Paul Caggegi recently posted this on the CG Cookie blog: If you're just starting out, or you're looking to upgrade your laptop's hardware for using Blender on-the-go, you've no doubt googled "will my laptop run Blender?" You don't just mean "will Blender boot up and function?" you mean "will I be able to take my [...]

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Marco writes: Tools is a free assets pack containing free Geometry Nodes setups that can be used for generating snow on top of objects, simulate particles bouncing on meshes, simulate cloth...

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Duncan Rudd writes: Tear apart any ground terrain using a set of input curves. Blender 4.3 Geometry Nodes tutorial.

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Here's an overview of the most recent Blender jobs on Blender Artists, ArtStation and 3djobs.xyz: Bardel Entertainment is looking for a Blender CG Generalist Zoic Studios | BC - Digital Matte Painter - Stop Motion VFX Project Milky Tea Studios | Senior VFX Artist (Unity) - Remote Golf Daddy | 3D Artist Paid job, Gun [...]

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Jamie writes: Adding an image to a model should be pretty simple, right? And yet... 5 clicks later, you're in a node spaghetti nightmare. This quick tutorial shows you step by step exactly how to add textures in Blender. And you get this monster model for free! Super chill, beginner-friendly - nothing complicated 🙃

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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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Pradeep writes: This is a Step by Step tutorial to create a succulent plant in blender. Modelling shading, lighting and rendering.

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Characterz 5 is a modular 3D character multi pack consists of 9 separated 3D packs featuring diverse body types, ages, ethnicities, pets and 3D rooms. Easily swap outfits and pose characters and integrate them into games, animation, AR/VR, or Three.js projects. With ARKit blend shapes and animation-ready rigs, Characterz 5 makes custom character creation effortless. [...]

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Hakki Kucuk writes: In this video tutorial, I will show you some basic tips & tricks to get the most out of your old hardware to use Blender as efficiently as possible. The hardware I am using in this video has "CPU: Intel i7-3520M (4) @ 3.600GHz" and no GPU... Overall it has a median [...]

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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: Braintrust | 3D Artist Generalist - Community Labs Motion Recruitment | Technical Artist – 3D Robotics Simulation Unreal Engine Cinematic Artist (Ontario) Character design and sculpting WarmCerealGames | 3D Environmental Artist Finite Games Studio | 3D Game Character Artist Funko [...]

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Dikko writes: In this comprehensive walkthrough, discover the best tips I have for retopology of a body sculpt that is super efficient for animation. This video shows the process in real time, with no timelapses or skips, so you don't miss out on any crucial information or methods.

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Lino Thomas shares his approach on how to create large scenes which contain a lot of detail using collection instances. This approach allows you to create a dense world without using a lot of time nor resources. If you have not been using collection instances regularly, this might be the workflow for you!

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With Verge3D extension you can squeeze a Blender scene into HTML format! The resulting standalone .html file bundles all the geometry, textures, and animations together. It also provides basic orbiting and first-person controls, as well as the possibility to use navigation mesh. This all-in package is a regular HTML file that can be opened on [...]

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Maarten Nauta used a combination of Blender, Gaea, SpeedTree and Houdini for this short video. The Rise and Fall of a mighty castle. A fun personal project with the main goal of learning a bunch of new skills. I learned a lot about Houdini Pyro and RB FX. I got lots of practice in SpeedTree [...]

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The 3DT Stylized Rocks & Cliffs Pack is designed to remove the biggest headaches in environment design—slow sculpting, messy seams, and a lack of modular flexibility. Built in collaboration with Marcus Rosefield (creator of the popular Stylized Ruins Pack), this collection gives you everything you need to create dramatic cliffscapes, rocky outcrops, and floating islands—without [...]

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Blender artist Max Bedulenko excels in creating highly detailed, sometimes dystopian environments. His short film 'To the Future' definitely has Ian Hubert vibes - I love the atmosphere and sound design.

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Genode writes: I love Blender... ...and I love the way it uses HDRIs for lighting, but then they all do that now. I remember when I saw the first animation done with an HDRI lighting it. It was the Holy Grail of lighting, and at the time it all looked a bit complicated. how do [...]

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Anas took about a week to re-create some youth nostalgia: Crash Bandicoot! Check out this video that includes a breakdown of the entire project.

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In this 2 part Blender tutorial Ryan King creates this marble run rigid body physics animation. Final Marble Run Animation Tutorial

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