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Blackmagic Design releases Fusion Studio 20.0
Free update to the 3D compositor adds new deep compositing toolset, Cryptomatte support, and 180 VR workflows. See all the new features.
Check out 3D anatomy reference apps Hand Poses Lite and Pro
Can't get a live model? These UE5-based apps let you pose 3D hands to act as a reference when sketching, painting or sculpting.
Download free 8K HDRIs from VFX artist Simon Lachapelle
Get over 20 high-res HDRIs of natural exteriors and architectural interiors in EXR format, for VFX, visualization and motion graphics.
Free HDRI pack for Blender
Simon Lachapelle offers a new collection of professional-grade HDRi plates. Simon writes: Hey Blender friends, 👋 Over the past year, I’ve been studying how to create the best HDRIs possible and traveling around to capture and build a high-quality HDRI pack. I've been working in the VFX industry for the past 10 years, and this [...]
Discover how to create Lightning & Electricity Effects
Create energy FX using a robust generalist approach in Houdini, Maya and Nuke with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed tutorial.
How to Create simple City generator with Blender Geometry Nodes
MrSorbias shows how to create a simple generator that will make city backgrounds for your animation projects. He will create a shader that will make mist effects to objects.
Google Summer of Code: Call for Applications
Every year, Google hosts their ‘Summer of Code’, a program to stimulate Open Source development by mentoring new developers for selected projects. If you’re interested to contribute to Blender with this 12-week long program, you can apply now!
Best of Blender Artists: 2025-21
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.
Blender 4.4 Brushes Are A Mess, Here's A Fix
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 [...]
Blender Jobs for May 23, 2025
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 [...]
Speedsculpt: Girl, Duck, and Soap Bubbles
Some impressive AND cute modeling by Natasha Medvedeva.
Boris FX adds new AI tools to Continuum 2025.5
Effects plugins for compositing and video editing apps get new AI tools for generating masks and depth maps, and fixing glitches. Prices up.
Death to Squishies
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 [...]
Animate for Concept Art: The New Workflow Combining AI [$, promoted]
Redefine Concept Art with Animation and AI Guidance using Reallysion's iClone. Hello, I’m Jakub Kaźmierczak, a concept artist specializing in environment concept art and key frames. I have been in the industry for the past 7 years. In my professional career, I work mostly for movies and game cinematics. Some projects being: “Three Body Problem”, [...]
50% Discount on Blender Secret Courses and Book [$]
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!
In depth video - Fast Global Illumination Add Mode
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 [...]
Get free Maya and UE5 rigging tools mGear 5.0 and ueGear 1.0
Check out the latest features in the open-source Maya character rigging and animation framework and its new Unreal Engine bridge.
LuxCoreRender and BlendLuxCore 2.10 have been released
Development of the open-source CPU/GPU renderer and its Blender plugin now 'back on track' after three years. See what's new.
Custom Logo for this 3D printed Filament Hinged Box
Behind the Scenes: Secret Bunker Roller Coaster Ride
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 [...]