Modules & Projects 2024-03-04 Grease Pencil Module Meeting 2024-03-05 Render & Cycles Meeting 2024-03-07 Animation & Rigging module meeting 2024-03-11 EEVEE/Viewport Module Meeting New Features and Changes This is a selection of changes that happened over the last week. For a full overview including fixes, code changes and more visit projects.blender.org. 3D View Do not [...]

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Cinematic Cookie talks us through the creation process of their 'Bee to City' animation.

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Here's an overview of the most recent Blender jobs on Blender Artists, ArtStation and 3djobs.xyz: Senior VFX Artist at Rebellion Lead VFX Artist - Multiple Projects at Rebellion Adidas is hiring Assistant 3D Generalist 3D Modeler Needed for Real-Life Product Display in Various Environments 3D Environment Artist at Siege Camp Environment Artist at Summit Studios [...]

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Pietro Chiovaro writes: Let's create a LEGO in Blender from start to finish! All you need is a cup of coffee and 5 minutes of time. Software: Blender Render Engine: Eevee  

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INTRODUCTION Hey there, I'm Mobolaji Dele-Adelodun, a self-taught 3D artist from Nigeria.  My journey into the world of digital art began with a love for video games, especially those that allowed me to customize characters and vehicles. A particular animation by DreamWorks, 'Flushed Away,' further fueled my passion.  Now, I work as a freelance 3D [...]

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Joseph writes: Hey BlenderNation. In this video I compare three common visual effects compositors; Blackmagic Fusion, Blender 3d's node based compositor, and Adobe After Effects. I compare the pro's and cons of each software and share some functionality differences between node and layer based VFX workflows. Maybe next time I will include The Foundry's NUKE [...]

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polygonrunway writes: Let’s use animation driver to quickly create a stylized space animation loop in Blender.

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Learn easy techniques to create realistic barrels for your 3D projects in Blender and Adobe Substance Painter in this tutorial by Pixlways -  perfect for beginners and seasoned artists alike.

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Episode 4 of SORNA, Ali Awada's Lost World Jurassic Park Horror Fan Film Series, is a race for survival after a plane crash maroons Jacob on Isla Sorna.  

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Simply Fast is a context based collection of shortcuts as well as some operators mainly useful for mesh editing and rigging. All shortcuts and tools can be found inside the N-Panel. There is also a Popup panel triggered by pressing F1 or Mouse5 which will show up near the mouse cursor inside 3D View window. [...]

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Todor Nikolov shares a fix for the Mixamo Rig add-on that Adobe is failing to provide themselves. The "Mixamo Rig" addon is a favourite tool for connecting the wildly popular Mixamo animation & mocap library to Blender. However, Adobe seems to have abandoned the addon development so it is no longer compatible with Blender 4.0 [...]

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Ever struggle to light exterior scenes in 3D? In this video, Gleb Alexandrov  takes a look at a cinematic lighting framework, inspired by filmmaking techniques, to elevate your Blender art.

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Introducing a New Blender Course, Blender 4 Geometry Nodes Workshop: Jungle Vines by 3D Tutor. I'm thrilled to announce the launch of a groundbreaking online course that's set to redefine the boundaries of digital environment creation: 'Blender 4 Geometry Nodes Workshop: Jungle Vines'. Brought to you by 3D Tudor, this course is meticulously designed to [...]

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Here's an overview of the most recent Blender jobs on Blender Artists, ArtStation and 3djobs.xyz: Senior Illustrator at Seedworld Studios Senior 2D Character Concept Artist at Seedworld Studios RemoteWorker US | 3D Hard Surface Artist - Remote or On Site For more jobs, look here.

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DanielGrove writes: Here's how you can make procedural vines with leaves and thorns in Blender with very little modeling and using image textures. Photo realistic results and tons of control over vine attributes. 0:00 Intro 0:18 Scene setup 1:11 Leaf creation and material 4:22 Vine drawing 6:08 Thorn creation 8:04 Geometry nodes making the vine [...]

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Top-class animation work by p2design! I created this short to promote my upcoming Blender course. I put a lot into it. I was animated in Blender, rendered with EEVEE next. VFX are hand drawn. I created all the characters but the Gorilla that was made by Antony Pico. Additional VFX by Thomas Bernardet Additional Animation [...]

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Georgie writes: Blender comes with powerful built-in procedural environment setups. Few, however, know how to use its full potential. With CEL (Citigen Environment Lighting, a part of the Citigen addon) you can do just that. CEL may be the first addon that provides a "usable" 360-degree procedural volumetric sky to Blender users. Available at Blendermarket, [...]

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Kenan Proffitt writes: Master the ability to use geometry nodes in blender to make fully customizable trees! This tutorial will break down all the steps needed to create your own procedural tree generator tool in blender.

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Here's an overview of the most recent Blender jobs on Blender Artists, ArtStation and 3djobs.xyz: Real-Time VFX Artist - Unreal Engine (Remote/Freelance) at beffio Anime / Manga Style Artist at TransPerfect Gaming For more jobs, look here.

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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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