Germany
CG Boost is a Germany-based Blender 3D education channel founded by Zacharias Reinhardt, a 3D artist and instructor who built the brand around making professional-grade computer graphics education accessible to self-taught artists.
Total Followers +0.4%
551K
Across YouTube, Instagram
Primary Platform
YouTube
414K followers · 75% of audience
Engagement
5.1%
vs. 1.5% category median
Sponsorship Tier
Mid
Est. $2.7K–$6.9K / IG post
The course launched September 17, 2026, featuring 36+ hours of content across 9 chapters, a one-time payment model, and auto-generated captions in 10 languages. It was accompanied by a limited early-bird discount.
After beta testing from June 2024 and multiple staged releases, CG Boost added the final 8-lesson Finalization chapter, wrapping up what the team called their biggest course yet.
CG Boost added approximately 1 hour 23 minutes of new content covering animated short filmmaking, expanding the course originally released in April 2025.
Following a beta period from November 2024, the 107-lesson compositing course hit its final release in August 2025 and received a compatibility update for Blender 4.5 in September 2025.
| Window | YouTube | Combined | ||
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| Last 7 days | +994 +0.2% | -124 -0.1% | +0 +0.0% | +870 |
| Last 30 days | +2K +0.5% | +0 +0.0% | +0 +0.0% | +2K |
| Last 90 days | +5K +1.2% | -316 -0.2% | +0 +0.0% | +5K |
| Last 365 days | +5K +1.2% | -316 -0.2% | +0 +0.0% | +5K |
Daily follower snapshots from CreatorDB's longitudinal index.
CG Boost is a Germany-based Blender 3D education channel founded by Zacharias Reinhardt, a 3D artist and instructor who built the brand around making professional-grade computer graphics education accessible to self-taught artists. The channel's content spans foundational tutorials, hard-surface modeling, texturing, shading, and structured courses such as the flagship Blender Launch Pad series — a beginner-to-intermediate pathway that has become a recognizable entry point into Blender for newcomers worldwide. Content is methodical and course-oriented rather than trend-chasing, which explains both the channel's durability and its engagement rate running well above the category median — a signal that viewers are genuinely working through material rather than passively consuming it.
The audience skews heavily male and clusters in the 18-to-34 bracket, a demographic typical of software-learning and digital-arts channels, with nearly half the viewership based in the United States despite the German origin — giving CG Boost an effectively English-language, globally positioned reach. India and the UK round out the top markets, reinforcing that demand is driven by self-directed learners rather than any single regional community. The channel's niche as a structured Blender educator rather than a general CGI entertainer makes it a natural fit for hardware and software sponsors targeting creative professionals — peripherals like graphics tablets, GPU manufacturers, and 3D asset marketplaces. As Blender continues to gain ground in professional pipelines, CG Boost is well-positioned to grow alongside that adoption curve as a trusted curriculum resource.
Cg_Boost reaches an audience concentrated in Germany primarily through YouTube, and is best activated via long-form YouTube integrations, Instagram Reels and Stories. As an animation creator they map naturally to brands targeting that space. With no brand deals logged yet, they read as an available, category-aligned partner for advertisers building early presence in the space. Engagement on YouTube runs around 5.1%, which points to an audience better suited to category-relevant, mid-funnel campaigns than to pure-reach buys. The channel's mix of long-form YouTube integrations and Instagram Reels and Stories lets a sponsor choose between short awareness placements and longer, more detailed integrations. Because the audience follows animation content rather than arriving through untargeted reach, sponsorships that match the channel's subject matter tend to convert more efficiently than broad placements. A consistent, on-topic posting focus gives sponsors a predictable, brand-safe environment, lowering placement risk compared with broad, general-interest channels. Campaigns here are best measured on qualified engagement and consideration within the niche rather than on raw impression volume. For Germany-focused brands in animation and related categories, Cg_Boost offers a defined, creative-fit audience rather than broad, low-intent impressions.
Benchmark estimates for a creator at Cg_Boost's tier (Mid, 551K combined followers, Germany). Pulled from CreatorDB's category benchmarks.
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Blender Launch Pad is CG Boost's structured beginner course designed to guide new learners through their first 3D projects in Blender from the ground up. The channel released a second edition, Blender Launch Pad 2, marketed as the definitive starting point for anyone beginning their 3D journey. It sits alongside the channel's free YouTube tutorials as the premium tier of their education library.
CG stands for Computer Graphics, the field covering 3D modeling, shading, animation, and rendering. The "Boost" in the name reflects the channel's stated mission — to accelerate learners' abilities in Blender, the open-source 3D software that every piece of their content focuses on.
CG Boost describes itself using "we" in its official YouTube bio, indicating it operates as a team or brand rather than a solo creator. That structure is consistent with its output, which includes multi-part courses, a dedicated course product line like Blender Launch Pad, and regular tutorial publishing across YouTube and Instagram.
Yes, hard-surface modeling is one of CG Boost's core content pillars — they've released a full beginner course on hard-surface modeling directly on their YouTube channel at no cost. The channel pairs that with related skills like texture painting, shading, and UV workflows so learners can follow a complete production pipeline.
CG Boost made a dedicated video titled "Before You Buy a Graphics Tablet for Blender… Watch This!" — specifically to address whether beginners actually need one before investing. The video reflects the channel's broader teaching philosophy of helping learners avoid common setup mistakes before spending money on gear.
CG Boost publishes free tutorials directly on YouTube, including full-length beginner courses on topics like hard-surface modeling. Alongside the free content they also sell structured paid courses — like Blender Launch Pad 2 — for learners who want a more curated, step-by-step curriculum rather than individual standalone videos.
Beyond modeling, CG Boost regularly covers shading, 3D texturing, and texture painting, along with animation and CGI techniques relevant to filmmaking and visual effects contexts. Their YouTube topic classifications also include film and animation, meaning the channel goes well beyond pure modeling tutorials into full creative workflows.
CG Boost explicitly positions itself around making 3D creation "achievable for anyone," so beginners are clearly the primary audience the channel is built for. Between free full-length courses on YouTube and the structured Blender Launch Pad course series, there are multiple on-ramps designed specifically for people who have never opened Blender before.
CG Boost is based in Germany, though all of its content is produced in English. Despite its German roots, the largest share of its audience comes from the United States, with Germany and India also ranking among the top viewer countries.
CG Boost has grown to well over 400,000 subscribers on YouTube, placing it in the mid-tier range and making it one of the larger dedicated Blender tutorial channels on the platform. Its engagement rate runs significantly above the category average for educational content, which points to an unusually active and returning learner base rather than a passive subscriber count.
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