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In this Blender tutorial we will create this satisfying animation loop with Geometry Nodes proximity.

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  Learn to make this cool Star Wars inspired robot vacuum with CBaileyFilm.

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Quick Erosion Filter is a Blender node group that instantly adds realistic and detailed erosion shapes to any smooth mesh. Add the Erosion Filter node group to a geometry nodes modifier and let the magic happen! This erosion filter is not a simulation, it uses normal information and a series of mathematical calculations to procedurally […]

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Victorian environments are brilliant fun to build, but they can become messy very quickly when the materials do not feel like they belong together. You might have a strong brick shader, a decent wood material, a nice bit of aged metal, and a perfectly respectable glass surface. Then you put them into the same scene […]

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Let’s model and animate a hot cup of coffee in Blender and use smoke simulation to create the steam!

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Dmitry Proskurin shares a cinematic CGI scene created entirely in Blender. The environment was built with a focus on atmosphere and scale, with special attention to lighting and composition. For the grass animation, I developed procedural setups using Geometry Nodes, allowing me to simulate both wind motion and basic collision interaction in a fully procedural […]

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Learn how to create a realistic ferrofluid simulation in Blender using Geometry Nodes and Extra Nodes. This fully procedural setup lets you control spikes, behavior, and shading for motion graphics and VFX. Perfect for advanced users exploring simulation-style workflows inside Geometry Nodes.

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Francesco posted an update to the way the Blender Foundation handles Anthropic’s support. Earlier this week, Anthropic became a Blender Development Fund sponsor, and announced MCP support for Blender – allowing Claude to interact directly with Blender scenes. This started a hot debate in the community. On the one side, people were excited about the […]

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Here’s an overview of the most recent Blender jobs on Blender Artists, ArtStation and 3djobs.xyz: Junior Animator (Contract) Senior Environment Artist – Assets – 213649 3d AAA Anime Style Hairs Modeler Pixel Artist (2D / 3D Stylized Games | Unity3D) / Europe For more jobs, look here.

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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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Build a synchronized disk rotation system using index-based animation control. Explore rotational offsets, motion rhythm, and clean mechanical animation setups.

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Anthropic, the creator of AI tools like Claude and Claude Code just added Blender to their connector directory and started financially supporting Blender. And I don’t know how I feel about this. There is an update to this story – read it here. The Blender Lab was already working on an MCP server – a […]

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Notes for weekly communication of ongoing projects and modules. Announcements Blender Lab Activity Report – Q1 2026 — Blender Modules & Projects 2026-03-21 Nodes & Physics Module Meeting 2026-04-21 Animation & Rigging module meeting 2026-04-22 User Interface Meeting 2026-04-23 Platforms & Builds module meeting 2026-04-23 Compositor Meeting Notes 2026-04-24 Project Updates meeting 2026-04-24 Coordination Module […]

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In this tutorial we will create this DNA Medical Visualization Animation in Blender.

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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.

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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.

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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 […]

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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 […]

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