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Free Download: Blender Cobweb Generator
Thomas Kole shares this geometry setup to generate cobwebs for any mesh in Blender. It includes a physics simulator with an interactive mode, allowing you to tweak the result.
Best of Blender Artists: 2026-21
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.
Blender Jobs for May 22, 2026
Here’s an overview of the most recent Blender jobs on Blender Artists, ArtStation and 3djobs.xyz: REMOTE: 2D NSFW Artist / Comic Designer / NSFW 18+ / 2D Animator Looking for a Level Designer — Low-Poly Map Looking for a paid 1:1 tutor, stylized 3D character modeling (Blender, Kirby/Nintendo-style) Paid work to clean up STL file […]
Get 120+ free materials and assets from the new Mari Texture Library
Download free Mari Smart Materials created by leading VFX artists, plus general-purpose textures and HDRIs. For commercial use.
Boris FX releases Sapphire 2026.5
Check out the changes to the set of effects plugins for compositing and video editing software, including a new real-world lens defocus effect.
Course: Using Blender to Draft CAD-Style Floor Plans and Export Scaled PDF
Learn how to draft 2D floor plans in Blender from scratch: add dimensions, import DWG blocks, render NPR line art, export to scale with this new course by Allan Brito. Most people associate Blender with 3D rendering, animation, and visual effects. But Blender’s precision modeling tools, real-world unit system, and NPR rendering engine make it […]
Autodesk releases 3ds Max 2027.1
Check out the changes to the 3D modeling and rendering software, including updates to Smart Bevel and the Data Channel modifier.
Subsurface Scattering for Beginners
In this Blender tutorial Ryan King explains how to use Subsurface Scattering for beginners.
Autodesk releases Maya 2027.1
Check out the new features in the 3D modeling and animation app, like OpenTimelineIO support and updates to LookdevX and Bifrost.
Adobe releases Photoshop 27.7
See the new features in the image editing app, including the option to run the AI model for the Remove tool locally, not in the cloud.
PHENIX – a GPU-native particle system for Blender
Issanou updated his Blender particle system to run entirely on the GPU. I just released the GPU version of Phenix: the result of a full year of dedicated development to finally complete the vision I had for this tool. The entire particle simulation now runs on your graphics card, not the CPU — so you […]
Blender Developers Meeting Notes: 18 May 2026
Notes for weekly communication of ongoing projects and modules. Modules & Projects 2026-05-11 Grease Pencil Module Meeting 2026-05-12 Render & Cycles Meeting 2026-05-12 Sequencer Meeting 2026-05-12 Sequencer Meeting 2026-05-13 User Interface Meeting 2026-05-18 Viewport & EEVEE module meeting New Features and Changes This is a selection of changes that happened over the last week. For […]
Celsys releases Clip Studio Paint 5
Check out the latest features in the digital painting software for comics and concept art, including the new 3D hand model for pose references.
Free Add-on: General Ambient Occlusion in Blender
Washington takes some inspiration from V-Ray and extends Blender’s AO with this add-on. In this video I am showing you this add-on that brings extra ambient occlusion to the render tab, similar of what Vray can do, but in Cycles. We all know that we can tweak Ambient Occlusion in Compositor, but lets agree that […]
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New motion graphics tool Caddis puts a node graph in every layer
Interesting After Effects alternative combines a familiar layer workflow with the procedural power of nodes. Currently free in beta.
Pipes & Joints Tutorial
Let’s learn how to quickly create and connect pipes in Blender using correct geometry.
Early Public Beta: 3DCoat 2026 GPU version Intro, not released yet. See links in the description.
Early Public Beta: 3DCoat 2026 GPU version Demo, not released yet. See links in the description.
Ball & Bars with Geometry Nodes
Design a minimal motion system combining vertical bars and dynamic spheres. Learn structured animation timing, motion layering, and balanced composition techniques.