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The smart mesh toolkit is a set of add-ons that will accelerate your 3D modeling workflow. Meet your new favorite hotkey! Either in object or edit mode, “Y” will be the hotkey to quickly start using these new immersive tools. Meet the Smart Mesh tool Features Smart primitive editing: This tool intelligently detects when you [...]

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SkySplat is a Blender addon that simplifies the workflow for creating 3D Gaussian Splats from drone footage. It provides a comprehensive set of tools to streamline the process from video import to frame extraction, and loose integration of Blender with COLMAP and Arthur Brussee's rust based Brush App (pre-compiled binaries included). kyjohnso writes: SkySplat Blender Addon 0.3.0 [...]

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Albin Merle's latest video is a 'product build' video of a simple stool. I found the entire process, images and sound very satisfying to watch! This experimental piece explores the fusion of natural and synthetic materials in furniture design. The stool features a 3D-printed seat combined with wooden legs, highlighting the contrast and harmony between [...]

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Here's an overview of the most recent Blender jobs on Blender Artists, ArtStation and 3djobs.xyz: fish in a bottle | Junior 3D Game Artist Haast Autonomous | 3D Aerospace Visualization Engineer (Artist) Insight Global | 3D Character Artist Apex Systems | Virtual Reality Designer Geonodes artist required Contract 2D Weapons (Guns) Concept Artist 3D Head [...]

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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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Promising hard-surface-focused add-on implements Substance 3D Painter-style layer-based texture painting inside Blender.

Learn how to use the Render Raw add-on in Blender for streamlined, artistic color grading. In this step-by-step guide, Gleb Alexandrov explores the unified colorist’s panel, inspired by tools like Lightroom and DaVinci Resolve, and show how it can give your renders a cinematic finish. Perfect for Blender artists looking to enhance their visuals with [...]

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Master professional workflows for creating believable CG creatures for VFX projects with The Gnomon Workshop's masterclass.

Check out the latest features in the popular UV packing plugin, including one-click Auto Repacking, and support for texel density.

Check out the new features in the compositing software for motion graphics and VFX, including better support for HDR metadata.

A lot of powerful new features have been added to UVPackmaster since our last post on BlenderNation. Here’s a quick summary of the highlights. A powerful new feature: Auto Repacking! With a single click, you can now repack all configured UV maps in your blend file. By using option sets, the user can define packing [...]

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See key specs, expected prices and likely performance in CG apps for the RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell SFF and RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell cards.

Asset library ScansMatter's modular Warehouse Environment pack is free on Fab for the next two weeks. 4K PBR textures, commercial use.

Enjoy the full creation process, from sketch to render, of a stylized plane that Pietro Chiovaro created for his game. I started with a sketch that I used as the main reference for the blockout and 3D modeling. Then I moved on to cleanup, removing all unnecessary edges and vertices, an essential optimization to maintain [...]

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See the new prices for the AI-based VFX and animation platform, formerly known as Wonder Studio - and its new free subscription plan.

ALLO contributed VFX and Blender-designed 3D printed props to a short superhero film. I had the pleasure of working in collaboration with Station 1 Studios and MoNo Films on a superhero short film, RENEGADES that released last Friday. I co-produced, built props, and more importantly served as the Effects Supervisor. All the VFX were done [...]

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Gleb Alexandrov has collected his favorite YouTube Channels to help you kickstart your Blender learning! Looking for amazing Blender content? Here is Blender YouTube Starter Pack – 121 channels with Blender tutorials – to turn your YouTube feed into a full-on Blender tutorial fest.

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Minor update to the intuitive tracking and head reconstruction plugins adds support for Blender 4.5 and Nuke 16.0. See all of the changes.

Check out the changes to the free video editing and grading software, including new workflows for creating XR content for the Apple Vision Pro.