Levi writes: If you want to speed up your modeling workflow in Blender you should have a look at shape keys. Animators use them usually but you can implement them into your modeling workflow. They are really powerful because you can change the model without going to edit mode. I always use this technique when [...]

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Christina Myrvold writes: Interested in using 3D as a quick way of generating B&W thumbnails? This week on POLYCOSM we show how the shadow render pass option in Blender can be super useful for finding good light compositions in your scenes, and how this render pass can be used as a way to generate thumbnails [...]

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Koumis writes: This method will work in any software, though I use blender. A simple way to stop your characters feet from slipping.

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Announcements Tuesday Talks  with a permanent meeting notes and video links. Blender Cloud v4  - fresh redesign. Friday October 30 at 18:00 CET, Together Apart Blender Conference 2020 Event  Watch live on conference.blender.org . Developers can hangout on #blender-coders  on blender.chat during the event 2.91 Beta 2.91 bcon3 (beta) happened on Wednesday 21, October 2020 as planned. The download number indicates that [...]

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Laurent Gaumer writes: Ultramarine is a music video produced for the band Motherwave. It was done in a few weeks, using stock footage and blender 2.9. This is amazing how Evee render is fast and very reliable. I was able to iterate quickly and try new things on the go. Also the sheer amount of [...]

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glukoz writes: The title says it all - visit the Standard edition page on gumroad, press "I want this" button, download the packer, enjoy :) The offer is valid until stocks run out :) UVPackmaster 2 is an efficient and fully-featured UV packing engine available for Blender. It is probably the most efficient UV packer [...]

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FelineEntity writes: Hey again! Today I'll show off one of my favorite material effects right in Blender 2.9!  

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The Blender Cloud has been redesigned to make it easier to navigate and to put more focus on artwork, resulting in a much more pleasant experience. This is a big improvement over the old 'folder browsing' design. Francesco writes: Welcome to the freshly redesigned Blender Cloud. In this new version of the platform we deliver [...]

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zets writes: Terrain Mixer 1.8.6 is finally available. You'll be able to do a lot more with this new version. Plain Terrain will allow you to generate ground procedurally. With Ground Blending you'll be able to make a lot more convincing compositions. New sky textures have been added as well, so now there's more than [...]

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Tom Latvys writes: In this tutorial, you'll learn how to create a looping mograph animation of some stylized rolling waves, using a few simple modifiers, and some procedural textures. -Tom

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About Hi! I’m Stefano, a 27-year-old guy based in Italy. I’m a Graphic Designer, a 3D artist, and a Manga artist. I love to create semi photorealistic 3D and drawn illustrations. I started modeling with Blender while I was studying 3D modeling and animation in an Academy in Pescara 5 years ago. At the start, [...]

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janmorek writes: The goal of this tutorial is to teach you fundamentals about interior rendering with octane engine in Blender and make it easier for you try octane in general. I assume that you have at least basic skills with Blender, so I won´t explain all the details about manipulation with this great piece of [...]

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Wes Burke, CG Cookie founder, writes: For years, Citizens of the Cookie have been asking us for training that brings the Unreal Engine and Blender together. Something that I've always wanted to deliver, but simply have not been able to pursue... until now. I'm excited to share that CG Cookie is an Epic Mega Grant [...]

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Here's this weeks overview of the best Blender work on Sketchfab this week. And remember: add the #Blender tag if you want me to find your work!

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3D Tudor writes: I have some exciting news for all of you. It’s time for a treat! We’re together again at last. A spooky 3D modelling course to whet your appetite... A brand-new course has just been released, and, once again, is unique to other Blender courses out there. This is the complete beginner’s guide [...]

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baradwaj.vs writes: In this tutorial, I'm gonna be showing you how to make the wood sprites from Avatar. Enjoy and keep blending :)

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Jacob writes: No charger or headphone included in this model ;P This was just a little coffee house speed model.  

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Trailer: Victor.Deno writes: In this Blender 2.9 series, I will show you guys how a bring a sci-fi gun from start to finish as a game asset, this is a 9 part series focusing on each stage from modeling, UV unwrapping, baking, texturing, lighting and rendering as well as exporting into Sketchfab and your favorite [...]

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Shashwat Mudgal describes how Blender helped him cope with the crisis of covid and lockdown and how he developed as a person and as an artist.

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Jan van den Hemel writes: Have you ever wanted to make realistic grass, that sways in the wind? This video shows the way. Download the grass texture and Blend file here: https://rb.gy/3tmx8x

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