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Grease Pencil to Solid Surface
This video by Blender Secrets shows a kind of experimental workflow for sketching in 3D with Grease Pencil, and then converting that to a solid surface mesh object. It’s not a super reliable workflow and it takes a bit of practice, so I don’t recommend it for most people. But maybe someone out there will […]
Retro TV Animation Tutorial
Let’s model a retro TV in Blender and play with shader nodes to add a static noise CRT effect on the animated screen.
Frame Perfect: put your Blender camera exactly where you’re looking
VeeVeeVee’s new add-on lets you quickly set up a camera to match your current view. I have been using Blender for years to create 3D models for printing, and I always struggled with the camera. I would finish modeling something I was really proud of, and then the rendering part was just miserable. Getting the […]
CCC Matcher: A free Extension for Colour Chart Matching
Blender has a lot to offer for VFX work – but falls a bit short when it comes to plate preparation and colour matching. This free extension is intended to fill that gap. Paul Schlichter writes: With CCC Matcher you can sample colour checker charts, match the colours of your HDRI and camera plate and […]
Best of Blender Artists: 2026-35
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 August 28, 2026
Here’s an overview of the most recent Blender jobs on Blender Artists, ArtStation and 3djobs.xyz: Environment Artist for Unity Based FPS 3D Low-Poly Character Modeling with Morph Targets (GLB for Android) yaz For more jobs, look here.
Message in a Bottle Tutorial
Let’s create a message in a bottle scene in Blender 5.2 a play around with some of the new Blender materials and features.
Mixos Live Link – send a mesh from Blender, get a principled material back
Back in June we posted Mixos here as a browser-based texture painter. The thing Blender users asked for most was a way to skip the export/import loop entirely, so they built one. Live Link is a free, GPL-licensed add-on that makes the round trip two-way: Press Send to Mixos in the 3D Viewport sidebar (N […]
Behind the Scenes: Stormy Weather
Sozap takes us trough all the stages of creating this short. The original idea was to focus on the hurricane, but it turns out I side tracked a lot on many other aspects. Also since we learn a lot from mistakes I made sure I did a bunch of them during the project so I […]
Blender Jobs for August 21, 2026
Here’s an overview of the most recent Blender jobs on Blender Artists, ArtStation and 3djobs.xyz: AI Video Artist 3D Environment Artist Environment Concept Artist Character Concept Artist – AI-Assisted Workflow (Paid work) Need blender artist to create a leather mould for 3D printing [PAID] Blender/Cycles Test Project: Furniture Product Visualization EUR 1,000 · Remote For […]
Keymapper, a new addon for easily managing key bindings in Blender
Keymapper is a non-destructive shortcut manager for Blender and Bforartists. It lets you create custom shortcuts in a managed list, organized into folders, with one-click presets, import/export, and live conflict detection. Instead of editing Blender’s keymap directly — which is destructive, error-prone, and hard to undo — Keymapper layers your shortcuts on top. When a […]
True Depth V3 Blender Add-on – REALISTIC Depth Estimation
True Depth, a Blender add-on for turning 2D images into 3D models using monocular depth estimation, has got a massive update. Version 3 includes, in addition to the Flat Relief mode, the Perspective and the 360° modes and some pretty cool new features as well. So it’s time to update our True Depth tutorial.
Dark Fantasy Book Tutorial
Learn to create a dark fantasy witch’s book in Blender 5.2 and try the new material assets!
Ranking Every Blender Splash Screen
Ryan King uses Tier Maker to rank every single Blender splash screen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOd0vdsSKt8
Blender Jobs for August 14, 2026
Here’s an overview of the most recent Blender jobs on Blender Artists, ArtStation and 3djobs.xyz: Robot Character Design and 3D Hard Surface Modeling VR 3D Rigged Player Model [Closed] 3D modeler searched for indie game. Simple models [PAID] Realistic hero character + 3 variants (MakeHuman/MPFB base) for a web anatomy atlas — $1,000- Freelance Motion […]
Dynamic Pinning Explained: Create Amazing Motion Graphics with Blender 5.2 Cloth Dynamics
Create stunning motion graphics using the new Cloth Dynamics nodes in Blender 5.2! In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to use Dynamic Pinning to achieve smooth, controllable cloth animations in Geometry Nodes. Perfect for motion designers and procedural artists looking to explore Blender’s latest simulation tools.
Create an Audio Visualizer with Geometry Nodes in Blender 5.2
In this Geometry Nodes tutorial we will create this audio visualizer in Blender 5.2 using the new sample sound frequencies node.
Best of Blender Artists: 2026-32
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 August 7, 2026
Here’s an overview of the most recent Blender jobs on Blender Artists, ArtStation and 3djobs.xyz: [PAID] Stylized Mountains and Cliff Environment [PAID] 90-second 360° VR animation 3D Hair Artist 3D game model and rigging it i have the model need to add bones for it Senior 3D Character Artist Senior 3D Environment Artist AI-Driven Environment […]
How to boolean cut Curves and Text
Booltron is another great, free boolean cutter add-on that you can enable in Preferences. While not as well known, it has some unique features: It can cut into Curves and Text objects, which is something other cutters can’t do.
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