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Interesting tool suite transfers clothing and rigs between 3D characters from different sources. Works with UE5 MetaHumans.

Jan van den Hemel writes: One easy way to create holes in 3D models, is by using a black and white texture. This is especially useful for cloth objects. However you can also turn it into geometry with thickness for 3D printing, with just a few modifiers.

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Major update adds AI compositing system Harmonize, and an image upscaler powered by Topaz Labs' AI models. See all the new features.

Rudy Michau writes: Dear CG Thinkers, welcome! On today’s menu: roasted GPUs! We’ll dive into how volume rendering works in Cycles and how to push your settings to reveal every bit of detail in your procedural clouds. I’ll take you through how I discovered the problem, the experiments I tried, and how I finally solved [...]

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Free renderfarm management software will still be supported, but will only get critical fixes. Users advised to 'explore Deadline Cloud'.

I really like Marble Run videos, and Alan Luk's latest one adds a neat new design aspect to it!  

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3DSinghVFX writes: Hi. Explore how to turn the invisible world of magnetism into beautiful motion graphics using Geometry Nodes in Blender 4.5. In this tutorial, we’ll build a magnetic field visualization from scratch - step by step - while learning the physics behind it. A perfect blend of science, design, and procedural creativity. Happy Noding [...]

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Get ultra-high-resolution HDRIs for visualization, VFX and games projects from the new online asset library. EXR format, CC0 license.

Model, UV, bake, texture a stylized lantern in Blender + Substance 3D Painter; light and render a game-ready light prop with this new 3D Tudor course. If your props fall apart at UVs or look flat after rendering, this new course gives you a clean, end-to-end lane: Blender modeling with stack hygiene, UVs with texel [...]

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MartinKlekner writes: In this Blender tutorial, I show my complete stylized shading workflow used in Heroes of Bronze, perfect for creating anime-style, hand-painted, or NPR (non-photorealistic) renders in Eevee. Learn how to use the Shader to RGB and Color Ramp nodes for clean toon shading, add texture painting for detail, and enhance your models with [...]

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If you’ve ever opened the Shader Editor and felt overwhelmed, this video breaks down all the essential nodes you actually need to create stunning materials in Blender. Whether you make stylized art, cozy fantasy scenes, or game-ready assets, this guide will make materials click for you. In this video you’ll learn: The 10 most important [...]

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Jan van den Hemel writes: In this video, we do a beginner-friendly deep dive into the "double subdivision" method which is a very easy, fast and fun way of making 3D models.

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Handy web app lets you compare 3D scans of real-world insects, spiders, scorpions and crabs for use as creature design references.

benjaminaubone writes: Hello dear family of Bender artists! Adventures, humor, and mystery await you in the new animated short "Adventures of the Future." It's made entirely in Blender Grease Pencil. I'll be waiting for you.

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The latest BlenderKit update adds 5.0 alpha support, workflow optimizations and more! We’re excited to announce the release of BlenderKit 3.17.0! This update brings major improvements to the Asset Bar — including forward/backward navigation and better drag-and-drop to collections — along with numerous bug fixes and full support for Blender 5.0.0-alpha. While we don’t recommend [...]

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New Gnomon Workshop tutorial Introduction to Fusion provides a complete beginner's guide to using Fusion for concept design.

Check out the changes in the latest update to the GPU production renderer, including support for macOS Tahoe in Octane X.

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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