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Create a DNA Medical Visualization Animation in Blender
In this tutorial we will create this DNA Medical Visualization Animation in Blender.
Inside SJOR: A Two-Person Pipeline for a 17 minute cinematic short
Two brothers, a year of near full-time work, and a 17-minute cinematic short built with a pipeline that blends Blender, UE5, and just about every trick they’ve picked up over decades in the industry. SJOR is the kind of project that feels far bigger than the team behind it. We interviewed Stavros Fylladitis, designer and […]
Free Download: Water Shader
Add a splash to your scenes with this new water shader by Chuck CG! Features: The material can be customized in material properties The water is animated Accumulated foam around the objects can bu turn it on/off in material properties You don’t need to scale the water plane, you can increase the size in modifiers […]
April 25: LA Blender User Group Celebrating Blender 5.1
This came in hot: the LA Blender User Group is meeting TODAY! Stirling Goetz writes: Spring has sprung and so has another Blender release! Join your friends and colleagues for our Los Angeles Blender User Group April 25 to learn about Blender 5.1. Hear Blender news and discuss your latest projects.
Game Ready Fantasy Character Creation
This comprehensive Blender course by Jan van den Hemel (Blender Secrets) goes over the creation of a game ready fantasy character, from start to finish.
Industrial Set Design Kitbash
Easily design retro, modern, or sci-fi spaces with this amazing kitbash product! It contains over 250 pieces, procedural materials, and details that will bring your vision to life. Create set pieces, exteriors, props, or megastructures with the beams, platforms, pipes, and computers in this kit. Everything is realistically scaled and ready for asset browser drag […]
Pokedbots Delta city
Poked Studio is back with some vibrant Neo-Tokyo bot drama! Jonathan Ball writes: Hi, we’ve been working on a new 3D animation called Pokedbots Delta city. Created in Blender largely by a team of 3 animators based in Cardiff UK, and made on a very low budget it is a 16 minute pilot animation that […]
Blender Jobs for April 24, 2026
Here’s an overview of the most recent Blender jobs on Blender Artists, ArtStation and 3djobs.xyz: 3D Character Animator 3D / Industrial Designer [PAID 2K-5K USD] – Animator/Rigger (Humanoid) for a music video character For more jobs, look here.
Best of Blender Artists: 2026-17
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.
Showreel 2026 – Manuel Burchi
A compilation of diverse projects including architecture, character assets, and product rendering. A workflow entirely powered by Blender, tailored for the narrative demands of TV documentaries and the visual impact required by agencies. * Content: Environments, Products, Characters Location: France My website : www.manucreation.com
Free Download: Surface Stable Fractal Dithering for Blender
This new shader by yogyog adds dithering patterns that don’t flicker and move when you navigate in your 3D scene. You know when you’re creating shading using only a black fineliner pen by putting the lines closer together? You know when you want to re-create that in 3D but you have the problem that as […]
Learn Blender: Beginner’s Guide Updated for Blender 5.1
Allan Brito released a refreshed edition of my beginner book, Learn Blender: The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide, now fully updated for Blender 5.1. The book is built for readers who have never opened Blender before. It walks you through the interface, core concepts, and your first real renders using short step by step explanations supported by […]
Blender Developers Meeting Notes: 20 April 2026
Notes for weekly communication of ongoing projects and modules. Announcements Blender 5.1.1 has been released on April 14th, fixing 71 issues present in 5.1.0. Modules & Projects 2026-04-10 Future of DNA & RNA – Workshop Notes 2026-04-13 Grease Pencil Module Meeting Notes 2026-04-13 Modeling Module Meeting 2026-04-14 Render & Cycles Meeting 2026-04-14 Sequencer Meeting Notes […]
Blender Conference 2026 Tickets are Now Available
The Blender Conference for this year is planned from Sept 23-26 and will happen in the now familiar location of Felix Meritis in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Grab your EUR 50 ‘early bird’ discount now!
How to Create a Low Poly Forest Meadow Environment
In this two part Blender tutorial we will create low poly nature. In part 1 we will create the low poly nature 3d models, and in part 2 we will create the forest meadow environment.
Stylized Tree Tutorial
Let’s use a quick geometry node setup to create stylized and painterly trees in Blender!
Blender Jobs for April 17, 2026
Here’s an overview of the most recent Blender jobs on Blender Artists, ArtStation and 3djobs.xyz: 3D Modeler – Film Production Residency (60 Vacancies / IMDb Credit) Junior 3D Artist (Asset Cleanup & Optimization) Senior / Director VFX Artist (Stylized Games | Unity3D) / Europe For more jobs, look here.
Best of Blender Artists: 2026-16
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.
Free Blender Fundamentals Workshop by Wacom: The Painterly Path to 3D
Wacom offers a a free 4-week workshop to rediscover the joy of messy, expressive creation in a 3D world. Isaac Gicheha writes: For many 2D artists, the leap into 3D can feel like stepping into a labyrinth of technical hurdles and rigid geometry. But what if 3D wasn’t about perfection? What if it was about […]
[non-Blender] How go Gaussian Splats Work?
Corridor Crew posted a great overview of Gaussian Splats – the (relatively) new 3D scanning technology that results in very realistic scenes that include features like reflections and translucency.
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