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Notes for weekly communication of ongoing projects and modules. Announcements Release cycle: Now at 4.3 Beta (and 4.4 Alpha) Modules & Projects 2024-09-30 Modeling Module Meeting 2024-10-01 Render & Cycles Meeting 2024-10-03 Core Meeting 2024-10-03 Pipeline, Assets & I/O Meeting 2024-10-04 Triaging module meeting 2024-10-04 Projects Updates meeting New Features and Changes This is a [...]

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Free web app will let artists tell generative AI firms not to train AI models on their images and videos. So will it work? Read our FAQs.

CG Cookie presents their latest course, explaining all the ins and outs of sculpting with Blender. You may be familiar with Mesh Modeling as the primary method of forming 3D shapes with Blender. But did you know Blender also offers 3D sculpting? Where mesh modeling can be a bit more like carpentry, sculpting offers a [...]

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Blender 4.3 Beta has been released, featuring a new Grease Pencil version, Asset Browser integration for brushes, EEVEE Light Linking, and Multi-pass Compositing. The update also includes a rewritten brush evaluation system and viewport drawing, along with a new selection of community-provided brushes. The beta phase will last until November 6, 2024, with the final [...]

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Here's an overview of the most recent Blender jobs on Blender Artists, ArtStation and 3djobs.xyz: 3D animator-generalist required for pre-rendered low-poly 'cinematic' shorts NEX Level Gaming | 3D Animation & Modeling Internship/Co-Op Hard surface modeling project low-poly models made ready to go into Unity For more jobs, look here.

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Blender Conference 2024 taking place on October 23-25 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. And like every year, the Suzanne Awards are on the program! These will feature the best work from the Blender community and conference attendees will decide on the winners. YOU can already help to create the shortlist of work that'll be shown during [...]

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Marty revisited a scene from Zelda that he created a year ago, adding animation and a day/night + weather cycle. I've been really enjoying Marty's recent work, which also includes recreations of Ren & Stimpy, a cartoon from the 90's. Check out his portfolio on Blender Artists for more.

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Check out the new features in Grease Pencil 3, the long-awaited overhaul of Blender's 2D animation toolset, now available in beta builds.

Cycles Y is a new add-on to oprimize your Cycles settings and get faster renders at the same quality. Are you tired of long render times slowing down your creative process? Introducing Cycles Y Add-On—the ultimate solution to supercharge Blender's Cycles rendering engine. Why Choose Cycles Y? Up to 5x Faster Rendering: Achieve stunning visuals [...]

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Discover Mateusz Kapusta's architectural visualization journey, where he brings the iconic Bianchi House by Mario Botta to life in a stunning 3D recreation, set amidst the breathtaking views of the Swiss-Italian Alps. INTRODUCTION Hello, I am Mateusz Kapusta, a self-taught 3D artist from Poland. I am a landscape architect to a degree. Professionally, I create [...]

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Master professional CG lighting workflows in Maya, Arnold, Katana and Nuke with The Gnomon Workshop's masterclass.

Scans Factory's Temples of Cambodia asset pack comprises 120+ 3D scans of ruined temples for use in virtual production and VFX.

A voicemail from an ex-lover. Blender artist nobodycaresaboutyou from Argentina shares his interpretation of the feelings it invokes.

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Here's an overview of the most recent Blender jobs on Blender Artists, ArtStation and 3djobs.xyz: NEX Level Gaming | 3D Animation & Modeling Internship/Co-Op Blender Addon Developer for Vehicle Generation Addon Blender Generalist for TV Company For more jobs, look here.

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Today Leo from MediaWay is going to create a car render in just 20 minutes, using only free assets and the Blender. We're going to cover lighting, camera settings, depth of field, where to get free models, compositing, and loads more pro tips. I'm not going to skip anything, so even if you're a complete [...]

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Check out the new features in the digital painting and image-editing app, including this fluid simulation-based watercolor painting toolset.

The trailer of the upcoming Minecraft Movie received plenty of negative reviews - especially because of the live actors, which could have been easily animated in the original Minecraft style. Flxmerity fixed that, and re-created the entire trailer - in Blender!

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