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COO @blender , GM and producer @BlenderStudio_ . Co-founder of @AnimatoHQ .

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@fsiddi
Francesco Siddi
9 months
An update on the status of the attack. #b3d
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@fsiddi
Francesco Siddi
6 years
The Blender Amsterdam team in front of the @blender_org building. The future is bright! #b3d
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@fsiddi
Francesco Siddi
2 years
10 years ago I officially started working on the @blender project. What a journey! So lucky to be part of this magic. Special thanks to @tonroosendaal for replying my first email in 2006 and giving me a chance. Pictured (2012): my desk, the team, Ton.
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@fsiddi
Francesco Siddi
9 months
The attack on has stopped. In total over 2.1B requests (up to 100K rps) were mitigated. We consider the issue closed for now, and will only report further if the user experience on is affected. #b3d
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Francesco Siddi
9 months
Status update: is available again, despite over 80M malicious requests. The attack is still ongoing though. Cheers to the team that is working around the clock to keep things running! #b3d
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Francesco Siddi
9 months
Update 2023-11-22 20:30. All sites are back online and operating normally. Unfortunately another attack has started, but it's being mitigated and should not be affecting the website experience. #b3d
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@fsiddi
Francesco Siddi
3 years
Film and game studios can't share production files. Blender Studio can. This one of the main reasons why Open Movies are made: to share production processes and techniques.
@BlenderStudio_
Blender Studio 🔶
3 years
Production files available! Enjoy a curated selection of Sprite Fright production files and explore the animation, lighting and effect stages of the pipeline at Blender Studio. Compatible with the upcoming Blender 3.0. #b3d
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Francesco Siddi
9 months
Update 2023-11-22 01:30. The attack is still ongoing. While most of functionality is back to normal, there are still a few issues: - Users might presented with a “challenge” to verify that they are not a bot before visiting the website
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Francesco Siddi
3 years
Time to start working on the Blender 3.0 reel. Share the best Blender work you have seen lately! #b3d
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Francesco Siddi
2 years
It's been fun to watch @Reddit Place happen once again. This time, featuring a tiny Blender logo! Congrats to the community who held it there. #b3d
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Francesco Siddi
2 years
This is what @BlenderStudio_ is all about: creating open content and sharing production knowledge.
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Blender Studio 🔶
2 years
Developing a procedural skin wrinkles system for CHARGE took several weeks. Here is a blogpost by Simon with all the details: #b3d
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9 months
Update 2023-11-22 10:30. The attack on has slowed down. We continue working to restore all other websites today. #b3d
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Francesco Siddi
4 years
Blender 2.83! Congrats @PabloVazquez_ for the release notes design, @artificial3d for the music and additional content for the reel, @dfelinto for coordinating the process, and the whole @blender_org . Super proud of being part of this #b3d
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2 years
Knowing that this technology exists, and it could be used for good, gives me hope for humanity. #OpenAI -
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Francesco Siddi
4 years
Looking for content for the Blender 2.90 features showcase. Share the best #b3d videos/breakdowns you have seen in the past 3 months!
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Francesco Siddi
3 years
Thanks to NVIDIA for relicensing the USD Attic Sample file with Creative Commons! This helps with Blender USD testing and integration. #b3d
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Francesco Siddi
3 years
Very happy to share a tool that helped me a lot during the production of Sprite Fright. Thank you @brita_pt and @PabloVazquez_ for contributing to this.
@BlenderStudio_
Blender Studio 🔶
3 years
Introducing Watchtower: a visual film production tracking tool. #b3d
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2 years
Blender is up for @TheWebbyAwards in the "Creative Production" category! Currently lagging in 3rd position. #b3d community do your magic!
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Francesco Siddi
3 years
It's always a pleasure and an honor to pick the best Blender work of the moment and assemble it in the Features Showcase video. Thank you and congrats to everyone who shared their work. Special thanks to @artificial3d for the outstanding motion graphics!
@Blender
Blender 🔶
3 years
Today, 3December 2021, Blender Foundation announces the release of Blender 3.0, to mark the beginning of a new era for open source 2D/3D content creation. #b3d
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Francesco Siddi
4 years
These are tough times, so @BlenderToday live steps it up and becomes BLENDER EVERYDAY LIVE! It's a great opportunity to hang out together, during social distancing. Check out the announcement by @PabloVazquez_ #b3d
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@fsiddi
Francesco Siddi
5 years
Just finished giving a making-of Spring talk with @artificial3d @hjalti and @JulienKaspar . Great audience reactions! Thank you @FMX_Conference for having us! #b3d #fmx2019 All making-of content available on @Blender_Cloud .
