Blender News Archives - 3D Blendered

Luca di Cecca and the Italian creative agency Light and Color Studio working with Blender

17/06/202213/02/2022

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 …

Richard Noble, 3D Filmmaking with Blender from the Royal College of Art of London

01/02/202231/01/2022

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 …

How to do Motion Capture in Blender with Rokoko’s tools

05/07/202219/01/2022

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 …

Rigging 2D Character in Blender

07/01/202202/01/2022

Learn how to bring a 2D vector art character into a 3D space and work with it like a pro in Blender! Scottish filmmaker and animator, Will Anderson, has recently made a 6-part online Masterclass for Motion Design School which introduces and combines Blender’s Greasepencil with rigging techniques, to go through the stages step-by-step in creating a 2D animated character in 3D space. What you will learn in this Rigging …

My 3D grease pencil painting process in Blender

22/04/202209/06/2021

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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 …

Rigging in Blender 3D Best Resources

07/01/202229/03/2021

cgdive - Best Resources for Rigging in Blender 3D

Great article by Todor Nikolov with a list of the best tutorials and courses for Rigging in Blender. Most resources are suitable for all beginners. If you are trying to get started with rigging, get ready to bookmark a lot of links to cool learning materials!

3D.DIVAS – Women in 3D Art

05/01/202207/03/2021

interview with the founder of 3D.Divas. A community to support and celebrate the amazing women in 3D I was invited by the 3D Blendered Magazine to answer a few questions about the 3D.Divas, an Instagram account that I created in October 2020. My main goal with this project is to empower and put the spotlight on some of the many incredible female 3D Artists around the globe. HOW IT STARTED? …

10 Blender Tips you might not know

02/03/202128/02/2021

Article by Nik Kottmann of Blender Daily Like all 3d software, Blender is pretty complex and has thousands of features. No matter how long you’ve been using it, from time to time you’ll always find a new tool, shortcut or little trick that you didn’t know existed. I’ve been collecting that kind of tips for the last two years and posting them on my Instagram account Blender Daily. Here is …

Will Wanderson interfacing Blender 3D with Open Sound Control

05/01/202229/01/2021

Will Anderson, a Scottish animator & filmmaker. Will has been making character-driven animated films. BAFTA-winning, in this article he talks about Blender, his recent fascination with it, and some things he is finding exciting about interfacing Blender with his work as an animator.

Art Direction for Hollywood movies using Blender

17/01/202114/01/2021

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Jonathan Opgenhaffen is an experienced Art Director at Framestore, in London, with experience in design supervision (pre and post production), concept art, and visual effects. Skilled as both a creative supervisor, concept designer, and technical artist. Jonathan has worked for 15 years in companies such as Double Negative, Rainmaker London, Indestructible Production etc. Now, he works as Art Director at Framestore, well known for visual effects, creating extraordinary images and …