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See the latest features in the terrain generation tool for games and VFX, including AgX tonemapping and new Pattern distributions.

3D Tudor writes: If you have ever modeled a building you were proud of… then tried to turn it into a modular kit and watched it quietly unravel the moment you duplicated it into a full street, this is the post I wish I had when I started taking environment work seriously. This is a [...]

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Neat free add-on turns splines into complex organic forms suitable for motion graphics and VFX. Works with text splines too.

Check out the new features in the image-editing software, including wider use of Adobe's new Firefly Fill and Expand AI model.

TiFi Design writes: Let's learn how to create this mesmerizing orbital motion animation in Geometry Nodes!

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Let's use Blender's shader nodes and free textures to layer and paint a beautiful ground texture.

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Can you do photoscanning for free, with your smartphone? In this tutorial, Gleb Alexandrov shows a 100% free photogrammetry workflow in RealityScan Mobile, Agisoft Texture De-lighter and Blender, with no AI involved.

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See the latest features in Pixar's production renderer, including new Stylized Looks nodes for artistic lighting and hatching effects.

Free edition of the renderer is licensed for personal use and tools development. Compatible with Blender, Houdini, Katana and Maya.

Get started with the industry-standard 3D software with The Gnomon Workshop's essential three-part training series.

Every week, hundreds of artists share their work on the Blender Artists forum. I'm putting some of the best work in the spotlight in a weekly post here on BlenderNation.

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Check out the new features in this major update to the compositing software, like support for Gaussian splats and an updated 3D system.

Here's an overview of the most recent Blender jobs on Blender Artists, ArtStation and 3djobs.xyz: 3D Generalists Vegetation & Foliage Artist For more jobs, look here.

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Popular 3D tree generator for VFX and games work now plays nicer with real-time engines - and now supports Houdini Indie.

Sparseal's $20 iPad app includes features usually only found in more expensive desktop software, like simultaneous multichannel painting.