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Brian Kouhi writes: In this video, our Technical Director shows exactly how he set up his Blender files & used Fox Renderfarm to save us weeks on our first animation project as an indie studio. Blender to Fox Renderfarm tutorial.

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Yeho Studios writes: Have you ever struggled creating a nature scene in blender? What about a river? In this blender tutorial I will show you how to create a realistic river landscape in blender from absolute scratch, if you have ever struggled to create a nature scene in blender, then this tutorial is for you.

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Key shot from the carjacking thriller was created using 3DEqualizer, Houdini and Nuke from 360-degree footage and Lidar scans.

Supercharge Your Geometry Nodes Workflow with QuickTidy!.. Create complex Geometry Nodes setups in seconds with 50 powerful presets designed to automate repetitive tasks, enhance efficiency, and simplify node-based workflows in Blender’s Geometry Nodes. Key Features: 50 Ready-to-Use Node Presets – From math operations to data processing and string manipulation Programmatic Node Setups: The Node setups [...]

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VFX artist Rob Dickinson's handy add-on fixes artefacts in 3D scans and models in one click. Check out the new features in version 2.0.

Substance 3D pioneer's new venture after leaving Adobe is a real-time digital puppeteering firm creating gaming and animation content.

Get games artist Howard Coates' Modular Dungeon Collection free for two weeks on the Fab marketplace. For commercial use.

Benjami Naubone writes: Hello, dear family of artists! I am very excited to present the animated short "Eclipse Episode 1: The Legacy of Supernova." The short film was shot entirely in Grease Pencil, including characters and settings. Post-production was done with the Video Sequence Editor.

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How does HP's rackable graphics workstation compare to a desktop system in real-world rendering and CG tests? Jason Lewis finds out.

Create ruined and post-apocalyptic industrial environments with Epic Games' new Derelict Corridor Megascans Sample project.

DanielGrove writes: Learn to make fun and creative patterns easily within Blender using simple arrays. Fun for abstract 3D art, textures, and 2D design.

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New version of the veteran graphics benchmark for testing workstations reflects recent changes to CG software and industry pipelines.

This Geometry Nodes setup allows for fine-grained control over road generation with numerous adjustable parameters. You can adjust Road width, material assignment, crack density and depth, detailed damage modeling (scale, spread, depth, displacement), and customizable striping patterns (width, color, spacing). Achieve photorealistic or stylized results with ease.

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Free Photoshop scripts convert high-res planetary textures to UDIMs for use in VFX and animation, in apps like 3ds Max, Blender, Maya.

Decoded's frustration-saving add-on adds new features to Blender's camera system, now including a new auto-focus system for renders.

In this tutorial, swords-neko demonstrates a quick and simple method for creating realistic hand-painted flames in Blender. The technique involves adding a plane and rotating it to block off the fire from view. Then, a new material is created with an image texture for the base color, alpha, and emission.Sswords-neko hand-paints the fire to create [...]

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Here's an overview of the most recent Blender jobs on Blender Artists, ArtStation and 3djobs.xyz: Deca Defense | 3D Design 3D Generalist US Citizen Only ITAR Deca Defense | 3D Design | 3D Generalist | US Citizen Only | ITAR wekthor | 3D Artist for Cyberpunk-Inspired Car (Indie Game Studio) 3D Modeler Transformer/Mech Character For [...]

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Big update to the effects plugins for video editing and compositing apps adds AI matte generation and GPU acceleration on AMD hardware.

Ali Awada writes: If being out in the forest at night is your idea of a good time, please check out my Jurassic World inspired horror short film.

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Check out the new features in the lightweight 3D modeling software, and its Unreal Engine-based real-time renderer.