The “20 Years of Open Movies” exhibition was one of the #BCON26 highlights. Learn how this project was handcrafted at Blender HQ in this making-of video: youtu.be/mHrHLqQj7Ts
#b3d #openmovies
#b3d #openmovies
Making of: The Blender Open Movies Exhibition
Follow the Blender team as they create the art installation celebrating 20 years of Blender Open Movies and present it on the closing day of Blender Conference 2026.
Seventeen massive pillars,…
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November 2, 2026 at 2:08 PM
The “20 Years of Open Movies” exhibition was one of the #BCON26 highlights. Learn how this project was handcrafted at Blender HQ in this making-of video: youtu.be/mHrHLqQj7Ts
#b3d #openmovies
#b3d #openmovies
This is the Blender on Android project’s presentation, shown at #BCON26.
Download the demo APK to see the current progress for yourself: download.blender.org/demo/tablet/...
#b3d #devfund
Download the demo APK to see the current progress for yourself: download.blender.org/demo/tablet/...
#b3d #devfund
October 21, 2026 at 12:25 PM
This is the Blender on Android project’s presentation, shown at #BCON26.
Download the demo APK to see the current progress for yourself: download.blender.org/demo/tablet/...
#b3d #devfund
Download the demo APK to see the current progress for yourself: download.blender.org/demo/tablet/...
#b3d #devfund
Demo of new character animation tool, looks amazing...
Motion Sculpting: A New Animation Paradigm — BCON26
YouTube video by Blender
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October 22, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Demo of new character animation tool, looks amazing...
Fantastic stuff. Brings back fond memories of 3DSMax Biped
Motion Sculpting: A New Animation Paradigm — BCON26
YouTube video by Blender
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October 20, 2026 at 5:37 AM
Fantastic stuff. Brings back fond memories of 3DSMax Biped
Oh yeah and there were even more talks. If you're curious check them out:
studio.blender.org/blog/bcon26-...
studio.blender.org/blog/bcon26-...
BCON26: Blender Studio talks - Blender Studio
It’s time to learn new things from the creators who share!
studio.blender.org
October 18, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Oh yeah and there were even more talks. If you're curious check them out:
studio.blender.org/blog/bcon26-...
studio.blender.org/blog/bcon26-...
New on the Blender Developers Blog: a recap of the #BCON26 presentations by Blender developers.
Learn more: code.blender.org/2026/10/bcon...
#b3d
Learn more: code.blender.org/2026/10/bcon...
#b3d
BCON26 Talks by Blender Developers — Blender Developers Blog
Now that the main Blender event the year is over, it's time to catch up on presentations by Blender developers.
code.blender.org
October 14, 2026 at 2:25 PM
New on the Blender Developers Blog: a recap of the #BCON26 presentations by Blender developers.
Learn more: code.blender.org/2026/10/bcon...
#b3d
Learn more: code.blender.org/2026/10/bcon...
#b3d
Ooooh, Intel's OIDN is now getting temporally stable denoising in upscaling, and OIDN is cross-vendor supported! It works on any GPU. www.youtube.com/watch?v=50x2...
Intel Open Image Denoise 3: Fast Temporal Denoising & Supersampling in Cycles — BCON26
YouTube video by Blender
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October 14, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Ooooh, Intel's OIDN is now getting temporally stable denoising in upscaling, and OIDN is cross-vendor supported! It works on any GPU. www.youtube.com/watch?v=50x2...
It’s time for the #BCON26 recap! A new article covering the three eventful days of the conference has just been published, along with a video impression by Blender documentarians Maaike and Haru.
Learn more: www.blender.org/events/blend...
#b3d
Learn more: www.blender.org/events/blend...
#b3d
October 13, 2026 at 3:10 PM
It’s time for the #BCON26 recap! A new article covering the three eventful days of the conference has just been published, along with a video impression by Blender documentarians Maaike and Haru.
Learn more: www.blender.org/events/blend...
#b3d
Learn more: www.blender.org/events/blend...
#b3d
At BCON26—a three‑day conference attended by 700+ people from more than 50 countries—Blender HQ speakers ran through shader migration and a shared PBR model, platform ports and demo builds, and developer talks on refactoring, compositor work, animation and physics nodes.
Blender shifts to Blender Shading Language and previews OpenPBR; Android port demos shown at BCON26
## Shader pipeline: BSL migration, a custom preprocessor, and OpenPBR status
Speakers described Blender’s move to a custom Blender Shading Language (BSL) as a response to shader fragmentation, code duplication, and slow runtime compilation across graphics APIs, and presented architectural evolution of the shader pipeline. A custom, lightning‑fast preprocessor was shown as a solution that addressed performance pitfalls tied to vendor shader compilers. Separately, OpenPBR was presented as an upcoming surface shading model intended to keep appearance consistent across applications, with the talk covering implemented features and future plans.
