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One hobby I have is using Blender, a 3D graphics software. The thing is, I rarely actually try and make stuff in it, whether to practice or to make a project. This blog is to give me some motivation to actually practice Blender creation. Every week I will have to make something in Blender that challenges me in some way. If it didn't challenge me, I'd probably get away with not actually learning or improving over these next 8 (or 7?) weeks.

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