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Duncan Rudd @duncanrudd.bsky.social · 17d

The talk was really interesting and it was great to meet you last week!

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Manchester Animation Festival @mcranimation.bsky.social · 17d

It’s that glorious time of year again! Who wants to know what we have in store for #MAF2025 this November?

Expect exclusive previews, behind-the-scenes teases and plenty of animation goodness >> www.manchesteranimationfestival.co.uk

Let's unwrap a few of this year's festival highlights…

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Duncan Rudd @duncanrudd.bsky.social · 17d

In a surreal turn of events our little film 'The Ballad of Pale Blue Dot' was voted Best Short in the Suzanne awards at last week's Blender Conference! Thank you to everyone involved in putting on such a beautiful event. Congrats to all the teams who had projects on show - they were amazing!
#bcon25

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Duncan Rudd @duncanrudd.bsky.social · 18d

Fantastic talk by the Animation and Rigging team. So much cool work has been and continues to be done by these lovely folks!

dr. Sybren @drsybren.bsky.social · 18d

Blender Conference was amazing again. Here's the talk on the work of the Animation & Rigging module, which I did together with Nathan and @vieleanimations.bsky.social

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypWk...

#b3d #blender3d #bcon25 #BlenderConference #development #animation #rigging

import bpy: modern add-on development — Blender Conference 2025

YouTube video by Blender

www.youtube.com

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Duncan Rudd @duncanrudd.bsky.social · 19d

Thanks man, much appreciated 🙏

Annecy would be amazing but, unless I can get a film in there it’s tough to justify another trip. I’ll deffo hit you up if I can make it happen though.

Cheers!

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Duncan Rudd @duncanrudd.bsky.social · 19d

It was AWESOME! Full of cool info and very nicely presented 🤩

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Duncan Rudd @duncanrudd.bsky.social · 19d

Very cool. Missed you at BCON this week - Mannequins looked awesome on the big screen 👌

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Pierrick PICAUT @pierrick-picaut.bsky.social · 19d

🥳 New tutorial!
How I mix 2D and 3D using Blender and After Effects. 🥰 hope you will like it!

👉 youtu.be/PRh13V41T7Q

#Blender #P2DESIGN #B3D #2D #3D #animation

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braverabbit.bsky.social @braverabbit.bsky.social · 26d

🔥📣Just finished:
- Full integration of #RBFNodes into SHAPES for #Blender3d
- RBFNodes working with constraints.
- Mirroring of a complete RBFNodes setup with all shape keys.
- RBFNodes working with only two poses.

Thanks for sharing!
#b3d #blender #rigging #animation

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Duncan Rudd @duncanrudd.bsky.social · 29d

Thanks Aidy! Really chuffed you liked the film. And thanks so much for the signal boost 🙌

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Duncan Rudd @duncanrudd.bsky.social · Sep 9

Think furry blue monsters must be a right of passage. Here’s mine from way back:

CHECKING OUT - Animated short
youtu.be/xJt_RshPJ9Y

CHECKING OUT - Animated short

YouTube video by Duncan Rudd

youtu.be

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Blender Studio @studio.blender.org · Sep 3

Out NOW! Watch OKGo's latest animated video, co-produced with Blender Studio, featuring the incredible work of @willandersonjr.bsky.social and Lucas Zanotto.

This is an open movie! Download the file and discover how to create your own live procedural animations. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwzb... #b3d

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Duncan Rudd @duncanrudd.bsky.social · Sep 2

What's the opposite of Artificial Intelligence? Naturally Occurring Stupidity?

Whatever it is, that's what I'm here for!

Check out my new film here - made with love, by humans, for humans: youtu.be/iNMxVBnIrwQ

#animation #shortfilm #blender #b3d

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Blender @blender.org · Sep 1

Blender Conference is just around the corner, which means it's time to vote for the Suzanne Awards! ⭐

Cast your vote for your favorite festival entries and help decide this year's Suzanne Awards winners! conference.blender.org/2025/festiva... #b3d #BCON25

Blender Conference 2025 — conference.blender.org

Blender Conference 2025 - The event of the year celebrating the Free and Open 3D Creation Software

conference.blender.org

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Duncan Rudd @duncanrudd.bsky.social · Aug 31

I’ve rendered all my Belnder short films in Eevee - latest one just dropped: The Ballad of Pale Blue Dot
youtu.be/iNMxVBnIrwQ

The Ballad of Pale Blue Dot

YouTube video by Duncan Rudd

youtu.be

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BlenderNation @blendernation.com · Aug 30

https://www.blendernation.com/2025/08/30/194336/?mtm_campaign=social&mtm_kwd=bsky

#blender #blender3d #b3d

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Julien Kaspar @julienkaspart.bsky.social · Aug 28

I finally finished my deep-dive article on DOGWALK, like I promised :D
All about making a playable character in Godot with a choppy animation style! Plenty of visual examples & code snippets! Took quite a while to put together.
studio.blender.org/blog/playabl...

#b3d #godotengine #gamedev

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Duncan Rudd @duncanrudd.bsky.social · Aug 28

Our new animated film 'The Ballad of Pale Blue Dot' premieres this afternoon!
Find out about how Earth was formed, its mis-spent youth, its adventures in parenting and its feelings towards us.
Reminder here: youtu.be/iNMxVBnIrwQ
#animation #shortfilm #earthfocus #climatechange #b3d #blender3d

The Ballad of Pale Blue Dot

YouTube video by Duncan Rudd

youtu.be

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Duncan Rudd @duncanrudd.bsky.social · Aug 13

Part music video, part documentary, part cry for help. My new film, 'The Ballad of Pale Blue Dot' will be released towards the end of August. Subscribe on YouTube for the notification - www.youtube.com/@duncanrudd348

#animation #shortfilm #earthfocus #climatecrisis #climatechange #b3d #blender3d

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Duncan Rudd @duncanrudd.bsky.social · Aug 2

Lovely!

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Blender @blender.org · Jul 15

Blender Foundation and the online developer community proudly present Blender 4.5 LTS!

Vulkan, faster EEVEE, improved compositor, Geometry Nodes, nearly 500 bugs fixed, and so, so much more.

👉 Release notes: www.blender.org/download/rel...

📺 Video recap: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPhA... #b3d

4.5 LTS — blender.org

With 2 years of updates, full Vulkan support, and quality-of-life improvements, Blender 4.5 LTS is every Blenderhead’s best friend.

www.blender.org

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Duncan Rudd @duncanrudd.bsky.social · Jul 11

Looks beautiful! Congrats to everyone involved 👏

Blender Studio @studio.blender.org · Jul 10

Join the Blender Studio team online this Friday at 17.00 CEST, as we celebrate the official release of DOGWALK! 🐶 🎉

#BlenderStudio #OpenProject #DOGWALK #game #release
youtube.com/live/7eRlX4b...

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@willandersonjr @willandersonjr.bsky.social · May 30

Trailer for new animated short film EXISTENTIAL GREG 🙀

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Christian Johnson @christianplazma.bsky.social · May 24

youtu.be/SeAqnHywrx8

Here is the Pilot episode of Spice Frontier.
An Independently produced animated sci fi series.
Reposts, Subscribe, Like and passing it on. Would be much appreciated! We would love to tell more stories and keep the spirit of hand crafted art and animation alive!

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Duncan Rudd @duncanrudd.bsky.social · May 22

This looks great Christoph!

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