## Platforms and design: Android port demos and a Blender Design System
Jonas Holzman walked through the journey of porting Blender to Android, showing several demos and noting that a demo build is available for download and testing. Design leads Dalai Felinto and Pablo Vazquez introduced the Blender Design System built in Penpot and described Blender Extensions that improve prototyping workflows, showcasing projects from 2025 and 2026. The presentations also emphasized that development of these tools requires dedicated design and development resources.
## Engineering highlights: refactoring, compositor, animation, physics nodes and color science
Bastien Montagne framed refactoring as a way to raise awareness of code and architecture quality, reviewing principles, goals and common pitfalls; this was illustrated with a real‑life ID management refactoring example spanning over a decade. Habib Gahbiche covered the compositor’s roadmap, design approaches, and new features, including lessons from Blender Studio artists and the community. The Animation & Rigging team presented module progress and plans, including work on introducing animation layers to Actions. Simon Thommes demonstrated Blender’s brand‑new physics nodes and how to build and control custom simulations, while Nathan Vegdahl’s talk on color science—presented as a foundations primer—was rated the best talk by attendees.
## Sources
* code.blender.org
www.blendnews.io
October 15, 2026 at 2:48 PM
At BCON26—a three‑day conference attended by 700+ people from more than 50 countries—Blender HQ speakers ran through shader migration and a shared PBR model, platform ports and demo builds, and developer talks on refactoring, compositor work, animation and physics nodes.
BCON26 drew visitors from more than 50 countries for three days of talks, screenings and events at Felix Meritis.
Blender Conference 2026 draws more than 700 attendees to Amsterdam
More than 700 people from over 50 countries attended Blender Conference 2026 in Amsterdam. The three-day program featured 126 speakers, four stages and more than 100 hours of talks and events.
Blender marked two decades of Open Movies with an installation built from all seventeen films. Each movie appeared frame by frame on a massive pillar. Visitors could take a frame home and scan its QR code to open that exact moment in the film.
The anniversary program also included a screening at De Balie attended by several directors and artists who worked on the films.
Blender reported that satisfaction with the program remained “extremely high” and rose slightly from last year. Attendees praised the variety, quality and educational value of the talks, although some said the packed schedule made it difficult to see every session live.
More than 60% of survey respondents attended as part of their jobs, and 79% said they plan to return next year. Recordings are available through the BCON26 playlists on PeerTube and YouTube.
## Sources
* blender.org
www.blendnews.io
October 15, 2026 at 12:07 AM
BCON26 drew visitors from more than 50 countries for three days of talks, screenings and events at Felix Meritis.
Follow the Blender Studio team through a wide range of activities with the latest Studio Log!
It covers a lot, from releasing the OVERGROWN teaser and preparing for #BCON26 to making Studio merch and working on Cowboi.
Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/Q1fMMYyt0I4
#b3d #OpenMovie #BlenderStudio
It covers a lot, from releasing the OVERGROWN teaser and preparing for #BCON26 to making Studio merch and working on Cowboi.
Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/Q1fMMYyt0I4
#b3d #OpenMovie #BlenderStudio
Raising the Steaks - Blender Studio Log 32
Follow the Blender Studio team through a wide range of activities: from releasing the OVERGROWN teaser and preparing for #BCON26 to making Studio merch and working on Cowboi, the 18th Open…
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October 8, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Follow the Blender Studio team through a wide range of activities with the latest Studio Log!
It covers a lot, from releasing the OVERGROWN teaser and preparing for #BCON26 to making Studio merch and working on Cowboi.
Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/Q1fMMYyt0I4
#b3d #OpenMovie #BlenderStudio
It covers a lot, from releasing the OVERGROWN teaser and preparing for #BCON26 to making Studio merch and working on Cowboi.
Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/Q1fMMYyt0I4
#b3d #OpenMovie #BlenderStudio
Kaizen is rather reflective about his #bcon26 experience and what it means to reignite your creative spark. This resonates as a #webdev when you're reminded of the fragility of your profession on the daily.
But I remain hopeful—I'm always find animation rell with each #blender release super […]
But I remain hopeful—I'm always find animation rell with each #blender release super […]
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nutmeg.social
October 9, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Vaya movidas, me acuerdo del tío ese que hizo una película entera de robots él solo con la misma librería de animación para todos los personajes, pero fragmentándola muchísimo, me han tocado tiempos interesantes, pero los de Terry Pratchett. www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2J_...
Motion Sculpting: A New Animation Paradigm — BCON26
YouTube video by Blender
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October 8, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Vaya movidas, me acuerdo del tío ese que hizo una película entera de robots él solo con la misma librería de animación para todos los personajes, pero fragmentándola muchísimo, me han tocado tiempos interesantes, pero los de Terry Pratchett. www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2J_...
