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In this video, Michael Bridges dives into the recent changes to how brushes work in Blender since version 4.3, especially in the 2D animation workspace with Grease Pencil. I explore the new asset-based system for brushes, which, while promising, presents a few usability challenges—particularly when it comes to customizing or creating new brushes. The interface [...]

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Here's an overview of the most recent Blender jobs on Blender Artists, ArtStation and 3djobs.xyz: Bode Software | 3D prop and environment artist Looking for a 3d modeller to TieTalent | Senior Game Artist Mercor | 3D Artist Mercor | 3D Generalist Wiraa | 3D Game Artist Help with finalizing first animation scene for new [...]

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Some impressive AND cute modeling by Natasha Medvedeva.

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Effects plugins for compositing and video editing apps get new AI tools for generating masks and depth maps, and fixing glitches. Prices up.

I asked Marcin Cieśla to tell us about his 'Death to Squishies' animation that was featured on BlenderArtists in March. Get ready for the delights and despairs of a one-man animation project which included dancing in front of his phone girl-band style for reference! A stort story about a certain animation. “Death to Squishies” from [...]

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Redefine Concept Art with Animation and AI Guidance using Reallysion's iClone. Hello, I’m Jakub Kaźmierczak, a concept artist specializing in environment concept art and key frames. I have been in the industry for the past 7 years. In my professional career, I work mostly for movies and game cinematics. Some projects being: “Three Body Problem”, [...]

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Jan van den Hemel writes: Hi everyone, I'm currently running a big sale on all my educational material - 3 video courses and the Blender Secrets e-book. The courses have 50% off and the book 30%. Get them now!

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Global Illumination calculates simulated how light in a scene behaves. It simulates light bouncing around and spreading diffusely by calculating object proximity, angles and more. It gives quite convincing results, but can be slow. James Crowther shows how to optimise it in your scenes for better rendering times. Just yesterday we released another video on [...]

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Check out the latest features in the open-source Maya character rigging and animation framework and its new Unreal Engine bridge.

Development of the open-source CPU/GPU renderer and its Blender plugin now 'back on track' after three years. See what's new.

Marty created this wild roller coaster ride and shares a detailed breakdown on Blender Artists. This is a project I’ve been working on for a while now – an animation of a wild roller coaster ride through a secret bunker hideout in the middle of the ocean! If you’re interested in how I made this [...]

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Sales and downloads of the cut-down editions of ZBrush to end on 30 May 2025, but a new 'freemium' desktop version is 'on its way'.

Get environment artist Emran Bayarti's Downtown Alley modular asset pack free for two weeks on Fab. For commercial use.

Robert Rioux offers a free Blender add-on to easily manage background images for modeling. It will automatically set up all views and gives you the possibility to "swap axis" so the the X axis becomes the front view. Itm allows you to adjust all images at the same time too.

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The Blender crew is attending the Annecy Animation Festival again, and is hosting a breakfast session to connect Blender users in the movie industry. As our first 'breakfasts' in 2023 and 2024 were a success, we're doing it again - with a twist! To be able to gather more people, we'll be at the MIFA [...]

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Leo from MediaWay writes: Geometry nodes can be tough to learn, but... now there's an easier way to create beautiful motion graphics in text and models using offset animations. My tutorial shows you how to create some super easy motion graphic effects in Blender without Geometry nodes for both text animation and product animation using [...]

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Animtoolbox is an addon with a set of tools and workflows for animation such as Temp Controls, Editable motion path, Retime markers, Copy Paste Matrices and more. A modular rigging system designed for animators, Temp Controls allows you to create different chain setups and link or unlink them together. The animation is always baked back [...]

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AI-generated assets can still be uploaded, but will be made 'essentially invisible'. See how the policy compares to other sites.

Improve your skills in designing, sculpting and texturing 3D characters with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed tutorial.

A gobo suggests an rich environment by placing an object or mask between your light source and your scene - generating interesting shadows. This pack makes it easy to set up. Stefan_K writes: SK_Gobos is a collection of 80 gobos at 4k resolution for Blender 3.6 and above, using the Cycles render engine. No installation [...]

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