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OpenFX 1.5 has been released
First update to the open standard for VFX plugins in almost a decade improves color management, and widens CPU and GPU support.
Best of Blender Artists: 2024-36
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.
Title: Time-lapse: Plasticity Sketch: Portable Stove
In this time-lapse video, 3D artist Rachel Frick showcases the process behind her latest creation: a sleek, utilitarian portable stove. The design is reminiscent of something you'd take on a rugged camping trip or that could see use in military settings. About the Artist Rachel is a talented hardsurface artist known best for her cute [...]
Foundry releases Flix 7.1
Heavyweight story development tool with integrations to Photoshop and Maya can now also be used in a standard web browser.
Seabug: Seattle, September 7th: Blender, Godot, Material Maker!
Blender users in Seattle are meeting this Saturday morning! When: Saturday, September 7th, 10 AM to 1 PM Where: Academy of Interactive Entertainment, 305 Harrison St #405 · Seattle, WA What: It's a FOSS family reunion! We recently had a swell time working on a game jam, so this month we'll be looking at how to [...]
Plastic Software releases Plasticity 2024.2
Check out the new features in the intuitive NURBS modeler, including Deform and Mesh Snap features, and support for SVG import.
Behind the Scenes: Qinni
INTRODUCTION Hello, I am SecretHandshake, a 3D artist based in Korea. I mainly create 3D characters in my own unique style and share my work through Instagram, communicating with many people there. I am very happy to have this great opportunity to introduce myself. INSPIRATION The idea for this piece came from a beautiful illustration [...]
Unify UV Maps
I Created an Entire Sci-Fi World in only 3 Days
KeenTools FaceTracker comes to Blender [$]
KeenTools has launched the open beta of FaceTracker for Blender, bringing professional-grade face tracking from Nuke to the Blender community. Download their free beta now! KeenTools FaceTracker for Blender open beta is out. Our signature face tracking solution from Foundry Nuke has hit the open water and is now available to everyone as a Blender [...]
Blender Jobs for September 5, 2024
Here's an overview of the most recent Blender jobs on Blender Artists, ArtStation and 3djobs.xyz: Concept Artist/Illustrator at Metacore 360 Product Rotation / Blender Gun Raiders VR Sonic Skin For more jobs, look here.
Theory Accelerated releases Axiom 3.3 for Houdini
Check out the new features in the GPU-accelerated sparse volumetric fluid solver, including support for height fields as collision sources.
Tutorial: Designing Creature Makeup for Film in Photoshop
Master make-up concept workflows with The Gnomon Workshop's new tutorial, recorded by Wētā Workshop's Johnny Fraser-Allen.
Will this Secret Device KILL 3D Modeling?!
Group test: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40 Series and Super Series GPUs
Discover which NVIDIA GPU is best for CG work in real-world content creation and GPU rendering tests, including Blender, Maya and UE5.
Tools to watch in Fall 2024: Reblium Studio
Check out Reblika's promising all-in-one standalone app for creating ultra-detailed 3D characters for games and animation.
Tools to watch in Fall 2024: Meshcapade Me
Try this browser-based tool for generating animated 3D avatars from video footage, photos or real-world measurements. Free in beta.
Tools to watch in Fall 2024: Style3D Atelier and Simulator
Check out this promising new 3D clothing design tool for VFX and game development, and its Unreal Engine cloth simulation plugin.
Tools to watch in Fall 2024: SwitchLight Studio
Promising AI-based virtual projection app extracts actors from video and relights them to match a new background. Try it free in beta.
Tools to watch in Fall 2024: Metatailor
Eye-catching app makes it easy to dress 3D characters, auto-fitting 'any 3D wearable' to any bipedal avatar. See what's due in the 2.0 update.