Bharat Madhu created this short animation using the Lens Sim add-on and a bee model from VFX Grace. Source #short #video #beeyond #garden

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. Source #best #blender #artists

Here's an overview of the most recent Blender jobs on Blender Artists, ArtStation and 3djobs.xyz: A5 Labs | Sr. Unity 3D GeneralistBode Software | Unreal Engine 3D Game Level Artist Bode Software | Unreal Engine 3D Game Environmental Artist Quick logo work Rocky Tales | Freelance 3D Animator– Remote |Source #blender #jobs #june

In this hard-surface modeling tip Gleb Alexandrov covers a quick and dirtyway of merging two shapes in Blender. No third-party add-ons required. Source #smoothly #merge #two #shapes #blender

Cars + explosions + Animation = FUN! By Leo-MediaWay on June 6, 2025 Tutorials Full Blender tutorial on how to add an animated explosion into Blender using a free VDB, plus full tutorial on creating a car animation with camera, HDRI lighting, and rendering tips! Easy to follow along and links to all assets included! Have fun! #cars #explosions #animation #fun

Optimization in Blender: View Layers By Spencer Magnusson on June 4, 2025 Videotutorials If you have ever wanted to break your render up into multiple pieces, view layers can do that for you. This video by Spencer Magnusson breaks down how view layers work, how to set them up, and how to composite the view layers back together after rendering. #optimization #blender #view #layers

Ryan King Art writes: In this Blender tutorial we will create this Futuristic Stylized Ringed Planet. Source #futuristic #stylized #ringed #planet

In this video, Martin Klekner talks about why he stepped away from the semi-realistic style of his previous Heroes of Bronze short film, to pursue the NPRstyle and finally learn Grease Pencil :-) Source #quotwhy #switched #nonphotorealistic #style #nprquot

Actually Animate with Geometry Nodes By harryblends on June 1, 2025 Videotutorials You can make so many things with geometry nodes and this video is about animating those things... with geometry nodes. Harry Blends shows you how to procedurally animate a bouncing ball and then instance it so that you can have as many bouncing balls as you please.I talk through every step, from aligning the ball for squash and stretch to using a float curve like it's what you were born to do, creating a geometry node group that will automatically animate whatever you plug into it.Start with a bouncing ball then use these techniques to fulfill your wildest procedural desires. #actually #animate #with #geometry #nodes

SkySplat: Drone video to 3D Gaussian Splat Workflow Addon By kyjohnso on May 29, 2025 Add-ons SkySplat is a free Blender addon that simplifies the workflow for creating 3D Gaussian Splats from drone footage. It provides a comprehensive set of tools to streamline the process from video import to frame extraction, and loose integration of Blender with COLMAP and GraphDeco-INRIA's gaussian splatting repo.After several sessions of command line tomfoolery, I have undertaken the development of a Blender Addon that provides a workflow for taking drone videos to 3D gaussian splats. The addon is open source and loosely couples with the standard 3d gaussian splatting software from GraphDeco-INRI. It is very early days and so I would love if folks would take a look and give feedback, bugs, errors, ideas or features - Also, all of the development was on Linux, so Windows and MacOS beta testers would be awesome!Link Github: SkySplat #skysplat #drone #video #gaussian #splat

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. Source #best #blender #artists

Here's an overview of the most recent Blender jobs on Blender Artists, ArtStation and 3djobs.xyz: Rival | 3D Artist / Generalist Python Coder Needed for Custom Add-on, Paid Facial Animator Shape Keys 4710 Productions | Blender Lighting ArtistFreelance Hard Surface 3D Character Modeler / RIgging Python developer to build a custom add-on 🎬Source #blender #jobs

Spencer Magnusson writes: Proxies are a common industry standard in reducing geometry and making the viewport faster. Few people know that Blender already utilizes proxies within Blender. Let me show you 3 methods. Source #ways #utilize #proxies #blender

Ryan King shows us how to make realistic water caustics. I also have another tutorial on how to make the pool donuts: Source #creating #realistic #water #caustics #blender

Hey Blender friends, 👋Over the past year, I’ve been studying how to create the best HDRIs possible and traveling around to capture and build a high-quality HDRI pack.I've been working in the VFX industry for the past 10 years, and this project started as a personal exploration to fully understand color management and improve my own tools.It slowly turned into a real passion project and I finally decided to create a website and upload the pack to Gumroad.I’m offering a completely free 8K version for non-commercial use.16K and 32K versions are also available for those who need ultra-high-res files for commercial work.All HDRIs are carefully shot and calibrated with a color chart to ensure physically accurate lighting and consistency across the collection.I'll continue adding more HDRIs to the pack over time. I’ve already shot over 20 additional locations that just need editing!Feedback or suggestions are more than welcome. If you end up using it in a project, feel free to share it — I’d love to see it!You can check it out here..Thanks for taking a look! #free #hdri #pack #blender

MrSorbias shows how to create a simple generator that will make city backgrounds for your animation projects. He will create a shader that will make mist effects to objects. Source #how #create #simple #city #generator

Every year, Google hosts their ‘Summer of Code’, a program to stimulate Open Source development by mentoring new developers for selected projects. If you’re interested to contribute to Blender with this 12-week long program, you can apply now! Source #google #summer #code #call #applications

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. Source #best #blender #artists

Blender 4.4 Brushes Are A Mess, Here's A Fix By Michael Bridges on May 23, 2025 Training Videos In this video, Michael Bridges dives into the recent changes to how brushes work in Blender since version 4.3, especially in the 2D animation workspace with Grease Pencil.I explore the new asset-based system for brushes, which, while promising, presents a few usability challenges—particularly when it comes to customizing or creating new brushes. The interface and workflow aren’t as intuitive as they could be, and certain features seem inconsistent or incomplete.As I walk through my process, I encounter and troubleshoot a few quirks—like preview images not saving properly, and updates only registering after restarting Blender. These little glitches slow things down, but I also share practical ways to work around them and ensure your custom brushes behave reliably. It’s a bit of trial and error, and some of it surprised even me.If you're wondering how to effectively manage your own brushes in the new Blender system, or why your customizations aren’t sticking, this video sheds light on what’s really going on behind the scenes. Have you found the new asset system as frustrating—or as promising—as I have? #blender #brushes #are #mess #here039s

Here's an overview of the most recent Blender jobs on Blender Artists, ArtStation and 3djobs.xyz: Bode Software | 3D prop and environment artist Looking for a 3d modeller to TieTalent | Senior Game Artist Mercor | 3D Artist Mercor | 3D Generalist Wiraa | 3D Game Artist Help with finalizing first animation scene for newSource #blender #jobs