Welcome, fellow cosmic traveler in search of delicious crumbs of Blender wisdom.
I'll go first: my name is Wes and I founded CG Cookie over 10 years ago...and then immediately forgot why I called it that. 😅Besides 3d art, I'm obsessed with motorcycles, coffee, and creating projects that bring people together. You can learn more about me at http://wesburke.com
You see, I just love the buzz of creative energy that's generated by us humans making stuff...whether that's decaf coffee, bike engines, or computer graphics.
When I'm not on my Peloton or tweaking my bike in the garage, I'm wrestling hanging out with my 4 kids (yes, four!) or putting out fires - mostly digital ones.
So now I'm curious - what's your name and why are you here?
Say hi and share your story with us, and don't worry - we only bite cookies around here.
Greetings! I am not new to CGCookie, though I am somewhat new to the community. I am a disabled US veteran and had to relearn to use my arms after a severe injury in service. This lead me down the pathway towards artistic ventures. After failing out of an overly expensive online art school and some other life changes, I came across Blender and it has quite literally changed my life... and CGCookie has been involved in it. I am not an "expert" by any means. It's been a slow and long road but as I built more experience and became confident with art in the last two years, my skills have improved by leaps and bounds.
Hey sulabri , nice to meet you and thanks for sharing your story. Sounds like you've overcome a lot, and you have the drive to keep pushing down the road. 3D can be incredibly overwhelming, inspiring you to throw things at the computer screen. Heh, yet highly rewarding if you stick with it and keep at it.
Looking forward to what you create next, and thanks for being part of this community!
W
p.s. I was a US Coastie before diving into the realm of 3D.
Moin, fellow coffee fan here (BZ10, Niche Zero) ... father, part-time musher (woof!), musician, etc. etc.
this is most likely my last attempt at understanding Blender (I am perfectly fine with Houdini, thank you) - hoping that the revamped UX is catering more for old sacks like myself.
Aside from really wanting to get into Blender at last, I am also looking for a respectful, human community (the lack of which is driving me out of Houdini), as I am alone-on-my-own more than enough when I write (3d-/2d-) software ...
Looking forward to giving this one here a try as well as ... well, Blender.
Marc
Welcome to the CG Cookie tribe,
You will find we are all human here, Kent has even just released a course called Human!
Your in the right place to learn Blender, with excellent tutors and courses, and an awesome, human, community.
Great to see you here, and look forward to seeing your progress.
If you need anything, even if its more coffee or another cookie, just ask and someone will be happy to help.
Happy Blending!
Great to see you Marcos!
CG Cookie is awesome, not only the content, but also the community.
If you need help with anything just ask a question and the community will give you the answers you need.
Look forward to seeing some of your work in the gallery.
Happy Blending!
Hello guys,
I've just started wanting to learn blender. My reasoning is just because I want to create sci-fi scenes and environments and pictures. So its all just for personal reasons for me. I started with the famous donut tutorial but figured i needed more indepth lessons and the ability to get feedback so here I am. This all coincides with my work giving us a 2 week holiday, so for the next 2 weeks im going to try and immerse myself in to the courses and really learn and build up my fundamentals
jjjans0717 Welcome to the Cookie, and those are good reasons to get started with Blender. If you haven't already, this is a good place to start - https://cgcookie.com/flow/your-first-week-with-blender-and-cg-cookie
Keep at it, and looking forward to what you'll be able to create by the end of the two weeks! Happy Blending!
Hello, Mike here. I have dabbled with blender through the years and always get reinvigorated when I see a new version come out. Not a lot to say but I do love the community around blender!.
Hello Mike!
'Dabbling with Blender through the years' is quite a common phrase.
However, since about 2.79, it has become less common.
And now with 3.0 and on, its a great time dabble no more.
Welcome to the Blender community here at CG Cookie.
There is no end of help and advice in the community,
Just ask the question, and sure enough, someone in the community will have the answer.
Happy Blending!
Hello! I'm Kyle, and I've just recently made the decision to start using Blender seriously.
I now live in Bali, Indonesia.
Grew up just outside London, England.
Went to college in Minnesota, USA.
I spent the last 6 years working in operations for multiple small businesses but decided it's time to pursue something I genuinely enjoy.
So here I am!
Looking forward to potentially connecting with you all!
Happy New Year,
Kyle
Hey kylelouisfarrar and welcome to the CG Cookie community! I'm sure you're not missing Minnesota's winter weather!
Excited to see what you create in Blender, and please ask questions here on the forum or in our Discord channel if you get stuck. Happy Blending!
W
I am a professional computer programmer and amateur artist. I am WSAQ on deviant art. Check out my work there.
Hi guys,
I'm quite new to Blender and I think CG Cookie is the best place to land in order to understand the basics and grow up. I'd like to be a blender artist, just for fun, as my job is far away from this kind of stuff (I work for a medical device company).
I'm 36 y.o., married, have a beautiful dog. I like photography, basketball, Spider-man, comics in general.
I'm really glad to be here and I want to say hi to all of you :)
Hi there, sure is - https://discord.gg/HYuufxzQYw ;) Look forward to seeing you over there as well.
W
Hi all :3
My name is Kirill, I'm half latvian, half russian, main direction is marketing, yet wanted to diverse it and learn new stuff and basically change profession, as they say - it's always good to change every 8 years or so. Started with digital illustrations a few months ago, learning fundamentals, bought some stuff for digital drawing, basic iPad alongside with pencil, after a while had a look at 3d and it kinda inspired me to go further and see how far can I go with 3d modeling, and here I am, as a green bean ^^ looking forward to this journey
Where are cookies again? ^^
Welcome iinsduck ,
Its great to see you here with us on your 3D journey.
The CGC community is awesome, and there is always someone, or should I say loads of members, willing to help with any issues or questions you may have.
We are all here with you on your journey.
Happy Blending.
And help yourself to cookies, there is always more in the oven.
