Create frame-by-frame Stop Motion animation in Blender using Step Motion Step Motion is an add-on for Blender by Yonk that allows users to create animation with a workflow similar to that of traditional stop motion techniques. The add-on includes a variety of handy tools like onion skinning and previewing your animation as you edit, which makes creating frame-by-frame animation fun and intuitive.  Whether you’re a 2D animator looking for a way to dive into Blender, a Stop Motion artist who wants to bring their work into the digital, or a 3D animator looking for a new approach, Step Motion ..read more

New Frontier in 3D Animation “ROKOKO TV” Intergalactic Animation Challenge. Seize the spotlight with your most imaginative 7-second TV moment while competing for an extraordinary prize pool filled with top-tier motion capture gear and animation tools, worth tens of thousands of dollars. Check for more info and to register to participate ROKOKO’s Intergalactic Challeng In the ever-evolving realm of 3D animation, ROKOKO, a trailblazer in consumer motion capture and animation technology, has launched an extraordinary challenge that’s set to captivate the creative world. The “ROKOKO TV” Intergalac ..read more

Hello! I’m Sophie Jantak, and I’m an illustrator. I first started using Blender to create 3D scenes that I could use as reference for my 2D drawings, never intending to make any “final” works with it. But then I started using grease pencil and I never left. Today I’ll be breaking down the process of my newest 3D grease pencil illustration: INSPIRATION I have a long history of Red Riding Hood retellings – they’re all different, but for some reason they always involve a giant tree wolf. I made this illustration at the start of 2019: I’m still very proud of it, but since then I’ve studied anima ..read more

Welcome to another great tutorial series by Crossmind Studio about an important topic of the Blender community, which is also the latest and anticipated feature, Blender Geometry Nodes. Nodes are powerful, every major 3D programs have already a strong node-based procedural workflow, or is adapting to it. Blender’s Everything Node projects first installment is Geometry Nodes. Which is still at a very early stage of development, but can make life easier even with the limited number of nodes we have at this moment. It’s fun, Geometry Nodes will change the way we used to make environments, procedu ..read more

Article by Todor Nikolov (CGDive) about Rigging in Blender. Hope you’ll find it useful, please leave a comment also if you would like to suggest other topics to be cover in the future. Enjoy! Intro In this article, you’ll find a list of the best tutorials and courses for Rigging in Blender. Most resources are suitable for beginners. If you are trying to get started with rigging, get ready to bookmark a lot of links to cool learning materials!  Initially, I created this list for a video on my Youtube channel. You can watch the video below: Learn Rigging in Blender – BEST Courses and Tut ..read more

Our Dory realized an interview with Blender Italia, the Italian community of professionals and artists who have chosen to use Blender software for their 3d creations. Tell us about the Blender Italia project. How did it start? What is its mission? Blender Italia was born after the transition of Blender from commercial software to open-source software in 2002. In 2014, after several changes of responsibility, Alessandro Passariello becomes the director of Blender Italia. Thanks to the contribution of passionate users and community lovers, he manages to reorganize the website platform and the va ..read more

I have been working with the software Blender for many years at the Light & Color Studio in Rome. In the studio, I mainly direct and coordinate several productions, from animated TV series to short films.  In recent years the studio has made several productions using Blender. We used it to produce 12 minutes of animation in the live-action film “Youtopia” in 2017. The animated sequence stages a platform game where avatars of real actors play. Youtopia By using Blender we also produced the short film “Buonanotte”. We used Blender for rigs and character animation and simulated the cuto ..read more

We often have been asked by our followers where they can start to learn Blender. CG Cookie is one of the leading digital art educators with more than 500,000 users globally. Recently they release a new FREE Course “BLENDER 3 BASICS: Intro to Blender“ just after Blender 3.0 was out. We think is really a good introduction. The author Jonathan Lampel says: “Whether you’re completely new to the world of 3D graphics, switching over from another 3D Software, or a rusty returning hero from the 2.5 days, the Blender Basics will guide you through your first steps in Blender 3x. We’ll cover all of the e ..read more

My name is Richard Noble. I am an Animation Director and CG generalist. I started out as a 2D artist (with a BA in Illustration) but after he specialised in 3D. I graduated with an MA in Animation from the Royal College of Art in 2020, and before that received a BA in Illustration from the University of Brighton. My work has been featured on Cartoon Brew, Short of the Week, It’s Nice That and Vimeo Staff Picks. I have worked on projects for clients such as Facebook, Live Nation, Nickelodeon, Audible and Capri-Sun. You are an animation director. Tell us about your latest animation projects I re ..read more

How to quickly make realistic character animations using new Rokoko motion capture tools in Blender How many strings do you pull to avoid character animation? Sure, animation can add a lot of life to a scene, but finding the time on an indie project is challenging.   With new tools, endless libraries of mocap recordings, and affordable mocap suits, you can get character animation for your next Blender project done in 15 minutes.  Hi ?, we’re the motion capture experts from Rokoko. In the next 5 minutes, you can expect to learn how to use mocap tools (both free and paid) to get t ..read more