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Smoke, fire and effects plugin gets GPU-accelerated ocean simulation system, with support for foam, spray and floating objects.

Indie users can now use the real-time effects tech to compress and play back an unlimited number of OpenVDB sequences for free.

Yibing Jiang shared this lovely short concept video with a neat manga-like shader. Hey friends, I’d love to share my new project with you! In my earlier posts, the characters were usually static, but this time—with the help of Blender, iClone, and Cascadeur—I was able to quickly add simple animations. Even though there’s still a [...]

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Blender might not be CAD, but with the right workflow, it can become a powerful tool for precision design — even for real-world woodworking projects. In CRAFTSMAN, CG Cookie instructor and professional carpenter Sascha Feider reveals his complete process for planning, modeling, texturing, and presenting a custom built-in from scratch. You’ll learn how to set [...]

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A new official project is working on bringing the power of Blender to tablet devices, starting with the iPad. The project is a combination of a dedicated development branch and a new 'application template' to account for mobile workflows. Dalai reports: The idea is to bring the full power of Blender to these devices. This [...]

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Smeaf takes a closer look at Blender 4.5 and highlights how this release reshapes everyday workflows. He focuses on the following main changes: Manifold Boolean Solver: The new solver delivers buttery-smooth, real-time boolean operations, eliminating the glitches and performance bottlenecks of the past. This is a game-changer for modeling, sculpting, and animation workflows, especially for [...]

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PolyCrate offers 5 billmoard models on Superhive. Modeling pieces for exterior spaces is one of the most involved stages of environment preparation. Therefore, it is essential to have a complete set of 3D models used in external spaces in your resources. Accordingly, there will be a realistic 3d model of five billboards to use in [...]

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TiFi Design latest tutorial shows how to make a looping binary data flow animation. Some cool tricks in this one!  

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Check out the new features in the real-time rendering and look dev tool, from dedicated decal layers to low-to-low-poly texture baking.

New app lets users carry out shared online design reviews of 3D models, either in a standard web browser, or in room-scale VR.

The smart mesh toolkit is a set of add-ons that will accelerate your 3D modeling workflow. Meet your new favorite hotkey! Either in object or edit mode, “Y” will be the hotkey to quickly start using these new immersive tools. Meet the Smart Mesh tool Features Smart primitive editing: This tool intelligently detects when you [...]

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SkySplat is a Blender addon that simplifies the workflow for creating 3D Gaussian Splats from drone footage. It provides a comprehensive set of tools to streamline the process from video import to frame extraction, and loose integration of Blender with COLMAP and Arthur Brussee's rust based Brush App (pre-compiled binaries included). kyjohnso writes: SkySplat Blender Addon 0.3.0 [...]

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Albin Merle's latest video is a 'product build' video of a simple stool. I found the entire process, images and sound very satisfying to watch! This experimental piece explores the fusion of natural and synthetic materials in furniture design. The stool features a 3D-printed seat combined with wooden legs, highlighting the contrast and harmony between [...]

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Here's an overview of the most recent Blender jobs on Blender Artists, ArtStation and 3djobs.xyz: fish in a bottle | Junior 3D Game Artist Haast Autonomous | 3D Aerospace Visualization Engineer (Artist) Insight Global | 3D Character Artist Apex Systems | Virtual Reality Designer Geonodes artist required Contract 2D Weapons (Guns) Concept Artist 3D Head [...]

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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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Promising hard-surface-focused add-on implements Substance 3D Painter-style layer-based texture painting inside Blender.

Learn how to use the Render Raw add-on in Blender for streamlined, artistic color grading. In this step-by-step guide, Gleb Alexandrov explores the unified colorist’s panel, inspired by tools like Lightroom and DaVinci Resolve, and show how it can give your renders a cinematic finish. Perfect for Blender artists looking to enhance their visuals with [...]

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Master professional workflows for creating believable CG creatures for VFX projects with The Gnomon Workshop's masterclass.

Check out the latest features in the popular UV packing plugin, including one-click Auto Repacking, and support for texel density.

Check out the new features in the compositing software for motion graphics and VFX, including better support for HDR metadata.