Even after the recent release of Blender 4.2 a few days ago, we already have some exciting updates and news about the upcoming Blender 4.3, scheduled for release in late November 2024. One of Blender’s core developers posted on his X account yesterday that Geometry Nodes will now support Grease Pencil. According to the post […]
With the release of Blender 4.2, we received many new features and resources. One significant change disrupted a workflow that many artists had been using for years: the management of add-ons. Among the changes introduced in this version is a new way to manage and control add-ons. For many years, users could go to Edit […]
One of the best resources to obtain textures and assets in Blender’s native file format is Poly Haven. It offers textures, HDR maps, and 3D models. While it doesn’t have a focus on architectural assets, you can find many interesting models to use in projects. To showcase the utility of these assets, Poly Haven initiated […]
One project with an incredible record of improving and adding new features to Blender over time is the Google Summer of Code. The project is an initiative from Google to offer a way for students to work in open-source software during their summer break in the North Hemisphere. Blender was first accepted in the project […]
The material editor from Blender is a part of the software where we spend significant time working with PBR shaders and connecting maps to create realistic surfaces for our renders. A critical part of this process is using the Principled BSDF shader to hook everything. As part of the constant updates to Blender, we might […]
When you start creating an architectural project in Blender, a significant part of that data will depend on the design, like walls, floors, and other architectural elements. Different parts will eventually come from external libraries like furniture and assets. For that reason, it is critical to have a great asset browser to insert 3D models […]
In the last few months, you probably heard about the qualities and groundbreaking tools offered by Blender 2.8. That is true, and if you tried to use the new user interface and options such as Eevee for real-time rendering, you would see how those statements reflect the truth. The new release cycle of Blender will […]
The creation of furniture models in Blender might also involve the use of tools to make cloths, which might improve the realist of some furniture pieces. In some cases, you will find artists using tools like Marvelous Designer to create such cloth pieces. In the not so distant future, you might create those cloth objects […]
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