BlenderNation

Notes for weekly communication of ongoing projects and modules. Announcements Google Summer of Code Blender received 90 applications. 41 of them meet the formal requirements (at least one pull request submitted). Proposals will be checked and evaluated now. The picked projects will be announced on April 31st. Modules & Projects Discussion: Style guide for constant […]

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The US version of BCON is happening next week (April 13-14) and the line-up is now complete. BCON Austin has an impressive lineup of speakers and covers a wide variety of topics. What stood out to me was several talks on the use of AI (and it’s impact) on the artists community, and the talks […]

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I’m partial to a bit of fluid simulation :) Check out this video by Jeremy White! For this project, I created a detailed hippo fluid scene using HydroFX, pushing the simulation to around 100 million particles. What makes this especially impressive is that the foam, bubbles, and spray were all simulated together within the same […]

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Maya is a huge fan of magical girls. One day, she finds a mysterious golden bracelet and realizes that magic is real… and very disco! Rabah Cheurfa is working on their 7:30 minute solo project, DISCOQUEEN, a cute cell/gradient shaded Manga movie!

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Wixie Man used Blender to create the VFX for their short film Exode. I’ve always been addicted to science-fiction, most of my short films are sci-fi. When I started writing the script for Exode in 2022, I had in mind a specific location, the Hangar Cassin in Nantes (France), a huge place filled with stuff […]

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Chris Bailey shares a full-pipeline project that’s excellent for beginners. CBaileyFilm writes: In this fun and exciting blender tutorial you’ll learn how to model, texture, light and render a cool sci-fi USB asset.

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This add-on by AlaaCG scratches a small but relevant itch. To create instances in Blender, the default method is to Link Object Data. The problem is that this replaces the selected objects’ transforms with those of the active object, which is especially painful when you’ve already applied your transforms and can’t go back. So I […]

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If your dungeon scenes start strong, then fall apart when you try to expand them, this pack is built to fix that. The 3DT Dungeon Kitbash Pack – Stylized Asset Collection gives you 70 unique assets and 15 stylized materials for Blender 5.0, UE5.7, and GLB workflows. Created by Dallas for 3D Tudor, it is […]

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BonsaiBIM turns Blender into a full BIM authoring tool. So instead of using Blender just for visualization or modeling, you can use it to design an actual building with all the professional data attached: wall types, materials, spatial relationships, schedules, construction documents, the works. Learn how to use it with this new course. If you […]

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Here’s an overview of the most recent Blender jobs on Blender Artists, ArtStation and 3djobs.xyz: Shape keys and weight painting for scalable mannequins [Paid] 20-30 second render Model a Hoodie (SOLVED) Lead Character Artist Realistic female head in Blender – CC0 license (SOLVED) Need a professional indie animator willing to work on MLP Animations for […]

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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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Node Runner lets you export selected Blender nodes as Hash, JSON, or XML and share them as plain text. So instead of sending a full .blend file, you can just share the node tree itself. It supports all Blender node tree types, including: Shader nodes Geometry nodes Compositor nodes The Hash format is compressed to […]

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Gleb Alexandrov writes: Did you know that in Blender 5.1 you can (finally!) control EEVEE ray tracing intensity? In this video, we take a look at this small but powerful feature – brought to us by Trita Norousi and Clément Foucault – and why it’s basically a shortcut to better-looking EEVEE renders. If you’ve ever […]

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Chris Bailey shows how to model, texture, light and render a ball point pen in Blender.

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A new policy on Superhive will limit product purchases to 12 months of support, with paid upgrades required for newer versions. This article covers the debate that’s been taking place in the Blender community over the past week, following the release of Superhive’s email to a small group of creators about their new Support Periods […]

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Dust Particles+ has always been about a lightweight, procedural way to add atmosphere (and life!) to your scenes without the default Blender particle system headaches. This update pushes things a fair bit further in that direction by introducing… well, procedural life. Gleb Alexandrov writes: We’ve included generators for things like swarming insects, bees and birds. […]

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Ryan King shows us the creation process of his Sunny Spring Garden stylized artwork in Blender.

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3DShaker takes the design from 77 Studio Architecture and takes us through the steps to re-create it in Blender.

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If you want to 3D print some LEGO parts, try out this free add-on Maox. It generates procedural LEGO®-compatible bricks — manifold, print-ready, no Boolean ops needed. Hey everyone! I just released uBrick Generator, a free open-source Blender add-on that generates parametric LEGO®-compatible bricks — fully manifold and ready to slice for 3D printing, with [...]

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3DSinghVFX writes: Hi. Build a layered landscape animation inspired by sunset graphics. Explore stacking techniques, offset animation, and clean color composition using procedural control. Happy Noding ... :)

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