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Make your animation look more natural with automatic keyframes. Easy enough for beginners and really quick, plus you can build on top of it with custom poses to make it even better. https://youtu.be/DLzcSSzVjeI

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Notes for weekly communication of ongoing projects and modules. Welcomes Tariq Sulley receives a development grant to help with bugfixes and improvements in the Modeling module. Announcements Aras Pranckevičius has accepted responsibility of the Sequencer module owner! The module page has been updated, showing the state and dynamics in the module. Modules & Projects 2025-09-29 [...]

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Discover what it could be like to work inside Blender’s 3D viewport using a VR headset and 6DOF input.

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Getting hair to move naturally in Blender can be tricky, but in this video Vlad shows you how to achieve realistic, cinematic hair motion using cloth simulation (no complex rigs needed). We’ll cover: How to use cloth simulation to automate your hair animations Setting up realistic hair physics that actually behave properly Tips for collisions, [...]

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Learn how to create anisotropic shaders to achieve a brushed metal effect in Blender. You'll be able to adjust the rotation and tint to match your design needs.

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Blender JAM is back at BCON! This fast-paced, collaborative event challenges you to create a 1-second animation in Blender. You'll get a pre-rigged character and a unique creative constraint based on a shared theme, all under a tight time limit.

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With the introduction of simulation nodes, many popular physics systems can now be created directly within Geometry Nodes. One of the easiest and most enjoyable systems to start with is a particle system. Once you understand the basics, it becomes a lot of fun to creatively bend the laws of physics.

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Kevandram explores Blender techniques for creating the illusion of woven materials in Blender. I’ve been seeing a lot of these woven 3D printed designs and wanted to see if I could pull it off in Blender. In this video, I’ll walk you through two different ways to make textured woven designs in Blender for 3D [...]

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Blendereverything shares another compilation of videos - this time focusing on the features of the upcoming Blender release!

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yoji writes: Hello there! Here is my latest tutorial on rigging in Blender. Enjoy and happy blending!

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The "Story Tools" project is aimed at improving existing functionality in Blender for crafting stories. Specifically, the goal is to improve storyboarding and layout workflows, working with multiple scenes and cameras, and managing shot continuity.

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In this Blender beginner tutorial Ryan King will create these three low poly animals.

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Smoking Monkey writes: For those interested-our film "Beast of the Black Forest" using a lot of techniques gleaned from Blender guru Ian Hubert, premiers out here in the Wisconsin hinterlands on October 17th, with a YouTube launch on the 18th. Here's the trailer. Thanks!

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Funny Legs is an animated show on YouTube created entirely by one person, from modeling to render. In this talk, a 3D animator, Yana Zavialova, will tell how she has built an efficient pipeline that allows her to create a 1-minute episode in 2–3 weeks. She will share the Blender tricks (like rigging the color, [...]

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A free infographic that outlines the essential steps in creating photoreal renders by Richard Yot. This resource will be helpful whether you’re a beginner or a pro, and will help you achieve that extra 10% that elevates your renders from good to awesome. Check it out here.

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Here's an overview of the most recent Blender jobs on Blender Artists, ArtStation and 3djobs.xyz: (Paid, International) Hiring For Low Poly Modelling + Animation (GIG, Paid, in $): 3D modeling, texturing, and rigging help needed in blender For more jobs, look here.

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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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How Framestore's Visual Development Department is integrating Blender in their workflow to create high quality Creature and Environment concepts

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PolyCrate writes: Hello friends! Excited to share my Traffic Light Pack with you This collection brings a set of realistic, high-quality traffic lights designed for urban scenes and city environments. Perfect for 3D projects, animations, video games, or architectural visualizations, these models are detailed, customizable, and easy to use. Add an authentic touch of city [...]

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At Blender studio, we're developing a new Character Asset: Storm. This session will be a walkthrough on how I've explored different ways of facial rigging for a stylized character and why I chose to do it this particular way. The class will highlight the wants and needs from the animator and how this applies to [...]

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