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Alexey Adamitsky @alexeyadamitsky.com · 8h

Please, fill in the survey. It's important for future Blender development.

fund.blender.org/survey/2025/

hashtag#b3d hashtag#blender3d

Alexey Adamitsky @alexeyadamitsky.com · 2d

I love watching @penpot.app grow and improve. Such a cool project on par with Blender. I hope it succeeds in a big way!

The biggest thing is that it fosters user agency when other tools try to rob you of it as much as possible. Good job Penpot team!

This is Penpot, the open-source design & code tool

YouTube video by Penpot

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Alexey Adamitsky @alexeyadamitsky.com · 10d

Great talk! Lots of honest opinions there from industry veterans.

#ai #vfx

Let's have an honest conversation about AI and the VFX industry | Leading industry experts panel

YouTube video by Hugo's Desk

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Alexey Adamitsky @alexeyadamitsky.com · 12d

It's a very impressive render engine Vladimir! But what is the end goal here? Is it a glorified tech demo or are you planning to release a commercial version sometime in the future?

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Alexey Adamitsky @alexeyadamitsky.com · 19d

Very interesting talk which highlights how huge corporations adopts Blender. I am now more than every convinced that Blender will be one of the top production tools for 3D in many crucial industries.

#b3d #blenderisindustrystandard

Blender at Volkswagen Group — Blender Conference 2025

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Penpot @penpot.app · 25d

New release! Penpot 2.10 is here 🎉
✨ Variants are now available!

And also, Design Tokens get more typography options plus plenty of quality-of-life improvements

Check what's new : community.penpot.app/t/penpot-2-1...

Penpot 2.10: Go your own way 🛤️

In this release we introduce what’s (probably) the top community request: Variants are a powerful way to bring order and flexibility to your design system in Penpot. On top of that, Design Tokens now...

community.penpot.app

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Alexey Adamitsky @alexeyadamitsky.com · 29d

Loved the talk. Sometime "hacky" way is the only one to get what you need in a shot.

#b3d #blenderconference2025

I’m a Complete Hack - But This is how simple techniques still make a big … — Blender Conference 2025

YouTube video by Blender

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Alexey Adamitsky @alexeyadamitsky.com · Sep 14

Love your content. It helped me a lot when I was discovering Octane. Looking forward to the talk.

BUT, could have you imagined doing a talk at Blender Conference if you were asked a couple years ago?

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Alexey Adamitsky @alexeyadamitsky.com · Sep 6

Great talk! Surprisingly lost of new insights from Ton in this one. Highly recommend to watch it.

#b3d

A Chat with the Founder of Blender, Ton Roosendaal | Bad Decisions Podcast #69

YouTube video by Bad Decisions Studio

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Alexey Adamitsky @alexeyadamitsky.com · Sep 4

This is something I also practice to a certain degree. Especially helpful for strengthening creativity. Be bored to be more creative.

You Need to Be Bored. Here's Why.

YouTube video by Harvard Business Review

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Alexey Adamitsky @alexeyadamitsky.com · Sep 1

Yeah, this is worrying. AI agents are useful but the security risks are just too much right now.

AI Security Warning from Signal app's Meredith Whittaker – The Hidden Dangers of Agentic AI

YouTube video by Content Renegade - Alex Brooks

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Reposted by Alexey Adamitsky

SideFX Houdini @sidefx.bsky.social · Aug 26

Houdini 21 is here! KineFX gets a Motion Mixer, Animation Catalog, Autorig Builder & enhanced muscles. Copernicus adds GPU Pyro FX, reaction diffusion FX & texture baking. Solaris expands with Shot Builder, Live Rendering & Gaussian Splats & much more.
www.sidefx.com/products/what...

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Alexey Adamitsky @alexeyadamitsky.com · Aug 25

This small project was inspired by GSG post. If you want an answer how to easily make empty spaces in a cloner setup then watch the breakdown.

#hodini #sidefxhoudini #3d #breakdown

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Alexey Adamitsky @alexeyadamitsky.com · Aug 25

And a couple of stills.

#houdini #sidefxhoudini #3d

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Alexey Adamitsky @alexeyadamitsky.com · Aug 25

Was exploring some forms in Houdni and made a short animation.

#houdini #sidefxhouidin #3d

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Alexey Adamitsky @alexeyadamitsky.com · Aug 19

Whoa! This is cool. Finally, the official development partnering with ILM. This is a big deal and another huge step in making Blender a better 3D artist's tool.

#b3d

Alexey Adamitsky @alexeyadamitsky.com · Aug 13

Great read! Found it very well researched and enlightening.

#noaidoom

Penpot's AI whitepaper

This piece explains some of Penpot's relevant findings around AI and UI Design, what we’re building (and why) and what you should expect from us in the future.

penpot.app

Reposted by Alexey Adamitsky

SideFX Houdini @sidefx.bsky.social · Aug 12

Watch the Houdini 21 Keynote from SIGGRAPH 2025! Discover new KineFX motion mixer, muscle system improvements, MetaHumans integration, Copernicus GPU Pyro solver, built-in ML tools, Vulkan support, and more. Today at 10 am PST!
youtu.be/C--08SipCNU

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Alexey Adamitsky @alexeyadamitsky.com · Aug 9

I tried to understand what is all about but failed miserable. From the outside seems like it just overcomplicates things. Houdini in comparison feels easier to work with in context of nodes. I guess UX is just better there or maybe I need some time with new geo nodes. 🫤

Alexey Adamitsky @alexeyadamitsky.com · Jul 24

I like this initiative. Makes a lot of sense to structure a creative corporation this way.

Forget Hustle Culture. Behold the Artist Corporation | Yancey Strickler | TED

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Alexey Adamitsky @alexeyadamitsky.com · Jul 22

This is interesting. Lots of interesting insights. Curious to see how Nostr protocol evolve.

Jack Dorsey on Selling Twitter, Leaving Bluesky & What He's Building Next

YouTube video by revolution.social with @rabble

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Alexey Adamitsky @alexeyadamitsky.com · Jul 17

Love the recipes functionality SideFX introduced in Houdini 20.5. It proved to be very useful. You don't need to rely on HDAs for some additional functionality anymore or legacy presets system. It's way easier now to extend existing nodes with recipes. Such a time saver!

#houdini #sidefxhoudini

Alexey Adamitsky @alexeyadamitsky.com · Jul 16

Blender 4.5 LTS is here. It's the final and the best release in the 4.x cycle. Great version to use for production fr at least two next years.

#b3d #blender

Alexey Adamitsky @alexeyadamitsky.com · Jul 14

A personal project made during some RnD and workflows explorations. Nikita Pirogov helped me out with the sound design.

#motiondesgin #sidefxhoudini #houdini #productvisualization

Reposted by Alexey Adamitsky

Blender @blender.org · Jul 9

Welcome Chaos Group to the Blender Foundation’s Development Fund as a Corporate Gold sponsor! fund.blender.org #b3d #DevFund

Chaos Group, new sponsor of the Blender Development Fund.

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