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Free update to the 3D compositor adds new deep compositing toolset, Cryptomatte support, and 180 VR workflows. See all the new features.

Can't get a live model? These UE5-based apps let you pose 3D hands to act as a reference when sketching, painting or sculpting.

Get over 20 high-res HDRIs of natural exteriors and architectural interiors in EXR format, for VFX, visualization and motion graphics.

Simon Lachapelle offers a new collection of professional-grade HDRi plates. Simon writes: Hey Blender friends, 👋 Over the past year, I’ve been studying how to create the best HDRIs possible and traveling around to capture and build a high-quality HDRI pack. I've been working in the VFX industry for the past 10 years, and this [...]

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Create energy FX using a robust generalist approach in Houdini, Maya and Nuke with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed tutorial.

MrSorbias shows how to create a simple generator that will make city backgrounds for your animation projects. He will create a shader that will make mist effects to objects.

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Every year, Google hosts their ‘Summer of Code’, a program to stimulate Open Source development by mentoring new developers for selected projects. If you’re interested to contribute to Blender with this 12-week long program, you can apply now!

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Every week, hundreds of artists share their work on the Blender Artists forum. I'm putting some of the best work in the spotlight in a weekly post here on BlenderNation.

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In this video, Michael Bridges dives into the recent changes to how brushes work in Blender since version 4.3, especially in the 2D animation workspace with Grease Pencil. I explore the new asset-based system for brushes, which, while promising, presents a few usability challenges—particularly when it comes to customizing or creating new brushes. The interface [...]

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Here's an overview of the most recent Blender jobs on Blender Artists, ArtStation and 3djobs.xyz: Bode Software | 3D prop and environment artist Looking for a 3d modeller to TieTalent | Senior Game Artist Mercor | 3D Artist Mercor | 3D Generalist Wiraa | 3D Game Artist Help with finalizing first animation scene for new [...]

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Some impressive AND cute modeling by Natasha Medvedeva.

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Effects plugins for compositing and video editing apps get new AI tools for generating masks and depth maps, and fixing glitches. Prices up.

I asked Marcin Cieśla to tell us about his 'Death to Squishies' animation that was featured on BlenderArtists in March. Get ready for the delights and despairs of a one-man animation project which included dancing in front of his phone girl-band style for reference! A stort story about a certain animation. “Death to Squishies” from [...]

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Redefine Concept Art with Animation and AI Guidance using Reallysion's iClone. Hello, I’m Jakub Kaźmierczak, a concept artist specializing in environment concept art and key frames. I have been in the industry for the past 7 years. In my professional career, I work mostly for movies and game cinematics. Some projects being: “Three Body Problem”, [...]

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Jan van den Hemel writes: Hi everyone, I'm currently running a big sale on all my educational material - 3 video courses and the Blender Secrets e-book. The courses have 50% off and the book 30%. Get them now!

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Global Illumination calculates simulated how light in a scene behaves. It simulates light bouncing around and spreading diffusely by calculating object proximity, angles and more. It gives quite convincing results, but can be slow. James Crowther shows how to optimise it in your scenes for better rendering times. Just yesterday we released another video on [...]

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Check out the latest features in the open-source Maya character rigging and animation framework and its new Unreal Engine bridge.

Development of the open-source CPU/GPU renderer and its Blender plugin now 'back on track' after three years. See what's new.

Marty created this wild roller coaster ride and shares a detailed breakdown on Blender Artists. This is a project I’ve been working on for a while now – an animation of a wild roller coaster ride through a secret bunker hideout in the middle of the ocean! If you’re interested in how I made this [...]

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