Gleb Alexandrov writes: What makes Vector Displacement Map brushes (VDM) different from normal displacement: Standard displacement moves vertices along the surface normal (up/down). VDM uses a 3D vector (x, y, z) per pixel, allowing full spatial displacement, so it can create overhangs, folds, horns, pores, scales, etc, that normal brushes can’t.

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Gleb Alexandrov

How good are the Apple M4 chips when rendering in Blender?

BlenderNation

8 months ago

Robbie Tilton compares several Mac setups including the M2 Ultra, M4, M4 Pro and M4 Max. He also includes a Windows 4080 and 3080 test. Which will render fastest? Are Apple chips good enough to compete with Nvidia for 3D renders?

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Bart

KeenTools FaceTracker Becomes Stable [$]

BlenderNation

7 months 1 week ago

KeenTools' FaceTracker for Blender, brings professional-grade face tracking from Nuke to the Blender community. Their add-on left beta now, and is ready for production.After three months in open beta, our professional facial mocap add-on is now ready for production. Discover a new chapter of character animation and 3D composting in Blender: markerless motion capture, texture [...]

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KeenTools

Behind the Scenes: Victoria, a Steampunk short film

BlenderNation

5 months 4 weeks ago

About a year ago, BlindIllusionist posted a passion project he worked on: a short film in a Steampunk universe, inspired by Ian Hubert. He now posted a breakdown of the project, showcasing how Blender played a significant role in creating its VFX. First, let's what's the film itself again: And here's the new breakdown:

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Bart

Video: 11:58

BlenderNation

9 months ago

Stefan Mayr did an amazing job animating a Gremlin. Everything about this character is incredibly convincing, and the hair it outstanding! Just a small reimagination of a classical character we all love. This project took me couple of months of weekend work, and even though not fully satisfied, I need to call it done before [...]

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Bart

Blender Jobs for December 3, 2024

BlenderNation

7 months 1 week ago

Here's an overview of the most recent Blender jobs on Blender Artists, ArtStation and 3djobs.xyz: Blender artists/ motion designers in Austin TX For more jobs, look here.

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Bart

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Behind the Scenes: Victoria, a Steampunk short film

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