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In depth video - Fast Global Illumination Add Mode

8 hours 46 minutes ago
Global Illumination calculates simulated how light in a scene behaves. It simulates light bouncing around and spreading diffusely by calculating object proximity, angles and more. It gives quite convincing results, but can be slow. James Crowther shows how to optimise it in your scenes for better rendering times. Just yesterday we released another video on [...]

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Jamesy

Behind the Scenes: Secret Bunker Roller Coaster Ride

1 day 5 hours ago
Marty created this wild roller coaster ride and shares a detailed breakdown on Blender Artists. This is a project I’ve been working on for a while now – an animation of a wild roller coaster ride through a secret bunker hideout in the middle of the ocean! If you’re interested in how I made this [...]

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Bart

Manage Backgrounds with the Free Blueprints Add-on

1 day 18 hours ago
Robert Rioux offers a free Blender add-on to easily manage background images for modeling. It will automatically set up all views and gives you the possibility to "swap axis" so the the X axis becomes the front view. Itm allows you to adjust all images at the same time too.

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Robert Rioux

Join Blender for Breakfast at Annecy 2025

2 days 4 hours ago
The Blender crew is attending the Annecy Animation Festival again, and is hosting a breakfast session to connect Blender users in the movie industry. As our first 'breakfasts' in 2023 and 2024 were a success, we're doing it again - with a twist! To be able to gather more people, we'll be at the MIFA [...]

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Bart

Easy Motion graphics without Geometry Nodes

2 days 7 hours ago
Leo from MediaWay writes: Geometry nodes can be tough to learn, but... now there's an easier way to create beautiful motion graphics in text and models using offset animations. My tutorial shows you how to create some super easy motion graphic effects in Blender without Geometry nodes for both text animation and product animation using [...]

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Leo-MediaWay

Animtoolbox Documentation and updates [$]

2 days 23 hours ago
Animtoolbox is an addon with a set of tools and workflows for animation such as Temp Controls, Editable motion path, Retime markers, Copy Paste Matrices and more. A modular rigging system designed for animators, Temp Controls allows you to create different chain setups and link or unlink them together. The animation is always baked back [...]

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Tal Hershkovich

Bring Your Lighting to Life with SK_Gobos [S]

3 days 23 hours ago
A gobo suggests an rich environment by placing an object or mask between your light source and your scene - generating interesting shadows. This pack makes it easy to set up. Stefan_K writes: SK_Gobos is a collection of 80 gobos at 4k resolution for Blender 3.6 and above, using the Cycles render engine. No installation [...]

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Stefan_K

Short: Love at First Sight

4 days 21 hours ago
Dutch Blender artist Ivo van de Grift created this cute short love story. My first animation with a ‘real scenario’. Created in April of 2024, around 4 months in learning Blender. Made in the Instagram Stories format (1080x1920). Coming from a 2D background, working in 3D was a real challenge.

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Bart

StylizedWorld: Free Stylized Assets for Game Developers

5 days 2 hours ago
Stylized World is building a library of assets - both free and Patreon supported. Hey there, game developers, artists, and stylized art enthusiasts! Welcome to StylizedWorld, your go-to hub for high-quality, stylized game assets that bring charm, personality, and creativity to your projects. Whether you're working on an indie game, a vibrant mobile title, or [...]

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Blender Jobs for May 16, 2025

6 days 2 hours ago
Here's an overview of the most recent Blender jobs on Blender Artists, ArtStation and 3djobs.xyz: Twine | 3D Designer ElCode | 3D Artist Arrow Messaging | 3D Technical Artist & XR Design Intern (AR/MR Messaging App) Looking for Character Animator (Paid) Blender - Microsoft Flight Simulator 3D Modeler - Airport interior & exterior modeler - [...]

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Bart

The Pigeons: "Funeral" & "A Gag"

6 days 6 hours ago
These videos are a bit visual but funny :) Matic Percic writes: “The Pigeons” is a situational dark comedy with an animated visual style that combines caricatured characters with a semi-realistic, dark/urban atmosphere. The visual elements of the project are created using the Blender software, ensuring high-quality rendering and an immersive atmosphere. Turn on subtitles [...]

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Matic Percic

Topology Tips - Edge Flow

1 week ago
Do you sometimes have too many Edges on your model close together, where it would be better to redistribute them more evenly? In this video Blender Secrets explores 3 quick tips for doing just that.

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Jan van den Hemel

Video: The Oak Tree

1 week ago
A young boy is not allowed to follow his passion. What will he do when he becomes a parent? A heartwarming story by Aneesh Arts with exceptional visual quality! Aneesh Arts writes: Hi everyone, The Oak Tree is my first-ever animated movie — a deeply personal project that I've poured my heart into over the [...]

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Bart

Music Video: Transmogrified

1 week 2 days ago
Alexander Dupuis created this gorgeous but trippy music video. Some time ago the band MILM asked me to make a sci-fi music video for a concept album of theirs, and after production and some festivals it’s now online! It’s about an alien abductee who manages to escape his captors with a ray gun that can [...]

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