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See the new features due in Unreal Engine 5.6 and beyond
Check out upcoming features in the game engine, from rendering and simulation to Megaworlds biomes, next-gen terrain and Anim Next.
Check out this GPU-accelerated Houdini Skin Slide Deformer
DNEG TD Mengya Zhang's OpenCL-based tool generates realistic skin sliding without tissue simulation. Free to try on personal projects.
Check out this free 2D Rim Light Tool for Nuke
Compositing Academy's handy add-on creates fake rim lighting on 2D images for title sequences and motion graphics using only an alpha.
How to Bridge Blender to External Image Editing Tools
Michael Bridges shares how you can edit Blender images externally with tools like Krita or Photoshop. Ever wondered if there is an easy way to edit images within Blender Externally using tools such as Photoshop, Krita and GIMP? Discover two methods to edit Blender images externally with tools like Krita or Photoshop. Learn to streamline [...]
Making a Castle Ruins Environment in Blender
Join That3DGuy as he walks us through the creation process of his Castle Ruins scene. I find blender to be an amazing tool for Concept art. I wanted to showcase how i created these Castle Ruins in Blender. I showcase the variety of techniques used to create the Ruins : I used the blender modeling [...]
Blender 4.3 for Beginners Workshop [$]
Learn how to use Blender 4.3 to start workin with 3D Modeling, Animation, Texturing, and Rendering for Beginners with this new course by Allan Brito. If you're looking for an updated resource to learn Blender from scratch, I'm proud to announce a new training resource from Blender 3D Architect. The Blender 4.3 for Complete Beginners [...]
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Video: Underwater Crocodile
Jeremy White shared this incredibly realistic video of a swimming crocodile - all made in Blender! This fluid simulation was crafted entirely in Blender using the Flip Fluids add-on and simulated on an Intel Xeon workstation. The trees and shrubs were designed with the Grove add-on, while the rocks and grass were generated using GeoScatter, [...]
Blender Jobs for January 17, 2025
Here's an overview of the most recent Blender jobs on Blender Artists, ArtStation and 3djobs.xyz: CupidAI | 3D Generalist Full-time 3d generalist for photorealistic product visualisation in Berlin (German speaking) Fast paid work for nodes or step by step instruction 3D Animator Looking for 3D Environment Modeler with UV Mapping Experience(Contract / Outsourced) Bode Software [...]
Create motion graphics in Nuke with the new Screen FX plugin
Compositing Academy's affordable add-on provides over 50 custom nodes for creating common screen graphics effects and transitions.
Best of Blender Artists: 2025-3
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.
Master Cinematic Sand & Dust Simulations Using Houdini
Master professional production workflows for managing complex simulations with The Gnomon Workshop's Houdini masterclass.
HMC Voice Command (for 3DCoat) 2025 Update Pt.1
Sculpting tools: Surface Array.
Get the new free version of ZibraVDB for Unreal Engine
Free version of the real-time volumetric effects tool for games and VFX comes with four free stock explosion and tornado effects.
Chaos releases V-Ray 7 for Cinema 4D
Check out the new features in the renderer, including native OpenPBR and 3D Gaussian Splatting support, and improvements to V-Ray GPU.
Behind the Scenes: Victoria, a Steampunk short film
About a year ago, BlindIllusionist posted a passion project he worked on: a short film in a Steampunk universe, inspired by Ian Hubert. He now posted a breakdown of the project, showcasing how Blender played a significant role in creating its VFX. First, let's what's the film itself again: And here's the new breakdown:
Blender Conference 2025: Sept 17-19
BCON will fall a little earlier this year - in September instead of October. Ticket sales start in March! From the announcement page: Save the date! BCON25 will happen 17-19 Sep. 2025 at Felix Meritis in Amsterdam. Moving the event a bit earlier than usual aligns with IBC, helps with the overall scheduling and hopefully [...]
These simple free tools convert Maya shaders to Blender
VFX artist Robert Rioux's handy open-source tools convert the aiStandardSurface shader to Blender's Principled BSDF.
Get 75+ free modular shop assets for Unreal Engine
Get CropCraft Studios' Modular Bakery Shop pack of 3D assets for creating a shop and cafe for free for two weeks on the Fab marketplace.