My Learning Path on CGI

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My history

My interest in CGI started when I was around 14 years old. My generation lived during the raising of youtube and social media content.

At that time, content creators published videos like ā€œRevengeā€ - A Minecraft Parody of Usherā€™s DJ Got Us Fallinā€™ In Love (Music Video) where they remixed songs with Minecraft animations.

fig 1: Revenge
fig 1: Revenge

I stumbled upon a video called Stick With Me - Minecraft Animation - Slamacow and the idea of creating a transparent creature that behaves like a soft body interested me, I wanted to try by myself.

fig 2: Stick With Me
fig 2: Stick With Me

I started with Autodesk Maya for a few days without much success. On a second try I discovered Cinema4D, it felt cumbersome and I lacked the necessary background knowledge.

A few months later I was told there was a free program that was growing really fast.

Blender was a game changer for me. I was able to understand the interface pretty quick and not only that but I found a Blender Guruā€™s channel where I learned the basics.

I spent my following years recreating tutorials and studying the bases of CGI.

fig 3: Donuts
fig 3: Donuts
fig 4: Light Bulb
fig 4: Light Bulb
fig 5: Towel
fig 5: Towel
fig 6: Fire Simulation
fig 6: Fire Simulation
fig 7: Smoke Simulation
fig 7: Smoke Simulation
fig 8: Fluorescent Light
fig 8: Fluorescent Light
fig 9: Basketball Scene
fig 9: Basketball Scene
fig 10: SimulaciĆ³n FĆ­sicas
fig 10: SimulaciĆ³n FĆ­sicas
fig 11: Cup with normal maps
fig 11: Cup with normal maps
fig 12: Anvil
fig 12: Anvil

After all that experience I decided to just learn more without actually making projects.

I donā€™t have many pictures of this period but here are some:

fig 13: Abre 2
fig 13: Abre 2
fig 14: Cuet 4
fig 14: Cuet 4
fig 15: Cuet 1
fig 15: Cuet 1
fig 16: Abres with Volumetric
fig 16: Abres with Volumetric
fig 17: Abres with Volumetric 1
fig 17: Abres with Volumetric 1
fig 18: Arbres
fig 18: Arbres
fig 19: Arbres with Road
fig 19: Arbres with Road
fig 20: Flor de Cristal
fig 20: Flor de Cristal
fig 21: Guitarra
fig 21: Guitarra
fig 22: Hammer
fig 22: Hammer
fig 23: Libelula 2
fig 23: Libelula 2
fig 24: Madera (creating materials from my own pictures)
fig 24: Madera (creating materials from my own pictures)

I still donā€™t make many projects in blender but I like to learn from it and use the tool for different projects.

Gallery

fig 25: Silla de paja
fig 25: Silla de paja
fig 26: Armario de madera cn cristal
fig 26: Armario de madera cn cristal
fig 27: Armario de madera antiguo
fig 27: Armario de madera antiguo
fig 28: Mesa BƔsica de madera
fig 28: Mesa BƔsica de madera
fig 29: Guitarra basada en libros de lutiers
fig 29: Guitarra basada en libros de lutiers