Freshly Baked 116: SIGGRAPH, BCON and Understanding Color for Digital Artists

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Happy Friday! 👋

This week, a couple of us cookies 🍪 attended SIGGRAPH in Vancouver to help out at the Blender booth. If you were able to stop by and say hello, thank you! 

Conferences aren’t cheap, they’re exhausting, and they can be tricky to coordinate, but they’re also a blast and 100% worth it.

Next up: BCON Amsterdam. Four of us from the Autotroph team will be there, so if you spot us, come say hi! We’re especially excited for our own animation teacher, Wayne Dixon, who’s giving a workshop.

I’m bummed to be missing this year’s BCON, but my co-founder, Jonathan Williamson, will be there holding down the fort. And don’t worry, nearly all of us will be at BCON Austin 2026 here in the States.

Have a great weekend and take care of each other out there.

Training and things to do as a member 🍪

Got access to hundreds of Blender courses? Nice. Not sure what to take next? Here are a few picks to stretch your skills, if you haven’t already jumped in.

Understanding Color for 3D Artists

For 3D artists who want color to make sense, stream the evergreen color course. 

Intro to Motion Graphics in Blender

Explore looping animations with CG Cookie and Ducky 3D! Stream the Introduction to Motion Graphics tutorial. 

Become familiar with traditional drawing tips

From the vaults of CG Cookie, these courses are invaluable to 3D artists. Learn some traditional drawing tips in this tutorial. 

Fundamentals: Directing The Camera in Blender

Let's Make Your Own Blender Blender short film! Learn how to properly use cameras and the terminology. 

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