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MPFB 2.0.18 has now been released to the extension platform. This is a feature release focusing on asymmetry targets and improved ux for new users. You can find the full release notes at https://static.makehumancommunity.org/mpfb/releases/release_2018.html

Three new asset packs with a total of 59 poses have now been added. Standing poses: https://static.makehumancommunity.org/assets/assetpacks/poses03.html Dramatic/fantasy poses: https://static.makehumancommunity.org/assets/assetpacks/poses04.html Fighting poses: https://static.makehumancommunity.org/

Two new asset packs with jewelry has been added: https://static.makehumancommunity.org/assets/assetpacks/jewelry01.html and https://static.makehumancommunity.org/assets/assetpacks/jewelry02.html

Back when the makehuman system assets pack was created, MakeHuman's bundled poses did not make it into the pack. Now there is a new, separate, system pack for these poses. See https://static.makehumancommunity.org/assets/assetpacks/makehuman_system_poses.html for download links.

New asset packs for suits (primarily hero suits by Culturalibre) and alternative materials for suits have now been added to the asset packs page. The image demonstrates the alternative materials for Margaret Toigo's "Suit with Jacket and Bowtie" (which is a part of the suits01 asset pack). See the a

MPFB 2.0.17 has now been released. Full release notes can be found at https://static.makehumancommunity.org/mpfb/releases/release_2017.html This is a feature release focusing on randomization of humans, including mass randomization. The docs for the randomization feature can be found at https://stat

A new set of asset packs with materials for system assets have been added. See https://static.makehumancommunity.org/assets/assetpacks/index.html for more information.

The next part on materials is now available, explaining skin materials. MPFB Tutorial: Materials Part 4 - Eye Materials (YouTube)

The third part of the tutorial series on MPFB materials is now available. This part covers skin materials. MPFB Tutorial: Materials Part 3 - Skin Materials (YouTube)

The next part on materials is now available, explaining clothes materials. This video also includes a short intro on how to create materials. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssl9ZzKuzQs (YouTube)

There is now a new video available, explaining the basics of MPFB materials. MPFB Tutorial: Materials part 1 - overview (YouTube)

A new getting started video has been added, intended to replace the old one. This shows installation from the extension platform as well as updated info on the first few steps of creating a character. MPFB Tutorial: Installation and Getting Started (YouTube)

The first stable release of MPFB is now available on the extension platform: https://extensions.blender.org/add-ons/mpfb/ For release notes, see https://static.makehumancommunity.org/mpfb/releases/release_208.html Please read the important FAQ about switching from a build to the extension platform i

Release notes and download links can be found from https://static.makehumancommunity.org/mpfb/releases/release_20b2.html

MPFB 2.0 beta 1 has been released. See https://static.makehumancommunity.org/mpfb/releases/release_20b1.html for release notes and https://static.makehumancommunity.org/mpfb/downloads.html for download links.

MPFB now supports MakeHuman BVH poses (ie the poses which are available from the asset repo), and there are two asset packs with poses available. You need a nightly build from 2024-06-23 (today) or later to be able to load these. The pose loading functionality has some limitations as of yet: You can

You can find release notes and download links at https://static.makehumancommunity.org/makehuman/releases/releases_130.html

Back in may, a new skin shader was added to MPFB2. This video introduces and explains this shader. MPFB's New Skin Shader (YouTube)

Lately, several new asset packs have been added to http://static.makehumancommunity.org/assets/assetpacks.html These contain sorted and checked assets with a wide range of types - everything from socks to wings.

There is now a standalone blend file with a demo of what is intended to become the new default skin shader for MPFB. It is available for download from http://www.makehumancommunity.org/content/skin_v2_demo_20230309.html If you have suggestions after having tested the material, there is a thread for

This is a tutorial on how to get started with MPFB2, including topics such as installation, basic modeling, managing materials and setting up for sculpting. maxresdefault.jpg (YouTube)

While the actual release is a few weeks off, there are now preliminary release notes for MPFB2 2.0 alpha 2 at http://static.makehumancommunity.org/mpfb/releases/release_20a2.html The functionality mentioned in the release notes can already be tested by downloading the nightly build from https://down

This is a demo video on how to use MPFB2 to model a character in Blender. Modeling a character in Blender using only MPFB2 (YouTube)

This is a demo of the asset library functionality of the upcoming version of MPFB MPFB2 Preview: The Asset Library (YouTube)

This is a quick demo video of the blender side modeling features in the upcoming version of MPFB. MPFB2 Preview: Modeling in Blender (YouTube)

MakeHuman 1.2.0 final has now been released. You can find download links and release notes at http://www.makehumancommunity.org/content/makehuman_120.html

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For a while now, we have been working on an improved skin shader for blender. In this video you will find more information and a demonstration. The New Blender Enhanced Skin Shader (YouTube)

In this video, the asset downloader feature of the MakeHuman Community software is demonstrated and explained. The asset downloader is already included in the latest alpha's of MakeHuman. However, if you want to install it manually or look for a newer version, you can find it at https://github.com/m

In this video, the central concepts of MakeHuman are explained, together with a quick look at the files and file formats associated with the concepts. It is aimed at beginner-to-intermediate users who have already some experience with using MakeHuman. MakeHuman Basic Concepts (YouTube)

A work in progress demonstration of the "Mass Produce" plugin MakeHuman's Mass Produce Plugin (YouTube)

Here is a demonstration of how to get the new MakeHuman integration up and running in Blender 2.80. Note that the full demonstration of the functionality is available in an earlier video. The MakeHuman Integration vs Blender 2.80 (YouTube)

Starting with the 1.2.0 community version of MakeHuman, it is possible to copy a toon directly into Blender from MakeHuman, without having to first export it to a file. This video demonstrates how to enable this functionality and points at some of the related features. MakeHuman's new Blender Integr