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Curtis Holt

@curtisjamesholt.bsky.social

Blender Expert / YouTuber / Tool Developer / BioMed 🧬 http://youtube.com/CurtisHolt

986 Followers  |  12 Following  |  332 Posts  |  Joined: 07.02.2024
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🧬 I'm working on a new update for 'The Generator's Lab' pack for Blender, using geometry nodes for different styles of generative modeling. Here's a preview video:
youtu.be/kzjqfxxQiJQ
#blender

04.03.2026 12:13 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🐠 We have released a pack of coral-inspired geometry nodes generators for Blender. Here's a quick overview of the structural generators.
#blender

03.03.2026 15:36 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🀝 I recently started running a non-exclusive talent agency system where I try to connect clients with artists available for work. Today, I would like to share Akramul Hasan Ryad - a very impressive VFX artist.
#blender

02.03.2026 17:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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⭐ It's finally time for a new Blender community roundup! I'm sharing some work and tools from the Blender community that I've been impressed by recently.
youtu.be/eF-4vsQoIXs
#blender

02.03.2026 12:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ«‚ Here’s a quick update on our little non-exclusive talent agency system.
youtu.be/Frx92nEqVyc

22.02.2026 14:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ’Ž We’ve just released a new product!
Procedural Coral, an asset library full of structural (and some life-based) generators, with a huge amount of customization. We’re also running a 25% sale for the first week.
Here’s the announcement video:
youtu.be/ca6w3wajK_Y
#blender

19.02.2026 11:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ”§ I've been building a creative talent system to personally connect clients with freelancers. If you want to be added to the speculative list of freelancers then I've just put out a video with more information:
youtu.be/77LDBXyJ73w
#blender

05.02.2026 13:14 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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☣️ Talking about volume effects in the BY-GEN generative modeling addon for Blender. V10 is exclusive to patrons until the development time is paid for. Full video on my YouTube channel.
#blender

03.02.2026 11:35 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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☣️ Using the reaction diffusion effect in BY-GEN V10, creating a kind of gross effect on a pumpkin. V10 is temporarily exclusive to patrons.
#blender

01.02.2026 13:51 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“ Here's a quick update video about breaking up with Adobe, learning Plasticity, becoming a creative agent, university, and other things we're working on.
youtu.be/4Avqj9Qx8oI
#blender

26.01.2026 12:15 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ’‘ Showing a lighting trick in Blender of using an emissive ring with a gradient in Cycles (from the Afterglow asset library).
#blender

23.01.2026 11:55 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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☣️ Talking about mesh effects in the BY-GEN generative modeling addon for Blender (pre-release for patrons). Full video on my YouTube channel.
#blender

20.01.2026 14:28 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ’‘ Playing with the studio cage lighting assets in Blender (from the Afterglow asset library) and using them to light a prehistoric dolphin fossil.
#blender

19.01.2026 14:32 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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☣️ Talking about surface effects and imported node trees in the BY-GEN generative modeling addon for Blender. Full video on my YouTube channel.
#blender

18.01.2026 12:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Talking about Hex Scatter for Blender - What it is, and why we made it.
#blender

17.01.2026 14:24 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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☣️ BY-GEN V10 for Blender is now available for patrons! It will be in pre-release until the development overtime has been paid for, and then it will become free for everyone.
#blender

16.01.2026 17:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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☣️ Finally! BY-GEN Version 10 is now available in pre-release. Here's a quick breakdown video. More to come in the future:
youtu.be/ZbvDazHPLOc
#blender

14.01.2026 12:31 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ’‘ Playing with a double-border image as an environmental lighting source in Blender using Afterglow.
#blender

12.01.2026 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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☣️ The new version of our generative modeling addon (BY-GEN) for Blender 5.0+ is almost ready, thanks to funding from my patrons. Here’s a little update video:
youtu.be/5Z0mOP6VO40
#blender

10.01.2026 12:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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⭐ We are currently working on Hex Scatter V2 for Blender! Infinite, semi-procedural materials from non-seamless texture sources. Triplanar / biplanar projection, hexagonal cell blending with PBR height maps, normal correction and more:
youtu.be/FVJ8VAA-iNo
#blender

08.01.2026 12:37 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ’‘ Getting unique environmental lighting profiles with Afterglow in Blender.
#blender

06.01.2026 12:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ’‘ Talking about using image inputs as environmental light sources in Afterglow for Blender.
#blender

05.01.2026 13:38 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸͺ¨ Thanks to support from the patrons, version 5 of the free Community Material Pack is now in pre-release, which means once the overtime is paid for, all of these material will be available for everyone.
#b3d #blender #blender3d

03.01.2026 16:58 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“‚ I have updated my Blender startup file and theme to version 5.0.1, available on my Gumroad. Here’s a quick video:
youtu.be/DJQ7d7oNfeI
#b3d #blender #blender3d

03.01.2026 12:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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✨ Thanks to support from the patrons, I have started working on a free sample for Afterglow which will one day be available for the Blender community. Join our patreon community to help out!
#b3d #blender #blender3d

02.01.2026 16:43 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ¦• Today I’m putting my lighting tools to the test on a prehistoric dolphin fossil in Blender.
youtu.be/4lrWN0vLqhg
#b3d #blender #blender3d

01.01.2026 12:42 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“‚ Here’s a quick tip for optimizing your asset files in Blender.
#b3d #blender #blender3d

23.12.2025 15:21 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ§‘β€πŸ’» I finally built myself a private render farm in my studio using Flamenco and Python. Here’s a little chat about some of the issues I bumped into:
youtu.be/HfOGZi4aH8k
#b3d #blender #blender3d

22.12.2025 12:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ–₯️ I’m working on some updates for my studio, including an audio-visual workspace for animated shorts and a network system for file sharing (and local render farm), along with a local project wiki system powered by PureRef. Here’s a quick chat about it:
youtu.be/5ASXL_n-CAs
#b3d #blender #blender3d

19.12.2025 14:38 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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☁️ Talking about creative discoveries and playing with volumes. File on Patreon for silver-tier members.
#b3d #blender #blender3d

17.12.2025 17:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0