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Rendering and visualization software gets support for OpenPBR and Cryptomatte and is now 'up to 50% faster' on AMD GPUs.

Lightweight 3D modeling and UV mapping software gets new plugin transferring edits made to a model to and from Blender.

Check out the new features in the texture painting software, including a Ribbon path for flowing patterns or text seamlessly over a 3D model.

Read our pick of the latest features in the open-source 3D software, from Geometry Nodes and Cycles to changes to color management.

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Latest updates to Foundry's family of compositing apps overhauls the 3D system, and introduces MaterialX and ACES 2.0 support.

Are you struggling to add realistic fuzz, fur or hair to your models in Blender? Well, Harry has got a free class for you! In this class, we'll learn how to add realistic fuzz to an adorable fox model so it looks like a needle felted character! The file we’ll use in class comes fully [...]

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Architectural renderer gets new procedural night sky system, support for 3D Gaussian Splatting, and new AI material generator.

Ryan King Art writes: In this timelapse video I create the Emperor’s Throne Room from Star Wars in Blender.

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3D clothing design tool for games and VFX now lets you create armor and animate inflatables. See all the new features, and the new pricing.

Library Drop 07 makes 100+ new assets available for the real-time rendering and look dev software, including 50 new brushes.

Add some photographic flair to your renders with this free training by Richard Yot. If the aim of photorealism is to create an image that looks *photographic*, then that pursuit necessarily goes beyond the basics of modelling, texturing, and lighting. Because photographs are defined by their *imperfections* as much as anything else. Lenses are physical [...]

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1k0 writes: A beloved family member recently passed away. She loved to wear red. On this artwork, compared to my past projects, I decided to stay away from a long production time, here I only took around two weeks to focus on the feeling and not so much on the technical side. I opened the [...]

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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.

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Free edition of the renderer is licensed for personal use and tools development. Compatible with Blender, Houdini, Katana and Maya.

Martin Klekner writes: I decided to test whether Blender 5.0’s new Video Sequencer could finally stand as a true Premiere alternative in 2025. In this video, I explore its faster performance, new layout, simultaneous 3D and video editing, and the powerful Strip Compositor with presets like film grain and vignette. Blender’s free, open-source editing tools [...]

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Here's an overview of the most recent Blender jobs on Blender Artists, ArtStation and 3djobs.xyz: 3D scan to 3D print workflow and model help 3D Medical Visualization Artist Graduate/Junior 3D Artist For more jobs, look here.

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'Most significant release in a decade' for the heavyweight production renderer makes RenderMan XPU ready for final-frame output.

Check out the 3D features in the latest releases of the compositing and motion graphics software, like support for Substance materials.

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