Hey Reader,
Zach here with another round of useful and inspiring CG and Blender related resources.
Abandoned House Generator (Geometry Nodes)
\nI have seen many cool Blender Geometry Nodes demos before, but nothing like this. It looks like made directly in Houdini, but it is Blender! 🤯
\nThis \"Abandoned House Generator\", by sozap, procedurally generates endless variations of destroyed buildings. And each of it is incredible high detailed. Imagine you would create just one house manually, which would probably take a few days to make.
3D Animated Short Film \"Family Trip\"
\nTo celebrate the release of the completion of \"Part 2 - Characters and Machines\" of my Cubic Worlds course, I published my new Cubic Worlds short film called \"Family Trip\".
\nBTW. the characters in the car are my wife, my two boys and me (but we don't own a red car). 😋
Walk Cycle Animation in Blender (Tutorial)
\nSpeaking of Cubic Worlds, I recently released a new free Blender tutorial, where I teach how to animate a Star Wars AT-ST walker, designed in the Cubic Worlds style.
\nIn the video, we create a perfect looping walk cycle, make the walker walk along a path (because walkers walk 🤪), and then combine different animations in a modular way.
\nActually, I put a lot of general animation knowledge into the video, so it can even serve as a kind of introduction to character animation in Blender.
Easy Shockwaves in Blender (Tutorial)
\nBad Normals has published another quick and fun video, on how to create a shockwave effect in Blender, using nothing but the Default Cube and the Shader Editor.
\nAnd did I mention that I love his video intros?
Making a living as Digital Artist
\nIf you're interested in making a living as a digital artist, Stylized Station has a useful YouTube Playlist of videos, teaching exactly that.
That's it for this week, now enjoy your weekend and stay creative!
\n~Zach
\n\n","recentPosts":[{"id":9599220,"title":"🚀 [Resources] Free Compositing Tutorial, V-Ray for Blender release and more...","slug":"resources-free-compositing-tutorial-v-ray-for-blender-release-and-more","status":"published","readingTime":1,"campaignCompletedAt":"2025-07-04T10:28:00.000Z","publishedAt":"2025-07-04T10:28:00.000Z","orderByDate":"2025-07-04T10:28:00.000Z","timeAgo":"2 days","thumbnailUrl":"https://embed.filekitcdn.com/e/e6gkj16sbNkHMKLQu2gWAq/vWBbyDqasbabE3uBosvCon/email","thumbnailAlt":"","path":"posts/resources-free-compositing-tutorial-v-ray-for-blender-release-and-more","url":"https://cgboost.kit.com/posts/resources-free-compositing-tutorial-v-ray-for-blender-release-and-more","isPaid":null,"introContent":"Hey [FIRST NAME GOES HERE], Zach here, With a new collection of inspiration and resources from the 3D world. Today, I’ll share Kaizen’s free tutorial on compositing, followed by \"Forest Therapy\" - a funny summer animation, the news about the V-Ray for Blender release, and finally, a new Blender Secrets hard-surface course. Let’s dive in. The Power of Compositing in Blender If you’ve never touched Blender’s compositor, you need to watch this video from Kaizen. Jesse explains the basics of what...","campaignId":20093220,"publicationId":16664592,"metaDescription":""},{"id":9577289,"title":"🏆 [New Challenge] The Adventure Begins (+ Cinematic Course 20% Off)","slug":"new-challenge-the-adventure-begins-cinematic-course-20-off","status":"published","readingTime":1,"campaignCompletedAt":"2025-07-02T12:45:07.000Z","publishedAt":"2025-07-02T12:45:07.000Z","orderByDate":"2025-07-02T12:45:07.000Z","timeAgo":"4 days","thumbnailUrl":"https://embed.filekitcdn.com/e/e6gkj16sbNkHMKLQu2gWAq/QKJRrSxhsb5gFkrKGtHgg/email","thumbnailAlt":"","path":"posts/new-challenge-the-adventure-begins-cinematic-course-20-off","url":"https://cgboost.kit.com/posts/new-challenge-the-adventure-begins-cinematic-course-20-off","isPaid":null,"introContent":"Hey [FIRST NAME GOES HERE], Zach here, With a new long-awaited Community Challenge, new Art Sprints and the “Master Cinematic Storytelling in Blender” course Sale. Let’s dive in. CG Boost Challenges are back! After more than a year of pause, we took the time to rethink and restructure our approach to the challenges, and we’re finally ready to start a new one! We gave it an appropriate name and a theme: The Adventure Begins The goal is simple: Create a 3D artwork (a still render or animation)...","campaignId":20067842,"publicationId":16639148,"metaDescription":""},{"id":9564854,"title":"💡 5 Quick Blender Tips from CG Boost (Best of May & June 2025)","slug":"5-quick-blender-tips-from-cg-boost-best-of-may-june-2025","status":"published","readingTime":1,"campaignCompletedAt":"2025-07-01T12:40:56.000Z","publishedAt":"2025-07-01T12:40:56.000Z","orderByDate":"2025-07-01T12:40:56.000Z","timeAgo":"5 