We completely rewrote the core rendering logic of Dust Particles+, switching to point-based sprites with virtual UV mapping. Expect massive performance gains for both the Free and Pro versions.

In this video:

• What makes Geometry Nodes particles so powerful
• Why AI-generated motion graphics hit a wall fast
• Dust Particles+ 1.3 features (including 3d presets and BIRBS!)
• The new rendering architecture behind the 1.3 performance gain

Big thanks to Shahzod Boyhonov aka Specoolar for helping us with the virtual UV mapping for point primitives.

Get Dust Particles+ v1.3 on Gumroad

Get Dust Particles+ v1.3 on Superhive

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Dust Particles 1.3 Changelog:

Lite & Pro

• Changed from camera-facing planes to points with virtual UV mapping (5-10x faster)
• Scale with bounding box (there was a request to bring that back)
• Transparency variation (in addition to emission variation)
• Dithered alpha option
• Cast shadow option
• Bug fixes and optimisations
• New thumbnails

Pro only

• Custom 3D Objects; birds, bees, flies, moths, leaves, papers, clumps, raindrop – each with its own geometry nodes control in the modifier panel
• Added ‘Use texture color’ option to preserve more varied texture colors on some of the objects (e.g. birds and bees)
• 3D Object deformation options (good for floating bags and underwater stuff)
• Align rotation to direction
• Random rotation amount (should work for 2d and 3d)
• Particles following curves can now be influenced by the curves radius and tilt

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This Gobos Plus pack looks like it’s absolutely loaded with such stencils that you can activate literally in one click, in Blender. We’re talking over 60 presets, a mix of procedural ones that you can tweak on the fly and pre-animated gobos; all ready to go in Cycles and Eevee.

https://blendermarket.com/products/smouses-everything-bundle/?ref=88 – use a coupon code gleb10 to get an extra 10% discount of all SMOUSE products (for a limited time)

Links and Credits:

Smouse’s Everything Bundle

Gobos Plus

Shaders Plus tutorial

SMOUSE Add-ons – Underwater Caustics Tutorial

Image Projection in Blender | Tutorial Part 1

Polyhaven

Master Dappled & Textured Lighting in Blender: 4 Easy Techniques

Faun with cymbals by Virtual Museums of Małopolska, CC0 Public Domain

“Mercury about to kill Argos” by B. Thorvaldsen, CC0

“Doryphoros” (carrying a spear) by Virtual Museums of Małopolska, CC0

Polybios by noe-3d.at, CC0

Julius Cäsar by noe-3d.at, CC0

Sallustius by noe-3d.at, CC0

Xenophon by noe-3d.at, CC0

Statue of Augustus III Wettin by Virtual Museums of Małopolska, CC0

Attikafigur Bass by noe-3d.at, CC0

Herkules und Kalliope by noe-3d.at, CC0

Hl. Benedikt von Nursia by noe-3d.at, CC0

Hl. Ulrich von Augsburg by noe-3d.at, CC0

A Simple Trick for Eye-catching Lighting | Blender Tutorial

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This entire session is dedicated to showcasing the full power of this addon. Over the next 40+ minutes, we’ll demonstrate each of its key features: real-time caustics, thin film effects, and spectral dispersion that’s incredibly physically accurate. We won’t just show you what it can do, we’ll also walk you through how to harness its potential for your own projects.

Links and credits:

SMOUSE Everything Bundle – use a coupon code gleb10 to get an extra 10% discount (a limited number of copies)

SMOUSE on Gumroad – the coupon code gleb10 should still work!

Shaders Plus

Underwater Caustics Shader (Free and Pro versions)

Music: Spooky Boop – Otis McDonald

LuxCoreRender

Polyhaven (HDRI panoramas, CC0)

Brown Sneakers by yanix, CC Attribution

Blaps mortisaga by Virtual Museums of Małopolska, CC0 Public Domain

Santa Maria del Fiore Entrance by Shahriar Shahrabi, CC Attribution

Jeff Koon’s Balloon Dog by Jorge Vásquez Pérez, CC Attribution

2022 Volkswagen Lamando L 280 TSI by Ddiaz Design, CC Attribution

Pixabay (free images)

Blender to Resolve: a Freemium Video Course

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Links and credits:

SMOUSE Everything Bundle – use a coupon code gleb10 to get an extra 10% discount (a limited number of copies)

SMOUSE on Gumroad – the coupon code gleb10 should still work!

Underwater Caustics Shader (Free and Pro versions)

Blue Glacier by rpaylor, CC Attribution

Underwater Terrain – #AgisoftNatureChallenge by yuma.jp, CC Attribution

Giants Cave #AgisoftNatureChallenge by Alexei MKLT, CC Attribution

Donut Photoscan by valwes, CC Attribution

Swimming pool entertainment Construction Water by Mehdi Shahsavan, CC Attribution

Dust Particles+ asset

Polyhaven

Music: Spooky Boop – Otis McDonald

This is just the beginning – in the next two videos, we’ll be exploring other powerful SMOUSE tools including a closer look at Shaders Plus and showing you how they all work together to create stunning visuals, previously really hard (if not impossible) to achieve in Blender.

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The Lighting Addon We’ve Been Waiting For – Light Wrangler

Once you use it, it’s hard to go back to default Blender light controls. Light Wrangler is a Blender add-on that transforms scene lighting by enabling you to place and adjust lights effortlessly (with a simple right-click).

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Light Wrangler on Blender Market (our affiliate link)

Light Wrangler on Gumroad (our affiliate link)

Credits:

Leonid Altman’s Youtube Channel

Light Wrangler website

Apple Mac Mini M1 by DatSketch, CC Attribution

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Oculus Quest VR Headset by BlackCube, CC Attribution

Gaming headphone by Optic_idealist, CC Attribution

2022 Volkswagen Lamando L 280 TSI by Ddiaz Design, CC Attribution

Chanel Allure Homme Sport Eau Extreme by OddPhish3D

Sauvage Perfume by szsakaria, CC Attribution

Wine Bottle by RED2000, CC Attribution

Wine Bottle and Glass by JoeDev, CC Attribution

Native Moisturizing Shampoo _ Coconut & Vanilla by BeeKING, CC Attribution

Iphone 14 Pro by mister dude, CC Attribution

Low poly stand mixer green by assetfactory

Smeg Toaster by The Fresh Lab, CC0 (Public Domain)

HDRI, Models, Textures – Polyhaven, CC0 (Public Domain)

Disclaimer:

This video is for educational and illustrative purposes only. The use of brand logos, trademarks, and products (e.g., Volkswagen, Chanel, etc.) is purely for demonstration and discussion. We are not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by any of these companies. All trademarks and brand names are the property of their respective owners.

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