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Finally! N-Panel fix for Blender
Pixar unveils the new features of RenderMan 27
Check out the changes coming in the 'most significant release in a decade' for the heavyweight renderer for animation and VFX.
"Inside Blue Zoo's R&D: Building a Digital-First Toolkit in Blender" by Dane Winn, Vasil Shotarov, Joshua Palfrey at Blender Conference 2025
Join Blue Zoo for a look inside ZooKit, our powerful toolkit for Blender. We're building a workflow where a single artist or small team can take an idea from design to final render. This talk explores how we use Geometry Nodes and Rigify for character creation, world-building, and look development. We'll share our R&D process, [...]
Theory Accelerated releases Axiom 4 for Houdini
Latest update to the GPU-accelerated sparse volumetric fluid solver improves collisions between smoke and surrounding objects.
Free Download: Sky Atmosphere
This is a free real-world sized Earth atmosphere system made with Geometry Nodes, it's making use of volumetrics to achieve realistic scattering shading and has the limb darkening effect on the Sun.
Get 150+ modular assets to create wooden cabins in Unreal Engine
Environment artist Maarten Hof's Modular Rural Cabin pack of AAA-style game assets is free to download for the next two weeks.
Create a 3D Tree in Blender with Grease Pencil
PIXXO 3D shows a simple trick that converts a Grease Pencil drawing into a full 3D shape using a skin and subdivision modifier.
Medieval Textured House Tutorial
Let’s create a complete small medieval house model from scratch in Blender, including modeling, texturing and lighting!
Blender Grease Pencil - Are You Using the Right Coloring Method?
Grant Abbitt breaks down the two main techniques you need to know: using Materials and using Attributes. Learn the pros and cons of each method to optimize your workflow and improve your digital art.
"Compositing 5.0: Powerful yet Simple" by Habib Gahbiche at Blender Conference 2025
Many new features in the compositor are making compositing in Blender more powerful. In this talk, Habib will showcase these new features in the compositor and talk about the challenges of designing features for power users while keeping the experience simple for more casual VFX artists. He will also share the compositor roadmap and explain [...]
Wacom launches new $300 Wacom One 14 pen display
Beginner-friendly 14-inch HD display is Wacom's thinnest, cheapest pen display to date. Check out its key specs for digital art.
Adobe releases Photoshop 26.11
Check out the new features in the image-editing app, including a new system for creating and managing shared cloud-based projects.
Quick Tip: Blender Beveling Hack
Here's a smart technique for beveling complicated shapes without needing to change their geometry. Using a Build and Boolean modifier, it's easy!
Blender Developers Meeting Notes: 22 September 2025
Notes for weekly communication of ongoing projects and modules. Blender Conference in Amsterdam Recordings on Youtube Photos Modules & Projects 2025-09-15 XR Roadmap 2025/2026 New Features and Changes This is a selection of changes that happened over the last week. For a full overview including fixes, code only changes and more visit projects.blender.org. Color Management [...]
BiteTheBytes releases World Creator 2025.1
Big update to the GPU-based terrain generator adds new biome and object scattering systems. See all of the changes, and the new pricing.
How I FIXED the VFX in How to Train Your Dragon
Finally! N-Panel fix for Blender
Running Doom Inside an Icon in Blender
You can run Doom in many crazy places like inside a PDF, or on your toothbrush. And as of today, not just inside Blender, but INSIDE AN ICON in Blender. Because why not? mr_minimal_effort shared this on reddit: So it turns out you can run Doom inside a scaled up icon in Blender. Should you? [...]
[non-Blender] Godot 4.5 adds Stencil Buffers, Shader Baker, Accessibility Features and more!
Godot is Blender's counterpart for game design: it's an Open Source powerhouse of a game engine and it offers excellent compatibility (as Open Source usually does). Some of the highlights are: Stencil Buffer Support: Achieve more complex and detailed rendering with the new stencil buffer support. Screen Reader Support: Improved accessibility features make games more [...]
Globe Plants to close its online store next month
Popular 3D plant creator's models will be available via Chaos's Cosmos asset library after its e-store closes on 1 October 2025.