The splash screen artwork for Blender 4.3, created by Blender Studio. The Blender Foundation has released the public beta of Blender 4.3, the latest version of the open-source 3D software for VFX, animation, game development and visualization. Below, we’ve picked out five key changes, from Grease Pencil 3 – a major overhaul of Blender’s 2D animation...

Introduction Hello, my name is Thibaut Reimel, I am a Material and Environment artist working at Ubisoft. This project started when a good friend of mine, François Larrieu, and I started talking on our breaks about vehicle workflows, he showed me a cool modeling technique and I also have been interested by Naughty Dog’s vehicle workflow. In addition, I always found that midpoly...

Architectural visualization firm and tools developer polygoniq has released engon, a free, open-source asset browser for Blender. The tool, previously built into polygoniq’s asset libraries, provides advanced filtering options, built-in scattering tools, and the option to convert assets to linked files. The asset libraries – botaniq, traffiq, aquatiq and...

    Introduction Hi there, 80 Level readers. My name is Trung Duy Nguyen. I'm a 3D Artist from Vietnam with over 12 years of experience in the field. I've been based in Saigon throughout my career, and I started my personal 3D art journey in 2020. After a while, I found my niche in creating anime-inspired, cel-shaded art that imitates the look and feel of an...

A YouTuber's Experiment with AI-Driven 3D Modeling A recent video by Mickmumpitz has sparked interest in the potential of artificial intelligence to revolutionize 3D modeling software like Blender. In the video, Mickmumpitz demonstrates how they used ChatGPT, a large language model, to automate various tasks within Blender. From Scripting to Scene Creation Initially, the focus was on using...