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Post-Processing for Photorealism in Blender
Add some photographic flair to your renders with this free training by Richard Yot. If the aim of photorealism is to create an image that looks *photographic*, then that pursuit necessarily goes beyond the basics of modelling, texturing, and lighting. Because photographs are defined by their *imperfections* as much as anything else. Lenses are physical [...]
The Making of 'Au Revoir'
1k0 writes: A beloved family member recently passed away. She loved to wear red. On this artwork, compared to my past projects, I decided to stay away from a long production time, here I only took around two weeks to focus on the feeling and not so much on the technical side. I opened the [...]
Best of Blender Artists: 2025-46
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.
Download the free edition of RenderMan 27
Free edition of the renderer is licensed for personal use and tools development. Compatible with Blender, Houdini, Katana and Maya.
Alternative to Adobe Premiere? (Intro to Blender 5.0 Sequencer)
Martin Klekner writes: I decided to test whether Blender 5.0’s new Video Sequencer could finally stand as a true Premiere alternative in 2025. In this video, I explore its faster performance, new layout, simultaneous 3D and video editing, and the powerful Strip Compositor with presets like film grain and vignette. Blender’s free, open-source editing tools [...]
Blender Jobs for November 14, 2025
Here's an overview of the most recent Blender jobs on Blender Artists, ArtStation and 3djobs.xyz: 3D scan to 3D print workflow and model help 3D Medical Visualization Artist Graduate/Junior 3D Artist For more jobs, look here.
Pixar releases RenderMan 27
'Most significant release in a decade' for the heavyweight production renderer makes RenderMan XPU ready for final-frame output.
Adobe adds new 3D features to After Effects 25.6 and the AE beta
Check out the 3D features in the latest releases of the compositing and motion graphics software, like support for Substance materials.
How to Rig Any Static Object For Animation
Kenan Proffitt writes: Learn how to rig a Luxo lamp in Blender with this beginner-friendly tutorial! You’ll master the basics of IK rigging, constraints, and rig controls while following along using my free downloadable lamp model. After this tutorial you will be able to bring any inanimate object to life through animation.
Autodesk releases Arnold 7.4.4
Check out the changes to the production renderer, including updates to hair shading, bloom effects, and Global Light Sampling.
Unreal Engine 5.7 is here: see five key features for CG artists
See our pick of the features in the latest version of Unreal Engine, from the new procedural plant editor to updates to MetaHumans.
Autodesk releases 3ds Max 2026.3
3D software for architectural visualization and VFX gets updates to the Conform Modifier, Material Switcher and USD workflows.
Autodesk releases Maya 2026.3 and Maya Creative 2026.3
Check out the new features in the 3D animation software, from new character rigging features to destruction simulation in Bifrost.
Blender Developers Meeting Notes: 10 November 2025
Notes for weekly communication of ongoing projects and modules. Announcements Communicating and handling task priorities - proposal Introducing Blender Lab Modules & Projects 2025-11-03 Viewport & EEVEE Module meeting 2025-11-04 Animation & Rigging module meeting 2025-11-04 Online Asset Libraries as Extensions 2025-11-04 User Interface Meeting 2025-11-06 Core Module Meeting 2025-11-06 Platforms & Builds module meeting [...]
Sneak peek: ZBrush’s new Retopo brush and photogrammetry tools
Check out the new retopology and 3D scanning tools coming in the digital sculpting software for desktop and iPad later this year.
The desktop edition of ZBrush is finally getting a new interface
New version of the digital sculpting software's famously idiosyncratic UI will follow principles established in ZBrush for iPad. See a sneak peek.
Blender Foundation launches the Blender Lab
New program for developing more ambitious, experimental features for Blender provides a safe space in which developers can 'break things'.
Free Download: A Portrait of Tenochtitlan
'A Portrait of Tenochtitlan' is the passion project of Thomas Kole. He painstakingly modeled the ancient Mexican city and built an interactive 3D viewer that lets you explore it. 2 years later, Thomas has released an adapted .blend file that's free for download. The Blender file of the 3D viewer of Tenochtitlan is released. You [...]
Blender for architecture: How to use a 2 point perspective like SketchUp?
Allan Brito writes: When you start to work with architectural visualization you will quickly notice that many tools give you a way to change or update the projection of your camera. From 3 vanishing points to 2 to create an "architectural camera." That is the case with SketchUp that has a dedicated option for a [...]
Price of paid Unity subscriptions to rise, but free subs extended
Price of Pro and Enterprise plans to rise by 5% in 2026, but all users will get unlimited free cloud seats for Unity Version Control.