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Bits of Blender #75 - Run multiple instances of Blender on a Mac
John R. Nyquist writes: How do you run multiple instances of the SAME version of Blender on a Mac? It is a quick tip, in a nutshell just run this in the Terminal: open -n -a Blender
Meetup: NuremBUG - The Nuremberg Blender User Group - July 14th 2025 7pm
Blender users in Nuremberg, Germany are getting together tonight! Gottfried Hofmann writes: NuremBUG, the Blender user group from Nuremberg, Germany meets up again on Monday, July 14th starting 7pm at Coworking Nürnberg (Josephspl. 8, 90403 Nürnberg). As always beginners are welcome.
Free Add-on: Geo Match with Different Topologies
Robert Rioux writes: I made this cool extension that allows you to match two meshes with different topologies. Of course they still need to be similar. You are not going to match an airplane with a rabbit. It's free, like all my other admins/extensions. Download the add-on below: click on the release button, download the [...]
Blender Jobs for July 11, 2025
Here's an overview of the most recent Blender jobs on Blender Artists, ArtStation and 3djobs.xyz: Scopely | Art Lead - Monopoly GO! OtherSide Entertainment | Sr. 3D Artist Jagex | Marketing Artist - Runescape: Dragonwilds Dirtbike models Expanding team: generalist ABI3D | Freelance Parametric 3D Modeler – Fashion & Fabric Printing Storm Eye Studios | [...]
BlenderKit Release Notes 3.16.1
BlenderKit has just launched version 3.16.1 of its add-on, introducing Printables as an official asset type in its growing 3D asset library. This update includes numerous enhancements and bug fixes, such as improved drag-and-drop functionality, permanent auto-map settings, and refined thumbnail styling for printable assets. BlenderKit is proud to roll out BlenderKit Add-on version 3.16.1! [...]
Isometric Bedroom Tutorial
Let’s create a complete isometric bedroom illustration from scratch in Blender, including modeling, texturing and lighting!
6th Class - Animated Rap Music Video made with Blender's NPR Branch
A personal video describing the artist's journey from bullying and poverty to running his own succesful Blender business. I’m Munish Kumar, founder of Gonreel Motion Imagery™, an independent CGI and animation studio based in Himachal Pradesh, India. I just finished my first animated rap music video — written, performed, and animated entirely by me. This [...]
Smoothly Merge Two Shapes in Blender (No Add-ons)
In this hard-surface modeling tip Gleb covers a quick and dirty (and fun) way of merging two shapes in Blender. No third-party add-ons required.
Bits of Blender #72 - A REAL 3-button Mouse!
John R. Nyquist doesn't like clicking on his mousewheel and went online to find a mouse with just 3 regular buttons :) When working in Blender, you use all three buttons on a mouse. Yet most mice have two buttons and a scroll wheel (which I hate clicking). In my latest episode of Bits of [...]
Teaser: "GymAnxiety"
Seven students from the Dutch HKU arts college worked on a film project that delved into themes of personal growth and self-confidence, inspired by director Xander Schrauwen's own experiences at the gym. Over the past six months, from February to June 2025, we worked on this film as a team of students from the Hogeschool voor [...]
Alien Worlds in Blender? Yup—Now You Can Build One from Scratch [$]
Tentacles. Fog. Glowing terrain. All procedural. All inside Blender 4.4. Hey folks—Neil here from 3D Tudor, and I have just launched something a bit... weird. If you have ever wanted to build a full stylized alien environment in Blender—without sculpting a single rock or painting a texture by hand—this one is for you. In my [...]
Timelapse: Create Stunning Interior ArchViz in Blender
Pietro Chiovaro writes: I'm super excited to finally share with you my latest personal project, a fully self-made interior ArchViz apartment created entirely in Blender. This isn't a scene made from pre-built assets, I designed everything from the structure to the furniture from scratch. I hope you enjoy the result! Let me know what you think in the comments! [...]
Blender 4.5 Precise 3D Modeling: Precise Scale transformations
In this tutorial about precise modeling with a focus on scaling objects, Allan Brito explores ways to enter numeric input to update object sizing. You will learn how to manage scales with the use of a target sizing instead of using scale factors. A useful resource for anyone using Blender to work with architecture, engineering, [...]
Cute Summer Pineapple: Artwork Breakdown
In this video Ryan King shows the creation process of how I made this Cute Summer Pineapple Artwork in Blender. You can see more about this work on Blender Artists.
Best of Blender Artists: 2025-27
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 July 4, 2025
Here's an overview of the most recent Blender jobs on Blender Artists, ArtStation and 3djobs.xyz: Looking to recreate a lamp to be 3D printed Looking for someone to weight paint a model Junior 3D Artist - Vehicle specialist TDA | Unreal 3D Technical Artist, Remote in UK or EU Creative Circle | 3D Artist / [...]
Creating an Opal pendant With Blender and Jewelcraft
Yoji shows how to use the free Jewelcraft add-on in this low-pace, detailed tutorial. Hello everyone! This is my latest tutorial to model a pendant jewel with the Jewelcraft add-on in Blender 4.4. Enjoy
Tidy Monkey: Your Swiss Army Knife for Blender Workflow Optimization (Free)
Ever spent hours cleaning up boolean artifacts, fixing normals and repositioning origins? The free Tidy Monkey add-on brings three essential toolsets to fix common issues especially if your artwork is for a game engine such as Unity, Unreal or Godot. Group Scene Organization Align objects and space them apart equally on any axis Smart mesh [...]
Seattle Blender User Group July meeting: The 48 Hour Film Project
The Seattle BUG meeting this month is moved because of July 4. Details below. Oscar Baechler writes: When: ???? (But kind of July 11 to 13) Where: ???? What: ???? Seattle Blender User Group is doing something different for our July in person meeting! On account of 4th of July Weekend, we won't be meeting [...]
Pro Quest: The Ultimate Productivity Suite for Blender [$]
Introducing Pro Quest, a productivity suite for Blender designed to enhance your workflow. It offers time tracking and an optional gamification system, providing detailed analytics and customizable project management tools. Get tracking with Pro-Quest Ever finish a long session in Blender and wonder where the hours went? Do you need a better way to track [...]
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