Reply To: blender 2.9xx course ?

[Kent Trammell]

Very wise to start with the beginner course first! I’m sorry you’ve found the software inconsistencies hindering to your learning. But I truly appreciate your open-minded attitude. 99% of questions like yours are expressed more like demands.

The problem of course age VS blender version is one that has plagued us and Blender education abroad since its inception. Blender simply updates too quickly for education to be recorded with the latest version. It’s frustrating for everyone: As you know, learning when button names / locations change or disappear is super frustrating. For our part we have dozens of courses that were recorded with a totally different *looking* version of Blender but the workflow concepts are just as relevant today as they were years ago.

There’s no ideal answer but no matter where you go for Blender education it’s the same problem. At CGC we prioritize re-recording beginner and fundamental courses primarily. The early stages of learning is most crucial for the software to be up-to-date. Once a student gets past the beginner stage they’re more capable of filling in the gaps on their own for learning from older content.

As for older content you can also trust that we will retire a course whenever the workflow concepts are out-dated / obsolete. Which is a lot less often than one might think. Very few CG concepts have changed in the 17 years I’ve been doing it.

That’s probably a lot more info than you expected, but hopefully that helps clarify our position on this topic. Thankfully we have rockstars like @adrian2301 and @spikeyxxx answering questions here daily!