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In this Blender tutorial Ryan King explains how to use Subsurface Scattering for beginners.

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Check out the new features in the 3D modeling and animation app, like OpenTimelineIO support and updates to LookdevX and Bifrost.

See the new features in the image editing app, including the option to run the AI model for the Remove tool locally, not in the cloud.

Issanou updated his Blender particle system to run entirely on the GPU. I just released the GPU version of Phenix: the result of a full year of dedicated development to finally complete the vision I had for this tool. The entire particle simulation now runs on your graphics card, not the CPU — so you […]

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Notes for weekly communication of ongoing projects and modules. Modules & Projects 2026-05-11 Grease Pencil Module Meeting 2026-05-12 Render & Cycles Meeting 2026-05-12 Sequencer Meeting 2026-05-12 Sequencer Meeting 2026-05-13 User Interface Meeting 2026-05-18 Viewport & EEVEE module meeting New Features and Changes This is a selection of changes that happened over the last week. For […]

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Check out the latest features in the digital painting software for comics and concept art, including the new 3D hand model for pose references.

Washington takes some inspiration from V-Ray and extends Blender’s AO with this add-on. In this video I am showing you this add-on that brings extra ambient occlusion to the render tab, similar of what Vray can do, but in Cycles. We all know that we can tweak Ambient Occlusion in Compositor, but lets agree that […]

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For Mental Health Awareness Month, I wrote about the inner life of creative people. About spirituality without performance, the missing room, and the practice of not abandoning ourselves when suffering arrives.

Interesting After Effects alternative combines a familiar layer workflow with the procedural power of nodes. Currently free in beta.

Let’s learn how to quickly create and connect pipes in Blender using correct geometry.

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Design a minimal motion system combining vertical bars and dynamic spheres. Learn structured animation timing, motion layering, and balanced composition techniques.

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See videos of key tools used on the Avatar sequels, including the Loki multiphysics framework and Pahi fluid simulation pipeline.

Big update to the veteran terrain generation software adds support for VDM-based 'true 3D' terrain, and overhauls the 3D viewport.

For many solo developers and 3D illustrators, the “character hurdle” is the most common reason projects remain unfinished. Traditionally, building a high-end character like a John Wick caricature demands a daunting manual workflow: sculpting from a sphere, retopologizing for animation, unwrapping UVs, and weight painting a suit. This breakdown focuses on a pipeline that skips […]

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