CG Cookie Courses

UV's and Texture Painting - Get Started with Blender 2.8 - Week 2

Learn UV mapping and texture painting in Blender 2.8 to create lifelike textures and materials for 3D models. Apply these essential techniques to bring your stylized treasure chest to life and enhance future projects.

• YouTube
• 2 hours 15 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

3D Modeling with Blender 2.8 - Getting Started with Building Assets - Week 1

Learn 3D modeling fundamentals in Blender 2.8, focusing on interface navigation and basic asset creation. Ideal for beginners, this tutorial provides hands-on practice to build confidence in 3D design skills.

• YouTube
• 2 hours 15 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Create an Island Scene in Blender 2.8 - Eevee Island Environment Tutorial - Part 4

Learn to create stylized island environments in Blender 2.8 using Eevee. Master link-based workflows, build simplistic assets, and optimize large-scale scenes for efficient rendering and editing.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 22 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Modeling a Treasure Chest in Blender - Laying Out UV Texture Maps

Learn to create lifelike textures for a treasure chest in Blender, including UV mapping, texture painting, and material properties for realistic metal and wood surfaces.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Create Simple Plants in Blender 2.8 - Eevee Island Environment Tutorial - Part 2

Learn to create stylized plants for island environments using Blender 2.8 and Eevee. Master link-based workflows and efficient asset creation techniques for large-scale scenes.

• YouTube
• 2 hours 2 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Modeling a Treasure Chest in Blender: Blocking Out Basic Shapes

Learn to create a treasure chest's basic structure in Blender, starting with primitives and transforming them into the essential wooden framework. Master fundamental 3D modeling techniques for game assets.

• YouTube
• 25 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Create Stylized Trees in Blender 2.8 - Eevee Island Environment Tutorial - Part 1

Learn to create stylized trees and island environments in Blender 2.8 using Eevee. Master link-based workflows and efficient asset creation techniques for large-scale scenes.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 53 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Hard Surface Mechanical Kitbashing Workflow with Blender 2.8

Learn to create mechanical creatures using kitbashing techniques in Blender 2.8. Discover how to combine pre-made 3D model parts for efficient and creative hard surface modeling.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Texturing a Simple Airplane in Blender 2.8

Learn to texture a cute airplane model using Blender 2.8's tools, exploring differences from 2.7x and integration with Eevee. Perfect for game projects and hard surface modeling enthusiasts.

• YouTube
• 2 hours 17 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Learning From the Legendary 3D Character Art of Sven Juhlin

Explore the inspiring 3D character art of Sven Juhlin, a renowned artist in the industry. Gain insights into his techniques and creative process to enhance your own character design skills.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 24 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Blender's New Fracture Modifier - Experimental Build

Explore Blender's experimental Fracture modifier for advanced physics simulations in 3D modeling. Learn its features and advantages over the Cell Fracture addon for VFX work.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 22 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Turning a Blender 2.8 Python Script into an Addon - Beginner Tutorial

Learn to transform a Python script into a Blender 2.8 addon, enhancing your 3D modeling workflow by creating a tool that converts models into voxel-style meshes.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Creating an Advanced Face Rig - Part 3 - Blender Tutorial

Advanced face rigging in Blender: Set up shape keys driven by armature bones, mesh deform modifier controls, and custom bone shapes. Learn fluid facial expressions using deform bones and shape key drivers.

• YouTube
• 33 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Creating an Advanced Face Rig in Blender - Part 2

Advanced face rigging in Blender: custom bone shapes, deform mesh setup, shape keys, and control bones for enhanced character animation. Practical tutorial with downloadable project files.

• YouTube
• 44 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Creating an Advanced Face Rig in Blender - Part 1

Learn advanced face rigging techniques in Blender, including shape key setup, armature bone drivers, mesh deform modifiers, and custom bone shapes for precise facial animation control.

• YouTube
• 44 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video