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Latest updates to Foundry's family of compositing apps overhauls the 3D system, and introduces MaterialX and ACES 2.0 support.

Architectural renderer gets new procedural night sky system, support for 3D Gaussian Splatting, and new AI material generator.

3D clothing design tool for games and VFX now lets you create armor and animate inflatables. See all the new features, and the new pricing.

Library Drop 07 makes 100+ new assets available for the real-time rendering and look dev software, including 50 new brushes.

Add some photographic flair to your renders with this free training by Richard Yot. If the aim of photorealism is to create an image that looks *photographic*, then that pursuit necessarily goes beyond the basics of modelling, texturing, and lighting. Because photographs are defined by their *imperfections* as much as anything else. Lenses are physical [...]

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1k0 writes: A beloved family member recently passed away. She loved to wear red. On this artwork, compared to my past projects, I decided to stay away from a long production time, here I only took around two weeks to focus on the feeling and not so much on the technical side. I opened the [...]

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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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Free edition of the renderer is licensed for personal use and tools development. Compatible with Blender, Houdini, Katana and Maya.

Martin Klekner writes: I decided to test whether Blender 5.0’s new Video Sequencer could finally stand as a true Premiere alternative in 2025. In this video, I explore its faster performance, new layout, simultaneous 3D and video editing, and the powerful Strip Compositor with presets like film grain and vignette. Blender’s free, open-source editing tools [...]

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Here's an overview of the most recent Blender jobs on Blender Artists, ArtStation and 3djobs.xyz: 3D scan to 3D print workflow and model help 3D Medical Visualization Artist Graduate/Junior 3D Artist For more jobs, look here.

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'Most significant release in a decade' for the heavyweight production renderer makes RenderMan XPU ready for final-frame output.

Check out the 3D features in the latest releases of the compositing and motion graphics software, like support for Substance materials.

Kenan Proffitt writes: Learn how to rig a Luxo lamp in Blender with this beginner-friendly tutorial! You’ll master the basics of IK rigging, constraints, and rig controls while following along using my free downloadable lamp model. After this tutorial you will be able to bring any inanimate object to life through animation.

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Check out the changes to the production renderer, including updates to hair shading, bloom effects, and Global Light Sampling.

See our pick of the features in the latest version of Unreal Engine, from the new procedural plant editor to updates to MetaHumans.

3D software for architectural visualization and VFX gets updates to the Conform Modifier, Material Switcher and USD workflows.

Check out the new features in the 3D animation software, from new character rigging features to destruction simulation in Bifrost.

Notes for weekly communication of ongoing projects and modules. Announcements Communicating and handling task priorities - proposal Introducing Blender Lab Modules & Projects 2025-11-03 Viewport & EEVEE Module meeting 2025-11-04 Animation & Rigging module meeting 2025-11-04 Online Asset Libraries as Extensions 2025-11-04 User Interface Meeting 2025-11-06 Core Module Meeting 2025-11-06 Platforms & Builds module meeting [...]

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Check out the new retopology and 3D scanning tools coming in the digital sculpting software for desktop and iPad later this year.

New version of the digital sculpting software's famously idiosyncratic UI will follow principles established in ZBrush for iPad. See a sneak peek.