Zacharias Reinhardt writes: Hi everyone! Last month we were running the 2nd CG Boost Challenge for 3D artists, with the topic "Ancient Robot". We received 180 entries, most of them made with the use of Blender. Since the main reason to participate on these challenges is to improve your skills, I have picked 7 submissions [...]

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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. Ogre. 3D print model  Chinese Warrior  Kitchen design  Construction Site  Angry Panda  Bath with a view  Travel Romance - Oldie on Tour  Moorish afternoon  8-bit [...]

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jayanam writes: In this video I show features, changes & resources for the latest Blender 2.8 version like colored icons, the top-bar included now in the editors, gizmos and resources for keeping you up-to-date with the Blender development.

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Jan van den Hemel writes: Continuing from yesterday's tip, this is a quick look at how to make a fluid material that looks nice in Eevee.

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3D Artist John Perkins tells us how he used Blender to create an animated model that illustrated an ancient calendar based on lunar phases. So for this adventure, what started it was an ancient calendar system that was actually used by the Jewish people for well over 1,000 years. If you have ever read the [...]

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jayanam writes: Hey guys, there were several updates for the Fast Carve addon recently, here are the latest 3 videos about it: A circular array feature has been added: A new UI for the primitive mode: And last but not least we can display measurement info for the primitive shapes now and union the selected [...]

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Davide Tirindelli writes: Hi everyone, i'm creating some scifi models as part of a bigger landing pad environment and this time i recorded my screen while making a walkway, as elaborate as i could. The modeling is in timelapse format, while the glass material with the glowing hexagons has a bit of an extra explanation [...]

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Lee Salvemini writes: In this new video, we have a bunch of information regarding the upcoming large version update for Blender. 0:56 Blender news – We have a ballpark release date for 2.8?? 2:41 Recent 2.8 beta updates – Comparing a build from a few months ago, to a few days ago 15:55 Project overview [...]

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Curtis Holt writes: Hi everyone! In this video, I'm going to be showing you how to set up a generative modeling system using the modifier stack in Blender 2.8. Thanks for watching!

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Enjoy the work of Cameron Bright, 3D Artist from Muncie, United States of America!

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Kustom Julius writes: Check out this 2 part tutorial on how to make a synthwave style visualizer using nothing but blender 2.8! Topics covered: Scene set up Navigation Particles Modeling Importing Sounds Material editing Transparent materials using EEVEE Rendering out a PNG sequence Rendering out a .mp4 Part1: Part2:

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Jan van den Hemel writes: Here's a quick guide to getting up and running with fluid simulations in Blender 2.8.

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Over at Sketchfab, the Looking Glass Factory is offering one of their 'Holographic' Displays (value $599) as a prize in a new modeling contest. The winner's model will also be prominently featured in their 3D Model Importer application. Primary Ion Drive /// by indierocktopus on Sketchfab

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Hiya, my name is Rafal, I’m currently working as a Graphic Designer in Poland. I picked up Blender a couple years ago but only recently decided to take up 3D more seriously. Not so long ago I decided that making some consoles in 3D would make for a fun personal project. Below you can read [...]

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3DSinghVFX writes: I have created a Group Node which allows creating Butterfly Effect graphics with animation nodes for blender 2.79 and blender 2.80. It is very simple and has few parameters which you adjust to create a different look of the effect. You can download the Group-Node blend files here. Happy Noding :)

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Daniel Oakfield writes: This overview is for people not familiar with Blender at all or if you want to dig a bit more and do something new with less common primitives. A very rich choice of meshes and curves and ready-made objects to start your modelling, some of them are ready from the first time [...]

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25games writes: Hello Blendernation Community! I'm a modest 3d modeler creating lowpoly geometry and do some handpainted textures in Blender. For sure I'm very excited to Blender 2.8, but there are differences to 2.79! I want to highlight those differences and compare them in short videos. This is just the beginning of a bunch of [...]

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Random Art Attack writes: In this tutorial, we look at the mirror modifier and some of the practical uses for it.

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Jan van den Hemel writes: Here's a quick tip on how to use the Circle select and Lasso select modes in Blender.

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pavla writes: Walk through every single part of the animated game asset creation process in 21 concise and information packed lessons. You’ll end up with your own cool looking sci-fi door and have a thorough understanding of the game asset creation workflow, which you can then apply to *any* type project.

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