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If you use Blender often, you know how repetitive it can be to merge vertices. Every time you press the shortcut M, Blender asks which type of merge you want — At Center, At Last, At First, By Distance, etc. Now there’s a simple add-on that eliminates that extra step. pacogarcia writes: With this new [...]

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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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Here's an overview of the most recent Blender jobs on Blender Artists, ArtStation and 3djobs.xyz: Need a Blender VSE script to instantly mass-crop PNG renders, removing the alpha region (Solved) Senior Environment Concept Artist (Remote/Permanent) [European Union] Senior Character Concept Artist (Remote/Permanent) [European Union] Need 3D Modeler(s) for unannounced project Lego style cat - rigged [...]

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VERG writes: Bentley is willing to make VUE and PlantFactory open source! Bentley is now looking for community feedback to ensure that there is enough interest in open sourcing the apps. Here's a link to the full announcement by Daniel Seebacher over at blenderartist.org

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Nicholas Ndlovu shares a cool timelapse of some food modeling in Blender.

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Blender 5.0.1 is out adds fixes for 132 issues found in the previous release. If you’re on 5.0.0, it’s highly recommended to update.

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yogyog writes: I don't know why I didn't post this straight away #, but here it is.... should be useful for a lot of Blender animators. Fast Cutting is Good Actually! Here's 3 ways to fast cut in Blender 0:58 Keyframing the camera 1:34 Camera Markers 2:27 Enter the Video Sequence Editor

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Andrew_D offers discounts on his addons Extreme Pbr Nexus, Hdri Maker, Cyber Holograms and Bmesh Clean Add-On. Hi everyone 👋 I just wanted to share that my Holiday Sale is now live, with 40% OFF on all my Blender add-ons. The tools are designed to help artists improve their workflow and explore more creative control [...]

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Sick of terrains that look brilliant… right up until render time? 3D Tudor's Blender + Gaea masterclass is built to fix that. I have released a new course: Blender and Gaea Masterclass – Procedural Ice World. It is an end-to-end workflow that takes you from terrain generation in Gaea to a finished, cinematic hero render [...]

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In this Blender tutorial Ryan King Art shows the creation process of how I created this cozy winter cocoa artwork in Blender. Artwork on Blender Artists

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Marques Brownlee and Epic Spaceman collaborated on a super interesting video that gives you a real sense of the scale and complexity of modern CPUs. Marques has a huge YouTube Channel where he typically reviews new devices, cars and other technology. This video is a bit atypical for him - not only is it more [...]

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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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writes:In this video Jan van den Hemel looks at a step-by-step, beginner-proof process of beveling both Edges and Vertices, with the aim of creating holes in surfaces. We also examing different ways to make selections perfectly circular, and the differences between N-gons and Quads.

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Here's an overview of the most recent Blender jobs on Blender Artists, ArtStation and 3djobs.xyz: Stylized Environment Artist 2D Puzzle Grind Artist (Match-3 project) [PAID] 3D Artist Needed - Stylized Livestock (Cows/Goats/Sheep/Pigs) + Simple Loop Animations Unity 3D generator testing, small compensation (closed) For more jobs, look here.

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In this geometry nodes tutorial, I’ll show you how to make a 🔥🔥BLAZING🔥🔥 text animation with Blender 5.0’s new volume nodes. Let's light it up!

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Michael Bridges breaks down Blender's asset importing system, showing you exactly when to use Link, Append, and Pack. I'll help you avoid the two most common asset nightmares: broken update propagation and accidental global overrides. Have you ever linked assets perfectly, made updates to the source file, but nothing changed in your scene? Or worse, [...]

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Michael Bridges walks you through the 10 essential factors for choosing the perfect GPU for your Blender workflow, from physical fit and VRAM needs to power requirements and future-proofing. By the end, you'll know exactly which GPU matches your budget and workflow without overspending. Have you ever wondered why your friend's cheaper GPU renders faster [...]

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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. This week's list is longer than usual as the yearly 10 Cubes Challenge is running, and I decided to keep those entries in as well.

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Here's an overview of the most recent Blender jobs on Blender Artists, ArtStation and 3djobs.xyz: 3D Environment Artist Portfolio Review – Disabled 3D Animator (Indie Animated Series HEROES For more jobs, look here.

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Unlock full control over EEVEE’s indirect lighting! In this tutorial, Gleb Alexandrov reveals a simple yet powerful workaround to extract and control the intensity of ray traced bounced light in Blender’s EEVEE render engine – a control that doesn’t exist in the official settings.

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