Tutorials

The following are animation and visual effects tutorials by Gachoki Studios.

A Blender viewport showing a gray mannequin-like 3D character in a T-pose with movement arrows around it, representing animation controls. The interface panels of Blender are visible on the sides. At the bottom, an orange banner with bold white text reads: “COMBINE ANIMATIONS.

The Easy Way to Combine and Blend Multiple Mixamo Animations in Blender

Animations often look stiff when characters snap from one motion to another. A simple way

E. Gachoki August 29, 2025

A nighttime city street with a building corner displaying a large L-shaped LED billboard. The left screen shows a sneaker and the right screen shows a car, both appearing to extend out of the display in a 3D anamorphic effect. Neon blue and pink lights outline the screens, adding a futuristic look. At the bottom of the image, an orange banner with bold white text reads: “ANAMORPHIC SCREEN ANIMATION.”

How to Create a 3D Anamorphic Screen Animation in Blender

Have you ever seen those massive screens on the side of a building where it

E. Gachoki August 27, 2025

A Blender interface screenshot showing three cubes demonstrating different extrusion techniques: Extrude Out, Extrude In, and Extrude to Curves with arrows and selection highlights. At the bottom, an orange banner with bold white text reads: “BLENDER EXTRUDE TRICKS.” This is the featured image for a blog post about Blender extrude tricks you didn’t know but should.

Blender Extrude Tricks You Didn’t Know (But Should)

When working in Blender, extrude is one of those tools you’ll use over and over

E. Gachoki August 26, 2025

A 3D render of colorful floating helium balloons in Blender, including yellow, blue, red, and green balloons tied together with strings. The background is a clean, light gray gradient. An orange banner at the bottom displays bold white text: “ANIMATE BALLOONS IN BLENDER.” This is the featured image for a blog post about creating floating helium balloons in Blender using the cloth simulator.

How to Create Floating Helium Balloons in Blender with the Cloth Simulator

Want to make your Blender projects more fun and lively? In this tutorial, we’ll walk

E. Gachoki August 21, 2025

A Blender workspace showing a 3D blockout scene made of simple blue and orange cubes and rectangular shapes arranged in a rough layout for modeling or level design. An orange banner at the bottom displays bold white text: “BLOCKOUT IN BLENDER.” This is the featured image for a blog post about how to blockout in Blender.

Struggling to Start in Blender? Try This Blockout Method

We’ve all been there. You open Blender, load up your reference photos, and then… nothing

E. Gachoki August 21, 2025

A photorealistic volumetric cloud formation floats against a dark background, showcasing billowy, textured details with soft lighting that accentuates its depth. An orange banner at the bottom displays bold white text: “CREATE CLOUDS IN BLENDER.”

Generate Realistic Clouds in Blender—No Plugins, One Minute

Creating realistic clouds in Blender doesn’t have to be complicated or time-consuming. You can get

E. Gachoki August 26, 2025

A split-screen Blender viewport showing a subdivided cube with a problematic extrusion on the left under the label “Before,” and a clean, correct extrusion on the right under “After,” connected by a white curved arrow. In the “Before” view, only one face of the 3×3 top grid is sunken inward, leaving an uneven hole. In the “After” view, two adjacent faces are uniformly extruded inward, producing a neat recessed area. An orange banner at the bottom reads “FIX EXTRUSION ISSUE IN BLENDER.”

How to Fix Extrusion Issue in Blender

If you’re banging your head against the keyboard because Blender’s extrusion tool isn’t doing what

E. Gachoki July 1, 2025

A split-screen Blender viewport showing a faulty bevel on the left and a corrected bevel on the right. On the left under the label “Before,” a cube with a half-cylinder top has overlapping, pinched faces at the beveled edge. On the right under “After,” the same shape displays a clean, evenly spaced bevel. A white curved arrow connects the two states. An orange banner at the bottom reads “FIX BEVEL OVERLAP IN BLENDER.”

How to Fix Bevel Overlap Issue in Blender

Have you ever pressed Ctrl + B to bevel your edges in Blender and ended

E. Gachoki June 29, 2025

A split-screen Blender viewport shows a uniform grid of Suzanne monkey-head meshes on the left under the label “Before,” and the same heads scattered, rotated, and varied in size on the right under the label “After,” connected by a white curved arrow. Below, an orange banner with bold white text reads: “RANDOMIZE TRANSFORMATIONS.”

How to Randomize Object Transformations in Blender

Ever notice how repetitive your 3D scenes can look when all your objects are neatly

E. Gachoki June 29, 2025

How to Import FBX Files into Blender 3D

FBX files are one of the most common formats for 3D models, making it easy

E. Gachoki February 20, 2025

Two heads of Suzanne the monkey that have red eyes. The eyes on head on the right have glowing/blooming effect. At the bottom of this image are the text 'BLOOM EFFECT IN CYCLES'.

Blender Glare Node for Cycles Glow / Bloom

Want to make your Blender renders pop with a magical glow? You’re in the right

E. Gachoki January 12, 2025

One head of Suzanne the monkey on the left with the text 'Original' above it. Two heads Suzanne the money on the right with the text 'Duplicates' above them. The text 'DUPLICATE & LINK OBJECTS' AT THE BOTTOM.

How to Duplicate and Link Objects in Blender

Duplicating objects in Blender can save you a ton of time, especially when you’re working

E. Gachoki January 11, 2025