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Autodesk is discontinuing Mudbox, its digital sculpting software
Sales of the tech Academy Award-winning software, formerly used on Hollywood blockbusters, to end this November. Read our FAQs.
See Dexter Studios’ VFX breakdown for The WONDERfools
Check out the VFX for the offbeat Korean superhero comedy, including teleportation, telekinesis - and even a giant inflatable onion.
New CG software you may have missed: 9 August 2026
Check out the week's other updates to CG tools, including FumeFX 7.6 for 3ds Max, Character Control Rig 0.3.1 for Blender, and PFTrack 26.08.
Free tutorial: Design Mechs in VR Using Substance 3D Modeler
Master virtual reality sculpting workflows for concept art and hard-surface design with The Gnomon Workshop's concise tutorial.
Dynamic Pinning Explained: Create Amazing Motion Graphics with Blender 5.2 Cloth Dynamics
Create stunning motion graphics using the new Cloth Dynamics nodes in Blender 5.2! In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to use Dynamic Pinning to achieve smooth, controllable cloth animations in Geometry Nodes. Perfect for motion designers and procedural artists looking to explore Blender’s latest simulation tools.
Create an Audio Visualizer with Geometry Nodes in Blender 5.2
In this Geometry Nodes tutorial we will create this audio visualizer in Blender 5.2 using the new sample sound frequencies node.
NOIR | Qatsi Studio
Best of Blender Artists: 2026-32
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.
Blender Jobs for August 7, 2026
Here’s an overview of the most recent Blender jobs on Blender Artists, ArtStation and 3djobs.xyz: [PAID] Stylized Mountains and Cliff Environment [PAID] 90-second 360° VR animation 3D Hair Artist 3D game model and rigging it i have the model need to add bones for it Senior 3D Character Artist Senior 3D Environment Artist AI-Driven Environment […]
How to boolean cut Curves and Text
Booltron is another great, free boolean cutter add-on that you can enable in Preferences. While not as well known, it has some unique features: It can cut into Curves and Text objects, which is something other cutters can’t do.
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Nekki releases Cascadeur 2026.2 with animation layers
Varied update to the AI-assisted animation tool adds new animation layer system, easing controls for interpolation, and BVH import.
Armature is a free AI-assisted standalone character rigging tool
Games artist Adrian Melian's tool rigs and skins characters and exports USD files for use in Maya, UE5 or Blender. Free to indie artists.
Adobe releases Photoshop 27.9.1
See the new features in the image editing app, including updates to the Remove tool and the option to save and restore font lists.
See FutureWorks’ VFX breakdown for Indian epic Kantara: Chapter 1
Check out the studio's breakdown of its VFX for the epic mythological fantasy, the second-highest-grossing Indian movie of 2025.
Blender Developers Meeting Notes: 3 August 2026
Notes for weekly communication of ongoing projects and modules. Modules & Projects 2026-07-28 Nodes & Physics Modules Meeting 2026-07-28 Animation & Rigging module meeting 2026-07-30 Core Module Meeting 2026-07-30 Pipeline & I/O Module Meeting 2026-07-30 Compositor Meeting Notes 2026-08-03 – Project Definition UX and Implementation 2026-08-03 Viewport & EEVEE module meeting New Features and Changes […]
Is BiteTheBytes’ Material Creator the new Substance 3D Designer?
See what we know about the World Creator developer's promising upcoming node-based material authoring app for games and VFX.
BGMC – Game Jam
With BlenderArtists.org set to remove the historic Game Engine category, Andre Janse van Vuuren is hosting one last BGMC (Blender Game Making Competition) to give the community, its history, and its legacy a proper send-off. Andre writes: For those unfamiliar, BGE (Blender Game Engine) was the built-in, real-time game engine included in Blender until version […]
See EDI’s high-octane VFX breakdown for Motorvalley
Check out the Italian studio's breakdown of the CG cars and eye-catching stunt effects for the Netflix motor sport drama.
MAKE Animation Thesis Grant Celebrates Second-Year Winners
For today’s animation students, a thesis film is no longer just a graduation requirement. It’s often the project that lands a first job, attracts collaborators, gets into festivals, and introduces artists to the industry. That’s why MAKE created the Animation Thesis Grant. The program provides funding, professional support, and industry visibility to help emerging animators... Read more »