mentioned in the last newsletter are now resolved, and Colinâs control of the channel has been restored. 𼳠Now, on to the regular stuff. Today, weâve prepared a whole bunch of goodies and inspirations from the 3D world, including a new 3D Character Challenge, a jaw-dropping painterly animation trailer, and two new free tools for Blender: a painterly filter compositing node and Southern...
2 months ago â˘Â 2 min read
Hey Reader, Today we get to Interview Martin Klekner to talk about storytelling, the changing creative landscape, and why we decided to expand our Master Cinematic Storytelling Course with new lessons focused on Blender's Video Editor. If you donât know Martin, he's the creator of the Heroes of Bronze Short Film, and has been pushing the envelope in CG Filmmaking in Blender for years. Heâs also the creator of the CG Boost Master Cinematic Storytelling course and has his own YouTube channel...
3 months ago â˘Â 3 min read
Hey Reader, Today, weâll start a bit differently, by sharing a message and a call for help from one of our fellow YouTube creators whose channel has been hijacked. Film Stop YouTube Channel Hacked - Letâs try to help! You may have come across Quinn Collierâs TY channel, Film Stop, and his Blender-related content. We wanted to share this deeply disturbing story about the hijacking of his channel and Google's tone-deaf reaction. They donât do much to help Quinn regain control of what was a...
3 months ago â˘Â 2 min read
Hey Reader, When we launched our Master Cinematic Storytelling course, the goal was to provide a film school for 3D artists. In the course, we cover how to create cinematic shots by teaching filmmaking fundamentals like color, composition, lighting, camera language, sequences, and more. But what about making an actual 3D short film? More than a cool sequence of shots, but a real story with a beginning, middle, and end, all created inside Blender. And not just the visuals either, but editing,...
3 months ago â˘Â 1 min read
