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SketchUp to Blender: Migration Guide for Architecture and Design [$]
Allan Brito presents his latest book that will help transition SketchUp users. With the bulk of "professional" tools migrating to subscription models and slowing down on significant updates, many people have started looking for alternatives to replace their established workflows. A massive group of SketchUp users sees Blender as a potential replacement, not only for [...]
DreamWorks Animation releases MoonRay 2.40
Check out the new features in the open-source release of the production renderer used on movies like The Bad Guys 2.
PureRef 2.1 is out
Sizeable update to the popular reference image organization tool adds grid snapping, batch image processing and more drawing tools.
New tutorial – Introduction to Houdini: Fluids
Master Houdini's powerful fluid simulation toolset with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed beginners' guide for VFX and games artists.
Best of Blender Artists: 2026-6
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.
Experimental MV: Pixel Art ‘Fake Gameplay’ Traverses Eerie Liminal Spaces in Song Yeongnam’s [PO WAH BUILDING]
South Korean electronic artist Song Yeongnam has released the music video for the EP [PO WAH BUILDING 寶華大廈], transforming the album's conceptual narrative into a unique visual experience that blurs the line between sound and gaming.
Happy Holidays 2025 | Ambient Press
Blender Jobs for February 6, 2026
Here's an overview of the most recent Blender jobs on Blender Artists, ArtStation and 3djobs.xyz: Senior / Lead Character Technical Animator (Unity3D | Mobile | Automation) Calling All Previz Artists – Join The Previsionnaires Technical Artist [#OPENFORHIRING] Blender Animator Needed for Special videos HIRING - Blender Environment Artist Looking for long term animators to work [...]
Nevercenter releases Milo 2026.0
UE5-based renderer shipped with the Silo modeling software now supports real-time ray tracing on Mac and path tracing on Windows.
Sakura Gansha | Sijin Liu
Kangaroo Builder for Maya now supports topology transfer
Handy rig-building toolset can now warp all the blendshapes for one character to another with different topology. Free for personal use.
3D Gaussian Splats are being added to the glTF standard
Updated: new release candidate for the core glTF Gaussian Splatting Extension paves the way towards support for 3DGS data in glTF files.
Arrowhead Game Studios backs the Blender Development Fund
Helldivers 2 dev becomes Blender's third new corporate sponsor in two weeks, donating €30,000/year towards the open-source 3D app.
Creating “Il Baracchino”: Italy’s First Adult Animated Series Made with Blender
Developed using Blender, the series is set in the gritty yet vibrant world of stand-up comedy.
Plastic Horse Showreel | Plastic Horse
3DCoat UI: Asset Panels
FrameRef is a neat new reference board for 3D and concept work
Promising GPU-accelerated tool for organizing your visual reference material even lets you drag and drop videos directly from YouTube.