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Blender 4.4 beta is out and brings a lot! One that everyone will enjoy are the performance improvements to Geometry Nodes, Baking and Denoising, but there's much more. Southern Shotty gives a full overview. The 4.4 release note that outline all the changes are available here. You can download 4.4 beta here.

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The touching feature-length movie Flow will decorate your favorite app starting in March! Flow was made fully in Blender by a small team and achieved recognition with over 60 awards, including a Golden Globe for Best Animation and two Oscar nominations. The upcoming Blender 4.4 release is scheduled for March 18, 2025, and is currently [...]

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Robin Zeeb shares his Sci-Fi horror movie (no gore), that he worked on for more than a year! It has impressive visuals and great sound design. Enjoy! HAEDEAN is my latest DIY animation project from the ZEPHID universe that I have been working on for more than a year. Basically, I want to let my [...]

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In this advanced Blender 3d tutorial TripTilt builds a very groovy colorful abstract motion graphics animation in Blender Geometry Nodes. It is up to you to decide if the tutorial is for advanced users or if you are an advanced geonodes user after this tutorial :) The tutorial teaches a procedural workflow and showcases some [...]

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Widhi Muttaqien shares a quick and effective method for creating stairs in Blender using the 'Scale Cage' tool, requiring no add-ons or complex math.

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Pietro Chiovaro shares a relaxing video where he shows us how he created this fantasy scene. Let me know your thoughts, and if you'd like to see more videos like this, write your project suggestions in the comments section! :D Software: Blender 4.4 (Beta) Render Engine: Eevee Full Time: 6 Hours

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KeenTools just dropped their 2025.1 update, bringing support for Blender 4.4 Beta and a new wireframe render option for GeoTracker and FaceTracker. If you're into 3D tracking and facial animation, KeenTools is one of the best add-ons for enhancing your Blender workflow. Let’s get this straight. This release is mostly about maintenance, so you have [...]

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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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Ever wondered where a powerful GPU truly shines in Blender? Michael Bridges dives deep into the specifics, helping you optimize your hardware for the best performance. Does Blender need a powerful GPU? Yes—but only in the right areas. In this video, I break down exactly where a GPU makes a difference and where it doesn’t, [...]

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Check out the changes to tracking plugins FaceTracker and GeoTracker, including new wireframe rendering and start frame selection options.

Check out the new features in the suite of motion graphics and VFX plugins and the online library of effects and transitions.

Renderer gets better multiscattering in volumes, USD procedural support in Maya, and initial support for GeForce 50 Series GPUs.

Real-time ray tracing renderer for exploring large V-Ray scenes gets OCIO color management, DLSS 4, and new lens distortion system.

Let’s learn how to animate textures in Blender and create this keypad animation from start to finish.

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New generative AI model let users create video, animation and even stock FX clips from text prompts and images. Read our FAQs about it.

Popular pro graphics tablets get their first updates in eight years. See the specs and prices for the 2025 Intuos Pro Small, Medium & Large.

Updated for version 1.2: Intuitive layer-based texture painting add-on for Blender now supports shader layers and texture baking.

Oscar Baechler shares his new Geometry Nodes based model generator. I spent the weekend getting sick and making a barrel generator. It's $5, check it out! Poly Modeling Barrels Is Dead Never model a barrel again thanks to the Ogbog’s Grog Barrel Generator! It’s all generated off a curve, so hop into Edit mode and [...]

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In this video Johnny Matthews looks at rigging a strange little machine I put together and in the process learn about rigging gears and crankshafts, as well as using drivers with your armature bones.

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