This course is the closest thing to having a “make beautiful” button inside Blender.

Compositing is all about quality and efficiency, while delivering truly powerful possibilities that are otherwise impossible to achieve.

Learn to quickly increase the realism of your 3D renders, integrate real actors into a CG environment, seamlessly add CG objects to your real footage, easily fix render imperfections, improve the look of your real footage and more.

This course gives you the boost your work needs, to get to the next level with little time and effort, all while having fun.

We’ll cover key topics such as working with render passes, color grading, motion tracking, green screen keying, and adding cinematic effects like depth of field, lens flares, volumetric lighting and many more tricks to speed up and improve your workflow.

What you'll get

All you need to learn about compositing in Blender
107 lessons (9+ hrs running time)
All project files for download
Stream online or download* the course for offline use
English captions for each lesson
Access to the CG Boost community
Get a certificate on course completion
Pay once, future course updates included

*Downloads are provided automatically after 30 days or upon request. Kindly note that refunds aren’t available once requested.

Syllabus

Part 1 – Compositing Fundamentals & CG Renders

8 Chapters
75 Lessons
6.5+ hrs running time

Chapter 1 & 2 – Getting Started and Preparations

In this chapter, we explore the fundamentals of compositing, including its capabilities and practical applications. We also guide you through setting up essential tools, such as Blender and useful add-ons, to create an efficient compositing workspace.

7 videos | ~22 minutes running time

Part 2 – Working with Real Footage

4 Chapters
32 Lessons
2:40 hrs running time

Chapter 9 – Tracking Basics

In this chapter, we focus on 2D and 3D tracking techniques, including how to perform plane tracks and refine 3D camera tracking to integrate elements into footage. By the end, you'll be able to add 2D or 3D elements seamlessly to your scenes.

7 videos | ~33 minutes running time

Chapter 10 – Scene 04 - Landing

In this chapter, we go through creating a full shot using real footage, turning a daytime car park scene into a nighttime setting, with masks and CG elements. It also covers adding effects like glow, vignette, and film grain to create a dramatic emergency landing scene.

9 videos | ~39 minutes running time

Chapter 11 – Keying Fundamentals

In this chapter, we cover rotoscoping and keying, masking real footage to composite CG elements into stock video. We also extract elements from green or blue screens using professional keying workflows to isolate an actor for our next major scene.

7 videos | ~42 minutes running time

Chapter 12 – Scene 05 - Commander

In this chapter, we integrate the keyed actor into a CG environment using layering, grading, and filter effects. We add grunge to a window with 2D tracking, create an animated defocus effect, and adjust lighting to blend the actor seamlessly into the scene.

9 videos | ~45 minutes running time