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Bharat Madhu created this short animation using the Lens Sim add-on and a bee model from VFX Grace.

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John Mervin probably made the shortest Blender tutorial ever ;-) You could just add a clearcoat...But why stop there? P.S. Please do not record tutorials while driving.

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Here's an overview of the most recent Blender jobs on Blender Artists, ArtStation and 3djobs.xyz: A5 Labs | Sr. Unity 3D Generalist (Remote) Bode Software | Unreal Engine 3D Game Level Artist Bode Software | Unreal Engine 3D Game Environmental Artist Quick logo work Rocky Tales | Freelance 3D Animator (Part-Time, Contract) – Remote | [...]

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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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Notes for weekly communication of ongoing projects and modules. Welcomes Announcements Release cycle: Now at 4.5 LTS Beta (and 5.0 Alpha) Modules & Projects 2025-06-03 User Interface Meeting 2025-06-05 Core Module Meeting 2025-06-05 Pipeline & I/O Module Meeting 2025-06-06 Project Updates New Features and Changes This is a selection of changes that happened over the [...]

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\Think Blender's Graph Editor is bad? In this video, Brian Kouhi shows how to fully optimize Blender’s Graph Editor for a professional animation workflow. If you're a Maya animator or just don't understand Blender's graph editor, this is the tutorial that will change the way you animate.

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Crazyjn designed and printed this amazing little diorama, based on his own 2D art. The original concept art: Here's the work laid out in Blender and ready for 3D printing: The parts after his wife painted them: And finally, the fully assembled piece: I'd just like to note that the quality of 3D printers is [...]

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John R. Nyquist writes: Seventeen years ago, Bits of Blender launched on YouTube, back when videos were 320x240 and could not exceed 10 minutes. That was long enough for me, John Nyquist (BFCT), and my 9-year-old son, Richard, to share quick Blender tips. Blender 2.4x had a reputation for being challenging, but we thought a [...]

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Let's use few simple tools and tricks to quickly create an architectural isometric illustration in Blender.

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For many artists beginning their journey with Blender, a significant challenge is learning to navigate the user interface and taking the first steps in 3D modeling. To help people take their first steps in Blender, Allan Brito created a series of learning resources including both books and workshops with step-by-step instructions on how to use [...]

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Many people have had trouble seeing the face orientation in Blender. In this short video Luis Roach explainings why this happens and how to fix it.

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In this hard-surface modeling tip Gleb Alexandrov covers a quick and dirty (and fun) way of merging two shapes in Blender. No third-party add-ons required.

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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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Here's an overview of the most recent Blender jobs on Blender Artists, ArtStation and 3djobs.xyz: Simple 3D-print pull up handle changes GreenTomatoMedia | Animator (Unity And After Effects) Blender Low-poly models for a roblox game Paid Work: Generate and Optimize Architectural 3D Models Ballard Games | 3D Artist (Contract) 3D artist for game-ready models and [...]

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Full Blender tutorial on how to add an animated explosion into Blender using a free VDB, plus full tutorial on creating a car animation with camera, HDRI lighting, and rendering tips! Easy to follow along and links to all assets included! Have fun!

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Ryan King Art writes: In this Blender tutorial we will create this Futuristic Stylized Ringed Planet.

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If you have ever wanted to break your render up into multiple pieces, view layers can do that for you. This video by Spencer Magnusson breaks down how view layers work, how to set them up, and how to composite the view layers back together after rendering. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ay67mbGLt7E

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In this video, Martin Klekner talks about why he stepped away from the semi-realistic style of his previous Heroes of Bronze short film, to pursue the NPR (Non-photoreammo listic) style and finally learn Grease Pencil :-)

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In this Blender tutorial, learn how to create a procedural material for Minecraft dirt. You’ll learn how to dynamically adjust the scale of pixelation and amount of grass using the shader editor. This method allows for awesome customizable Minecraft-style blocks.

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You can make so many things with geometry nodes and this video is about animating those things... with geometry nodes. Harry Blends shows you how to procedurally animate a bouncing ball and then instance it so that you can have as many bouncing balls as you please. I talk through every step, from aligning the [...]

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