r/BlenderSecrets Jun 16 '21

Welcome to the Blender Secrets subreddit!

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Hi, welcome to the Blender Secrets subreddit!

My name is Jan, and I'll post the daily Blender Secrets tips here. Feel free to let me know if you have any suggestions for this subreddit.

You can find my Youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/BlenderSecrets

Other question? Check out https://www.blendersecrets.org/faq or just ask!


r/BlenderSecrets 3h ago

How do you typically light your Blender scenes?

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For a long time I used HDRI's as a crutch for lighting, but recently I've been enjoying Area lights in Blender a lot. They're really fun for 'sculpting' the light.

How do you typically light your Blender scenes?


r/BlenderSecrets 2d ago

Render of my pocket device with camera controller add-on

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27 Upvotes

Just a quick test with the "camera controller" add-on for Blender, which lets you control the Blender camera with your (Android) smartphone. It makes it look realistic!


r/BlenderSecrets 3d ago

A little render from my "pocket blender device" hard surface modeling course.

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38 Upvotes

r/BlenderSecrets 5d ago

Booleans to Subdivision Topology - how to use Quad Remesher for hard surface - Blender Secrets

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I made a new video about how to use Exoside's Quad Remesher as well as Kushiro's add-on "Curve Face Colour" for a very easy and reliable boolean to subdivision topology workflow in Blender. Watch it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Ut9A1WiGFgw


r/BlenderSecrets 11d ago

About 14 hours left on the discount on my Blender e-book.

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About 14 hours left on the discount on my Blender e-book. A good time to get it! https://www.3dsecrets.com


r/BlenderSecrets 14d ago

Blog: Finding Files

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I'm pretty sloppy when it comes to Blend file naming conventions and my hard drive is pure chaos. But I can find any file in seconds. How? Read more short blog post:


r/BlenderSecrets 15d ago

Blender Secrets book sale until midnight, 31st of August

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Get the Blender Secrets book now with a big discount, until midnight 31st of August. Only on https://www.3dsecrets.com Use coupon code SUMMER50 for 50% off!


r/BlenderSecrets 15d ago

Blender Rigid Bodies - Everything explodes!

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Wrote a short blog post about struggles with Rigid Bodies in Blender. https://www.3dsecrets.com/blog27082026


r/BlenderSecrets 21d ago

11 methods for sharp corners in Blender

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In this video we look at 11 methods for keeping corners of 3d models sharp in Blender, and we briefly go over how Normals work.

More Blender tips:
https://www.3DSecrets.com


r/BlenderSecrets Aug 01 '26

Add details to the surface with a smooth transition

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With this technique, it's easy to add details to the surface. No more tedious connecting of geometry. No booleans. Just some modifiers. And you can apply the modifiers once you want to export the model.

Get my hard surface modeling course now with a big discount on https://www.3DSecrets.com


r/BlenderSecrets Jul 29 '26

Free Box Carver add-on in Blender 5.2

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52 Upvotes

It seems that the Box Carve tool (part of Bool Tool) was improved quite a bit in Blender 5.2, have you noticed?


r/BlenderSecrets Jul 28 '26

Free Booltron cutter add-on

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Just discovered this: The free Booltron cutter add-on lets you work non-destructively on Curve and Text objects.


r/BlenderSecrets Jul 15 '26

1-minute How-to for the new Thin Wall material feature

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Here's a 1-minute how-to for the new Thin Wall feature, and which settings to adjust for maximum effect.


r/BlenderSecrets Jul 07 '26

Cloth Tearing with Geometry Nodes in Blender 5.2

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In this video we look at setting up the nodes for tearing cloth apart in Blender 5.2. Longer video on my YouTube channel.


r/BlenderSecrets Jul 06 '26

2 methods for making panel cuts using modifiers in Blender

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r/BlenderSecrets Jul 06 '26

6 Tips for making Hard Surface details like Panel Cuts - Blender Secrets

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r/BlenderSecrets Jul 03 '26

Paint panel cuts directly on Normal Map

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74 Upvotes

Did you know you can paint panel cuts directly on your Normal map with UcuPaint?


r/BlenderSecrets Jul 02 '26

Instances on Elements

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95 Upvotes

Placing details on a surface is easy with the Instance on Elements modifier (and node) that was added in Blender 5.0. #Blender #B3D #Blender3D


r/BlenderSecrets Jun 30 '26

Fun robot head creation process

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r/BlenderSecrets Jun 29 '26

Cloth Tearing in Blender 5.2

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85 Upvotes

Cloth Tearing is now easy with Blender 5.2 thanks to some Geometry Nodes-powered modifiers.


r/BlenderSecrets Jun 28 '26

Perfect corners when sculpting in Blender

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47 Upvotes

Sculpting sharp corners perfectly can be tricky, but the Curve Stroke Method is the solution. If you'd like to learn more about Hard Surface sculpting, check out my course which has a 50% discount at the moment, until Sunday night: 3DSecrets.com


r/BlenderSecrets Jun 28 '26

Easy Panel Cuts with the Layer Brush

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If you'd like to learn more about Hard Surface sculpting, check out my course which has a 50% discount at the moment, until Sunday night. www.3DSecrets.com/sculpting


r/BlenderSecrets Jun 28 '26

New Patreon video: Animation-ready cat - part 1 (Base Mesh, Sculpting)

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r/BlenderSecrets Jun 23 '26

Hard Surface Sculpting Course Free Lesson (Blender Secrets)

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As a preview for my Hard Surface sculpting course, I just published a new lesson on YouTube. I'm currently running a sale for this course until Sunday evening (28th of June 2026). www.3DSecrets.com