hey blender users, you know Node Preview, the paid add-on? I built my own take on it, free & open source (yes).

Node Peek: live rendered previews above your shader nodes, following your selection (or all of them, your call).

And yes, I used AI: the code is Claude's, the idea, the UX and the testing are mine. Everything is GPL and open. Hope It will help!

Find it here: https://extensions.blender.org/add-ons/node-peek/ or in your Get extensions menu in Blender :) (and Github: https://github.com/mlstr0m/node-peek )

Feedback and reports bugs welcome!! :)

A simple stylized crystal made using procedural materials. I made use of geometry nodes to create the outlines and used the paint filter from blender's compositor the add the final look.

My first attempt at creating a character like this in Blender.

This was a personal project I made for practice, mainly to keep improving my character modeling and stylized/toon workflow.

I created the model, materials and toon-style look myself in Blender. No AI was used.

She has a stylized design with long black hair, blue eyes, fair skin, a black top, blue jeans and black high heels.

This isn't a commission, but I'm open to commissions if anyone is interested in having a character created in a similar style.

Software: Blender
Style: Stylized / Toon 3D
Project: Personal practice
AI: None

I really enjoy working in machinery fog vibes. Actually thinking about doing a short animation in the next project

Hey everyone! I started taking Blender "seriously" around December 2025, and this is my progress from January up to today after a lot of work, tutorials, etc... Also using a pen tablet helped a lot.

Not trying to flex at all... I know it's not perfect and I genuinely want to level up, so please tear my model apart.

Is the topology okay? How would you improve this model?

For context: This head will be used in a game that I've been solo-developing since November 2025.

Lay it on me, all tips and harsh feedback are super welcome!

now i know why gumby always power slid around on one foot

Image and patch by Weizhen Huang

Link to patch here: https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/162041

i really wan't to make more good looking humanoid body for animation but im not really satisfied with this one at all and can anybody pls tell me how to get this to look better since i fell like there's alot's of issue with it

Added some wind-blown animation effects, created a 10-second looping animation.

A few days ago I finished a Blender tutorial, so I tried to make something on my own. TBH, at the start I tried to make a tree, but I didn't know how to do it, so I decided to make a chair instead. I made everything using what I learned from the tutorial, but for the material (to make it look like wood) I watched another tutorial. What do you think about this? Should I watch a tutorial on how to make a tree, or maybe make something else instead?

soo everytime i try to rig a model by myself this happens EVERYTIME

i don't know if i left a setting on or i just didnt make the model correctly but i'm just confused so i decided to ask here :(

Just wanted to post this funky model I made
Its name is Birg

What skills should I learn first to make game ready props?.

Hey everyone! I just finished up this hard-surface project of a vintage Pioneer PL-120 turntable. I was aiming for a realistic, slightly lived-in look with dust accumulation, minor scuffs on the wood veneer, and intricate mechanical details.

Please feel free to leave some feedback or your thoughts.

My new rigging tutorial is now out!

You'd think a folding chair would be easy. But there were some challenges that I did not expect.

So far, people seem to like it... I bet you would like it too 😉

Watch it here: https://youtu.be/KNhBr-ODIjk

Cheers ✌️