Learn how to use the Shuriken particle system in Unity to create various effects like fire, smoke, sparks and much more.

Learn everything there is to know about Simulation Nodes, and make a custom physics engine at the same time!

Grass is just about everywhere outside, so it's really handy to know how to render it well. This course covers everything you'll need to make your own: modeling, shadi...

Master 3D forest modeling in Blender: Unlock Sapling addon for tree design, leverage Eevee for real-time visuals, use particles for lifelike grass, and perfect shots w...

Learn to create an animated cartoon flame with Grease Pencil and Blender 2.8, including how to use a particle system for blocking out a flame reference, drawing grease...

Learn to create believable animated fire with Blender 2.8 and shader nodes. No particles or smoke simulation, only material tricks!

Discover a technique for generating realistic hair styles for realtime application, like video games. This workflow utilizes Blender's particle hair system along with ...

Highly detailed 3D head models for Blender. These portrait resources are good for analyzing model structure, textures and material construction, particle hair, lightin...

Substance Painter and Substance Designer are excellent programs that are specifically made for texturing. Designer allows you to build complex procedural materials, an...

Creating realistic CG hair is often a huge challenge, but with the right techniques it can become fairly easy. By following along with this course, you'll learn how to...

You can get ready for Blender 2.8 before the official new release is out. These CG Cookie video courses, tutorials and articles will boost your animation and modeling ...

What's new in Blender 2.91? From fresh interface to new modeling features, this article covers all the latest changes to Blender.

CG Cookie has been creating Blender tutorials for a long time. In this article, Wes Burke CEO, talks about the new direction the site is going in.

Image bit depth and compression play a huge role in how your normal maps look in any game or render engine. In this article I share my insight into how these affect yo...

There are numerous ways to begin earning an income with Blender. From teaching others how to use it, offering your services as a freelancer, selling 3D models online t...

Creating good materials doesn’t have to be too complicated, but it also isn’t a topic to breeze past because, if it’s done wrong, it can really make a render look fake...

Blender is a powerful and versatile 3D modeling software, but to run it smoothly, you'll need hardware that can handle its demands. At CG Cookie, we've been teaching B...