CG Cookie Courses

Blender Tutorial - Animating With Python, Unlock the Power

Learn to use Python in Blender to write scripts that create animation effects, covering arrays, for loops, and context errors.

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

Creating a 3D Typography Effect in Blender

Create a 3D typography effect in Blender by converting text to mesh, shaping letters, adding colors, lights, particles, movement, and rendering.

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

How to Actually Use Align Euler to Vector in Blender's Geometry Nodes

Learn to use Blender’s Align Euler to Vector node in Geometry Nodes by aligning objects and geometry to mesh and curve normals.

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

Make a Melting Text Effect in Blender - Fluid Sims VFX Tutorial

Create a melting text effect in Blender by building a liquid simulation, collision floor, and camera setup.

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

How to Make a Procedural Rock Shader in Blender

Create a realistic rock material in Blender by building a procedural texture with noise, vector color inputs, and layered adjustments.

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

Node Recipes to Get You Started in Blender Geometry Nodes

Learn three Blender Geometry Nodes recipes for extruding curves, distorting mesh surfaces with noise, and orienting instances toward moving objects.

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

Blender Basics: Materials and Lighting

Learn Blender basics for creating materials and lighting scenes, including metallic values and HDRI-based illumination.

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

Smarter 3D Modeling with Edge Loops, Poles, and Edge Rings - Blender Beginner Tutorial

Learn how edge loops, poles, and edge rings shape clean 3D topology for modeling faces and preparing meshes for animation in Blender.

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

Using Blender's Most Powerful Selection Tools - Blender Beginner Tutorial

Learn Blender's selection tools for editing meshes and building practical 3D topology.

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

How to Use Key Interpolation with Blender's Grease Pencil

Explore how different keyframe interpolation methods shape Grease Pencil motion, including where interpolation works and where it breaks down.

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

The Complete Guide to Retopology with RetopoFlow in Blender

Learn RetopoFlow’s sketch-based tools for building new topology quickly, from contours and loops to a face retopology demonstration.

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

Draw from a 3D Reference Directly Inside Blender

Use Blender’s scene setup as a custom 3D reference, then draw over it with Grease Pencil.

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

Create 2D Kirby Krackle with Blender's Grease Pencil

Create a 2D Kirby Krackle effect in Blender using Grease Pencil modifiers and default brushes.

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

Create a 3D Blast Effect with Blender's Grease Pencil

Create a stylized 3D blast effect by merging Grease Pencil 2D drawing with a fractured 3D model in Blender.

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

Creating Anime-Style Laser Blast Effects with Blender Grease Pencil

Create an anime-style laser blast effect in Blender using Grease Pencil, with a mouse instead of a stylus.

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