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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.

A quick tip by Richard Yot showing you how to paint particle size and density to achieve full manual control over Geometry Nodes instancing.

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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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Self-taught in Blender through tutorials and trial and error, Hip Hop artist Ali Tomineek built a 100-million-view animation career and shares how he combined it with Reallusion to speed up his entire workflow. Ali Tomineek My name is Ali Tomineek. I’m an artist and 3D creator born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona. To be clear, [...]

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