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Check out the new features in Affinity 3.1, including Live Tone Blend Groups and a new Tone Brush for compositing and retouching images.

Big update to the terrain generation tool for games and VFX adds new features, cuts prices, and lifts the revenue cap on the Indie edition.

Read our pick of the latest features in the open-source 3D software, from the Raycast node to rendering and animation improvements.

Blender 5.1 focuses on refinement, bug fixes, and a few key features improving the entire pipeline.

Intuitive new AI-powered feature in the Photoshop beta turns cutout 2D objects into 'rotatable 3D images' to speed up composites.

'GPT moment for graphics' blends trad rendering with generative AI. Read our FAQs on what it means for games, and CG tools that use DLSS.

A decade after its founding, The Motion Awards returns with a new website, juror nominations, and two powerful new distinctions, marking not just an anniversary, but a deeper declaration of what Motion Design has always deserved."

Open-source image editor gets Smart Object-like link layers, plus a new Vibrance filter, and better interoperability with Photoshop.

First preview of the next major version of the GPU renderer adds a new neural rendering mode, AI Light 2.0 sampling and USD export.

Check out the new features in the Unreal Engine 5 world building tool, including the option to save entire groups of tools as reusable presets.

Kenan Proffitt writes: Learn Blender Object Tracking Fast! In this video, you’ll get a step-by-step walkthrough that teaches you how to track your video footage inside Blender and integrate 3D assets back into your shot. Enjoy!

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Gleb Alexandrov writes: In this tutorial (video and article) we’ll look at a mix of practical Blender techniques and timeless lighting principles used in cinematic character lighting – things like light direction, falloff, focal length and how to use HDRIs effectively.

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Here's an overview of the most recent Blender jobs on Blender Artists, ArtStation and 3djobs.xyz: Looking for a sculpt artist in blender 3D Motion Designer / 3D Visual Editor Realistic 3D Character Artist (DAZ Studio) – Human Character Creation Senior Character Technical Animator (Unity3D | Mobile | Automation) For more jobs, look here.

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Updated: games and VFX artists can now apply for temporary licenses of EmberGen, LiquiGen, IlluGen and GeoGen via JangaFX's web portal.

Experimental version of the game engine capable of 'really good' looking ray tracing is now available on GitHub under a MIT license.

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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Let's have some fun with animation and procedural texturing and create a colorful keycaps animation in Blender.

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