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Blender HDRI Lighting: Realistic Outdoor Scenes Step by Step

Blender HDRI lighting is the closest thing to photographing your model with real light: the sky enters through the World and the render gains ambience withou...

Diego Cortés 07 Sep, 2026

How to organize a 3D project in Blender: collections guide

Once a scene passes ten objects, finding something in the viewport takes longer than modeling it. Organizing a 3D project in Blender with collections and the...

Diego Cortés 05 Sep, 2026

Video editing in Blender: assemble your 3D renders

Your render is done, but the video does not exist yet: you still have to assemble the takes, lay down the sound and export. Video editing in Blender with the...

Diego Cortés 04 Sep, 2026

Product lighting in Blender: a studio setup that works

The same 3D model can look like a free download or a catalog photograph: the difference is product lighting in Blender. Three lights, a seamless background a...

Diego Cortés 03 Sep, 2026

glTF in Blender: export 3D models for web and games

Your model looks great in Blender, but when you upload it to the web it arrives gray, heavy or with broken textures. glTF is the format that lets 3D travel a...

Diego Cortés 02 Sep, 2026

Bifrost in Maya: getting started with simulations

Bifrost in Maya looks like a tool for TDs and big studios, but with a ready-made graph from the Bifrost Browser you can have smoke or water rendering in minu...

Diego Cortés 01 Sep, 2026

Getting Started with Houdini: The Node Workflow

If your first steps in Houdini feel like a wall, switch your mental model: everything here is a node network, and that makes the software more predictable, n...

Diego Cortés 31 Aug, 2026

Blender Caustics: Realistic Water and Glass Without Noise

Caustics in Blender are one of those details that separate a good render from a spectacular one - and also one of the most frustrating, because of the noise....

Diego Cortés 30 Aug, 2026

Blender Soft Body: Complete Physics Guide

Want a ball that squashes on impact, a balloon that inflates, or jelly that wobbles? Blender soft body is the physics system that delivers that volume-based...

Diego Cortés 29 Aug, 2026

Godot 4.7: Top Updates for 3D and CGI Artists

Godot 4.7, the latest stable release of the open source engine, landed in June 2026 with a package of updates built around 3D work: area lights, HDR output a...

Diego Cortés 28 Aug, 2026

Blender Motion Tracking: Matchmoving Guide for VFX

Matchmoving in Blender rebuilds the motion of the real camera: with motion tracking and a handful of markers, a CG object behaves as if it had been filmed in...

Diego Cortés 28 Aug, 2026

GTA VI 'An Extended Look': Today's Trailer 3 as CGI

GTA VI premieres its Trailer 3, "An Extended Look", today, and for anyone working in 3D this is much more than gaming news: it is a masterclass in art direct...

Diego Cortés 27 Aug, 2026