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Andy Loh
Zach's Launch Pad course is very systematic and sequenced thoughtfully for people who are starting out in Blender. It builds up prerequisite knowledge for each stage in a coherent manner, explains the tools in Blender clearly and gives ample opportunities to practice new skills. It's easy to stay motivated as the pitch of the course is just right - enough handholding for beginners not to get lost and also just the right level of goal-setting to motivate us to aspire towards the end-product.
The level of support on their forums is also phenomenal. You can post your questions on each lesson, and you will get a useful reply in very good time. Given the fact that this is an online course with no face-to-face contact, and with all the difficulty that comes along with trying to support students with something as complicated as a 3D software program, I'd say the CG Boost team is doing a fantastic job.
Thank you to all at CG Boost and to Zach for creating this course. You guys are helping people like me to fulfil their aspirations.
Christian Chessell
I have been really keen to learn more 3D after working with Maya years ago. But due to personal budgets and working mainly with 2D software, I decided to get back into 3D, that I should learn Blender. After trying out several free YouTube tutorials, I wanted to invest in my learning, so I found the CG Boost academy and saw the Launch Pad course and immediately signed up. And I am so glad I did. I really loved the pace of the course and how well explained it all was. I have to admit, after doing the sci-fi car section, I did the sections covering the texture painting and node shaders which did confuse me a bit and still do somewhat, as I did find it a little intimidating. However, it has still given me a great foundation to build on. And even better, should I get confused again, I can come back to these sections and rewatch them and hopefully get it to sink in easier.
I thoroughly rate this course and if, like me, you are new to Blender and want to get a good foundation into this great piece of software, I highly recommend investing into the CG Boost courses. I myself cannot wait for the low poly animation one. I am now going to look at the sculpting course too!
Merle Palk
After a few years of pause from Blender, I found this course to be a perfect launchpad to pick up my rusty skills while learning some new tricks on the way. CG Boost team does a wonderful job in explaining everything in detail with a bite-sized lessons that are easy and fun to follow.
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Mike Lutze
I've completed many basic tutorials. I expected this to be just another. What the course turned out to be is a VERY detailed explanation of tools I had been using all along, but barely understood.
It does take some effort to take in all the detail and I fretted about how I would ever remember all of it all. But then I realized that that wasn't required. The course is wonderfully organized, and I will be able to look up each of the topics to remind myself of specifics, as I need them.
Ganz großartig!
Tobi Kinkerton
Love the way Zach has broken things down into shorter (approximately 5-minute) chunks. Long enough to get substantial material, short enough for brain to handle. Plus it makes going back to review -- stuff much easier to locate.
I'm appreciating the point he makes about learning from a single comprehensive source. I'd been Googling around for whatever I happened to think I needed at the moment, and that's fine, but to have an extensive immersion from a single perspective is way helpful.
There's plenty of space to riff in and try out my own ideas, and there's always a good safe place to return to when my experiments go awry.
It's one thing to master the tools, another to have some artistic sensibility, and yet another to be a gifted teacher. Zach is a triple threat -- much appreciated!
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Njel Djob
Blender Lunch Pad is the perfect course to get started on Blender. The course is easy to understand and can't be lost. You get to know almost all the important tools of the software to make a small car animation.
Very good course and a very good way to advance with a good base.
