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🚨Special Guest: Tom Grimes, Corona Renderer – Live Q&A
We’re coming up to our 35th Coffee Hour — and if you’re in the group, you already know how good this community has become.
If you’re not in the group… you’re missing out.
✅ Weekly live calls
✅ Pros sharing real advice
✅ Industry news
✅ Feedback, questions, answers
✅ A real community of 3D artists — not just lurkers
👉 Join the 3D Artists Community on Skool (it’s free)
And on July 1st, we’re raising the bar again.
Special Guest: Tom Grimes
Product Manager of Corona Renderer — live on Coffee Hour.
Tom is one of the most knowledgeable people on Corona. He is the guy who directs where Corona is going and what features get added.
He’s walking us through Corona 13, answering your questions, and giving an inside look at:
AI Enhancer
Toon Shading
Vantage Live Link
And more
If you’re not in the Skool group yet, join now so you don’t miss out:
👉 Join the 3D Artists Community on Skool (it's free!)
The event is totally free — just bring your questions and curiosity.
NEW AI Modelling (SPARC3D)
@Bogdan Sasu shared SPARC3D with me yesterday. Here is a video from Gleb Alexandrov which is worth watching.
More here: https://lizhihao6.github.io/Sparc3D/
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P.S. Last month I launched a small group program to help 3D artists land better clients, raise their rates, and future-proof their careers. I’ll be opening up spots for 10 more artists soon. If you want in next time, drop your name here: Future-Proofed 3D Artist.