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Francesco Siddi
4 years
Congrats to the whole Blender Studio team for creating this awesome character. Animators, enjoy! #b3d #animation
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@fsiddi
Francesco Siddi
8 years
Just did a #tedx presentation at #tedxssc about #b3d Open Movies! Recording will be online soon. Thanks to everyone who helped me prepare it
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@fsiddi
Francesco Siddi
2 years
The CHARGE open movie is out! Congratulations to the @BlenderStudio_ team for the relentless work. I'm proud of how the project keeps tackling creative and technical challenges and pushing the limits of what is possible with @Blender . #b3d
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Francesco Siddi
2 years
First @Blender sighting in an Apple commercial! It's humble, but still :) #b3d
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Francesco Siddi
7 years
#bcon17 will be packed with talks, goodies, fun and a film festival. Looking forward to hang out with the best community out there! #b3d
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@fsiddi
Francesco Siddi
7 years
The @blender_org crew is at @siggraph 2017. Here is @hjalti blending in. Stay tuned for official tweets! #b3d
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@fsiddi
Francesco Siddi
5 years
@andrewpprice We just released an improved –and more detailed– version of the "Fastest Devices" list.
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@fsiddi
Francesco Siddi
5 years
The Blender Today show hosted by @PabloVazquez_ with guests @pablodp606 and @JulienKaspar is going to break the viewers count record! Check it out :) #b3d
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@fsiddi
Francesco Siddi
9 months
Thanks again to the team and to everyone who reached out offering help and support!
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Francesco Siddi
2 years
I've been working on this side project with @PabloVazquez_ for a while. Here it is: our tribute to the animation community! If you are an animator looking for a place to share your work, find inspiration or a job, check out #animation
@AnimatoHQ
anima.to 🎬 The Animators Community
2 years
Hey animators! 👋 This is , a tribute to the animation community. Come aboard! #animation #2danimation #3danimation #traditionalanimation #prettymuchanythingthatmoves
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Francesco Siddi
6 years
Watching @tonroosendaal presenting the great innovations of Blender at @CodemoAmsterdam . A truly inspirational journey. More pics and videos coming later! #codemotion #b3d
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Francesco Siddi
5 years
Here is a write-up on the growth of Blender during 2019, supported by metrics and figures. I feel privileged to be able to witness such evolution and impact on a daily basis! #b3d
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Francesco Siddi
6 years
Very proud to be part of the #b3d adventure. Achievements everyday. Also, there are only 25 rockets left in the store!
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@fsiddi
Francesco Siddi
6 years
Agent 327 is nominated for Best Animation at the WEBBY Awards! Currently ranked at 1st place. Two years ago the same happened with Cosmos Laundromat, and we in the end we turned out 2nd. Help us to ACTUALLY GET THE AWARD this time! #b3d
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@fsiddi
Francesco Siddi
8 months
Donation target reached! Also, shout out to Blender Bros for the single largest donation! #b3d
@Blender
Blender 🔶
8 months
Ten thousand gifts for Blender! In the month of December 2023, Blender received over 10000 donations! This helps the project to stay independent and develop the best free and open source content creation tools. Thank you to everyone who donated to . #b3d
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Francesco Siddi
5 years
I'm so happy to witness the growth of @BlenderConf , along with the Blender community itself. Here is a little write-up about it. #b3d #bcon19
@Blender
Blender 🔶
5 years
A recap of @BlenderConf 2019 - the best conference edition so far!
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@fsiddi
Francesco Siddi
4 years
Congrats to the Spring Open Movie team! 4 MILLION views! #b3d
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Francesco Siddi
5 years
400+ people are watching Blender Today Live at - on the official @blender_org channel. What a start! Good luck @PabloVazquez_ ! #b3d
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@fsiddi
Francesco Siddi
3 years
I've been waiting for this for a long time! A similar tool was developed by @sastuvel a few years ago, and now @paul_golter took advantage of the improved Application Templates to deliver the next iteration. Still in development, but it's fully usable and promising! Try it out.
@BlenderStudio_
Blender Studio 🔶
3 years
Introducing "Media Viewer", an Application Template developed by Blender Studio to use Blender as a media review and presentations app. #b3d
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Francesco Siddi
2 years
This is gold!
@savannahXYZart
Savannah
2 years
if you remember Blender 2.7 your knees hurt enjoy whatever the hell this is #b3d #blender3d
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@fsiddi
Francesco Siddi
7 years
When @hjalti discovers 5L of detergent in his bag before security check at the airport.
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@fsiddi
Francesco Siddi
1 year
Over 120 Blender Conference tickets sold in the first day! @BlenderConf will be packed :)
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@fsiddi
Francesco Siddi
3 years
Just a few days away!
