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Daily Blender Art, Tutorials, Development and Community News - blendernation.com

· 2 days ago

BlenderNation is a free community news blog about Blender, not software you deploy. Follow it if you work in Blender daily; skip it if you expected a tool.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 99 public source listings; most snippets truncated.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo support evidence in reviewed sources.
  • Security posture

Pricing

Free

Readers

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNo. 4
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
Patreon supportersPaid pledge
AdvertisersPaid (contact)

Best for

  • Blender artists tracking daily community news
  • Hobbyists collecting tutorials and inspiration
  • Add-on and asset sellers seeking exposure

Not for

  • Anyone shopping for 3D software or plugins
  • Studios needing production tools, support, or SLAs
  • Teams on Maya, 3ds Max, or other non-Blender stacks
  • Buyers wanting security reviews or vendor accountability

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Vendors buy promoted placements, so check sponsorship before trusting coverage.

low

Ad-funded site; readers complain about intrusive ad formats on partner forums.

low

News submission requires a site login; anonymous tips are out.

low

A user reported a site lockout with unclear recovery.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Free daily news, art, and tutorials for Blender users
  • Feedspot ranks it a top Blender blog for 2026
  • Runs the Bazaar, a searchable marketplace for Blender assets and tutorials
  • Long-running outlet with content back to 2007

Cons

  • This is a news blog, not deployable software
  • X/Twitter account sits inactive after the 2024 exit
  • No usable ratings; Trustpilot page holds almost nothing
  • Sponsored and ad content mixes into editorial coverage

Sources & method

- 14 sources - No direct breaches found in sources; the site advised password resets after 2017 Cloudflare CloudBleed.

official x5review x5security x2news x2
  • CloudBleed exposure (2017), BlenderNation told users to change passwords after the Cloudflare CloudBleed leak.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 5/5

    Rating

  • Free

    Starting price

  • 14

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 5/5. Free to read; funded by ads and Patreon.
  • Ease of use: 3/5. Limited evidence; one reported account lockout.
  • Feature depth: 3/5. News, tutorials, and Bazaar marketplace; no tooling.
  • Support quality. No support evidence in reviewed sources.
  • Security posture: 3/5. No known issues; 2017 CloudBleed password reset advised.
  • Free Reader price Funded by ads, Patreon, and advertiser listings
  • 2007 Publishing since Oldest dated article in the evidence
  • No. 4 Feedspot rank Of 25 best Blender blogs, 2026
  • Nov 2023 Bazaar launch Searchable marketplace for Blender assets and tutorials

Pricing

Readers

Free

  • Daily Blender news and art
  • Tutorials and reviews
  • Bazaar marketplace browsing

Patreon supporters

Paid pledge

  • Keeps daily Blender news running
  • Reader-supported funding

Advertisers

Paid (contact)

  • Ads on BlenderNation and Blender Artists
  • Promoted social posts
  • AdNet program placements

Security

No direct breaches found in sources; the site advised password resets after 2017 Cloudflare CloudBleed.

  • CloudBleed exposure (2017)BlenderNation told users to change passwords after the Cloudflare CloudBleed leak.⁷

What users say

Snippets credit the site with featuring community tools and projects, but review volume is negligible.

Full analysis

Based on 99 public source listings; most snippets truncated.

Free Blender news blog, not software. Worth following if you use Blender; irrelevant if you need an actual tool.

Methodology

Based on 99 public source listings; most snippets truncated.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. BlenderNation homepageblendernation.com
    official
  2. Advertise on BlenderNation and Blender Artistsblendernation.com
    official
  3. BlenderNation on Patreonpatreon.com
    official
  4. Announcing the BlenderNation Bazaarreddit.com
    news
  5. 25 Best Blender Blogs to Follow in 2026bloggers.feedspot.com
    review
  6. Trustpilot reviews of blendernation.comtrustpilot.com
    review
  7. CloudBleed: Change Your BlenderNation Passwordblendernation.com
    security
  8. BlenderNation security pageblendernation.com
    security
  9. BlenderNation and Blender Artists are leaving X/Twitterblenderartists.org
    news
  10. Locked out of BlenderNationblenderartists.org
    review
  11. Submitting news now requires loginblendernation.com
    official
  12. Osalt: open source alternatives (2007)blendernation.com
    official
  13. I built a Blender tool to speed up my Unity asset pipelinereddit.com
    review
  14. I don't mind ADs but this is weirdblenderartists.org
    review

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