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hard surface design

Get free brushes for detailing characters, clothing, machines and natural environments from the popular Blender asset library.

Thursday, January 8th, 2026

New Gnomon Workshop tutorial Introduction to Fusion provides a complete beginner's guide to using Fusion for concept design.

Saturday, October 25th, 2025

New Gnomon Workshop tutorial reveals how to create 3D illustrations with a hand-drawn feel.

Wednesday, May 31st, 2023

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

Thursday, January 29th, 2026

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

Check out the latest features in the image-editing software, including two new adjustment layer types and updates to the generative AI tools.

Wednesday, January 28th, 2026

Animal Logic-incorporating Netflix subsidiary becomes 'first major animation studio to support Blender's continued development'.

Wednesday, January 28th, 2026

Read our pick of the key changes to rendering, animation and physics in the open-source game engine - plus five neat quality-of-life updates.

Tuesday, January 27th, 2026

New add-on adds DaVinci Resolve-inspired controls for cinematic color grades, film grain and lens effects in Blender's compositor. Free edition.

Tuesday, January 27th, 2026