Dive deep into Studio Orange's production pipeline. ▶ YouTube 3D animation is pretty much everywhere nowadays. Sometimes it's used for entire productions, and other times it's mixed with 2D, like for backgrounds or complex objects in projects such as Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc, Avatar Aang:…
The Witcher Book Series Is Getting Full-Cast Audiobooks, First One Already Out Crossroads of Ravens, the latest addition to the series, became the first title to receive a full-cast reading. The fantasy fans' dearly loved book series about Geralt of Rivia is getting an upgrade from the traditional…
Oh, so that's where it hurts. If you're a Character Artist and aren't familiar with Anatomy Standard, a resource dedicated to teaching anatomy through a 3D model of the human body, consider this your sign to check it out. The team shares all kinds of close-up studies, and this time, they're…
Paramount Skydance’s plan to merge with Warner Bros. Discovery is moving forward. Paramount Skydance reached an agreement with a group of state attorneys general led by California's attorney general Rob Bonta. This means their $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery is moving forward just 2…
Someone has to do it. ▶ YouTube There's an endless variety of simulation games – cooking, cleaning, sewing, a video store sim, car repair, car washing, renovation, mushroom foraging, and more, but this one is probably the one you didn't expect at all. Meet a new simulation game – a satisfying…
It's edible. A Reddit user Wyatt showcased what might be one of the most unusual art projects seen in quite a while – an ancient Greek amphora recreated in real gingerbread based on a 3D model made in Blender. The artists started by scanning a real-life Greek vase from the Met using the…
Sketch2Pose just got a new update. Sketch2Pose is a Blender add-on that lets you draw a simple stick figure and instantly turn it into a 3D pose. Developer proNano released it a few months ago, and the idea quickly caught on with the Blender community. After lots of feedback, they've added many…
The company has introduced new modding guidelines for its games, covering story content, monetization, and more. ▶ YouTube As the highly anticipated release of Grand Theft Auto 6 approaches, Rockstar has released new guidelines outlining what modders can and cannot do with its games. Under the…
Eligible iPhone users can now file claims as part of Apple's $250 million Siri AI settlement. Apple agreed to pay $250 million under a proposed settlement in a U.S. class action lawsuit over the alleged delayed launch of Siri's AI features. According to a MacRumors report, U.S. residents who…
You can get it for free. Plugin Hub, created by calebdeleon, is a Blender add-on that lets you merge other add-ons into one menu, making it easier to search for the one you need. It consolidates the tabs you choose into a single Plugins tab, where each add-on becomes a collapsible section. It…
It's another eye-catching project by Ave Espelita. Senior Animator Ave Espelita shared on LinkedIn an impressive and beautiful painterly-style fighting animation that was created using Blender. The animation shows a young girl fighting with a uniformed man who is wearing a mask. Espelita explained…
Great for breasts, bellies, tails, and more. ▶ YouTube Rawad Akar, the developer behind Self-Balancing Active Ragdoll, has launched Flesh Dynamics, which adds procedural soft-body motion and collision response to animated characters in Unity. With this tool, you can paint directly onto your…
Noggi has made an almost hour-long video covering all the basics. ▶ YouTube 3D Artist Noggi, who mainly focuses on stylized 3D art and creating tutorials, has put together a comprehensive guide on character rigging. With over 7 years of experience, he's learned a lot about rigging, from placing…
Hypnotizing Fluid Simulation Based on Wētā's Research on Lagrangian Waves Junior FX artist Fred Bello shared details on how he set up his Houdini water simulation. ▶ YouTube Junior FX artist Fred Bello shared RiverFX – his Lagrangian Houdini water simulation based on Michael Stark's work. Michael…
Bleeding_Hart also revealed how they created the shader. 3D Artist known on Reddit as Bleeding_Hart recently showcased a glitter tights shader they created for a character they're working on. While the rest of the character isn't ready yet, they loved how the tights turned out and decided to share…
Artist Shows Process of Creating Stylized VFX with Blender's Geometry Nodes Check out a step-by-step explanation from 3D Artist Good Good. 3D artist known as Good Good presented a set of stylized VFX experiments created using Blender's Geometry Nodes. The artist explained that while the technical…
The content will still be available. Warcraft 3 World Editor Help, a forum with a 27-year history where players discussed the World Editor, custom maps, triggers, models, and other Warcraft 3 modding topics, is closing. As first reported by PC Gamer, the news came from an announcement by the forum…
Blizzard's Biggest Player Surge in 17 Years – World of Warcraft: Forever's Messy Beta Launch The WoW producer explained why players experienced various problems. ▶ YouTube The latest addition to the World of Warcraft series saw a mind-blowing launch of its beta. "The craziest numbers I've seen in…
TopoPen takes care of surface placement, snapping, vertex counts, symmetry, and grid creation. ▶ YouTube TopoPen makes it easy to draw clean topology directly over your model, right inside Blender's normal Edit Mode. It works for both organic and hard-surface retopology, including characters,…
The sequel will launch later this year. ▶ YouTube Check out a second trailer for Astartes II, an upcoming Warhammer 40,000 animated mini-series, shared by Games Workshop. The new trailer features Deathwatch and Terminators and, as anticipated, Space Marines combating the foes of the Imperium of…
Milky Tea announced their dark, comic-inspired fantasy at gamescom just a month ago. ▶ YouTube Milky Tea revealed the story trailer for their hack-and-slash power fantasy a month after the game was announced at gamescom 2026. The Hades-style action RPG is set in the ancient English North. You play…
The company expands its presence in life sciences. There has long been speculation that artificial intelligence could help humanity tackle some of its most difficult and seemingly unsolvable problems and expand its operational field to medical studies. It turns out that Anthropic, the company…
Death Stranding and Metal Gear Solid developer discussed Sony's decision to step out of a collaboration on PHYSINT, the search for a new partner, and the studio's move to Xbox. Kojima Productions' PHYSINT will now be developed and published in partnership with Xbox after Sony ended its…
Check out the fantastic art style of TheMathewFlames. Check out this vibrant fan art of Nintendo's Kirby unveiled by 3D Artist known as TheMathewFlames. The artist paid homage to the beloved franchise, recreating its cute character in a cosmic setting in their signature art style – a pop-art-like…