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If you're using OctaneRender in Blender and need stylized outlines or toon-style edge tracing (but also toon-shading!), this free toolkit by Lino Grandi might be for you. Developed specifically for Octane, the addon offers a complete edge rendering workflow using Geometry Nodes and vertex groups. It includes a ready-to-go material, customizable thickness, and AOV/Compositor setups [...]

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Enjoy seeing how the VFX in The Snow Sister were created. As always, the best VFX are the ones you can't spot!

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Check out the new features in the GPU renderer, including support for rendering USDZ files, and support for point clouds in Blender.

3D animation and motion graphics app gets liquid simulation toolset, plus support for UDIMs and texel density. See all the new features.

Yoji shows how to prepare generated models for proper texturing in tools like Substance Painter.

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Check out the new features in the desktop 3D scanning tool and the Android and iOS photogrammetry apps, all of them free to indie artists.

Behavioural Paleontologist, Tony, has been located. His surveillance system has alerted him to the presence of hunters on the island of Isla Sorna. Now he must deal with the immediate threat, as well as understand why the buck tyrannosaur has been behaving uncharacteristically. A short fan film by Ali Awada.

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ZenShaders Library is a growing collection of materials, tools, textures, and brushes designed to speed up your workflow when texturing, drawing, or sculpting. This first update includes: 120 stylized materials, 50 decals, and 50 grunge textures for Blender and Substance Painter. Texture maps are also included in case you want to use them in other [...]

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Check out the new features in the image-editing software, including a new Dynamic Text system, and support for AVIF and JPEG XL.

See all the changes to the popular 3D modeling toolkit for Houdini, including a new shading preset system, and a new hotkey layout.

Poly Haven presents their latest content drops in Vaults. These 'pay for early access' libraries are how the project funds their production. Once a vault reaches a target number of supporters, it will be released for free! Greg Zaal writes: We're proud to finally share with you several years' worth of work: The Vaults! The [...]

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Architectural renderer gets new toon shading system, support for animation in Vantage Live Link, and integration with Chaos AI Enhancer.

Wacom's first new mid-range pen displays for five years are smaller but sharper than the old Cintiqs. Check out their specs and prices.

Next-gen motion graphics app Autograph discontinued - but there is now a workaround to activate your existing software offline.

Check out the new features in the real-time rendering and look dev tool, from dedicated decal layers to low-to-low-poly texture baking.

Bharat Madhu created this short animation using the Lens Sim add-on and a bee model from VFX Grace.

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Check out the new features in the compositing software for motion graphics and VFX, like the option to zoom in smoothly on compositions.

John Mervin probably made the shortest Blender tutorial ever ;-) You could just add a clearcoat...But why stop there? P.S. Please do not record tutorials while driving.

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Get Praxinos's versatile 2D animation, storyboard and texture painting toolset for UE5 free from Fab, including for commercial use.