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Check out the new features in Maxon's 3D animation and motion graphics software, and register for the beta of the new iPad edition.

[Sponsored] Find out how upcoming tools for Character Creator and iClone put Reallusion at the front of a new era of hybrid media creation

Wacom offers a a free 4-week workshop to rediscover the joy of messy, expressive creation in a 3D world. Isaac Gicheha writes: For many 2D artists, the leap into 3D can feel like stepping into a labyrinth of technical hurdles and rigid geometry. But what if 3D wasn’t about perfection? What if it was about […]

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Check out the new features in the digital sculpting software and its iPad edition, including support for ARM processors on Windows.

USD-based, responsive-design-friendly motion graphics and VFX tool is publicly available again - and is free to individual artists.

Corridor Crew posted a great overview of Gaussian Splats – the (relatively) new 3D scanning technology that results in very realistic scenes that include features like reflections and translucency.  

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Compositing and motion graphics software gets AI-powered Object Matte tool to isolate moving subjects in video with one click.

Real-time visualization software gets new tools for matching 3D models to backplates, light linking system, more camera and lens properties.

Latest major update to the material authoring software adds new 3D Shape Splatter node, SDF shape creation tools, OpenPBR support.

Notes for weekly communication of ongoing projects and modules. Modules & Projects 2026-04-08 User Interface Meeting 2026-04-09 Compositor Module Meeting 2026-04-10 Project Updates meeting 2026-04-13 Viewport & EEVEE module meeting New Features and Changes This is a selection of changes that happened over the last week. For a full overview including fixes, code only changes […]

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Discover key features for VFX artists and colorists in this major update to the free color grading and editing app and its $295 Studio edition.

See the strengths and limitations of the new V-Ray for Blender Community Edition, and how it compares to other pro renderers.

Blender 5.1.1 Release Candidate is now available for download, addressing around 70 issues found in the initial release. If you experienced issues in Blender 5.1.0, please give it a try.

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Path guiding library used in Blender, V-Ray and Disney's Hyperion renderer becomes open standards body's latest Sandbox project.

It’s surprising how knowing a little bit of Python and the Blender API can enable you to do a lot of things. Want to batch process your assets from your library? Want to write a script that automates a part of your workflow? Want to manipulate the node graph using code? Download this free cheat […]

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A new comparison video by JayAnAm explores how traditional Blender workflows stack up against the emerging hard-surface tool HardCuts, with a focus on deformations and boolean operations. While Blender remains one of the most powerful and flexible tools in 3D today—offering a vast ecosystem, deep modeling capabilities, and years of production-proven workflows—the video highlights how […]

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Check out the changes to KitBash3D and Greyscalegorilla's asset browser, plus the free 3D vehicles, buildings and materials available through it.

SnapSplit is a free Blender add-on by Christoph Medicus to automate cut and connection building workflows for 3D models that are larger than your printing bed. It generates precise, glue-free snap-fit connectors with material-aware tolerance presets for PLA, PETG, ABS, TPU and SLA. Christoph writes: I want to show you SnapSplit. An add-on to automate […]

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I still remember watching Ren + Stimpy when I grew up in the nineties. Their trippy and gross humor were a cornerstone of my development, and my parents hated it, so that was a win! Reggie Perry, Jr. took some of his old models and grossed them up, check out his process. Reggy explains his […]

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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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