Check out the new features in Blender 2.79

Now officially released. New denoise system and PBR shader in Cycles, plus some great add-ons.

Wednesday, September 13th, 2017

Sneak peek: Blender's new Eevee real-time render engine

Check out the feature set for the new, not-quite-PBR real-time render engine due in Blender 2.8 this year.

Friday, March 24th, 2017

Eye candy: Blender's 2016 Cycles demo reel

See the best new work created using the open-source 3D app, from cartoon shorts to photorealistic VFX.

Tuesday, September 13th, 2016

Blender add-on mimics the PxrDisney shader in Cycles

Updated: Onelvxe Studios' add-on mimics RenderMan's 'ubershader' in Blender. Now a paid-for product as well as a free beta.

Tuesday, July 19th, 2016

Check out 2015's hottest Blender R&D projects

Blender Foundation chairman Ton Roosendaal previews the software's upcoming features: from stereo 3D to Alembic and Ptex support.

Monday, January 5th, 2015

Get a free kitbash asset pack worth $50

Vampawn Entertainment's Medieval Modular Wall Pack is normally sold for $49.99. Blender, UE5, FBX, GLB and OBJ formats. Commercial use.

Tuesday, February 10th, 2026

Open Image Denoise 3 will support temporal denoising

Long-awaited update will let you denoise animation properly with the CPU/GPU denoiser, used in apps like Blender and V-Ray.

Friday, January 30th, 2026

Get free Maya character rigging toolset mGear 5.2

Open-source rigging and animation framework gets a new blueprint system - and a Softimage-inspired alternative to Maya's Outliner.

Thursday, January 29th, 2026

BiteTheBytes releases World Creator 2026.1

Check out the new features in the terrain-generation software for games and VFX, including better support for tablets and pen displays.

Wednesday, January 28th, 2026

This $25 PDF lists PBR color values for 600 real-world materials

Games artist Grzegorz Baran's meticulously researched PBR Color Reference list is an vital source for look dev and shading artists.

Monday, January 26th, 2026

Storm HydroFX 1.0 is a GPU-based standalone FLIP fluid simulator

Now production-ready: neat new tool creates VFX-quality fluid simulations for export to CG software in USD or Alembic format.

Wednesday, January 21st, 2026

Download over 1,300 free PBR texture sets with LotPixel Hub

Get scan-based PBR texture sets at up to 8K resolution, and import them directly into Blender with the new LotPixel download manager.

Sunday, January 18th, 2026

Lightmap releases HDR Light Studio 9.3

Check out the latest features in the real-time lighting design tool, including energy-conserving light scaling, and support for OCIO 2.5.

Thursday, January 15th, 2026