non-photorealistic rendering

Check out the new features in the production renderer, including new shaders for non-photorealistic and motion graphics-style effects.

Thursday, February 12th, 2026

Check out the major features now in development for the open-source 3D software and due for release in Blender 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 and beyond.

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026

'Most significant release in a decade' for the heavyweight production renderer makes RenderMan XPU ready for final-frame output.

Friday, November 14th, 2025

Major update to the real-time visualization app adds support for Nanite and the Unreal VCam virtual camera app. Free to indie artists.

Wednesday, October 1st, 2025

Check out the new features in the renderer, including an Inference imager for applying machine learning models to stylize output.

Saturday, July 26th, 2025

Create customisable anime-style outline renders in Blender and OctaneRender using Lino Grandi's neat new free add-on.

Tuesday, June 24th, 2025

Architectural renderer gets new toon shading system, support for animation in Vantage Live Link, and integration with Chaos AI Enhancer.

Tuesday, June 17th, 2025

Check out the new features in the open-source release of DreamWorks Animation's renderer. used on movies like The Wild Robot.

Sunday, June 15th, 2025

Check out the latest features in the production renderer, including toon shading on GPU, and new HTML viewer for render statistics.

Friday, March 28th, 2025

Check out the latest features in the open-source release of DreamWorks' renderer, used on movies like The Wild Robot.

Thursday, December 26th, 2024

Check out the new features in the production renderer, including tiled denoising, and support for the new versions of Maya and Houdini.

Thursday, December 19th, 2024

New non-photorealistic rendering branch of the open-source 3D app is being developed with input from anime firm DillonGoo Studios.

Tuesday, December 17th, 2024

GPU renderer gets new non-photorealistic rendering options and a USD Command Line Rendering tool for use on render farms.

Thursday, December 5th, 2024