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See the new features due in the next major version of Houdini, from updates to Copernicus to tools to train, relight and rig Gaussian Splats.

Mumu Mundo writes: My 2D mouth and eyes rigging tutorials are getting old, so I decided to update the material and combine it into a step-by-step course that creates a full 2D face rig.complete with animated eyebrows and a nose. We’ll start by modeling the face and adding materials, then jump into shape keys – […]

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New Blender edition of the popular C4D particle and fluid simulation tool is free in beta for anyone who signs up for an Insydium account.

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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[Sponsored] Enter the 3D character design and animation contest to get access to the Reallusion tool suite and a chance to win cash prizes.

Now out of beta: discover key new features for VFX artists and colorists in the free color grading and editing app and its $295 Studio edition.

Now out of beta: 3D compositing app gets new motion graphics tools and updates to deep compositing, USD and lens correction workflows.

Cloud Imperium Games artist Martin Milz's Modular SciFi Station asset pack sells for $44.99, but you can get it for free for the next two weeks.

Lightweight 3D modelling and UV mapping software gets a 100x boost in viewport rendering speed, plus full glTF support.

Blender attends the Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2026 and hosts a community meet-up.

Boost your render times with Render Optimizer Pro. Introducing Render Optimizer Pro for Blender 5.x A professional-grade intelligent render analysis and optimization system designed specifically for modern Blender pipelines. Instead of forcing users to manually experiment with hundreds of render settings, Render Optimizer Pro analyzes your scene automatically and applies optimization strategies based on: geometry […]

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After years of reading other people’s scripts, the Turkish filmmaker stopped waiting for permission, taught himself 3D animation, and finished a CG feature from his apartment in Istanbul.

Check out the new features in this major update to the neat standalone tool for editing animation caches created in other DCC software.

Now in public beta: sculpting, retopology and 3D painting software gets new non-destructive node-based texturing system.

Get a production-ready 3D model of a lizard, with a full body and facial rig and muscle visualization, Maya, Alembic, FBX and OBJ format.

Major update to the tracking app generates dense point clouds from a tracked shot for export in USD files, or to train Gaussian Splats.

Check out the new features in this varied update to the popular toolkit for hard surface and organic modeling in Houdini.