• We’ve all watched a film or cinematic that impresses us beyond belief and inspires us to create amazing artwork.  Over the years, Blizzard Entertainment’s Cinematics Department has consistently delivered the goods and inspired generations of artists. One such artist is Patricia Pérez Collado. Inspired by the Diablo IV announcement cinematic, By Three They Come, she decided to tackle one of the more challenging FX shots in the short...Lilith’s Flesh Portal.  In this tutorial, Patricia will guide you through her process of creating this tribute to Diablo, from concept to final render and composite.

Light Painter v1.5.6 for Blender

Blender 3.6 - 5 

• The Light Painter add-on introduces a new way to create and manipulate lights within Blender. It allows users to paint lights directly onto their scenes using a variety of brush tools and settings. This innovative approach simplifies the process of lighting a scene, making it more intuitive and efficient.  With Light Painter, artists can quickly experiment with different lighting setups, adjust parameters such as intensity and color, and easily refine the look of their scenes. The add-on also offers features like interactive falloff curves, real-time feedback, and support for both Cycles and Eevee render engines.  The article provides an overview of the key features and functionalities of the Light Painter add-on, along with screenshots and examples demonstrating its usage. It aims to inform Blender users about this new tool and how it can enhance their workflow and creative process.  Overall, the Light Painter add-on offers Blender users a powerful and user-friendly solution for lighting their scenes, allowing them to achieve stunning visual results with greater ease and efficiency.

• LuizClas – PORTRAIT PACK Lightroom Presets is a refined collection crafted specifically for photographers who want to elevate their portrait work with cinematic tones, clean color harmony, and expressive mood. Designed by LuizClas, known for his dreamy atmospheres and emotionally charged portraiture, this preset pack brings his signature style into an easy-to-use workflow that transforms your images in seconds. Whether you are a professional portrait photographer or an enthusiast seeking artistic consistency, this collection provides everything needed to create captivating, magazine-worthy edits.

Surface Diagnostics v1.4.1 for Blender

https://blendermarket.com/products/surface-diagnostics/

Blender Version  3.6 - 5.0

•  To help you achieve next level of quality of any kind of technical surface with complex curvature. Automotive, Product Design, Game Assets, ... You name it.What is inside Zebra / Isoangle / Sections / Slice / Proximity / Draft / Radius / Curvature / CGraph / Angle Graph

• Circle Rig Pro is a powerful, next-generation After Effects tool designed to help motion designers create beautiful circular, radial, and spiral animations with remarkable speed and control. Instead of spending hours manually positioning layers, adjusting angles, or building complicated expressions, Circle Rig Pro automates the entire process. With just a few clicks, you can arrange any number of layers into a perfect circle, customize their orientation, animate their movement, and apply flexible motion behaviors that would normally require expert-level rigging.

• 5 subtle but effective Lightroom presets made for iPhone ProRAW photos.  Designed for both mobile and desktop, these presets bring out the natural tones, detail, and depth of Apple’s ProRAW files without overdoing it.  For best results, select the Apple ProRAW profile in Lightroom, adjust the Amount slider between 0–200, and fine-tune the White Balance to your preference.  These have been my go-to presets since switching to the new iPhone 17 Pro, perfect for getting a clean, refined look straight from your phone.

• Bring life to your characters and creatures — faster, easier, and with stunning realism.  StrandKit is a modular asset library for Blender, designed to make high-quality hair and fur systems simple to set up and flexible to use. Grooming is one thing — but making your style actually look the way you intended is another. Especially with complex hair types, traditional setups just don’t cut it.  StrandKit solves that by giving you full control, a wide variety of ready-to-go systems, and a clean, production-friendly workflow from start to finish.