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Tutorial: Build a Better Portfolio
If you want to get serious about your craft, you need a portfolio. We've collected advice from our crew and artists in the industry (including Art Directors) on creating the best portfolio from start to finish as well as a few items in the "don't do" section.
Rig: CG Cookie Mascot Baker
Baker is the official CG Cookie mascot: and now, he's more fun and ever! You can download and animate this professional rig which includes IK/FK, stretchy toon controls, facial rig, hinging, and tons of other animation-friendly goodies. Enjoy!
References: Human Anatomy
Every. Artist. Needs. References. The most essential are the anatomical ones: so here is our set of professional references and charts with guidance on drawing the eyes, mouths, noses, ears, hands and more.
Resource: Utility Node Groups
Commonly used in CG Cookie videos, these utility node groups are especially useful in the material/shader building content. They serve as neatly packaged versions of their underlying complex shader networks & formulas.
CG Cookie Archive: A Treasure Chest of Learning
With hundreds of training videos, the archive is the place to search some of our older content. Choose Blender, Concept, Sculpting or Unity videos and explore training from past iterations of CG Cookie.
Connect Via CG Cookie Community Forums
The most valued part of CG Cookie is our global community of thousands of like-minded creatives. Ask questions, join a contest, get peer feedback on your work, or simply connect with other artists out there.