@BlenderStudio_
Blender Studio 🔶
3 years
🍄 Save the date: October 29! #b3d
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@fsiddi
Francesco Siddi
6 years
When @hjalti starts reporting #b3d bugs in 2.8, you know the pain is real. Also, kudos to all the development team for the impressive speed at which they are addressing issues as they appear!
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Francesco Siddi
1 year
Very excited about the upcoming Blender open movie! Besides helping the talented @jericcacleland to bring her vision into reality, the team will challenge and push Blender beyond its breaking point to achieve what is now becoming the new aesthetic in animated computer graphics.
@BlenderStudio_
Blender Studio 🔶
1 year
Announcing Project Gold: the Next Blender Open Movie! This visual journey will push art-directable, stylized, non-photorealistic design, rendering and animation tools in Blender. #b3d
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@fsiddi
Francesco Siddi
7 months
Congratulations to Stéphanie Clément and Marc Rius and @TNZPV @folimage for the Oscar nomination on the @blender -animated short film Pachyderme! What an amazing milestone! #b3d
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Francesco Siddi
3 years
@stefan_3d @tangent_anim @NVIDIAGTC @bfloch @Vochsel The presentation also covers the ongoing work that Michael is doing on USD I/O, which is meant to be available in the development version of Blender, soon! The project is available at , the test build is at
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@fsiddi
Francesco Siddi
6 years
Had an amazing time at the #webbyawards with @ColinLevy and @hjalti . Our thank you words where screened on repeat during the dinner...
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@fsiddi
Francesco Siddi
3 years
Great interview with @Worthikids on using Blender to create some seriously original content.
@ani_obsessive
Animation Obsessive
3 years
We've taken an exciting dive into how Ian Worthington (Worthikids) animates with Blender. Our newsletters are normally paywalled on Thursdays — but this one's free to all. Inside, we learn why Bigtop Burger looks 2D despite being a 3D show, and much more:
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4 years
Blender Network was one of the first projects I took over after joining Blender. After almost a decade, it is time to move forward, with more focus on Blender's core mission. Thank you @PabloVazquez_ for being part of this and making it one of the most fun projects I worked on.
@BlenderNetwork
Blender Network
4 years
Sunsetting Blender Network in 2021 #b3d
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@fsiddi
Francesco Siddi
2 years
Great to see @blue_zoo openly looking for Blender Generalists to power-up their pipeline: "looking for artists that can translate Maya animation into beautifully lit and rendered Blender scenes". Cheers!
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Francesco Siddi
4 years
kino3d was was the community where I took my first steps into Blender. Thank you Gianluca.
@tonroosendaal
Ton Roosendaal🔸
4 years
It's with heartfelt sadness to share the news that Gianluca "kino" Faletti died yesterday. Gianluca was at the center of the Italian Blender Community since early 2000s, I've enjoyed meeting with him at the Blender Conference countless times. Ciao Kino
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Francesco Siddi
9 years
Here is my small contribution to #caminandes ! @artificial3d and @PabloVazquez_ will bring it to the next level :)
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3 years
One of the main inspirations behind the showcase are the release notes, curated by @PabloVazquez_ . Thank you for all you do! Enjoy Blender 3.0 everyone! #b3d .
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Francesco Siddi
7 years
Had a blast at @PixelVienna sharing the #b3d story. Great talks, great audience. Cheers to everyone involved in the organization!
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Francesco Siddi
3 years
This is how @Blender_Cloud started, 7 years ago. #b3d
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Francesco Siddi
7 years
We are looking for Junior Developers to shape the future of @Blender_Cloud #job
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@fsiddi
Francesco Siddi
8 years
Tomorrow morning (CET) all the @BlenderConf Theater recordings will go live in full HD glory. #b3d
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@fsiddi
Francesco Siddi
7 years
Heading to @PixelVienna today, to present @agent327movie and the #b3d open movie pipeline!
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Francesco Siddi
2 years
BCON22 - will be epic.
@BlenderConf
Blender Conference 🔶
2 years
The Blender Conference speakers lineup is now available, along with the schedule! Featuring over 80 presentations and sessions, this is going to be the largest and most vibrant Blender event of all times. #b3d #bcon22
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Francesco Siddi
3 years
CG film making is challenging work. Here is a glimpse of the effort behind the creation of Sprite Fright! All content is available now, or will be available soon at
@BlenderStudio_
Blender Studio 🔶
3 years
Enjoy this behind-the-scenes for the Sprite Fright short film by Blender Studio! #b3d #SpriteFright
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Francesco Siddi
7 years
@tonroosendaal This is going to be great! #b3d
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Francesco Siddi
8 years
If you are interested in the future of the Rigify add-on, check out this discussion! #b3d #rigging
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6 years
Very interesting @steam_games hardware survey - Inspiration for the upcoming #b3d Open Data project update.