days","thumbnailUrl":"https://functions-js.convertkit.com/playbutton?play=%231a1b1d&accent=%23ffffff&thumbnailof=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fshorts%2FP5FuyHtEljU&width=480&height=270&fit=contain","thumbnailAlt":"video preview","path":"posts/5-quick-blender-tips-from-cg-boost-best-of-may-june-2025","url":"https://cgboost.kit.com/posts/5-quick-blender-tips-from-cg-boost-best-of-may-june-2025","isPaid":null,"introContent":"Hey [FIRST NAME GOES HERE], Zach here, Today, let’s try something new. I’ll share five of our most successful quick-tip YouTube Shorts videos we’ve created in the last two months. Each video is prepared by one of our course instructors in a fun and simple way so that you can get the most out of it in less than 60 seconds. Let’s dive in. Tip 1: Fix Symmetry Problems with Jim Morren When creating a symmetrical object, you can sometimes run into an issue where symmetry stops working correctly....","campaignId":20053081,"publicationId":16624334,"metaDescription":""}],"newsletter":{"formId":2374365,"productId":null,"productUrl":null,"featuredPostId":null,"subscribersOnly":false},"isPaidSubscriber":false,"isSubscriber":false,"originUrl":"https://cgboost.kit.com/posts/resources-houdini-in-blender","creatorProfileName":"CG Boost - Weekly 3D Resources","creatorProfileId":11396}
Hey Reader,
Zach here with another round of useful and inspiring CG and Blender related resources.
Abandoned House Generator (Geometry Nodes)
I have seen many cool Blender Geometry Nodes demos before, but nothing like this. It looks like made directly in Houdini, but it is Blender! 🤯
This "Abandoned House Generator", by sozap, procedurally generates endless variations of destroyed buildings. And each of it is incredible high detailed. Imagine you would create just one house manually, which would probably take a few days to make.
3D Animated Short Film "Family Trip"
To celebrate the release of the completion of "Part 2 - Characters and Machines" of my Cubic Worlds course, I published my new Cubic Worlds short film called "Family Trip".
BTW. the characters in the car are my wife, my two boys and me (but we don't own a red car). 😋
Walk Cycle Animation in Blender (Tutorial)
Speaking of Cubic Worlds, I recently released a new free Blender tutorial, where I teach how to animate a Star Wars AT-ST walker, designed in the Cubic Worlds style.
In the video, we create a perfect looping walk cycle, make the walker walk along a path (because walkers walk 🤪), and then combine different animations in a modular way.
Actually, I put a lot of general animation knowledge into the video, so it can even serve as a kind of introduction to character animation in Blender.
Easy Shockwaves in Blender (Tutorial)
Bad Normals has published another quick and fun video, on how to create a shockwave effect in Blender, using nothing but the Default Cube and the Shader Editor.
And did I mention that I love his video intros?
Making a living as Digital Artist
If you're interested in making a living as a digital artist, Stylized Station has a useful YouTube Playlist of videos, teaching exactly that.
That's it for this week, now enjoy your weekend and stay creative!
~Zach
Receive our weekly roundup with tutorials, news and resources from the 3D world, and fresh updates on our latest content.
Hey [FIRST NAME GOES HERE], Zach here, With a new collection of inspiration and resources from the 3D world. Today, I’ll share Kaizen’s free tutorial on compositing, followed by "Forest Therapy" - a funny summer animation, the news about the V-Ray for Blender release, and finally, a new Blender Secrets hard-surface course. Let’s dive in. The Power of Compositing in Blender If you’ve never touched Blender’s compositor, you need to watch this video from Kaizen. Jesse explains the basics of what...
Hey [FIRST NAME GOES HERE], Zach here, With a new long-awaited Community Challenge, new Art Sprints and the “Master Cinematic Storytelling in Blender” course Sale. Let’s dive in. CG Boost Challenges are back! After more than a year of pause, we took the time to rethink and restructure our approach to the challenges, and we’re finally ready to start a new one! We gave it an appropriate name and a theme: The Adventure Begins The goal is simple: Create a 3D artwork (a still render or animation)...
Hey [FIRST NAME GOES HERE], Zach here, Today, let’s try something new. I’ll share five of our most successful quick-tip YouTube Shorts videos we’ve created in the last two months. Each video is prepared by one of our course instructors in a fun and simple way so that you can get the most out of it in less than 60 seconds. Let’s dive in. Tip 1: Fix Symmetry Problems with Jim Morren When creating a symmetrical object, you can sometimes run into an issue where symmetry stops working correctly....