In Blender 5.2 LTS, rendering scenes with many image textures is much more memory efficient thanks to Cycles Texture Cache. code.blender.org/2026/05/cyc…#b3d#Cycles
Join the official Blender Survey 2025!
Let's get a picture of the community and help shape the future of Blender together. 🧡
blender.org/news/blender-sur…#b3d#DevFund
Vulkan is ready! 🌋
...for testing.
Help getting Vulkan ready by testing it and sharing your feedback with the developers. Learn more: devtalk.blender.org/t/vulkan…#b3d#Vulkan
Blender 4.4 Release Candidate is here! 🚀
Test your production files, explore the new features, and report any issues you find.
The final release is just around the corner! Your feedback helps make it more stable for everyone. 🧡
👉 builder.blender.org/download…#b3d
New blog post: Layered Animation Workshop 2024
The Animation & Rigging module workshop at Blender Conference 2024 focused on creating a minimal viable product for layered animation workflows.
code.blender.org/2025/01/lay…#b3d#devfund#animation
The Blender Benchmark has just been updated to 4.3!
Results are already pouring in. Benchmark your hardware with the latest version: opendata.blender.org/#b3d#benchmark
Blender 4.3 Release Candidate is here! 🚀
Test your files, explore the new features, and report any issues you find.
The final release is expected next week—your feedback now helps ensure a more stable release! 🧡
👉 builder.blender.org/download…#b3d
It’s been a bright summer for Sculpt in Blender! ☀️
Developers Hans Goudey and Sean Kim report on the optimizations in Sculpt Mode for the upcoming Blender 4.3. code.blender.org/2024/11/thi…#b3d#DevFund#Sculpt
The Brushstroke Tools are available as an add-on on the Blender Extensions platform, along with a workshop on stylized rendering by Simon Thommes on the Blender Studio website.
Learn more: extensions.blender.org/add-o…#b3d#GeometryNodes
The Blender Studio team is proud to release Project Gold, a technical showcase focused on stylized rendering, along with an add-on designed to achieve a painterly look.
Learn more: studio.blender.org/blog/proj…
Watch Project Gold: youtube.com/watch?v=nV_awXI9…#b3d
After the Blender Conference, the Geometry Nodes team came together once again to discuss many design topics, including physics, bundles, and more.
Read the summary: code.blender.org/2024/11/geo…#b3d#DevFund#GeometryNodes
The upcoming Blender 4.3 features a new way of handling brushes as assets so they are easy to re-use and share.
New brushes: new thumbnails! Check out Julien's blog post about the community effort of making them and a handy style guide: code.blender.org/2024/11/new…#b3d#DevFund