How to use multiple monitors with Blender?

What is the best way to boost the productivity of a digital artist? Some people might say that getting better hardware, like a more powerful GPU or more memory. Those will bring a lot of benefits, are on the wish list of most digital artists. But, there is something that could equally improve your productivity, […]

Blender 2.8: Where is the viewport shading?

At the beginning of this week, we shared an impressive scene made in the upcoming Blender 2.8, showing a toilet scene in Eevee. The real-time render engine of Blender 2.8 is one of the highlights of the new version. Based on that scene, some readers went to the Blender Builder page to get an experimental […]

Bfoartists Update 0.94: Matching Blender 2.79

A 3D software that appeared here in Blender 3D Architect as part of a list of derivates from Blender just got an upgrade. I’m talking about bfoartists! The new basis for the tool is Blender 2.79 with all the new features and updates! Artists using Bfoartists will be able to use filmic, Denoising, Improved OpenCL […]

Blender 2.79 released

After a period of testing and bug hunting, we finally have the final and stable version of Blender 2.79 available to download. You can grab your copy at this link. In recent years this release may be the most significant update to architectural visualization artists, after the Cycles first appearance back in version 2.61. Why […]

Blender 2.79 Release Candidate 1 available

If you are following the series of articles about the upcoming Blender 2.79, you probably are anxious about the new features. Some artists are even calling them as “magic” features. Until a few days ago only test builds from Blender 2.79 were available, and now you can download the very first release candidate! To download […]

Blender 2.79 new features: Filmic!

In the next few weeks, Blender will receive an update that will bring lots of new features. Among those features, you will find one that is shocking architectural visualization artists! I’m talking about Filmic. What is Filmic? In summary, it is a new profile to manage colors in Blender that will dramatically boost dynamic range. […]

Blender 2.79 new features: Add-ons for architecture

Do you use Blender Add-ons? I still find some users that only get a “pure” Blender experience with no Add-ons enabled because they simply don’t know they exist. No workflow will ever be the same after you discover an Add-on that can speed up everyday tasks like modeling or UV Mapping. In Blender 2.79 a […]

How to get any previous version of Blender?

The update cycle for Blender is close to four or five months, and before each update, we can expect some new features, resources, and other benefits. It is always nice to get a brand new version of the software you use the most. But, along with an update, you can also get some unexpected set […]

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