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CG Cookie/CORE V2
Available NowRe-imagined for Blender 5.2 LTS + 2 new courses

A GUIDED BLENDER LEARNING PATH
FROM BEGINNER TO CAPABLE ARTIST

11 courses from absolute beginner to capable 3D artist, every core discipline, in the right order, re-imagined for Blender 5.2 LTS with two brand-new courses. We mapped the route. You take the steps.

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Proven with CORE V1

minutes of CORE V1 learning watched by students
1.27M+
courses in V2, rebuilt for Blender 5.2 LTS
11
backed by the established CG Cookie member community
CG COOKIE

CORE V2 isn't a cold start. It's the next version of a path thousands of hours of real student learning already put to the test.

11 COURSES. ONE PATH.

A guided progression from absolute beginner to capable 3D artist, every core discipline, in order.

  1. Modeling course artworkModeling in action inside BlenderHover to see it live
    01
    Modeling

    Model anything in Blender, from hard-surface props to clean subdivision surfaces.

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  2. Sculpting course artworkSculpting in action inside BlenderHover to see it live
    02
    Sculpting

    Shape organic creatures and characters from a digital ball of clay.

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  3. Lighting course artworkLighting in action inside BlenderHover to see it live
    03
    Lighting

    Light any scene with intent, in both Cycles and EEVEE Next.

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  4. Materials course artworkMaterials in action inside BlenderHover to see it live
    04
    Materials

    Build any material from scratch with Blender's shader nodes.

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  5. Texturing course artworkTexturing in action inside BlenderHover to see it live
    05
    Texturing

    Unwrap, paint, and texture production-ready surfaces.

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  6. Animation course artworkAnimation in action inside BlenderHover to see it live
    06
    Animation

    Make anything move, and understand the data behind every keyframe.

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  7. Rigging course artworkRigging in action inside BlenderHover to see it live
    07
    Rigging

    Rig your characters to move and articulate the right way.

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  8. Physics course artworkPhysics in action inside BlenderHover to see it live
    08
    Physics

    Simulate fire, fluid, cloth, and destruction that actually holds up.

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  9. Compositing course artworkCompositing in action inside BlenderHover to see it live
    09
    Compositing

    Finish your renders in post, without re-rendering a single frame.

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  10. Grease Pencil course artworkGrease Pencil in action inside BlenderHover to see it live
    10
    Grease Pencil

    Draw and animate in 2D, right inside your 3D scenes.

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  11. Geometry Nodes course artworkGeometry Nodes in action inside BlenderHover to see it live
    11
    Geometry Nodes

    Build procedural systems that adapt instead of modeling by hand.

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MEET YOUR INSTRUCTORS

Learn from the CG Cookie team, working Blender artists and educators who built every step of the path.

  • Chris Bailey

    Chris Bailey

    Blender Instructor

    • Modeling
    • Sculpting
    • Materials
    • Texturing
    • Animation
    • Geometry Nodes
    LinkedIn
  • Paul Caggegi

    Paul Caggegi

    Blender Instructor

    • Grease Pencil
    LinkedIn
  • Zach Eastin

    Zach Eastin

    Blender Instructor

    • Compositing
    LinkedIn
  • Wayne Dixon

    Wayne Dixon

    Blender Instructor

    • Rigging
    LinkedIn
  • Jesse Kaizen

    Jesse Kaizen

    Blender Instructor

    • Lighting
    LinkedIn
  • Kenny Phases

    Kenny Phases

    Blender Instructor

    • Physics
    LinkedIn

For educators & teams

A CURRICULUM, NOT A PLAYLIST.

CORE is a structured path you can drop straight into a classroom, no stitching together scattered tutorials the night before class.

  • Sequenced to assign

    11 courses in a deliberate order, from first cube to capable artist. Assign it lesson by lesson and let students follow the path.

  • Won't go stale mid-semester

    Built on Blender 5.2 LTS, supported for two years. Plan a course around it without it breaking on the next release.

  • Self-paced, any schedule

    Works for a full semester, a summer intensive, or a club that meets once a week. Students move at the pace your class needs.

  • One consistent source

    One voice, one method, every core discipline covered, instead of a dozen creators teaching a dozen different ways.

Teaching a class or buying for a team? Reach out to the CG Cookie team for classroom and multiple-seat details.

QUESTIONS? WE'VE GOT ANSWERS.

Everything you need to know before you dive in.

READY TO LEARN BLENDER?

Take the same path from first cube to capable 3D artist, one guided step at a time.

CORE V2 is available now. Buy it once on Superhive, or stream it with a CG Cookie Inner Circle Annual membership.

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