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Check out the new features in the GPU production renderer, including updates to 3D Gaussian Splatting and the Neural Radiance Cache.

Check out the new features in the AI-powered Character Creator plugin for generating 3D digital doubles from reference photos.

Monitor, preview, and control Blender renders from a phone or browser, from anywhere. A Blender add-on plus Android / web companion apps. Everything is handled on the server, so there’s no port forwarding, no VPN, and no static IP. Pair by scanning a code; everything is end-to-end encrypted. Render Control is purpose-built for one problem, […]

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Blender 5.2 LTS is about to drop and it contains a LOT of updates! The full list of changes is available here, but let’s zoom in on the changes in the physics: new cloth and hair options, effectors (like colliders and force) and the big one: the XPBD Solver that drives the new cloth and […]

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Get new versions of particle tools Krakatoa MX, Frost MX, Stoke MX and XMesh MX recompiled to support current versions of 3ds Max.

At the Beacon Theatre, with every phone sealed shut, Madonna premiered Confessions II and reminded us of a forty-year truth: she has never simply released music. She has released visual worlds. A love letter to the greatest Motion Designer who never touched the software.

Yorkshire-based Distant Future Animation Studio has created Maritime Connected, a 90-second animated film exploring the unseen relationships between people, industries, and communities connected by the world’s oceans. Created for Lloyd’s Register Foundation’s Maritime Connected initiative, the film approaches maritime safety through human experience rather than technical explanation. Through a series of interconnected visual scenarios, it... Read more »

Blender 5.2 Beta brings one of the biggest Grease Pencil updates since 3.0. This video covers 16+ major improvements, including a new Delaunay fill solver, faster material rendering with dots and squares, Bézier/NURBS/Catmull-Rom curve support, and 23 free textured brushes. Mumu Mundo  takes us on a tour. What’s covered New Delaunay Fill Solver (fixes gaps) […]

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Master production-proven workflows for creating weather effects in UE5 with The Gnomon Workshop's free masterclass.

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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Recap of Blender at the Annecy Animation Film Festival 2026

Here’s an overview of the most recent Blender jobs on Blender Artists, ArtStation and 3djobs.xyz: Blender – Simulator Airport, City, Logistics, Industrial 3D Modeler [PAID] 3D Model Cleanup for 3D Printing – GLB File Touch-Up | $40–$80 Production-Ready Stylized Cartoon Character for CC5/iClone Animation Installation artist is lookig for 3d visualization for an upcoming project […]

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New online tool lets you paint textures directly onto 3D models, or create new PBR materials by remixing a library of CC0 assets.

This free add-on makes Blender projects self-contained for sharing in one click. JohnnyCake writes: I released a free Blender extension called Blend Project Packer. It packages a saved Blender project into a self-contained folder or zip, making it easier to move, share, archive, or render on another machine without paths and dependencies breaking. A .blend […]

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Major update to the soft tissue simulation add-on for Maya and Houdini adds new machine learning toolset. See all the new features.

Check out the new features in the 3D texture painting software, including new nodes for hex tiling, color grading and A/B comparisons.

Check out the changes to the compositing software, including relighting Gaussian splats and Hydra 2.0 support in the 3D viewer.

Let’s use basic tools and texturing tricks to quickly create a stylized starfighter in Blender!

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Download stock asset provider Laya Design's Unreal Engine Science Fiction Desert City Kit free from Fab for the next two weeks.