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Blender Jobs for March 21, 2025
Here's an overview of the most recent Blender jobs on Blender Artists, ArtStation and 3djobs.xyz: Python: Separate Z-Anatomy.py into independent add-ons Blender ConjureSDF plugin model work Environment Artist VFX for one shot in my Short Film [$50hr] Environment Artist for Sci-Fi Videogame RealTruck, Inc. | Junior 3D Modeler (Contract position) Eleven Eleven | Lead 3D [...]
Best of Blender Artists: 2025-12
Every week, hundreds of artists share their work on the Blender Artists forum. I'm putting some of the best work in the spotlight in a weekly post here on BlenderNation.
Unity unveils its 2025 product roadmap
Features due in Unity this year include in-editor LOD generation, swappable physics backends, and more generative AI tools.
Unity previews Unity 6.1
Check out the key artist features in the next version of the game engine, including support for Variable Rate Shading and better DX12 ray tracing.
CharMorph v0.4.0 Character Creator Released
CharMorph is an Open Source character creation tool for Blender. Its goal is to offer high-quality, parameterized character models that not only rival closed-source solutions but exceed them, achieving the level of quality seen in blockbuster movies and next-gen video games. We are pleased to announce the first major release of CharMorph, a comprehensive character [...]
NVIDIA unveils Blackwell RTX PRO GPUs with up to 96GB VRAM
New series of pro workstation and laptop GPUs include the 'most powerful desktop GPU ever created'. See its key specs for CG work.
Tape Animation Tutorial
Let’s model and animate a cool and colorful retro cassette tape scene in Blender.
Blender 4.4 Release
Blender Foundation and the online developer community proudly present Blender 4.4!
5 key features in Blender 4.4
Check out the key changes in the latest version of the open-source 3D app, including important updates to animation and the CPU compositor.
Quick Tip Restoring Material Preview Window
GIMP 3.0 is out after seven years in development
Long-awaited update to the open-source image editor adds non-destructive layer effects and better interoperability with Photoshop.
Spiral Roll Geometry Node Presets - Motion Presets Update [$]
The March 2025 update for “Motion Presets for Blender” has been released, here are the new features. Spiral Node Geometry Node Presets: You can roll a plane mesh either horizontally or vertically Node Setup is programmatically generated by the python script, no extra blend files are needed 1 Click option for Mesh preparation that gives [...]
Perfect 'Stroopwafel' Factory Loop Animation in Blender – New Geometry Nodes!
Menno van Roon is creating Dutch Stroopwafels in Blender! It's been a while! A few years back—I know time flies, right!?—I posted a video similar to this. Only for Blender to start rapidly developing Geometry Nodes, meaning that workflow was quickly out of date. Hence, this update. Blender's latest Geometry Nodes updates make factory animations [...]
Adobe releases Substance 3D Painter 11.0
Check out the new features in the 3D texture painting app, including an Auto-update system, and more path tools, filters and texture generators.
Creating a Biplane in Blender
In this 15 part tutorial series Ryan King shows you how to create this Boeing-Stearman Model 75 Biplane in Blender. (This is a playlist)
Procedural Crystal Generator
Crystals are tedious to create by hand, especially if you want to create lots of them. In this tutorial Manuel looks into how to create a procedural crystal generator from start to finish using Blender 4.3 Geometry Nodes. We‘ll create detailed geometry with internal crystal structures and then use a dispersion shader in Cycles.
3D Modeling Shrek's Swamp in Blender
Pietro Chiovaro writes: A short project I worked on, trying to bring back the Shrek we all know and love. Let me know your thoughts — and don’t miss the short animation at the end! :D Software: Blender 4.4 (Beta) Render Engine: Eevee Total Time: 2 hours
2D/ 3D Storyboard Masterclass in Blender Grease Pencil - Preview [$]
Paul Coulthard presents his Masterclass course in 2D/3D Storyboards and Animatics, featuring Blender and its Grease Pencil tool.m Launching in April 2025 The course will launch in 2 tiers : THE MASTERCLASS COURSE tier, and the INTRODUCTION TO BLENDER FOR STORYBOARDING tier , to suit the needs of everyone. Both of these tiers are video [...]