Using Blender’s (Solidify, Bevel, Weighted Normal) plus vertex groups , we built a reusable panel system. Add panel lines, vents, or armor plates without ever committing to geometry.

The Big Update: Hard Surface Modeling in Blender 2.8 – What’s New, What’s Faster, What’s Next

But Blender doesn’t stand still. And neither do we.

We include in the new .blend resource pack. Updated Assets & Resources The original course came with a good toolkit. The updated version includes:

If you want to be the first to know: sign up for the Creative Shrimp newsletter below. We don’t do “update for the sake of update.” We do updates because the software got better, the workflows got smarter, and you deserve the best version of what you paid for.

When we first released Hard Surface Modeling in Blender 2.8 , we were excited. Blender 2.8 was fresh, Eevee was a game-changer, and the new shortcuts felt like a breath of fresh air.

But hold on. This one’s different.

The shown in the videos are 2.8‑based, but we’ve added a downloadable PDF cheat sheet mapping all shortcuts to Blender 3.6 LTS and 4.0.

Cgmasters Creative Shrimp --u2013 Hard Surface Modeling In Blender 2.8 Update May 2026

Using Blender’s (Solidify, Bevel, Weighted Normal) plus vertex groups , we built a reusable panel system. Add panel lines, vents, or armor plates without ever committing to geometry.

The Big Update: Hard Surface Modeling in Blender 2.8 – What’s New, What’s Faster, What’s Next

But Blender doesn’t stand still. And neither do we.

We include in the new .blend resource pack. Updated Assets & Resources The original course came with a good toolkit. The updated version includes:

If you want to be the first to know: sign up for the Creative Shrimp newsletter below. We don’t do “update for the sake of update.” We do updates because the software got better, the workflows got smarter, and you deserve the best version of what you paid for.

When we first released Hard Surface Modeling in Blender 2.8 , we were excited. Blender 2.8 was fresh, Eevee was a game-changer, and the new shortcuts felt like a breath of fresh air.

But hold on. This one’s different.

The shown in the videos are 2.8‑based, but we’ve added a downloadable PDF cheat sheet mapping all shortcuts to Blender 3.6 LTS and 4.0.