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Here's a complete overview of one of the more tricky areas of a character to setup for animation... the Shoulder. Anthony writes: Given its extensive range of movement, there's no single or simple solution to achieving good looking deformation. As such, this video shows all the components (topology, bone placement, custom bones, weight painting, modifiers) [...]

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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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See the neat new AI-based masking workflows in the roto and paint app, including a new Face ML node for automatic facial segmentation.

Check out the changes coming in the 'most significant release in a decade' for the heavyweight renderer for animation and VFX.

Join Blue Zoo for a look inside ZooKit, our powerful toolkit for Blender. We're building a workflow where a single artist or small team can take an idea from design to final render. This talk explores how we use Geometry Nodes and Rigify for character creation, world-building, and look development. We'll share our R&D process, [...]

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Latest update to the GPU-accelerated sparse volumetric fluid solver improves collisions between smoke and surrounding objects.

This is a free real-world sized Earth atmosphere system made with Geometry Nodes, it's making use of volumetrics to achieve realistic scattering shading and has the limb darkening effect on the Sun.

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Environment artist Maarten Hof's Modular Rural Cabin pack of AAA-style game assets is free to download for the next two weeks.

PIXXO 3D shows a simple trick that converts a Grease Pencil drawing into a full 3D shape using a skin and subdivision modifier.

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Let’s create a complete small medieval house model from scratch in Blender, including modeling, texturing and lighting!

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Grant Abbitt breaks down the two main techniques you need to know: using Materials and using Attributes. Learn the pros and cons of each method to optimize your workflow and improve your digital art.

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Many new features in the compositor are making compositing in Blender more powerful. In this talk, Habib will showcase these new features in the compositor and talk about the challenges of designing features for power users while keeping the experience simple for more casual VFX artists. He will also share the compositor roadmap and explain [...]

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Beginner-friendly 14-inch HD display is Wacom's thinnest, cheapest pen display to date. Check out its key specs for digital art.

Check out the new features in the image-editing app, including a new system for creating and managing shared cloud-based projects.

Here's a smart technique for beveling complicated shapes without needing to change their geometry. Using a Build and Boolean modifier, it's easy!

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Notes for weekly communication of ongoing projects and modules. Blender Conference in Amsterdam Recordings on Youtube Photos Modules & Projects 2025-09-15 XR Roadmap 2025/2026 New Features and Changes This is a selection of changes that happened over the last week. For a full overview including fixes, code only changes and more visit projects.blender.org. Color Management [...]

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Big update to the GPU-based terrain generator adds new biome and object scattering systems. See all of the changes, and the new pricing.