Joseph writes: Hey BlenderNation! In this video I go through how to make a dirt style explosion utilizing the new dirt explosion operator in the KHAOS add-on for Blender 3d! I was trying to figure out how to make dirt explosion like the ones in the film 1917 and decided to add a custom domain [...]

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Chipp Walters writes: Hey everybody! I just released a free (or $1 on BM) addon for creating awesome wireframe renders-- and FAST. Not the same as my SKETCH STYLE (read a comparison of the differences here). Here's a video describing it.

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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. Porshe 964 Interior Digital vs traditional / self portrait  Last Church  REM House Visualization  Lama beige - archviz visualizations inspired by photos  Jane Porter  Oasis  [...]

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Jamie writes: Hello Blenderheads! The forth video is out in the 'Sculpting Scorbunny' series. After UV unwrapping in the last lesson, we're now ready to paint a texture for our fluffy character. Scorbunny is a pretty simple character, so this lesson should be really good for beginners looking to create their first custom texture maps. [...]

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sambler writes: While many of us are stuck at home during this trying time, Aaron Blaise is sharing his Fundamentals of Animation course for free. Take advantage of the chance to learn to animate from a veteran Disney animator. > In this comprehensive course, master animator Aaron Blaise (“The Lion King”, “Brother Bear”, “Mulan”) takes [...]

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Jan van den Hemel writes: Using expressions is common in motion graphics to create movement without setting any keyframes. In Blender, it's possible as well - here's a look at creating some pulsating light using a simple expression.

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1D_Inc writes: Hello, everyone. A short video I made to explore quad topology mesh structural laws and dependencies in order to better understand the matter of topology. To expand a limit of topology perception. Enjoy!

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avespelita writes: Hello all! Just wanted to share my latest demo reel. All done in blender! Here's a compilation of my best personal works throughout the years. Enjoy!!!

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Jared Owen writes: Here's a tour of the Space Needle in Seattle Washington. I bought the 3D model from Turbo Squid but then I heavily modified it and added the inside layouts. This was super fun to make! What building should I animate next?

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Let's talk about loops! For VJing , motion graphics, or killing it at a Blender Conference! Midge is here to share all about it.

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Gleb Alexandrov writes: Discover how to abuse the **hidden secret information** error in Blender to produce a glitchy title effect.  

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Mark Ross writes: We appreciate the difficulty that everyone is going through with the current economic contraction. To help, we are introducing the GridMarkets Covid-19 Relief Program for artists. For the month of April: Blender, Houdini, C4D and Maya services will be discounted by 30%. This means that, during April, you will receive 30% more [...]

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garagefarm.net writes: Hi blenderheads ! It's been a while since our last blender tutorial, but we're back ! Check out how to turn your interior archviz stillshot into an animation with moving curtains: Give your renders a breath of fresh air (especially nowadays going out is so limited) Stay safe and render more ! Happy [...]

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nuxttux writes: Learn how to animate Lower Thirds using Blender 2.8* This tutorial is an update to the previous lower thirds tutorial where you learn 2 out of 3 methods for making lower thirds. In this video you'll discover the 3rd method as well a few new features that Blender 2.8x has to offer. This [...]

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Jan van den Hemel writes: Here's a quick tip about rotating the camera without setting any keyframes, like magic!

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3D Artist Conrad Justin details how he combined unique and modular designs to craft his Wooden Tavern model in Blender. Hi! My name is Conrad Justin. I’m 26 and I live in Warsaw, Poland. I have been making game environments for 8 years for many communities in the gaming world. First for XONOTIC (three of [...]

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Elliot Gascoigne writes: Hi all, Sorry for two posts so close together! But here is the latest update for my game project WFN. Where i briefly go over a slightly different way of optimising assets in blender to use in games!

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Skyler Studios writes: Hey i'm Shehan From skyler studios in this video i show you guys a quick an easy way to create a sci fi hallway scene with collections and textures this tutorial is not for advanced blender users mostly aimed at beginner to intermediate level viewers... beginners if you think this is too [...]

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SouthernShotty writes: We will be using box modeling, curves, and a few VERY simple hard surface modeling tips to create this rocket. It's great for beginners. Let me know if you have any questions in the comments below.

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Intro My name is Alex Treviño, I am an artist from Monterrey, Mexico. I have received a lot of questions in my social networks about how to achieve good texture quality. To answer that question, I need to explain what Texel Density is. So I started to look for a beautiful and simple image to [...]

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