Best of Blender Artists 2025: Animals

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Animals

Panthera spelaea

[image] Panthera spelaea, Eurasian steppe lion or cave lion. This is a reconstruction of a large female. Artstation: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/ZlEne0 [image] [0001 0250 4K] [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] My main reference were: Color checker:

Pterosaur - Tropeognathus mesembrinus

This is a large pterosaur species (Tropeognathus Mesembrinus) I worked on a few years ago, and in 2025 I did a complete update of the model across all parameters: modeling, texturing, rigging, and grooming. I hope you enjoy it. Blender + Substance Painter [PTERO-2025-blenderartists]

Therizinosaurus cheloniformis

Hey there! I’m really excited because this is my first post here! I’m a scientific illustrator, and this is Therizinosaurus cheloniformis, a giant Cretaceous Mongolian Theropod. Sculpt made in ZBrush, texturing in Substance Painter, Fur and rendering in Blender. [Therizinosaurus copia]

Bush viper

Bush vipers are so stunning I had to make one in blender. It’s my first finished artwork featuring an animal. [bush viper (composited)] composited / viewport : [bush viper (composited)] [bush_viper_solid] composited / render : [bush viper (composited)] [bush_viper_04] behind the scenes : [scene] first I poly modeled the head [head (wireframe)] then placed the scales [wireframe] body scales are arrayed along the curve [viper] branches were sculpted with multires modifie…

Bird at dawn

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Dog - Viewport vs final animation SF Bay Hillside House Dog

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This dog made it into the before and after comparison Little sneak peak how my viewport looks like Animation: https://www.instagram.com/p/DOLesGhD-A4/ sec…

Llama Conference Lowpoly Recreation

A recreation of Charles Janson’s photograph. [Alpacas on Snowy Mountain] The mountains are made from the ANT landscape addon and a decimate modifier. There is a geometry nodes modifier I made that applies two textures, depending on the z facing angle of the face. The interesting bit composition wise that you might not notice but is absolutely vital is the grey mist volume between the alpacas and the background mountains. It lowers the contrast behind the alpacas so they stand out. Check out …

Happy Year of the Snake!

Happy Year of the Snake! 祝大家新的一年蛇清气爽，青松自在！ Made with Blender [final_enmark] [clay&wire_enmark] [final_enmark] [clay_enmark] Clay Render [detail1_enmark] Detail1 [detail2_enmark] Detail2 [detail3_enmark] Detail3 [detail4_enmark] Detail4 [草图_enmark] Sketch [上色草图_enmark] Colored sketch [红包效果图1200_enmark] Design for the cover of Wechat Red Packet [Design for the cover of WeChat Red Packet #3d #blender #chinesenewyear #yearofthesnake #snake #cny] Cover of Wecha…

Nolgur Valentine's Day

A little Valentine’s Day animation [thumbnail_pic] [Little Valentine's day animation with the nolgurs #3danimation #blender #valentinesday]

Cozy Christmas Critters

Cozy Christmas Critters Low Poly Artwork that I made in Blender. In the video I show the creation process of how I made the Artwork. [Christmas Critters 1] [ - YouTube] [Christmas Critters 2] [Christmas Critters 3] [Christmas Forest Matcap] [Christmas Critters 4]

My Dog, Zelda

[Zelda27_Turntable_00000] A 3D caricature of my own dog, Zelda (a very good girl). Sculpt and retopo done in Blender, and textures in Substance 3D Painter. [Zelda, the Dog] [Zelda27_Turntable_00000] [Zelda27_Turntable_00020] [Zelda27_Turntable_00007] [Zelda27_Turntable_00027] [Zelda27_Turntable_00009] [Zelda27_Turntable_00029] Project on ArtStation: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/L4vGEK Project on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/DJuSfYDu3CF/?utm_sour…

Bouvreuil-Bullfinch

[Bouvreuil-Bullfinch] made with grease pencil [Bouvreuil Bullfinch]

Bengal Tiger

Here is a project I did a few months ago, A photo realistic Tiger. I finally got around to making a breakdown for it. I was responsible for all CG aspects. Sculpting was done in ZBrush, I did everything else in Blender. Compositing was done by Praba Anandasundaram. For more pictures check out my artstation: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/Bk8QWA [Tiger Breakdown] [ - YouTube] [150mm_Cam_01_contrast] [Rock_v000] [RockSnarl_v004] [c600mm_Cam_01_contrast_2] [g0…

Boyo the Cat

Meet Boyo! A Fuzzy Little Beast! I’m happy to share my latest creation. A small, fuzzy creature with a charmingly plump, stylized silhouette. This project was a journey into new territories for me, as I ventured into concept creation for the first time, making the experience both challenging and rewarding. A significant focus was on exploring grooming techniques using the Medusa Nodes add-on in Blender. By integrating shape keys, I was able to infuse Boyo with a range of emotions, bringing th…

• Panthera spelaea by Joanna_Kobierska
• Pterosaur - Tropeognathus mesembrinus by kelvinartstudio
• Therizinosaurus cheloniformis by fabriziolavezzi
• Bush viper by jackal
• Bird at dawn by Rodolpho.3d
• Dog - Viewport vs final animation SF Bay Hillside House Dog by 3Dshaker
• Llama Conference Lowpoly Recreation by deanodirector
• Happy Year of the Snake! by magicwand
• Nolgur Valentine’s Day by Rakenval
• Cozy Christmas Critters by RyanKingArt
• My Dog, Zelda by ale-gm
• Bouvreuil-Bullfinch by geoffroy
• Bengal Tiger by Jurrian Witmans
• Boyo the Cat by Alex Treviño