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Let's use the animation curves graph to quickly create a flashy loading animation in Blender.

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Gorgeous visuals in this reel by the Slovak-based Blender ZORE studio. Welcome to our collection of the most stunning archviz videos we've created up to 2025! Using Blender and the powerful Octane Engine, we bring architectural designs to life with realistic renderings and cinematic visuals. Our workflow combines Blender's versatility with Octane's breathtaking realism, allowing [...]

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In this 5 part Blender tutorial series Ryan King creates this Sci-Fi Lunar Lander. https://youtu.be/IbOcR7UZp0U?si=4u2ayS96GX5tNStI

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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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The Class Creatives team recently shared this detailed Behind the Scenes post on the Blender Artists forum. I thought it was an interesting enough read to republish it here. We have been working on project Acheron for a few years, and we wanted to share our progress and final renders with the community. Our goal was to [...]

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Jonathan Josenhans from the German Architectural Visualization studio edelVIZ shares a quick buildup of one of their recent projects. I can finally show you one project we completed last year. This is acually our first video we ever did in blender - some things are a bit janky, but overall I am really happy about [...]

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Here's an overview of the most recent Blender jobs on Blender Artists, ArtStation and 3djobs.xyz: Looking for someone to create some low poly cartoonish clothing asset for my character I'm looking for an artist to make me a Thumbnail for YouTube Vertpaint Studios | Concept Artist Stealth Startup | 3D Artist Intern Pizza Party Productions [...]

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If you're using OctaneRender in Blender and need stylized outlines or toon-style edge tracing (but also toon-shading!), this free toolkit by Lino Grandi might be for you. Developed specifically for Octane, the addon offers a complete edge rendering workflow using Geometry Nodes and vertex groups. It includes a ready-to-go material, customizable thickness, and AOV/Compositor setups [...]

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Enjoy seeing how the VFX in The Snow Sister were created. As always, the best VFX are the ones you can't spot!

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Yoji shows how to prepare generated models for proper texturing in tools like Substance Painter.

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Behavioural Paleontologist, Tony, has been located. His surveillance system has alerted him to the presence of hunters on the island of Isla Sorna. Now he must deal with the immediate threat, as well as understand why the buck tyrannosaur has been behaving uncharacteristically. A short fan film by Ali Awada.

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ZenShaders Library is a growing collection of materials, tools, textures, and brushes designed to speed up your workflow when texturing, drawing, or sculpting. This first update includes: 120 stylized materials, 50 decals, and 50 grunge textures for Blender and Substance Painter. Texture maps are also included in case you want to use them in other [...]

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Poly Haven presents their latest content drops in Vaults. These 'pay for early access' libraries are how the project funds their production. Once a vault reaches a target number of supporters, it will be released for free! Greg Zaal writes: We're proud to finally share with you several years' worth of work: The Vaults! The [...]

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Bharat Madhu created this short animation using the Lens Sim add-on and a bee model from VFX Grace.

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John Mervin probably made the shortest Blender tutorial ever ;-) You could just add a clearcoat...But why stop there? P.S. Please do not record tutorials while driving.

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Here's an overview of the most recent Blender jobs on Blender Artists, ArtStation and 3djobs.xyz: A5 Labs | Sr. Unity 3D Generalist (Remote) Bode Software | Unreal Engine 3D Game Level Artist Bode Software | Unreal Engine 3D Game Environmental Artist Quick logo work Rocky Tales | Freelance 3D Animator (Part-Time, Contract) – Remote | [...]

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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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Notes for weekly communication of ongoing projects and modules. Welcomes Announcements Release cycle: Now at 4.5 LTS Beta (and 5.0 Alpha) Modules & Projects 2025-06-03 User Interface Meeting 2025-06-05 Core Module Meeting 2025-06-05 Pipeline & I/O Module Meeting 2025-06-06 Project Updates New Features and Changes This is a selection of changes that happened over the [...]

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\Think Blender's Graph Editor is bad? In this video, Brian Kouhi shows how to fully optimize Blender’s Graph Editor for a professional animation workflow. If you're a Maya animator or just don't understand Blender's graph editor, this is the tutorial that will change the way you animate.

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Crazyjn designed and printed this amazing little diorama, based on his own 2D art. The original concept art: Here's the work laid out in Blender and ready for 3D printing: The parts after his wife painted them: And finally, the fully assembled piece: I'd just like to note that the quality of 3D printers is [...]

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