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Check out the new features in the renderer, including native OpenPBR and 3D Gaussian Splatting support, and improvements to V-Ray GPU.

About a year ago, BlindIllusionist posted a passion project he worked on: a short film in a Steampunk universe, inspired by Ian Hubert. He now posted a breakdown of the project, showcasing how Blender played a significant role in creating its VFX. First, let's what's the film itself again: And here's the new breakdown:

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BCON will fall a little earlier this year - in September instead of October. Ticket sales start in March! From the announcement page: Save the date! BCON25 will happen 17-19 Sep. 2025 at Felix Meritis in Amsterdam. Moving the event a bit earlier than usual aligns with IBC, helps with the overall scheduling and hopefully [...]

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VFX artist Robert Rioux's handy open-source tools convert the aiStandardSurface shader to Blender's Principled BSDF.

Get CropCraft Studios' Modular Bakery Shop pack of 3D assets for creating a shop and cafe for free for two weeks on the Fab marketplace.

Check out the new features in the material authoring software, including updates to the Spline tools and node graph.

New beta feature lets multiple artists collaborate on the same Photoshop file simultaneously, speeding up asset reviews.

Argentum Studio's in-house tool gives access to Unreal Engine 5's internal settings to improve the look of hair and fur in your renders.

Create your own Blender add-ons using AI. This add-on by Joe Morris uses many data sources like the Blender Manual and Stack Exchange to help you build a stable solution. Introducing the Ultimate Script Generator for Blender 4.3... The latest addition to the 'FAST Animation Studio Tools' Blender add-on... Which BTW is the BIGGEST Blender [...]

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Ricardo A. B. Graca submitted his Blender work to the Hollywood North International Film Festival. You can watch it now and help him by adding your vote. Hello Blender Artists, Animators, Screenwriters, Blender Makers! We're thrilled to present our animated short film, "The Path to the Heights," which has been officially selected for the prestigious [...]

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Discover how to create story-rich environment concept art for games and VFX with The Gnomon Workshop's new tutorial.

Discover the intricate art process behind Gündüz’s 3D modeling of the iconic 'Afghan Girl' photograph, where every detail, from texture mapping to lighting, brings a new depth and dimension to Steve McCurry's timeless image. INTRODUCTION Hello, my name is Volkan Gündüz. Before diving into 3D, I graduated from the Industrial Design department. During my final [...]

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The projects to keep an eye on in 2025!

Now we can convert Maya's AiStandardSurface shaders to Blender's Principled BSDF using this free addon that Robert Rioux developed with ChatGTP (thanks to Tinkerboi for the finishing touches).

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Lane Wallace writes: The flower was sculpted in Blender, and the benday dots were created using a simple NPR shader node setup that utilizes a voronoi texture with zero randomness.

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Get free smoke and fire FX as 2K ProRes files or sequences of VDB files optimized for rendering in Blender. For commercial use.

Learn the basics of geo nodes in blender with this cool liquid effect example, focusing on how to get objects to follow and orient along a curve.

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