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2D animation

Neat free Geometry Nodes setup lets you create 3D animation using 2D workflows in Blender's Grease Pencil toolset.

Friday, December 13th, 2024

Updated 9 December: Discover discounts on CG hardware, software and stock assets available throughout December until the New Year.

Saturday, November 30th, 2024

Now available: read our pick of the new features in the open-source 3D software, from Grease Pencil 3 to updates to Eevee and Cycles.

Tuesday, November 19th, 2024

Next-gen motion design software gets support for OpenType fonts, plus the option to create color gradients along strokes.

Monday, November 11th, 2024

Check out the new features in Grease Pencil 3, the long-awaited overhaul of Blender's 2D animation toolset, now available in beta builds.

Monday, October 7th, 2024

Read our pick of the latest features in the open-source game engine, including updates to shader editing, animation and rendering.

Friday, August 16th, 2024

Updated for 2024: find VFX, animation, game development and motion graphics studios near you with these searchable maps.

Sunday, June 2nd, 2024

Open-source pipeline for VFX and animation work is now production-ready - and available in the cloud as well as to install locally for free.

Thursday, January 18th, 2024

Read our pick of the latest features in the open-source game engine, including updates to rendering, lightmaps and GPU particles.

Friday, December 1st, 2023

Discover great seasonal discounts on 3D assets, apps and software, including offers still valid until the end of December.

Tuesday, November 28th, 2023

Create professional backdrops for 2D animations with Rick and Morty background painter Mike Bear's tutorial for The Gnomon Workshop.

Sunday, November 19th, 2023

Discover which colleges were named the best for 3D animation, game art, visual effects, and overall world's best creative school.

Saturday, October 28th, 2023

Check out the new features in the open-source digital painting app, including the Wide Color Gamut Color Selector and new text engine.

Monday, October 23rd, 2023