Learn to rig a fully procedural cartoon eyelid in Blender. This is a really flexible setup that allows expressive lid shapes, automatic blinking and even a dynamic wrinkle system. You can download the example .blend file here.

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Duncan Rudd

Fixing Blender Beginner Mistakes

BlenderNation

2 months ago

Polygonrunway shows how to avoid the most common beginner struggles and mistakes when starting to learn complex 3D software like Blender.

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polygonrunway

"Slow Crafting VR: Hand-Drawn Textures and Worlds" by Beatriz Ruthes at Blender Conference 2025

BlenderNation

2 weeks 6 days ago

In this talk, Beatriz Ruthes shares her process of building a VR environment entirely in Blender, in which every object and texture originates from hand-drawn illustrations on paper. Developed during an experimental artist residency in Luxembourg, the project explores how traditional techniques can bring warmth, intimacy and emotional resonance to digital spaces.

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n8n

How To Use Volumes To Add Depth

BlenderNation

7 months 2 weeks ago

"Just add fog" is a go-to rule when an image is lacking visual depth. In this tutorial Lino Thomas shows how to can use uniform and non uniform volumes to add a layer of fog as well as a nice distance based haze. I am sure this will be useful in some of your scenes [...]

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Linolafett

The Seven Principles of Photorealism

BlenderNation

1 week 6 days ago

A free infographic that outlines the essential steps in creating photoreal renders by Richard Yot. This resource will be helpful whether you’re a beginner or a pro, and will help you achieve that extra 10% that elevates your renders from good to awesome. Check it out here.

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richardyot

How To Manage Massive Scenes

BlenderNation

6 months ago

Lino Thomas shares his approach on how to create large scenes which contain a lot of detail using collection instances. This approach allows you to create a dense world without using a lot of time nor resources. If you have not been using collection instances regularly, this might be the workflow for you!

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Linolafett

3d Coat Youtube Feeds

Remove Intersections for 3D Printing

Hide Tool (Paint Workspace)

Using an AMD CPU with 3DCoat

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3DCoat 2025 UI Theme Presets

Text Tool (Paint Workspace)

Color to Normal Map

Curves Painting Tool

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Dam Standard Brush Equivalent in 3DCoat

Power Smooth Brush

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Quick Tip: Freeze Painted/Transparent Pixels

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Array Tool

H-Polish Equivalent in 3DCoat

Slide Edges/Vertex Tool

Split Rings Update

Rig a procedural eyelid with Geometry Nodes (+ Download)

Fixing Blender Beginner Mistakes

"Slow Crafting VR: Hand-Drawn Textures and Worlds" by Beatriz Ruthes at Blender Conference 2025

How To Use Volumes To Add Depth

The Seven Principles of Photorealism

How To Manage Massive Scenes

Don't get Frustrated Get a fast 3d rig

"SkySplat Tutorial: From drone video to photo-realistic 3D scene" by Kyle Johnson at Blender Conference 2025

Object Constraints for Beginners

"Integrating Blender into the manufacturing industry" by Jean-Christophe LEDUCQ at Blender Conference 2025

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