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@curtisjamesholt

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Blender Artist and YouTuber / Software R&D

Kent, England
Joined February 2015
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@curtisjamesholt
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2 years
Okay this might be one of the weirder things I've posted, but @Bbbn192 helped me to set up some fun volume visualizations of my MRI scan data in Blender. Here's my brain back-to-front. #b3d #blender #mri #3dart #sciart
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This is an incredible open source project which includes a fully interactive blend file demonstrating all areas of human anatomy. 👀 Great to learn from, and to use as a 3D reference. #b3d
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@tonroosendaal
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2 years
An important initiative for education and research, for everyone who is into medicine, physiology and anatomy. #b3d
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@curtisjamesholt
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3 years
I felt like designing my own ghost for the Destiny series using Blender (Cycles)! A breakdown video will be coming in the future 😊 @DestinyTheGame #b3d #cycles #3dart #Destiny2Art
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@curtisjamesholt
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3 years
Pencil sketch lighting with Cycles 👀 #b3d #procedural
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3 years
Painting microbes in Blender with geometry nodes. 🦠 #b3d #geometrynodes #procedural
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3 years
Experimenting with a microbial visualization style in Blender. #b3d #3dart #bygen #cycles
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@curtisjamesholt
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2 years
We've been building a website to help people connect with Blender short films. Send me *every* short film created with Blender that you know of. It doesn't have to be made 'exclusively' within Blender, it just has to incorporate Blender as a significant part of the pipeline. #b3d
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@curtisjamesholt
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3 years
Hi everyone! 👋 I’ve just started learning Blender and finally finished the donut tutorial by @andrewpprice Please be kind 🥺 /s #b3d #donut
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4 years
Just started using Blender, this is my first render. Please be nice! 🥺😉 #b3d #cycles
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3 years
Surprise!✨ New free 'Community Material Pack' is available on Gumroad. It's a CC0 collection of all my previously free materials and samples of paid projects, templates, along with a few extras. There are still a few things to add. #b3d #procedural #3dart
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3 years
Okay, dragging procedural materials is quite fun. #b3d #procedural #3dart
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@curtisjamesholt
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2 years
We gave @andrewpprice a box of donuts 😂🍩 #b3d #donuts @BlenderConf
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@curtisjamesholt
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Geometry nodes has turned me into an alien engineer. So much fun to play with. #geometrynodes #b3d #bygen #procedural
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8 months
👉 RealityCapture is going to become free for anyone earning less than $1,000,000 per year, starting late April 2024. Here's a quick video: #3dart #photogrammetry #3d
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8 months
Let's push this even further. 👇 Here's a preset for product vis combined with a transmission/AO material makes pretty much any object look good instantly, especially sculptures with curvature. See tweet reply for the same setup with a metallic material close-up. #b3d #blender
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2 years
Fuck it, no more addons.
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2 years
I found a way to combine *actual* ambient occlusion data with geometry nodes for procedural physical dirt+grunge effects. Here's an experimental BY-GEN demo. 😄 #b3d #geometrynodes
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The geometry of light. #b3d #3dart
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Progress! It's crazy to think this is EEVEE 🙌🚀 #b3d #eevee #vfx @markkingsnorth @brentpatterson @gleb_alexandrov
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Generative Polygons 🔵 #b3d #procedural #3dart
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If you want to enhance your sculpting / anatomy skills, @YanSculpts has been producing some lovely content recently. I've been a fan of the channel for a while, and I definitely recommend taking a look at their premium content as well. #b3d #youtube #characterart
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Chris James Brindley's procedural marble shader for Cycles in the Community Material Pack. #b3d #procedural #3dart
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Shh, don't tell anyone, but I may be working on a city scattering tool which distributes pre-made objects from different collections based on distance and recalculates positions to avoid overlapping. Generate sci-fi cityscapes in a few clicks 😍 #b3d #conceptart #generativeart
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Blender 🙌🎉
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3 years
Tests using geo nodes for procedurally mapped voxel patterns (for things like hard surface grating, netting, fabrics, etc.). #b3d #bygen #geometrynodes
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@curtisjamesholt
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If you want to improve your lighting skills, @gleb_alexandrov has a great 5-part series introducing you to lighting in Blender. Lots of good tips in there, I also recommend checking out their Cinematic Lighting Course on Gumroad / Blender Market. 💡 #b3d #youtube
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@curtisjamesholt
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2 years
There's been a surprising amount of drama in the Blender community recently.
