How to download Cycles X?

As you probably know, if you are keeping up with the news related to Blender, we have some exciting developments to rendering. Is it Eevee? No, all the focus now is on Cycles and the next evolution of the renderer. To celebrate the tenth anniversary of Cycles, the Blender Foundation started to work in Cycles […]

Cycles X and the future of rendering in Blender

This past week we achieved an excellent mark for the Blender community with the tenth anniversary of Cycles as the advanced renderer for our beloved 3D tool. It all began back in Blender 2.61, and it took the market by storm and quickly became the default option to render. For those of you new to […]

Interior visualization using area lights (Cycles)

When you are developing your skills related to architectural visualization and interior rendering, a great way to improve them is with practice. From that experience, you gather information and insights to use in a commissioned project when a deadline is critical for delivering satisfactory results. That was the case with a project shared by artist […]

Flat interior with Blender Cycles (Profile)

An interior design project may require an artist to work in a particular room of a building or house. That is the case for a kitchen renovation, where you must render and work on that particular scene. Other cases will demand images for all spaces of a project like a brand new residential space. Today […]

Golden Cave interior with Blender Cycles

An incredible way to develop your skills as an architectural visualization artist is with personal projects, which could use existing projects you like and recreate them using Blender. Based on that type of project you might get some impressive artwork related to architecture like a scene called Golden Cave. The author of this project is […]

Kitchen interior with Cycles and fspy

In most interior design projects you will start with a concept that will later become a full architectural project. As a starting point, you can use either a technical drawing or a collection of reference images. Taking existing projects as a reference from photos works as a guide for several interior designers. However, a reference […]

Dining space with Blender Cycles (Profile)

How was your first interior visualization project using Blender? In most cases, you will start using Blender to see if it fits your project development workflow and make some render tests to evaluate results. What if you tried to go straight to a commercial project with your first try with Blender? If you don’t have […]

House in Crozon with Blender Cycles

An exterior visualization project has a particular set of challenges for most architectural visualization artists, and balancing the amount of data you want to process for rendering is one of them. That is a critical aspect of render for scenes with lots of vegetation and trees, which can easily fill all available memory in a […]

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