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Adobe releases Substance 3D Designer 14.1
Check out the new features in the material authoring software, including updates to the Spline tools and node graph.
Adobe unveils Live Co-Editing in Photoshop
New beta feature lets multiple artists collaborate on the same Photoshop file simultaneously, speeding up asset reviews.
Free tool: Hair Cinematic Tool for Unreal Engine 5
Argentum Studio's in-house tool gives access to Unreal Engine 5's internal settings to improve the look of hair and fur in your renders.
"Blender Scripts from ChatGPT Often Fail If You're Not a Coder – This Blender Add-on Changes That!" [$]
Create your own Blender add-ons using AI. This add-on by Joe Morris uses many data sources like the Blender Manual and Stack Exchange to help you build a stable solution. Introducing the Ultimate Script Generator for Blender 4.3... The latest addition to the 'FAST Animation Studio Tools' Blender add-on... Which BTW is the BIGGEST Blender [...]
The Path to the Heights - A Short Film Crafted with Blender
Ricardo A. B. Graca submitted his Blender work to the Hollywood North International Film Festival. You can watch it now and help him by adding your vote. Hello Blender Artists, Animators, Screenwriters, Blender Makers! We're thrilled to present our animated short film, "The Path to the Heights," which has been officially selected for the prestigious [...]
Master World Building using Blender and Photoshop
Discover how to create story-rich environment concept art for games and VFX with The Gnomon Workshop's new tutorial.
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 [...]
Projects to Look Forward to in 2025
The projects to keep an eye on in 2025!
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).
How I Created a MASSIVE Lord of the Rings Orc Army... in Blender
The Animation YOU Can't Stop Watching | Blender Tutorial
The Best Way To Create Nature In 3D
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.
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Get 6 free smoke and fire effects sequences from FX BackPack
Get free smoke and fire FX as 2K ProRes files or sequences of VDB files optimized for rendering in Blender. For commercial use.
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.
this Blender feature should be ILLEGAL
How to Create a 3D Fire Tornado! (Blender Tutorial)
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.
Get modular Maya character rig builder Mansur-Rig for free
Updated: Version 2.6 of the facial and full-body rig builder for games, animation and VFX characters comes with this free bird rig.