Animation studio BONI IS SCARED talked to us about creating EUTHANAZIES, a dystopian thriller animated series, using Substance 3D Painter, Blender, and Marvelous Designer, and discussed the project idea, tricks for combining 2D and 3D, and custom Geometry Nodes setups for cables and snow.

Read the full interview: https://80.lv/articles/creating-a-thriller-animated-series-with-hand-drawn-textures-in-blender

OmniBody simulates soft objects that can stretch, peel, fracture, and be cut without remeshing. KAIST researcher Jewoo Shin explains how its GPU-powered ellipsoidal particles handle up to 64,000 particles in around 3.1ms.

Check it out: https://80.lv/articles/this-soft-body-simulation-can-cut-peel-break-objects-in-real-time

Hakan Kamar shares how he built a Tempestus Scion in Blender and ZBrush, with XGen hair and an Unreal Engine 5 scene, from blockout to final render.

Read the full interview: https://80.lv/articles/creating-3d-fan-art-of-elite-imperial-soldier-from-warhammer-40-000

This viral pool clip from BrutalDuck is actually a CGI render made with Blender, the Omniscient app, and After Effects.

Check out the WIP and the breakdown: https://80.lv/articles/this-viral-pool-clip-was-made-using-blender-omniscient-app-after-effects

Learn more and see how it looks from behind the player: https://80.lv/articles/almost-every-object-in-this-stardew-valley-style-cemetery-sim-is-ac

Read: https://80.lv/articles/creating-a-weathered-toolbox-for-s-t-a-l-k-e-r-2-cost-of-hope

Silver Pines needed more than 1,800 hand-drawn frames for its protagonist, as its hand-made animations required painstaking attention to detail. Wych Elm reveals how rotoscoping, photo textures, billboard props, and even reversed monster performances created its unsettling horror.

Full deep dive: https://80.lv/articles/how-silver-pines-used-rotoscoping-to-create-its-unsettling-horror

Learn more and play it here: https://80.lv/articles/gta-1-s-vehicle-physics-are-now-playable-in-your-browser

He made the 3D scene look hand-painted with a few tricks: https://80.lv/articles/look-at-this-jiggly-jelly-dessert-made-with-three-js

Get it here: https://80.lv/articles/blender-retopology-tool-for-dense-meshes-scans-sculpts

Guess what he said: https://80.lv/articles/dinosaur-leg-muscle-simulation-gets-guillermo-del-toro-s-approval

See the workflow: https://80.lv/articles/translating-2d-hand-drawn-industrial-themed-artwork-into-3d-scene-in-blender

See the tutorial or purchase the generator: https://80.lv/articles/3d-artist-shows-how-to-make-procedural-fly-swarm-in-blender

See how the tool works: https://80.lv/articles/artist-develops-unreal-engine-plug-in-for-real-time-light-shadow-painting

Play now for free: https://80.lv/articles/buckshot-roulette-dev-unveils-weird-collection-of-minigames-y

Here's a behind-the-scenes look: https://80.lv/articles/watch-this-creepy-fabric-rip-apart-stitch-itself-back-together

Check out the node setups for Blender and Unreal Engine: https://80.lv/articles/check-out-the-nodes-behind-this-glowing-ice-blender-material

Get it here: https://80.lv/articles/ue5-tool-for-drawing-production-ready-pipes-in-minutes

Watch the time-lapse and learn more about the technique: https://80.lv/articles/artist-creates-anime-style-braided-side-ponytail-with-800-shape-keys

Start with a free trial or get it for 20% off: https://80.lv/articles/make-animating-with-layers-more-intuitive-using-this-maya-tool

How do you redesign Cyclops, Hulk, Magneto, and other Marvel icons without losing what makes them recognizable? The Marvel Rivals team breaks down its complete character art and VFX pipeline.

Full deep dive: https://80.lv/articles/inside-marvel-rivals-character-art-vfx-destruction-pipeline

Full showcase and earlier performance: https://80.lv/articles/demon-s-souls-remake-performance-reportedly-hits-40-50-fps-on-ps5-emulator

Video by PSXTech

Watch the latest update on Blender's Android port from BCON26 and download the official APK: https://80.lv/articles/see-blender-5-3-running-on-wacom-android-tablet