This Blender course is...
✅ made for beginners (or those who need a refresh)
✅ perfect as your first Blender project
✅ possible to complete on a weekend
✅ designed to be customized by you
❌ for creating a real game console (sorry!)
Oh, did I mention... we're keeping it light
Creating in Blender should be fun, first and foremost.
That is why we're bringing back an iconic 80s handheld gaming console from an alternate CG Cookie universe.
This object, though eternal and glorious, is just an example for teaching you the Blender workflow... so you can get up and running on creating your own endless
Blender projects.
I had been away from studying for a while due to setbacks in life (life sucks sometimes, you know), I was really unmotivated and the comeback to Blender was difficult for me, I thought about doing a tutorial but none was what I was looking for, until I see this masterpiece. From chapter one I felt totally trapped by the calmness of the instructor, how clear the steps are and how understandable everything was. This is the first course I have completed of several that I bought over time, I feel very proud of having focused again and the result, it was very fun to shape a game console. I hope to continue learning with you, you are a great community🎉
PD: Was little weird to do something like hard-surface modeling with tris and that different workflow :p but help me a lot with basic mistakes and learn how to use bevel at 200%
This means so much to us, Miguel! Thank you for learning with us as well as taking the time to post this review.
This was a very fun and helpful course. It convinced me that I needed to sign up and continue my learning immediately.
The approach to modeling the body of the console can easily lead to some serious problems - vertices that skew far off, difficulty smoothing areas and glitches in the rendered result. But there's a lot of useful knowledge about the tools available for modeling as well as approaches to modeling different things. Some basic information about working with materials as well. It's well presented and the project is a nice place to start. I look forward to coming back to this model after learning some more in-depth modeling approaches that will help me to create better quality meshes.
This Course was so much fun and was really in depth from start to finish. I never felt lost and the teacher was clear and very instructive.
Amazing work!
After struggling to learn Blender on my own for so long, this course was exactly what I needed! It gave me the confidence to navigate the software and the inspiration to keep pushing forward. As soon as I finished my game console project, I jumped right into another CG Cookie course. Now, I’m about halfway through the CORE fundamental courses—highly recommended, by the way—and already excited about tackling my next project. Huge thanks to CG Cookie for making learning Blender both accessible and enjoyable!
Well explained, easy to follow and a great complement to the basic tutorial course. Helped me a lot consolidating the knowledge. Thank you.
It is a great intro to all the tools. I'm excited to delve deeper into all the topics covered.
I recently finished the PRESS START course on CG Cookie with Jonathan Lampel as the instructor, and it was such a great learning experience! I really enjoyed how practical and easy-to-follow the lessons were. Jonathan explained things so clearly, and I learned so many useful techniques that I can apply to my 3D projects.
This course has boosted my confidence as a 3D artist, and I’m excited to keep practicing what I’ve learned. A big thank you to Jonathan and CG Cookie for this amazing course!