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Learn to design & build real projects with our new course, CRAFTSMAN 🛠️ Included in every CG Cookie membership 👇 https://cgcookie.com/courses/craftsman-precision-modeling-with-blender-for-real-world-application

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CG Cookie @cgcookie.bsky.social · 10h

The course EYE is included in every CG Cookie membership (lesson 1 is unlocked for everyone)

Take a look: cgcookie.com/courses/eyes...

EYES: Master Eye Rigging in Blender

Continuing on from the previous rigging courses RIG and SHAPE, this course is a deep dive into rigging your character's eyes. You will learn how to handle many different styles of eyes from 2d, simpl...

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CG Cookie @cgcookie.bsky.social · 10h

New Blender course just dropped and it's a looker!

Make your characters truly alive 👀

- master eye tracking
- pupil dilation
- clamshell
- non-spherical eye rigs

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CG Cookie @cgcookie.bsky.social · 3d

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CG Cookie @cgcookie.bsky.social · 8d

This Blender workflow is goated

#b3d #blender3d #blendertips

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CG Cookie @cgcookie.bsky.social · 16d

Biblically accurate baking.

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CG Cookie @cgcookie.bsky.social · 24d

Ever scale a cube in Object Mode and wonder why the edges still say 2000mm in Edit Mode?

That’s because Blender keeps the original size and just multiplies it by the scale factor.

Quick fix: Ctrl + A → Apply Scale.

CG Cookie @cgcookie.bsky.social · 28d

✨ In games, boring > fancy.
A short, snappy animation feels responsive.
A flashy one looks cool… but slows the player down. 🎮⚡️
Good gameplay is about clarity + speed, not showing off.

CG Cookie @cgcookie.bsky.social · Sep 16

Snapping in Blender doesn’t have to be guesswork. ⚡️

With G + Axis + B, you can snap to faces, edges, or vertices and align objects with millimeter precision. Perfect for clean modeling and faster workflows.

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CG Cookie @cgcookie.bsky.social · Sep 14

🏆 New staff pick: "Low Poly Room with Cats Final" made in Blender by our member Matthew Ullrey

CG Cookie @cgcookie.bsky.social · Sep 8

🏆 New staff pick: "Green Lantern" made in Blender by our member Bennie Griffin 💚

CG Cookie @cgcookie.bsky.social · Sep 4

This quick tip is from our course CRAFTSMAN 🛠️

Included in every CG Cookie membership
👉 b3d.cgcookie.com/sgqj7d

CG Cookie @cgcookie.bsky.social · Sep 4

Blender 4.4+ adds a Filter Width slider to the bump node — drop it lower on detailed height maps and watch your bumps get way sharper. 👀 #Blender3D #BlenderTips

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CG Cookie @cgcookie.bsky.social · Sep 3

🏆 New Staff Pick: "My Room" made in Blender by our member Allwin Fernandes 👏

CG Cookie @cgcookie.bsky.social · Sep 1

This quick tip is from our free course Blender Basics. Watch now: b3d.cgcookie.com/znxohy

CG Cookie @cgcookie.bsky.social · Sep 1

Blender Basics tip 💡 Turn a flat grid into terrain in seconds.

👉 Hit O for proportional editing → move 1 vertex, and the rest follow. Perfect for landscapes + organic shapes.

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CG Cookie @cgcookie.bsky.social · Sep 1

True, aint nobody got time for two things! 💯