I really like this new approach: Node graphs can be converted to code and vice versa, so you can have both and edit in whatever is more appropriate for the moment: nodes for tweaking and fast interaction, code for diffs and building large, maintainable libraries. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFGE...
Build Your Node Trees With Code — BCON26
YouTube video by Blender
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October 6, 2026 at 8:44 PM
I really like this new approach: Node graphs can be converted to code and vice versa, so you can have both and edit in whatever is more appropriate for the moment: nodes for tweaking and fast interaction, code for diffs and building large, maintainable libraries. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFGE...
🤖 Blender On Android Sneak Peek
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The Blender Foundation demonstrated a full desktop version of Blender running on Android tablets at Blender Conference. It's not a stripped-down mobile companion; it includes multi-touch navigation, 2 finger Grease Pencil rotation and pen support with palm rejection
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The Blender Foundation demonstrated a full desktop version of Blender running on Android tablets at Blender Conference. It's not a stripped-down mobile companion; it includes multi-touch navigation, 2 finger Grease Pencil rotation and pen support with palm rejection
Porting Blender to Android — BCON26
YouTube video by Blender
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October 7, 2026 at 4:33 AM
🤖 Blender On Android Sneak Peek
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The Blender Foundation demonstrated a full desktop version of Blender running on Android tablets at Blender Conference. It's not a stripped-down mobile companion; it includes multi-touch navigation, 2 finger Grease Pencil rotation and pen support with palm rejection
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The Blender Foundation demonstrated a full desktop version of Blender running on Android tablets at Blender Conference. It's not a stripped-down mobile companion; it includes multi-touch navigation, 2 finger Grease Pencil rotation and pen support with palm rejection
Extremely impressed with this animation system, and it seems like it gets to the heart of why I've had problems learning to animate
HIGHLY recommend you skip forward to the live demo where he heavily modifies a Mixamo animation in realtime with no rig
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2J_...
HIGHLY recommend you skip forward to the live demo where he heavily modifies a Mixamo animation in realtime with no rig
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2J_...
Motion Sculpting: A New Animation Paradigm — BCON26
YouTube video by Blender
www.youtube.com
October 4, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Extremely impressed with this animation system, and it seems like it gets to the heart of why I've had problems learning to animate
HIGHLY recommend you skip forward to the live demo where he heavily modifies a Mixamo animation in realtime with no rig
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2J_...
HIGHLY recommend you skip forward to the live demo where he heavily modifies a Mixamo animation in realtime with no rig
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2J_...
This is so incredibly wild, woah, I legitimately wonder if I would just click with this - I tend to loooove tactile, direct, visible things when working with animation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2J_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2J_...
Motion Sculpting: A New Animation Paradigm — BCON26
YouTube video by Blender
www.youtube.com
October 3, 2026 at 10:45 PM
This is so incredibly wild, woah, I legitimately wonder if I would just click with this - I tend to loooove tactile, direct, visible things when working with animation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2J_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2J_...
It's time for the post-BCON26 catch-up: watch presentations by Blender Studio artists you might have missed🍿
studio.blender.org/blog/bcon26-...
#b3d #OpenMovie #BlenderStudio #BCON26
studio.blender.org/blog/bcon26-...
#b3d #OpenMovie #BlenderStudio #BCON26
BCON26: Blender Studio talks - Blender Studio
It’s time to learn new things from the creators who share!
studio.blender.org
October 2, 2026 at 1:57 PM
It's time for the post-BCON26 catch-up: watch presentations by Blender Studio artists you might have missed🍿
studio.blender.org/blog/bcon26-...
#b3d #OpenMovie #BlenderStudio #BCON26
studio.blender.org/blog/bcon26-...
#b3d #OpenMovie #BlenderStudio #BCON26
It's been a while since I saw something this cool tech related:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2J_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2J_...
Motion Sculpting: A New Animation Paradigm — BCON26
YouTube video by Blender
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October 2, 2026 at 9:34 PM
It's been a while since I saw something this cool tech related:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2J_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2J_...
hello @whiteraven90.bsky.social you might want to watch this interesting video about 2D/3D works done with blender: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFmy...
2D Comic Style in 3D: Shapes! Lines! Shading! — BCON26
YouTube video by Blender
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October 2, 2026 at 2:13 PM
hello @whiteraven90.bsky.social you might want to watch this interesting video about 2D/3D works done with blender: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFmy...
I spoke again at the Blender conference last week. I was so nervous that my watch later asked if I had been running during those twenty minutes. #bcon26 #blender www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEgQ...
Enter the Dome: Rendering for Planetariums — BCON26
YouTube video by Blender
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September 30, 2026 at 12:37 PM
I spoke again at the Blender conference last week. I was so nervous that my watch later asked if I had been running during those twenty minutes. #bcon26 #blender www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEgQ...