Hey Reader, Zach here Great news, our new course Master 3D Characters in Blender has just launched! 🥳 Stop talking, take me to the course page 🏃➡️ Have you ever paused to look at the characters in your favorite movies or games and thought: "Man, that looks so good, I wish I could create something like that. I wish CG Boost made a course that teaches me exactly that!"? But while patiently waiting for us to make the course, you start carefully sculpting your great character idea, and you...
6 days ago • 3 min read
Hey Reader, Zach here, With the launch of our Master 3D Characters in Blender course just around the corner, it's the perfect time to share the story behind this course. I’ll also share the release date of the course and introduce you to my talented friend and course author, Jim Morren. The Master 3D Characters course has been on a longer journey than you might think. Back in 2020, I had the good fortune of meeting an incredibly talented 3D character artist (who for privacy reasons, I will...
8 days ago • 2 min read
Hey Reader, Zach here, With fresh news, tools, and inspiration from the 3D world. Today we’ll start with a detailed breakdown of the armless Ping-pong boy animation by KoalaOK, followed by a MegaMan X Fan Film by DemNikoART, a quick introduction to 2D/3D animation in Grease Pencil, and an instant compositing add-on from Daniel Nees. Let’s dive in. Ping Pong Boy Animation - Behind the Scenes with KoalaOK KoalaOK a 3D artist from China who uses Blender and won 2nd place in the recent Kinetic...
11 days ago • 2 min read
Hey Reader, Zach here, With a fresh collection of news from the 3D world. Today I have a Kickstarter launch for a promising Blender VFX course by InLightVFX, a Humble Bundle of the best add-ons from Blender Market, a pro character animator sharing his 25 years journey, a new Car Render Challenge and a cute animation teaser. Let’s dive in. "Master 3D VFX in Blender" by InLightVFX on Kickstarter Jacob from InLightVFX (who’s De-Lighting tutorial we recently shared) is preparing the Kickstarter...
18 days ago • 2 min read
Hey Reader, Zach here, With a fresh collection of news from the 3D world. Today we have the Pwnisher’s "Kinetic Rush" challenge top 100 montage, an award-winning animated movie trailer made in Blender, tips on making your short movie projects from SouthernShotty and a great deal from Blender Secrets. Let’s dive in. Top 100 KINETIC RUSH Challenge Montage It’s that time of the year again when the new awesome Pwnisher’s Challenge top 100 animation montage is out! It has already become a staple...
25 days ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, Zach here, with a fresh collection of news and inspirations from the 3D world. Today we have a tutorial with an extraordinary technique for VFX shots, a spaceship greebles kitbashing pack, a fun robot video by Polyfjord, and an amazing Ping-Pong boy animation breakdown. Let’s dive in. Ian Hubert's amazing "de-lighting" technique for VFX shots If you love the amazing VFX that Ian Hubert does in Blender for his short movies like Dynamo Dream, you’re probably wondering: "How is that...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Hey Reader, Zach here, First, with some exciting news: We’re getting close to releasing a new CG Boost course, and I’m sharing a teaser of it today! Besides this, there is a new 3D challenge by Pixar, Creative Shrimp’s new Blender/DaVinci Resolve course (free), and another impressive episode of "Dynamo Dream" from Ian Hubert. Let’s dive in. Teaser for our upcoming 3D Character Course We’re preparing to release our new Blender course soon. 🥳 It is a complete 3D character creation course by Jim...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Hey Reader, Zach here, With a fresh collection of news from the 3D world. Today I have a Sonic 3 movie trailer (in which our teammate Daniel was involved in), a tutorial/breakdown of a Blade Runner 2049 scene, a free 3D assets' library, a fun Blender add-on and a trailer of games-inspired animated series. Let dive in. Sonic 3 Trailer looks great I’m proud to say our team member Daniel Nees has contributed to the amazing look of this trailer (as he worked on the compositing for this movie)....
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, Zach here, With a fresh batch of news from the 3D world. We’ve got our new CG Boost tutorial about speeding up Cycles in Blender, a Blender Market Summer Sale, retro PlayStation 1 renders and a mind-blowing 3D environment breakdown. Let’s dive in! How to make Cycles render faster Frustrated with how long rendering in Cycles is taking? Our compositing wizard Daniel Nees is here to help you out with his 5 powerful efficiency tricks and techniques you probably haven’t heard of, that...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read