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Jacob Wheeler creates animated dinosaurs using Grease Pencil and puts them in a 3D environment. Deinonychus I’ve been using Blender for well over a decade and have posted my work across multiple websites over that time (including my own portfolio), but this is the first one that really gained some popularity. All models, shading, rigging, [...]

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Create some Sci-Fi structures and panels in this beginner-level tutorial by ChuckGD.

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This video gives a detailed overview of the lessons you can expect from the new Anime Girl creation course. You can still take advantage of the early bird discount for a little while, so if you've always wanted to learn how to create stylized characters in Blender, now's a good time to start. Grab the [...]

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In this video Martin Klekner breaks down how he creates his stylized shots in Blender with Non-Photorealistic Rendering (NPR).  using Shader-to-RGB materials, Grease Pencil lines, camera projection, and hand-painted textures to bring the shots to life.

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Notes for weekly communication of ongoing projects and modules. Modules & Projects 2025-08-18 iPad/Tablet Design Workshop 2025-08-28 Core Module Meeting 2025-08-28 Pipeline & I/O Module Meeting 2025-08-28 Compositor Meeting Notes 2025-08-29 Projects Updates meeting 2025-09-01 Viewport & EEVEE Module meeting New Features and Changes This is a selection of changes that happened over the last [...]

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Here's an overview of the most recent Blender jobs on Blender Artists, ArtStation and 3djobs.xyz: Lead 3D Artist - Monopoly GO! Senior VFX Artist - Monopoly GO! Twine | Freelance 3D Artist Fully Remote 3D Paid Blender role, apply now work next week! Multiple openinf Invisible Expert Marketplace | 3D Modeler Specialist - AI Trainer [...]

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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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Gleb Alexandrov writes: Update: Since you guys really enjoyed the new Eevee translucency method suggested by Adam Janz, and Reddit blessed it with 1500 upvotes, I give you the SSS translucency tuto.

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Here's an excellent introduction to some basic modeling techniques by Josh from Blender Bros.

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Ali Awada continues his saga of Jurassic Park fan videos. Behavioural Paleontologist Tony's curiousity about the buck tyrannosaur's uncharacteristic behaviour has lead him to follow the dinosaur through the jungle towards the hunters' base camp. From his vantage point, Tony listens to the tyrannosaur’s calls. He is fascinated, but then the faintest of breaths catches [...]

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In this Blender tutorial we will create this Procedural Stylized Sand Material.

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Ivo van de Grift revisits his mechanical contraptions with this miniature wing-flapping machine. It doesn't do too well. About two weeks ago I started a new Blender Pet Project; ‘The Fly’. I wanted to create a robot-like fly with lots of moving parts. My goal was to have a single control point for the wing [...]

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Let’s model, light and animate a detailed headphones product shot in Blender with Polygon Runway.

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A team of 11 Blender artists collaborated on their entry for the Dota 2 Short Film Contest. Their entry has the typical feel of a highly polished AAA game cinematic. I asked Israel Soteldo to share more about its creation process. Icy Silence is a short film by TimeWarp Animation, created for the Dota 2 [...]

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Othiniel Chigunwi takes a deep dive into YouTube and delivers a neatly categorized overview of the main Blender channels out there. Hi , So I recently published a video called “Every Blender YouTube Channel Explained in Under 30 Minutes” on my channel cgfocus. In this video, I go through many of the most popular Blender [...]

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Kaizen zips through a bunch of useful tips for Blender from fixing geometry with Grid Fill to using Blender 4.5’s Vulkan backend for better performance!

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Every smartphone, laptop, car, and AI server relies on microchips built with tens of billions of transistors—each just a few dozen atoms wide. But how do we actually manufacture something so small at scale? Meet the EUV Photolithography System, a $200M “microchip printer” that: Use lasers more powerful than steel-cutting lasers to blast tin droplets [...]

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This tutorial by DemNikoArt covers the entire rigging process, including setting up bones, adding constraints, and creating a clean, animator-friendly rig. Perfect for anyone looking to add complex mechanical animations to their projects.

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Wacom has become a top-tier supporter for Blender with a new partnership focusing on the improving the Blender experience across all pen/touch based devices. Blender Foundation is delighted to announce that Wacom, the pioneer of digital pen and tablet technology, announced an expanded its strategic partnership with Blender, the world’s leading open-source 3D creation suite. [...]

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Duncan and Vanessa Rudd run the British 3DR Studio (check out their work!). They shared this lovely short video where the Earth shares its story. An animated film showing how Earth was formed, its mis-spent youth, its adventures in parenting and its feelings towards us.

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