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Francesco Siddi
7 years
Major milestone for Blender Cloud! Cheers to @sastuvel and @PabloVazquez_ for pushing the boundaries of Free production web software.
@BlenderStudio_
Blender Studio 🔶
7 years
Attract and Flamenco are now available on Blender Cloud! Manage your renders and keep track of your tasks on #b3d
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@fsiddi
Francesco Siddi
4 years
The amount of work that the Blender Studio art team is putting into this project is amazing. So much content available on Blender Cloud!
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Francesco Siddi
2 years
This a new start for Flamenco! Having a powerful, production-tested, Free and Open Source render manager is easier than ever. Thank you to @sastuvel and @PabloVazquez_ for making this possible. #b3d
@BlenderStudio_
Blender Studio 🔶
2 years
Flamenco 3 is now in beta! Read more about this epic milestone on and setup your own render farm in 5 minutes. #b3d
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@fsiddi
Francesco Siddi
7 months
See you there! #b3d
@cgcookie
CG COOKIE
7 months
BREAKING NEWS 💥 Blender Conference is coming to North America and the (very limited) tickets are on sale now #bconla24
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Francesco Siddi
4 years
Congratulations @sketchcrawl and team on the Luca teaser trailer! Looking forward to what will likely be one of the best animated portraits of Italy :)
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Francesco Siddi
9 years
The last shot of @Gooseberry_film is in the farm queue. Now off to fixes and re-renders! #b3d #fun http://t.co/oSK2W1nT3S
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Francesco Siddi
2 years
@julgaimo Come to Blender Conference! Or let's connect in DM :)
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Francesco Siddi
5 years
@hjalti A couple of days after your tweet I enabled monetization on the video. It gave it a 120x boost fo several days, then it went down to 4x, then there was another peak at the end of January. Now ads are off again. Conclusions are pretty obvious.
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@fsiddi
Francesco Siddi
4 years
Backend Web Developer? Join the Blender team! #b3d #jobs
@Blender
Blender 🔶
4 years
JOB ALERT! Blender is looking for a back-end web developer. Apply at #b3d
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Francesco Siddi
9 months
We keep monitoring the situation, and unless there are disruptions, updates on this will be less frequent. A report is available at
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Francesco Siddi
10 years
Announcing http://t.co/6IVjNkumNj alpha release. The Free and Open Source render management solution. Follow @flamenco_io for more updates!
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@fsiddi
Francesco Siddi
6 years
The @blender_org youtube channel is back to life! Let's celebrate with this new Annecy video by @PabloVazquez_ + my write-up on #b3d
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Francesco Siddi
9 months
- Several websites are still unavailable (code, developer, docs, devtalk, download, wiki, etc.) – and we keep working to bring them back.
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Francesco Siddi
4 years
Congratulations to @thecuetube on this great initiative! This is a textbook example of good use of CC content. Now @artificial3d can watch a different version every day for the next couple of years :)
@thecuetube
THE CUE TUBE
4 years
I'm speechless! We've hit our £5,000 initial target!! I can't express my gratitude & respect for your generosity! Our #scorerelief2021 #fundraiser 4 film, TV & events workers who've struggled as concerts, shows etc have been canceled continues thru Feb 18...let's keep going! 💖
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Francesco Siddi
4 years
Especially looking for fun tech demos showcasing new features like improved cloth Physics, EEVEE motion blur, Grease Pencil, etc.
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Francesco Siddi
9 months
- (without www) is still not accessible, due to technical reasons. If you want to visit , make sure you type
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Francesco Siddi
6 years
macOS builds are back on - grab your fresh copy of #b3d 2.8 now!
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Francesco Siddi
3 years
Demeter has been collaborating with the animation team and building character and prop rigs for Coffee Run, Settlers and Sprite Fright. It's great to see the resulting knowledge being shared on the Blender Studio site. Check out his article!
@BlenderStudio_
Blender Studio 🔶
3 years
Today, the video documentation for the Studio's rigging tools is available! Get the production knowledge at #b3d
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@fsiddi
Francesco Siddi
7 years
Here’s to the next 10 years!
@tonroosendaal
Ton Roosendaal🔸
7 years
Celebrated 10 years Blender Institute with a day of sailing with the crew!
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Francesco Siddi
7 years
Enjoy!
@agent327movie
Agent 327
7 years
Agent 327: Operation Barbershop is online. WATCH IT NOW! #b3d
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Francesco Siddi
6 years
It's impressive to see the #b3d Code Quest rockets still landing everywhere. Kudos to @Nahuel_Belich for making it through the paperwork!
@Nahuel_Belich
Nahuel Belich
6 years
Finally, after several months because a delay in the Argentinian custom (aduana) and mail service (correo argentino) a few hours wait, extra fee and some paper work, the roket has finally landed :3 #b3d #rocket #codequest
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