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Best of Blender Artists: 2024-46
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.
Alert Animation Tutorial
Let’s model and animate a 3D alert light beacon scene in Blender! https://youtu.be/UJ6YY4XjCzc
Blender Jobs for November 15, 2024
Here's an overview of the most recent Blender jobs on Blender Artists, ArtStation and 3djobs.xyz: I am looking for someone who can support me in my work on various projects. €50,- ph For more jobs, look here.
Ephere releases Ornatrix 3 for Cinema 4D
Hair and fur plugin gets new tools for 'grafting' procedural hair grooms onto a character, and 'boxing' operators into single modifiers.
Maxon releases Red Giant 2025.2 and Universe 2025.1
Check out the new features in the suite of motion graphics and VFX plugins and the online library of effects and transitions.
Behind the Scenes: The Windrunner
Discover the imagination of Andri Stefanus, an Indonesian self-taught artist, as he details the techniques of bringing a fantastic creature to life. INTRODUCTION Hi, my name is Andri Stefanus, and I'm from Indonesia. I majored in Informatic System Specific Website Application Programming, but it didn't work for me, so I decided to make a turn [...]
Nekki releases Cascadeur Mobile
New mobile edition of Nekki's AI-assisted character animation software is now available for iPad and iPhone users.
Verge3D 4.8 Brings 3D Audio and Improved Performance [$]
A fresh update of Blender-friendly WebGL creator tool is out. Here is what's new. spatial (3D) audio effects major shader optimizations for faster rendering and loading option to zoom with Ctrl + Scroll in a Google Maps fashion preserving materials swapped via Puzzles, crucial for 3D configurators Performance Profiler outputs more precise information better click [...]
Unreal Engine 5.5: discover 10 key features for CG artists
Read our pick of the features in this huge update to the game engine, from MegaLights to character rigging, animation and rendering.
Retopologize in Blender Like Maya’s Quad Draw With This Free Extension
Luis Roach tries out the free PolyQuilt Retopology Tool extension, that's a fork of an abandoned add-on by Sakana3. Like Maya's Quad Draw, but in Blender and free. We used Polyquilt on a 17-million-triangle model, and here’s how it went!
Blender Jobs for November 14, 2024
Here's an overview of the most recent Blender jobs on Blender Artists, ArtStation and 3djobs.xyz: [Monthly Salary] Seeking 3D Animators with Experience in Action/Sports games For more jobs, look here.
Breakdown: 3D Integration and VFX Environments for Gibraltar
An overview of the VFX creation process for four shots in the documentary ‘Détroits, entre terre et mer’, broadcast on Arte TV. Bmotion writes: This VFX project involved enhancing drone views of Gibraltar by replacing the sea with a lush, vegetated landscape, recreating the environment during the Messinian salinity crisis when the Mediterranean dried up. [...]
3DCoat Short Photogrammetry Tutorial - Create 3D Models with the Help of RealityCapture inside!
3DCoat Photogrammetry Room — Create 3D Models in a Few Steps with the Help of RealityCapture inside!
Blackmagic Design releases Fusion Studio 19.1
Update to the 3D compositing app extends USD and OCIO workflow, and adds new options for toggling between inputs in compositions.
How good are the Apple M4 chips when rendering in Blender?
Robbie Tilton compares several Mac setups including the M2 Ultra, M4, M4 Pro and M4 Max. He also includes a Windows 4080 and 3080 test. Which will render fastest? Are Apple chips good enough to compete with Nvidia for 3D renders?
Blackmagic Design releases DaVinci Resolve 19.1
Discover the key features for VFX artists and colorists in the free grading and editing software and its $295 Studio edition.
Blender Jobs for November 13, 2024
Here's an overview of the most recent Blender jobs on Blender Artists, ArtStation and 3djobs.xyz: 3D Animator / Youtube Shorts at 3DAmbient 3D Generalist Game Artist at Enver Studio For more jobs, look here.
Get the Blender Studio’s free Brushstroke Tools for Blender
Neat free extension lets you apply painterly brushstrokes to the surface of 3D models while texturing them, and control the strokes procedurally.
Foundry releases Mari 7.1 in beta
Updated for Beta 2: 3D texture painting app gets new 2D painting mode for editing source images or creating custom decals.