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Behind the Scenes: Afghan Girl Likeness
Discover the intricate art process behind Gündüz’s 3D modeling of the iconic 'Afghan Girl' photograph, where every detail, from texture mapping to lighting, brings a new depth and dimension to Steve McCurry's timeless image. INTRODUCTION Hello, my name is Volkan Gündüz. Before diving into 3D, I graduated from the Industrial Design department. During my final [...]
Maya to Blender Shader Converter
Now we can convert Maya's AiStandardSurface shaders to Blender's Principled BSDF using this free addon that Robert Rioux developed with ChatGTP (thanks to Tinkerboi for the finishing touches).
Art Process: "How I Made This Stylized Lily Of The Valley Flower in Blender"
Lane Wallace writes: The flower was sculpted in Blender, and the benday dots were created using a simple NPR shader node setup that utilizes a voronoi texture with zero randomness.
Geo Nodes Follow Curves For Beginners
Learn the basics of geo nodes in blender with this cool liquid effect example, focusing on how to get objects to follow and orient along a curve.
Best of Blender Artists: 2025-2
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.
BlenderNation is on Holiday Break
Hey everyone, it has been a really busy year and I need some time to recharge. We'll be back after January 6 with more Blender news. For now, get some rest, enjoy time with those close to you and we'll see you in the new year!
Behind the Scenes: Alien Worlds - Jumpship over a tidally locked planet
Jump into Samuel’s intricate workflow as he navigates various sources and tools to create his magnificent sci-fi piece of art. INTRODUCTION Hi, I’m Samuel Pantze from Germany, and Blender has been my main creative outlet for the past five years. I studied mechatronics engineering, but then decided that I’d rather want to become a scientist, [...]
Best of CG Cookie Students 2024
CG Cookie's second annual Student Reel is here! This is a hugely rewarding moment for the CG Cookie Crew after spending all year collecting notable student work. Witnessing our community apply what they learn in unique and jaw-dropping ways makes everything we do worth it. Thanks to all the members and Blender Market customers for [...]
Blender Jobs for December 20, 2024
Here's an overview of the most recent Blender jobs on Blender Artists, ArtStation and 3djobs.xyz: Jobs via Dice | 3D Generalist For more jobs, look here.
Best of Blender Artists: 2024-51
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 Renaissance 2025 Megapack 20% off till 31st December [$]
The Blender Renaissance Megapack offers a comprehensive collection of tools, assets, and features for Blender, including geometry node-based graphs, motion presets, animated text options, and extensive customization capabilities. All of my digital products (and resulting updates till December 2025) in one megapack. (20% off till December 31st 2024, Available only for 47.99 for Single seat [...]
Behind the Scenes: Railway Station
Head into Seifi’s art journey as he ventures through various render engines to skillfully master his hyper-realistic art. INTRODUCTION Hi, I am Alireza Seifi, a 3D designer and environment artist born in Tehran, Iran. My main field of interest and focus was cinema and film music so with that background, I joined the 3D industry [...]
Blender Reel: ESE Club/Studio 2024
Here's a great showcase of Blender work by a group of middle and high school students from Japan. Hello everyone! We are a group of junior high school students who will be introducing video works and tutorials created using 3DCG creation tools such as Blender. All of the first-year students will graduate and become members [...]
10 Cubes Challenge, Prompt 5: Cute Cats
The next prompt for the Blender Artists 10 Cubes challenge dropped! As always, you can find the rules, prompts and entries in the 10 Cubes category on Blender Artists. Have fun!
Best of Blender Artists: 2024-50
Every week, hundreds of artists share their work on the Blender Artists forum. I'm putting some of the best work in the spotlight in a weekly post here on BlenderNation.
Rigging Isn't Scary: Early Access ends in 24 hours [$]
Todor Nikolov has introduced a new course, Rigging Isn't Scary, designed for beginners and intermediate users. The course is structured into three levels, offering a gradual approach to rigging in Blender. While it will be available for free on YouTube once complete, Early Access is now open for a limited time, with additional benefits and [...]
Blender Jobs for December 13, 2024
Here's an overview of the most recent Blender jobs on Blender Artists, ArtStation and 3djobs.xyz: 3D Designer/Animator at White Label Customs inc For more jobs, look here.
15 Blender free scripts
Semy created a pack of 15 useful Blender scripts, randing from keyframe and collection manipulation to mesh conversion and generation. A gift for our Blender Nation community! We made 15 Blender mini scripts and gave them totally for free. They will save you hours of tedious work inside the Blender. Get the scripts here. Here [...]
Create Vintage Style Christmas Lights in Blender
In this Blender tutorial Ryan King will show you how to make these Easy Vintage Style Christmas Lights with Geometry Nodes.
Behind the Scenes: Yamaha DGX670, What an instrument!
Jump into Yuri Decastelli’s art as he molds a real-life piano through intricate steps. INTRODUCTION Hi! My name is Yuri Decastelli, and I’m an Italian graphic designer and 3D artist. I first encountered Blender at 18, more out of pure curiosity than necessity. I opened the program, got lost in its interface, and ended up [...]
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