#OctopusEffects, #Blender Here is a tutorial for making a cartoon cupcake for Blender 3.2. Use basic operations to create cups and cakes. The part about the star using the procedure in Geometry Nodes.

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After years of AI disrupting industries and streamlining repetitive workflows, the technology is now poised to transform animation. In 2024, director and writer Tom Paton’s AiMation Studios released ...

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