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

Blender vs. the VFX Industry ft. FlippedNormals

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...

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Fueling Artistic Creativity

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...

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How Scary are AI Art Generators?

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...

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Rookie Blender Mistakes We All Make

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.

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The GPL and the Legal Limits of What You Can Do with Blender

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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How Long Does It Take to Learn Blender?

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 ...

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Hot Takes on Charge, Blender Studio's Latest Short Film

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.

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Denoise - A Podcast about Blender

Episodes

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How Scary are AI Art Generators?

Rookie Blender Mistakes We All Make

The GPL and the Legal Limits of What You Can Do with Blender

How Long Does It Take to Learn Blender?

Hot Takes on Charge, Blender Studio's Latest Short Film

Popular Podcasts

Blender vs. the VFX Industry ft. FlippedNormals

Fueling Artistic Creativity