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Check out the promising new GPU-accelerated sparse liquid solver from Theory Accelerated, creator of the popular Axiom fluid solver.

Now production-ready: neat new tool creates VFX-quality fluid simulations for export to CG software in USD or Alembic format.

Check out the new features for CG, VFX and motion graphics artists in the latest major update to Adobe's compositing software.

Jan van den Hemel writes: I asked the community for some interesting shapes to model, and Blacksmith Pliers was one of the interesting suggestions. Watch me figure out how to model it!

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“So what exactly do you do?” Concept Art is often difficult to explain, yet it sits at the very foundation of visual storytelling. It is the first visual translation of an idea, shaping worlds, characters, and tone long before a final product exists. Often unseen and under-acknowledged, Concept Artists quietly define the visual language of film, animation, and games. This article explores why Concept Art matters and why it remains essential to the stories we love.

mylowpolygon writes: I originally started working on this in December 2023 so the creation of this title sequence has taken longer than the entire Ncuti Gatwa era. This was mostly done in Blender and Davinci Resolve/Fusion with a little bit of embergen.

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See the new features in the open-source alternative to Substance 3D Designer, including DDS support and seven new SDF nodes.

Latest update to the kitbashing software lets you work on more than one object in the free version, and lifts restrictions on object Variants.

Popular GPU-accelerated UV packing add on gets new Dynamic Tiles system and more texel density controls. See all the changes.

Check out the new features in the latest version of the popular lightweight cloth simulation and 3D garment design add-on for Blender.

Get scan-based PBR texture sets at up to 8K resolution, and import them directly into Blender with the new LotPixel download manager.

Master crowd simulation for VFX and game cinematics with The Gnomon Workshop's crash course in Maya crowds add-on Golaem.

Here's an overview of the most recent Blender jobs on Blender Artists, ArtStation and 3djobs.xyz: PIPE IT Add-on-need some slight improvements! Senior 3D Lookdev + Lighting Specialist — Ultra-Realistic Product Animation Junior Games Artist (Remote) Props / Assets for Isometric Low-poly game (solved) 3D Generalist Role at Earth2050 For more jobs, look here.

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Lightweight 'terrain-aware' tool generates realistic water flow around coastlines and river banks. Works with Eevee and Cycles.

Check out the latest features in the real-time lighting design tool, including energy-conserving light scaling, and support for OCIO 2.5.