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Mary Whyte on Forging Your Own Creative Path

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How to fix the Extrude Manifold feature in Blender

Widhi Muttaqien writes: The premise of Extrude Manifold was great. However, even after five years, the feature does not deliver what people expected. This video shows workarounds that allow the Extrude Manifold tool in Blender to achieve results simila…

Painting the Pre-Electric Night

Before electricity, nighttime seemed a lot brighter. That’s because electric lights constrict our pupils, making the darkness darker. Read more on my free Substack.

Practical Advice For Overcoming Creative Stagnation

Whether you’re a professional or amateur artist, all of us experience creative block at some point. In these moments, it can be helpful to remind yourself of the routines and techniques you can use to get yourself out of a rut, and ways to deepen your daily creative practice in order to keep the stagnation at bay. Reinforced by pearls of wisdom from previous Jackson’s Art Prize winners, we’ve outlined and collected some of the best advice to help you find your flow. Above image: Eleanor Johnson at the V&A Museum, London Seek Outside Inspiration Perhaps the first route to inspiration as an artist is to look outwards and ask, ‘What are other artists doing? What have they done in the past? How can they help me realise my own findings?’. While many artists share studio spaces, those who work alone may need to look a little further afield for creative dialogue when in a rut. As Abi Whitlock, winner of the People’s Choice Award, says “Working alone the majority of the time can lead to you becoming quite creatively stagnant and stuck in your own thoughts and patterns of working.” Head to a gallery to see …

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Citigen 2026 Scifi Pack is Coming [$]

Georgie is asking for your input on his upcoming version of Citigen. Citigen 2026 is coming with a Sci-Fi pack, but your opinions matter! Citigen can now come with city blocks and buildings where no building looks identical, but …. Would you prefer (…

Resist Techniques for Painting, Drawing, and Printmaking

In this article, I describe the resist technique by referring to historic examples, from dyed fabrics to etchings, and Henry Moore’s drawings. Then I demonstrate how you can apply the resist technique to a host of mediums, such as acrylic, oil paint, and mixed media for drawings. Articles in the Techniques Series define the meaning and context of art making processes and give practical tutorials on how to work with them. Resist Techniques for Painting, Drawing, and Printmaking Definition: The resist technique refers to media or materials that have been used to block out or reject the subsequent layers that are applied to an artwork, to retain the quality of the ‘resisted’ area. For example, an oil pastel drawing will reject a layer of ink applied on top of it, adhering to the surrounding areas of paper, and tape applied over a dry area of oil painting will resist the next layer, so the original one can be revealed again later. What is the Effect of the Resist Technique? The resist technique has a different visual effect depending on the medium or combination of mediums it’s used with. In general, it indicates that the artist is a …

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“Squishy Volumes at Your Fingertips” by Lars Helge Scheel at Blender Conference 2025

The Material Point Method (MPM) is a powerful technique for physical simulations, combining elastic, rigid, sand, and fluid objects. Over the past decade, it has become an important tool for VFX. Houdini and Maya already support it. In this talk, you w…

Jewelry Project Designs Inspired by Fall Leaves & Color

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Better Sweaters: Adding Structure

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3D Generalist Showreel 2025

Sergey_Minenko writes: This reel showcases my work as a 3D Generalist across films, Netflix series, and commercial projects. Featured works include Fight or Flight, Great Expectations, Moawia, as well as advertising projects for NASA, Saudia Airlines, …

Year: 2025