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1 year
Aight, come on Blender bees. Show me your startup files. 🐝 #b3d #blender #blender3d
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As someone who loves emissive lighting, this Filmic x AgX comparison is amazing. #b3d #blender3d
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3 years
Look what turned up! Thank you to everyone for all the support, especially the beautiful @Blender community. So many wonderful and supportive people! 😊❤️ #b3d #YoutubeCreatorAwards #YoutubeSilverAward @YouTubeCreators
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Experimenting with material creation using Midjourney and Blender. 👀 #b3d #midjourney @midjourney
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Simple, soft lighting. #b3d #blender
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2 years
Really loving the semi-procedural material workflow in Blender. 🖌️ #blender #b3d
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1 year
What your current hyperfixation? Mine is watching washed-up 3D professionals lose their dignity arguing about Blender and Maya. ✨UwU✨
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Nearly crashed my computer when applying the first structural effect to an object, but it's cool as heck, so worth it. BY-GEN 9.1 in dev to go alongside first paid pack. New free content for everyone as well. 🤗 #b3d #geometrynodes #bygen
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It's very cool to see all the Blender short film submissions rolling in on . 🙌 #b3d #blender3d
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4 years
Playing around with procedural metals. #b3d
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@curtisjamesholt
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New video: Python Crash Course for Blender! 🚀 #b3d #python #YouTube
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1 year
🍜 If you want to get started with simulation nodes in Blender 3.6, the overview video by Simon Thommes on the Blender Studio channel is a great place to start. 😀 #b3d #blender #simulationnodes
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4 years
Not long now 😘 'Modular Metals' coming soon to @gumroad and @blendermarket . #b3d #cycles
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3 years
Pushing generative modeling even further - combining regular modifiers with geometry nodes to make a base mesh more interesting. It's extremely experimental and very messy. #b3d #geometrynodes #bygen #3dart
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3 years
Finally got the new studio space! But there’s *a lot* of renovation to be done in the coming months. Imagine all the projects that will be done here 🤤✨ #b3d #studio
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@curtisjamesholt
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2 years
New blog post: MRI Visualizations in Blender 🧠 Corresponding to the recent YouTube videos about my medical explorations. #blender #sciart #b3d
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2 years
The domain name for cost £340 + £24 annually. My total YouTube revenue since January 1st is £179.33. That's not even enough to pay for my upcoming neurologist appointment, let alone the domain. This is why I create paid products.
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If you're interested in environment art, then I highly recommend Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora as an interactive source of inspiration. 🔉 #3dart #environmentart #b3d
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3 years
Technique: Use the Remesh modifier (voxel) with BY-GEN's Hard Surface Faceting mode to generate manifold meshes for hard surface concepts (sculpting, retopo, etc.) Use Displace and Decimate to change shape, and Solidify to create ridges. #b3d #hardsurface #bygen
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Trying to make a more interesting and useful stack for the generative modeling styles. It'll be cool once I can move this over to geo nodes. #b3d #bygen #hardsurface
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2 years
Cycles volume test with procedural pattern nodes. Looks tasty. 🍭 #b3d #cycles #3dart
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2 years
I gave the water shader by @BettiniKrisp a try and created a simple 'view tunnel' rig with constrained lights. It's a quick way of making the scene feel underwater, especially if you lock the camera to 3D view. Caustics are animated. Demo file is on my Patreon. #b3d #3dart
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3 years
Multiple layers of weight-painted surface effects now seem possible in the upcoming BY-GEN V9 thanks to a bug fix in Blender. #b3d #cycles #geometrynodes #bygen
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In a few months, I will be moving into the new studio space, and I expect to open up to freelance in a way that's compatible with my regular work (meaning terms in my favor). If you want to employ my skills for yourself, keep an eye out, or register your interest early. #b3d
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3 years
Whenever my videos don't perform well, I'm overcome with an urge to record the next thing - which I guess is YouTube's business model after all 😂 So well done peeps, we're getting a lighting video sooner than expected ⚡ #b3d #YouTube
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2 years
Monolith, another demo for Procedural Patterns V3 #b3d #cycles #procedural
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3 years
I love the artistic applications of emissive light in Cycles, so I'm trying to study new ways of controlling it.💡😊 #b3d #procedural
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2 years
Random snippets from the next tutorial. 🗿😄 #b3d #blender #youtube
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@curtisjamesholt
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2 years
Our Blender short film website project is now available to explore. I've done a little explanation on the second channel showing how it works. #b3d #blender #YouTube
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2 years
The Blender Conference was a great experience and reminded me of how much love and appreciation there is in the community. 🥰 Sometimes it's easy to forget that when making videos alone in a room. Thank you for such a great time! ❤️ @BlenderConf #b3d #bcon22 #bcon2022 #youtube
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Progress update on my 'Modular Metals' project - I'm having lots of fun! I now have pre-made nodes for copper and iron with sliders simulating the age of the material. #b3d #cycles
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2 years
The free Community Material Pack has been updated with new content! Marble and jadeite from Chris James Brindley (chrisjamescg on Instagram), cracked metal tiles from @William20609994 and a knitted cloth pattern from @SlincHd . #b3d #procedural #3dart
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2 years
With my new Modular Workspaces tool, you can drag in all the ingredients you need for your perfect starting file from the asset browser, and with the click on a button, they are all centered, unpacked and organized into collections for you. More info soon. #b3d #3dart
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4 years
The Amazing New Human Generator for Blender! 🚀 #b3d #YouTube
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1 year
Hi from the pink carpet! 👋
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3 years
Hey guys, I just joined Twitter. Looking forward to sharing my art and making some friends!
