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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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Master professional workflows for creating games environments with The Gnomon Workshop's intermediate-level tutorial.

Here's an overview of the most recent Blender jobs on Blender Artists, ArtStation and 3djobs.xyz: B3AR Creative | Contract Unity 3D Artist - Remote Aviary Productions | Prop Artist Maya to Blender Look Dev Conversion - On-going Engagement Advanced Game Artist Creston Games | Lead 3D Artist 3D Redner & Animations Join Bespoke Pixel – [...]

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Check out the new machine learning models in the pro upscaling plugin for compositing and video editing applications.

J Hill interviews Juan Hernández about his amazing experiment with the videogame character Stitch  from Lilo & Stitch.

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SDK for developers looking to integrate FidelityFX tech into their apps now includes latest version of the AI image upscaling system.

Noggi took on the task to recreate an 'impossible' shot from One Piece. He shows all the steps which include tedious shape key creation, setting up lighting for individual elements and of course Grease Penci animation!

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Clothing design tool gets the option to create garment parts by drawing onto a 3D avatar, and an AI Pose Generator. See the other changes.

Blender 4.5 introduces a major update to the grid fill tool, which now handles complex geometries more effectively and produces cleaner results.

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Minor update to the image-editing and digital painting software adds a new Star tool for drawing regular star polygons on the canvas.

Game engine's new AI toolset includes generative AI features for creating sprites, textures and animations. Check out our FAQs.

Notes for weekly communication of ongoing projects and modules. Modules & Projects 2025-08-12 Blender Admins Meeting 2025-08-12 User Interface Meeting 2025-08-13 Grease Pencil Rendering Meeting 2025-08-14 Core Module Meeting 2025-08-14 Pipeline & I/O Module Meeting 2025-08-15 Project Updates meeting 2025-08-18 Viewport & EEVEE Module meeting New Features and Changes This is a selection of changes [...]

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Smoke, fire and effects plugin gets GPU-accelerated ocean simulation system, with support for foam, spray and floating objects.

Indie users can now use the real-time effects tech to compress and play back an unlimited number of OpenVDB sequences for free.

Yibing Jiang shared this lovely short concept video with a neat manga-like shader. Hey friends, I’d love to share my new project with you! In my earlier posts, the characters were usually static, but this time—with the help of Blender, iClone, and Cascadeur—I was able to quickly add simple animations. Even though there’s still a [...]

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Blender might not be CAD, but with the right workflow, it can become a powerful tool for precision design — even for real-world woodworking projects. In CRAFTSMAN, CG Cookie instructor and professional carpenter Sascha Feider reveals his complete process for planning, modeling, texturing, and presenting a custom built-in from scratch. You’ll learn how to set [...]

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Check out the changes due in the next major update to the popular GPU-accelerated sparse volumetric fluid solver for games and VFX.

A new official project is working on bringing the power of Blender to tablet devices, starting with the iPad. The project is a combination of a dedicated development branch and a new 'application template' to account for mobile workflows. Dalai reports: The idea is to bring the full power of Blender to these devices. This [...]

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Smeaf takes a closer look at Blender 4.5 and highlights how this release reshapes everyday workflows. He focuses on the following main changes: Manifold Boolean Solver: The new solver delivers buttery-smooth, real-time boolean operations, eliminating the glitches and performance bottlenecks of the past. This is a game-changer for modeling, sculpting, and animation workflows, especially for [...]

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