Pokemon Planet is a new, fan made short series combining Pokemon with a live action, nature documentary style. Think 'Detective Pikachu' meets David Attenborough. Jamie writes: All 18 Pokemon in the trailer were sculpted and animated in Blender, with compositing work being done in Davinci Resolve. Welcome to the world of Pokemon Planet.

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Enjoy the fifth episode of Blenderheads, a series about the people behind the Blender project. The editor and director –documentary maker Maaike Kleverlaan– works embedded in the Blender headquarters to cover the activities and conduct interviews.

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Slavoartist writes: In this tutorial, we're going to learn how to speed up our realistic environment animation in Blender. By using some simple render layers and compositing techniques, we'll be able to create a more realistic environment in less time. If you want to improve your rendering skills, then this tutorial is for you! By [...]

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The overhaul of Blender's powerful 2D system, Grease Pencil, is well underway, with an experimental version having already popped up in daily builds and an initial release expected to happen in Blender 4.2 or 4.3. Leading the development charge is Falk David, here's what he has to say about the scope of the project: Here's [...]

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Blender 4.1 comes with great new Rigging, Animation and Rigify features. Learn about nested bone collections, improved Bake Action options, and more in this video by Todor Nikolov. If you happen to like the hands-on approach to reviewing new Rigging & Animation™ features, subscribe to CGDive (https://www.youtube.com/@cgdive) because I will keep doing these in the [...]

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Georgie writes: Designing a AAA-grade racing game has become incredibly simpler with Blender than ever possible with any other 3D software package. Check out why:

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3DSinghVFX writes: Hi. In this video tutorial, I have shown how to create cool text motion graphics using the Falloff Nodes of Extra Nodes (Free Version) for Geometry Nodes in Blender 4.1x. Happy Noding ... :)

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RaffoVFX writes: I made a cinematic short VFX action sequence full of destruction made in Blender. I made the entire scene in Blender, while instead for the smoke simulation I used Embergen. Rendered in Cycles. The entire texturing is also made in Blender, including a few techniques  for destruction simulations. For instance, the helicopters materials [...]

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Follow Max Hay along as he creates this basement scene in real-time. He comments on the entire process, making this  a very interesting watch. Note that he doesn't create everything from scratch - this is more about assembling a scene using existing assets.

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INTRODUCTION Greetings, everyone! My name is Michio Gumi, and I am a 3D generalist currently based in Beijing, China. I’m a self-taught artist in producing CG works with a focus on architecture, anatomy, and other areas. My journey began at a young age, with my childhood spent primarily engaged in various kinds of arts and [...]

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Chipp Walters writes: Free new 5 part tutorial series on how to use a new kitbashing to trim sheet technique to create insane amounts of detail quickly for scenes.

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DanielGrove writes: Learn how to rig mechanical things like mechanical arms with constraints alone and 0 bones! The results are easily poseable, animatable, and move realistically.

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India-based Blender studio CEDGE Productions shares some excellent character animation in their 2023 demoreel!

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polygonrunway writes: 📺Let’s use quick modeling techniques like bevels and curves to create a stylized bus stop diorama in Blender.

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After 5 years of work, SouthernShotty presents his solo project. "Watermelon Girl" tells the story of a girl born from a watermelon seed in a departed king's stomach. A stunning journey begins, with an art style inspired by hand-made arts and crafts. A quest to find a new home unfolds into a heartwarming tale, where [...]

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Joseph writes: Hey BlenderNation! In this video I share two techniques you can use to create a more violent looking CGI explosion simulation utilizing KHAOS in Blender 3d and Mantaflow. Enjoy! It takes a bit more time to adjust the settings for your explosions but it's worth it in the end. Lots more simulation tutorials [...]

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Slavoartist writes: Watch as I create a stunning piece of digital art using Blender and Photoshop in this timelapse video. Perfect for beginners and advanced artists alike, learn how to combine these powerful tools to create your own digital masterpieces!

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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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Here's an overview of the most recent Blender jobs on Blender Artists, ArtStation and 3djobs.xyz: Senior Environment Artist (Level Artist) at Ubisoft Canada For more jobs, look here.

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Jan van den Hemel writes: Setting up cute face animations is easy! This technique is used by SouthernShotty in his upcoming short film Watermelon Girl. He shares a set of face expression PNG images on his Gumroad, so you can use those for your own animation. This video quickly outlines the process of importing, setting [...]

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