Mossify adds moss to Blender models
Neat Geometry Nodes set-up adds detailed 3D moss, flowers, and even sea creatures to your scenes. The base edition is free.
Tuesday, December 26th, 2023
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5 key features in Blender 4.0
Discover the latest changes to the open-source 3D app, from Geometry Nodes, Cycles and shading to the Viewport Compositor.
Tuesday, November 14th, 2023
Open-source VFX pipeline builder Prism 2.0 is now available
Promising tool lets you set up a USD-based VFX pipeline 'out of the box'. Works with Blender, Maya, Houdini, Nuke, UE5 and ZBrush.
Friday, November 3rd, 2023
PSOFT releases Pencil+ 4.05 Line for Blender
Add-on brings the outline rendering toolset used on anime movies to the open-source 3D app. Now supports viewport rendering and EPS export.
Tuesday, October 31st, 2023
Find free Blender resources and tutorials at BlenderNation Bazaar
Find assets for the open-source 3D software in top Blender news site BlenderNation's curated directory of models, add-ons and training.
Sunday, October 29th, 2023
Check out this procedural bird generator for Blender
Blenderesse's neat add-on generates animated 3D birds for use in the backgrounds of animations or motion graphics. Now free in beta.
Friday, October 27th, 2023
Krita 5.2 has been released
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
Blender's new Vulkan rendering backend has gone live
'Highly experimental' replacement for OpenGL for real-time and viewport rendering now available in alpha builds of Blender 4.1.
Wednesday, October 18th, 2023
Open 3D Foundation releases Open 3D Engine 23.10
Check out the new features in the open-source game engine and new third-party add-ons like this volumetric cloudscapes system.
Wednesday, October 11th, 2023
Blender 4.0 will let you create your own node-based tools
New Node Tools system will let artists package groups of Geometry Nodes into standard Edit Mode menu commands.
Thursday, September 28th, 2023
Terraria developer donates $100,000 to Godot development
Re-Logic's donation to the open-source game engine was made in protest at Unity's controversial proposed new Unity Runtime Fee.
Wednesday, September 20th, 2023
Adobe unveils new Substance 3D Connector
Open-source plugin architecture will let you send assets from the Substance 3D applications direct to Blender, 3ds Max and Maya.
Tuesday, September 12th, 2023
Download free Blender add-on Bystedt's Blender Baker
Updated: Neat add-on streamlines baking PBR textures inside Blender. Now supports thickness maps.
Sunday, September 10th, 2023