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Curtis Holt
@curtisjamesholt.bsky.social
Blender Expert / YouTuber / Tool Developer / Working towards a Biomedical Sciences degree 🧬
http://youtube.com/CurtisHolt
💡 Blender tip for putting text within glass, from a recent video where I tested a concept for display case lighting for Afterglow.
#b3d #blender #blender3d
December 3, 2025 at 11:47 AM
New to my Patreon is a procedural rusty metal material. Since I want to do an update for Modular Metals in the future, I asked Dee (a creator friend) to have a go at metal degradation so we could compare techniques. Available to silver-tier patrons.
#b3d #blender #blender3d
December 1, 2025 at 4:04 PM
🎉 We managed to raise a lot of money for Blender this month. Here’s a quick recap:
youtu.be/TqpBcl4ws9M
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November 30, 2025 at 12:50 PM
💡 Talking about the new display cases update for Afterglow - my collection of lighting assets for Cycles in Blender.
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November 29, 2025 at 8:51 PM
✨ Since it's Black Friday, my products (Afterglow, Hex Scatter, Modular Workspaces, etc) are on sale on both Superhive and Gumroad.
Now is a good chance to pick them up.
youtu.be/f9pFeTXi2BM
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November 28, 2025 at 3:21 PM
New to my Patreon (Silver): Dee’s Scans - a collection of food and miscellaneous item scans as a Blender asset library, including higher and lower poly versions.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Having fun playing with lighting in Blender, using some character art from a recent video.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:08 PM
🗿 Demonstrating my geometry proximity shading method in Blender with a quick sculpted guide object.
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November 22, 2025 at 2:03 PM
💡 Afterglow Version 2.2 is now available for Blender, featuring a variety of display case assets, as well as the recent physical definition material. Check out the new video for information and tips:
youtu.be/2-_zp3l7_cU
#b3d #blender #blender3d
November 21, 2025 at 2:44 PM
🎉 Blender 5.0 is here, so let’s chat about the new features:
youtu.be/EUZX2_wRB8U
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November 20, 2025 at 1:12 PM
🔥 Blender needs our help!

If every active user contributed $5 this month, Blender would be funded for the entire year of 2026.

I’ve just released a video talking about why I donate to Blender and what it has done for me:
youtu.be/ndJ7gnwO2rc

#b3d #blender #blender3d
November 14, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Talking about how I made the cloak for the recent reinterpretation of the Wanderer character art (a Blender demo by Daniel Bystedt).
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November 13, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Just a quick discussion video today, talking about some thing to be aware of when taking part in art challenges / competitions:
youtu.be/sDsyCa1hVQ8
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November 12, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Another quick demonstration from a recent video using my 'physical definition' material for displaying sculpted objects (with optional geometry proximity effects), which is included in my startup file on Gumroad.
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November 11, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Recently, I decided to reimagine an original character by Daniel Bystedt, which gave me an opportunity to test out an idea for humanoid faces.
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November 11, 2025 at 10:52 AM
✍️ I recently posted the October roundup on my Patreon, which is free for anyone to read. Remember, if you sign up for free, I will send monthly updates to you inbox, keeping you up to date on what we're working on:
www.patreon.com/posts/conten...
#b3d #blender #blender3d
November 10, 2025 at 12:54 PM
🤖 New video: Today I’m doing some character art by remixing a classic Blender demo by Daniel Bystedt, along with some lighting tests.
youtu.be/xvE44C4xtow
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November 8, 2025 at 12:48 PM
💡 Talking about my preparation for a display case update for Afterglow, and the idea of 'lighting domains' in Blender.
File on Patreon for silver-tier members.
#b3d #blender #blender3d
November 7, 2025 at 12:07 PM
I use the Wanderer character by Daniel Bystedt
(2) in a lot of lighting demos for Blender, so yesterday I wanted to pay homage by doing a reinterpretation of the character that's a bit more in line with my personal style, but could also feasibly exist within the same universe (1)
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November 6, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Talking about my geometry proximity material which I’ve shared in my startup file on Gumroad.
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November 5, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Talking about the viability of using geometry proximity for shading sculpted objects in Blender. The exobiology project files available on the Patreon.
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November 3, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Talking about the recent alien embryo style test in Blender. 👽
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November 2, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Here is a cleaner workspace screenshot of the recent 'display case' render test, featuring the Wanderer character by Daniel Bystedt and Plant Library by bd3d.
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October 31, 2025 at 8:07 PM
🦠 Demonstration of laying shaders using my geometry proximity shading method. Relating to an exobiology style test, file available on my Patreon.
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October 29, 2025 at 12:21 PM
💀 Since it's spooky season, here's a skull I sculpted in Blender recently when doing some display case and lighting tests.
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October 28, 2025 at 4:39 PM