Calver - Digital Creative School

On June 8, 2025, we’re kicking off our most ambitious Blender challenge ever. You’ll receive a first-person template scene—just add your own imaginative world behind the door! Whether you’re a beginner or a pro, this challenge is designed for everyone. Be part of a collaborative animated short film! Follow @calverschool to be part of the journey. Why Join? - Creative Freedom: Focus on world-building and storytelling—no character animation required! Community Support: Get feedback and tips from expert judges during live streams. - Global Collaboration: Top entries will be featured in a community-made short film, premiering on YouTube and submitted to international festivals. - Connect & Share: Join our Discord to meet other artists, share your progress, and get inspired. Prizes & Sponsors: Generous support from Blender community partners such as BlenderKit, Fox Renderfarm, Reallusion, GeoScatter, Shapelab, Flip Fluids, and polygoniq has made it possible to offer a substantial 12000$ prize pool. Key Dates: - Challenge Start & Template Release: June 8, 2025 - Submission Deadline: July 6, 2025 - Winner Announcement & Film Premiere: July 20, 2025 Judging Panel: A panel of esteemed artists and creators will evaluate the entries, including: - Calvin Serrano @dascalver - Luciano Muñoz @lucianomunoz - Phil Flock @phil.flock - Israel Soteldo @israel_soteldo - Tom Cowles @tom_cowles_ - Yurei @yurei.raw - Saumya Shukla @adroit.cgi #worldsnextdoor #blender3d #3dchallenge #blenderchallenge #blendercommunity

You will learn to use the up and coming tools like Blender and DaVinci Resolve in my interactive live-streams and our Discord community though a mentorship based teaching approach. 🤠 All classes will happen in free and public live streams. Additionally to the regular 7 classes every week, I am giving advanced workshops regularly. 🧊Blender 3D Beginner Course: You want to learn the basics for the well known 3D powerhouse Blender? This is the perfect start, as we walk our Students through the software. ✂️🔥Resolve & Fusion Beginner Course: Learn the basics of editing and compositing in Resolve & Fusion. 🛠️New Tool Tuesday: Oh boy! Time to learn something completely all over again. Join us to learn about the newest free and open source tools to enhance your creative workflow. 💼Professional Friday: Let's talk about the industry. We will share the latest insight into the creative industry. All the news and special guests. 🌈Create Together: We will go through our Student submissions to give feedback and work on them together. 🧪Challenge: Your goal is to finish a artwork, render or small video every week. The community and mentors will help you to stay motivated and submit your best work. 🎓Workshop: Weekly workshops about a specialized topic to help you become a professional artist in your field of choice. Thank you everyone who was part of this journey so far and helped me to build it. 🥹 @adroitcgi @peterfrance @codyvondell @mlo_mlo @phil.flock @Kim Nilsson @nicklaurant @gongbao @ifeaturemusic

Have a look at how @dascalver created a whole music video for @mizzjudymai in just 5 days. #blender3d #stablediffusionart Find on YT: Judy Mai - Time's Up

Blender 3D set for LoL Worlds 2026 Finale (Part 7) Together with @zertox3d I created a Blender 3D environment and then we composited everything in Resolve Fusion. It was a crazy workflow! 🤠 @goodboy.creative @philwschoi

Qilin Moment at LoL Worlds 2025 (Part 6) We celebrate the last minute delivery of the Qilin shots by @orencloud ⁩and ⁨@zertox3d 🤠

360° Floating Islands in Blender for LoL Worlds 2025 (Part 5) I created these environments to use as a sky texture in Resolve Fusion and then pick the right angle and lighting to match the shot.

Post Production at the LoL Worlds 2025 Arena (Part 4) Working with ⁨@orencloud , ⁨@zertox3d and Marc Nogal on the Qilin, Set Extensions and more while dancing in the edit cave. 🤠

On Set for LoL Worlds 2025 - The Cliff (Part 3) We had a big practical fake rock staircase for the League of Legends Worlds 2025 Hype Teasers. Our 3D Artist Void extended it with Blender and After Effects.

(2024) Color grading work for G2’s EWC24 teaser ‘The Chosen Ones Are Here’ @dascalver @calverschool made this epic teaser for @g2esports using #blender3d and #hitfilm. Sound design @ifeaturemusic Color @chaukakui #ewc #esportsworldcup #colorgrading

Part 2 - League of Legends Worlds 2025 (VFX BTS) Discussing the bluescreen color and lighting with our DoP @danielwilliams_dp . Producer @extemp and friend @erik.ruelicke also make a cameo. 😅

Part 1 - League of Legends Worlds 2025 (VFX BTS) I am on set with the director @philwschoi to talk about the bluescreen walls we got painted for our floating islands set extensions.

Before/After for the "Off The Air" episode "VR" by @adultswim 🫨🤌 Directed by @mikediva Cinematography @aarongrasso Starring @andrew_scott_miller @whitneysmoore and @canteen_boi Edited by @andrew_hnry and @mikediva Hummingbird Voice by @erik.ruelicke 3D & VFX by @dascalver Compositing by @marko_strazar @erik.ruelicke @just_alex_3d @vstriz.xyz 2D Graphics by @chr.bsc Produced by @marissa.alanis On set sound - @danielenriquebonilla Mix and sound design @kevinsenzaki Makeup @allydoesmakeup Props @justohl Music by David Dahlquist @kill.dave