Sep 23, 2026, 8:49 AMTime for the Blender Conference 2026! #bcon26 It’s a conference that isn’t just games focused, but does all kinds of talks about film, architecture, automotive, medical, and everything to do with 3D.
Also, it’s in Amsterdam, so I can roll out of bed to be here!
Sep 23, 2026, 8:52 AMFirst person I bumped into worked in architecture visualization, and so I asked about these pipes: https://bsky.app/profile/rystorm.com/post/3mw65pjohhv2t
The answer: Yeah that happens all the time. Usually we just cover them with a box. Pipes go where pipes gotta go.
Sep 23, 2026, 9:04 AMThe conference is sold out and completely packed for the opening session.
Sep 23, 2026, 9:53 AMFirst talk: How the Backrooms VFX was built and rendered entirely in Blender.
Sep 23, 2026, 10:28 AM(No matter what project, no matter what studio, you will always end up with assets called “carpet_nasty” that end up being the most used and liked in the entire production workflow.)
Sep 23, 2026, 10:36 AMBy the way, there aren’t many game development talks at Blendercon this year.
But I know many of you use Blender! They could use some more game development submissions, whether you’re indie, AAA, or anything inbetween, so please submit a game talk next year!
Sep 23, 2026, 11:33 AMMost of the conference is spent in the main hall for food, drink, and conversation
Sep 23, 2026, 11:35 AMNext, a talk about airplanes! Which longer followers of this account know I am a big fan of for discussions. And in this case the CGI for airplanes was entirely built in Blender
Sep 23, 2026, 12:12 PMI am now seeing a talk about real time car visualization in Blender, and one conclusion is: “So… the solution was to make one giant shader.” and a spaghetti of nodes is shown on screen. The whole room laughs.
We may all be working in different industries, but we often have the exact same issues.
Sep 23, 2026, 12:23 PMThe talk is titled “The Art of Real-Time Viewport Cheats” and he made a functional playdate that works in Blender?! By using an empty object that moves in various directions to track the Z value that then triggers functionality based on its value?! It’s nuts!!
Sep 23, 2026, 1:25 PMI am identifiable with my Excel shirt today. I have gotten so many super positive comments on it, thank you!
I just love comma separated values so much, and it seems everyone else does too!
Sep 23, 2026, 1:41 PMNext, a talk about how to make planetarium films, in Blender! Truly, Blendercon has every subject on its schedule, and that’s a huge part of what makes it so great!
Sep 23, 2026, 1:45 PM(Pondering this orb)
Sep 23, 2026, 5:50 PMI had many great conversations the last few hours, over some great food.
Blendercon has breakfast, lunch, dinner, and desert on conference grounds, so you can easily meet folks and don’t have to head off to restaurants!
Sep 23, 2026, 5:53 PMOne other thing I really like about Blendercon is how international it is. Everyone has their home country on their badge, and you see folks from all over the world, as well as hear many different languages.
Sep 24, 2026, 7:43 AMRemember how I said I wasn't doing a talk at Blendercon?
I am a little tired today, as I signed myself up for an open slot of the lightning talks yesterday morning, and so I was busy setting up a talk till 2am.
But, I think it's looking great. Don't worry about it!
Sep 24, 2026, 7:53 AM@RYStorm I’ll be providing the feedback service I provide, in real time from the audience…
Sep 24, 2026, 9:06 AMStarting off day 2 of Blendercon with a whole bunch of rendering
Sep 24, 2026, 9:58 AMA lot of this is about “8D Gaussian splats”, and tbh I really dislike the term “8D”, as really it’s just 3D that you can then scrub through. 4D would be fine!
So you film stuff with real actors, in real sets, generate a splat from that, and then you can relight it, change camera angles, etc.
Sep 24, 2026, 10:06 AMHad a conversation afterwards where I was shown an editor I had not heard of before: Rayon. Used for architectural CAD drawing.
I always love seeing editors I’ve never heard of before. This one has really neat placement tools, grid alignment systems at angles, and more!
Great snapping too!
Sep 24, 2026, 12:20 PMBlendercon is so good
Sep 24, 2026, 12:21 PMNow I am seeing a talk purely about mouth shapes. Truly Blendercon has whatever detail you are looking for.
Sep 23, 2026, 1:04 PM@RYStorm I think building codes specify that you can't put a pipe corner inside a wall or floor, it has to be accessible for maintenance.
Sep 23, 2026, 8:56 AM@RYStorm yes!
