Denoise - A Podcast about Blender
What's happening in the Blender world? Hosted by CG Cookie, this podcast cuts through the noise surrounding the leading open source 3d software. Some of the best-known Blender teachers and their prominent guests take a fresh look at current Blender discussions with expertise and humor.
Episodes
August 22, 2024 • 47 mins
Jonathan talks with YouTubers Nathan, Martin, and Riley at BCON LA about what their experience has been like teaching Blender online, how they make a living (certainly not adsense!), how the education landscape has changed over the last few years, and how far to go in order to please the algorithm.
Denoise is a podcast about Blender, from the folks at CG Cookie. If you're interested in leveling up your skills in Blender and support...
Denoise is a podcast about Blender, from the folks at CG Cookie. If you're interested in leveling up your skills in Blender and support...
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August 8, 2024 • 61 mins
Kent is no stranger to community projects, after having directed three large collaborations in the CG Cookie community, and he was especially interested in talking with Blender Bob after hearing about Tiki - a feature length animated film created by the Blender community for the Blender community. Listen in as they talk about the current state of the project and how Bob's history in the VFX industry and as a Maya beta tester brough...
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July 25, 2024 • 76 mins
Kent Trammell sits down with Chris Parks of Barnstorm VFX at BCON LA to hear the unique story of how he found his way into the VFX industry and how he's used Blender on blockbuster films and award winning TV shows. Chris has worked on Avengers: Endgame and Infinity War, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Aquaman, The Man in the High Castle, Robot Chicken, and many more!
Denoise is a podcast about Blender, from the folks at CG Cookie. ...
Denoise is a podcast about Blender, from the folks at CG Cookie. ...
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July 11, 2024 • 64 mins
The animation system in Blender has been undergoing quite the overhaul recently, and the developers are turning one of the software's weaker areas into one of its strengths. In this episode, Jonathan sits down with Brad, Luciano, and Sir Wade at BCON LA to talk about their experiences animating in Blender, how the recent upgrades are changing the game, and how community feedback directly led to those improvements.
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October 2, 2023 • 75 mins
Blender’s recent surge in popularity has not shown any signs of slowing. As artists pick it up for the first time and discover how powerful it is, they often wonder whether it's capable of being used to create their favorite movies, games, and shows.
In this episode, Kent Trammell and Jason van Gumster, two of our Blender experts here at CG Cookie, sit down with the visual effects pros Henning Sanden and Morton Jaeger of FlippedNor...
In this episode, Kent Trammell and Jason van Gumster, two of our Blender experts here at CG Cookie, sit down with the visual effects pros Henning Sanden and Morton Jaeger of FlippedNor...
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September 19, 2023 • 31 mins
Creativity is, at its essence, a type of problem-solving. It is fundamental to our work as 3D artists and needs to be cultivated over time. Not everyone goes about that the same way. In this episode, the CG Cookie instructors Wayne, Kent, and Jonathan talk about their journeys in creativity and how to get inspired.
You can read more about this episode on our blog.
Denoise is a podcast about Blender, from the folks at CG Cookie. If y...
You can read more about this episode on our blog.
Denoise is a podcast about Blender, from the folks at CG Cookie. If y...
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September 5, 2023 • 49 mins
Neural network-based text to image generators have been around for quite a while now, but only in the last year or so have gotten good enough to capture the attention of the general public and force us to ask real questions about the value of art and artists.
One big reason they have improved since the days of blurry 240p results is because of the vast amount of data, i.e. images, that they’re trained on. Many of these images are co...
One big reason they have improved since the days of blurry 240p results is because of the vast amount of data, i.e. images, that they’re trained on. Many of these images are co...
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August 21, 2023 • 31 mins
Making mistakes is an inevitable part of learning any discipline, and we've all made more than our fair share while working in Blender. In this episode, Jonathan, Chris, and Martin talk about what tripped them up along their journey to becoming Blender artists and how to navigate the common traps most artists face when starting out.
You can read more about this episode on our blog.
Denoise is a podcast about Blender, from the folks...
You can read more about this episode on our blog.
Denoise is a podcast about Blender, from the folks...
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August 8, 2023 • 45 mins
Jay, Jason, and Jonathan get together to talk about why Blender's license matters. Most people know that Blender is free, but not everyone knows that wasn’t always the case or how its current license, the GPL, impacts what one legally can and can’t do with the software. At CG Cookie, Blender Market, and Orange Turbine, their livelihoods directly depend on Blender’s license. It’s safe to assume they understand it well and have some ...
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July 24, 2023 • 37 mins
Jonathan, Kent, and Adrian discuss what it was like to learn Blender, why learning any 3D software is universally experienced as challenging, and what beginners can reasonably expect to be able to accomplish at different points along their Blender journey.
You can read more about this episode on our blog.
Denoise is a podcast about Blender, from the folks at CG Cookie. If you're interested in leveling up your skills in Blender and ...
You can read more about this episode on our blog.
Denoise is a podcast about Blender, from the folks at CG Cookie. If you're interested in leveling up your skills in Blender and ...
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July 10, 2023 • 45 mins
Tim von Reuden, our friend and former CG Cookie concept instructor, drops by to talk to Kent, Wayne, and Jonathan about the story, visuals, and importance of Blender's latest short film, Charge.
You can read more about this episode on our blog.
Denoise is a podcast about Blender, from the folks at CG Cookie. If you're interested in leveling up your skills in Blender and supporting what we do, check out our extensive library of cours...
You can read more about this episode on our blog.
Denoise is a podcast about Blender, from the folks at CG Cookie. If you're interested in leveling up your skills in Blender and supporting what we do, check out our extensive library of cours...
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