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80.lv > articles > true-photon-traced-caustics-for-blender-s-cycles

True Photon-Traced Caustics For Blender's Cycles

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (136+ words) Just one checkbox in the render settings, and it works with any existing scene. It really is just one checkbox. Once it's enabled, move the light in the viewport on the right and the render on the left updates instantly....

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80.lv > articles > how-hipr-makes-path-tracing-feel-more-responsive-by-rendering-what-matters-first

HiPR Makes Path Tracing More Responsive by Rendering What Matters

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1183+ words) Researcher Rafael Padilla explains how Hierarchical Progressive Rendering uses scene changes and light transport to prioritize the pixels that matter most. First, can you please tell me a bit about you, your research, and your background as an introduction? That…...

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80.lv > articles > animating-ronin-character-with-2d-thinking-in-3d-scene

Animating Ronin Character With 2D Thinking In 3D Scene

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (216+ words) Pierrick Picaut has shared a few behind-the-scenes glimpses from his new animated short, The Chase. "Camera cheat: In this shot, the camera angle and focal length remain constant. It simply travels linearly through the canyon, with the character's root parented…...

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Revopoint 3D

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (454+ words) A company that makes portable and industrial 3D scanners, letting you capture real objects and turn them into accurate digital models... A company that makes portable and industrial 3D scanners, letting you capture real objects and turn them into accurate digital models…...

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80.lv > articles > this-real-time-voxel-building-demolition-is-so-satisfying

This Real-Time Voxel Building Demolition Is So Satisfying

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (190+ words) A new demo from Dennis Gustafsson. Dennis Gustafsson, the creator of Teardown, always has some of the most satisfying destruction showcases, and this recent one doesn't disappoint. We don't know much about how it was made, but it's pretty crazy…...

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80.lv > articles > check-out-this-space-dice-created-using-ray-marching

Take a Look at This Space Dice Created Using Ray Marching

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (151+ words) celestialmaze is back with a new mind-blowing work. 3D Artist cmzw_, better known as celestialmaze, who has impressed us with beautiful 3D work more than once, unveiled a new, fascinating prop – a magical-looking dice with constellations. The artist drew inspiration from a constellation…...

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80.lv > articles > poker-deckbuilder-with-practical-effects-instead-of-generic-vfx

Poker Deckbuilder With "Practical" Effects Instead Of Generic VFX

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (222+ words) Such a nice art style. This is Deadhand Theater, a dark, turn-based roguelike deckbuilder that's something like Slay the Spire meets Balatro. It's set on a theatrical stage and turns poker cards into weapons, with every hand bringing its own…...

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80.lv > articles > create-seamless-psx-textures-from-photos-with-this-newly-released-tool

Create Seamless PSX Textures from Photos with Cycletex: Retro Texture

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (152+ words) Cycletex: Retro Texture allows you to craft textures reminiscent of the 32-bit era. With the tool, you can remove the background or automatically select a foreground based on a central object, flatten the perspective, crop (in 16- or 8-pixel chunks), downscale,…...

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80.lv > articles > check-out-free-blender-tool-for-glass-distortion-refraction-effects

Check Out Free Blender Tool for Glass Distortion & Refraction Effects

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (202+ words) Create customizable effects or add them in post-production with Patterned Glass Compositor. 3D Artist Bao-Thinh Dinh unveiled a free Blender tool for glass distortion and refraction effects, the Patterned Glass Compositor, which creates the effects without requiring complex 3D glass geometry or…...

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80.lv > articles > geometry-nodes-powered-real-time-collision-system-for-blender

Geometry Nodes-Powered Real-Time Collision System For Blender

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (299+ words) It lets you create squishy setups. Back in June, we featured Gurgen Aloian's amazing setup, which essentially creates "fake" collisions in Geometry Nodes without any simulation involved. It generated a lot of interest, and now the artist has returned with…...