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2 years
An animated rain mask will be added to the next Procedural Patterns update, alongside other artistic patterns and volume effect presets. Here's a little update video talking about progress: #b3d #YouTube
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A couple of creature concepts from chrisjamescg on Instagram, made with the help of BY-GEN. Artist: BY-GEN: #b3d #bygen #procedural #3dart
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REALTIME Shader Displacement for EEVEE! 🚀 #b3d #YouTube @Bbbn192
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Let’s take a look at an amazing open source anatomy project for Blender! 💪 #b3d #YouTube
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Let’s take a look at how to make a procedural ghost shader in Blender! 👻 #b3d #3dart #YouTube
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Oh Suzanne. The things we've done to you in the name of (computer) science. 🥺💕 Process: BY-GEN 9.1 'Face Ripper' effect + Generator's Lab 'Guilded' effect + Procedural Patterns Pack 'Lines X' + 'Dirt Complex' nodes for material masks. #b3d #geometrynodes #bygen #procedural
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Blender 3.5 comes with a suite of new geometry-nodes powered hair tools, giving you a more procedural approach to grooming. Hair style and animal fur demos can be found on the official update page: 💇‍♂️ #blender #3dart
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New video! If you want to learn simulation nodes for Blender, here are my best recommendations. 😀💖 #b3d #simulationnodes #blender
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I guess it's time for this again ✨🥳 #b3d #3dart #artvsartist2021
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3 years
Sorry guys I’m lot allowed to call anything cool anymore. 😅 #b3d
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1 year
Ha, that’s a new one. 😂 #b3d #blender
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3 years
I'm glad the collection got taken down, but I'm not staying quiet on this one. 🔥 Here's a video about the Blender art being stolen: #b3d #YouTube
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Let’s see how quickly I can get over it.
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2 years
I've been a bit quiet the last few days because I'm bringing the free Holt Tools addon up to speed and adding new features. 😉 I'll share the update soon. 👍 #b3d
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Next video will be about my new node group product, as well as a demonstration of using procedural masks to create complex materials. 🐵👈 #b3d #procedural #3dart
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Experimenting with physical dirt and debris buildup effects in geometry nodes. #b3d #geometrynodes #procedural
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2 years
It's my birthday. Be kind to yourself for me today.
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2 years
Had a lovely time on the first day of the Blender Conference. Thank you to everyone that came and said hi! 😄 @BlenderConf #b3d
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New Video: How to Make Meshes with Python in Blender! #b3d #YouTube #python ❤️
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New: Create Beautiful Atmospheric Renders in EEVEE (Blender 2.83) ❤️ In collaboration with the @Sketchfab store. #b3d #YouTube #3dart
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2 years
Had a meeting with our architect and quantity surveyor today, both lovey people. I should be doing an updated 3D concept to give them a better idea of the new studio space soon. I’ll see if I can record the process for a video. Feeling anxious for big life changes 🙏❤️
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Tesseract, procedural surface and volume in Cycles. #b3d #procedural #3dart
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Our new Blender short film site is really starting to fill up with content. 🙌 Still loads of submissions to review. Just a tiny hiccup with setting up moderators but they should be good to go soon. #b3d #blender #animation #youtube
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2 years
Modular Workspaces was by far my most popular product during the Black Friday sale. Thank you for the support! You’re about to get a kick-ass lighting update. I’m just trying to package it all into the asset library file now. There is also one bug to figure out. #b3d #3dart
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I've been really enjoying the Blender work of @HotdogNugget over the last few months. Who doesn't love a little bit of brutalism interspersed with cool shaders?🔉 #blender #b3d #3dart
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3 years
Some people are making money using my artwork illegally. Let's talk about it (before I decide to delete the video) 😵‍💫 #b3d #YouTube
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Let’s take a look at my new workflow addon! 🔥 #b3d #YouTube
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I'm recording the process of making a new Blender product for my YouTube Members and Patrons. It's the first time I'm going so in-depth with my creation process. #b3d #blender #youtube
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Happy Valentine's Day from me and my partner! Together 4 months and still going strong. 🥺 💕💖✨ #YouTube #ValentinesDay2022
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Check out this beautiful work by Gabriel Jiménez made with the help of BY-GEN for quick-concepting and hard-surface idea generation. Now featuring on the official web page. Check out their work here: #b3d #bygen #3dart
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5 years
My Isolation Station 💻 #b3d #CoronavirusLockdownUK
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9 months
It's surprisingly difficult to condense the whole conversation down into a 60 second short, but here's my attempt with two seconds to spare. 😅 Full video here: #b3d #blender #youtube
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Clean render of the corridor. 🔴🔵⚪ #b3d #blender #mirrorsedge
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