Keep Bforartists free.
No ads, no account, no paywall. Bforartists stays free because Trinumedia gives back to it, developers are sponsored directly, and artists make, share and build with it.
How Trinumedia keeps Bforartists free
Trinumedia is an independent company that maintains Bforartists. It doesn't sell Bforartists; it gives back to it, in four ways.
Makes free products
Builds tools, add-ons and assets and releases them free to Bforartists.
Runs the infrastructure
Hosting, builds, downloads, docs and this website.
Does development
Releases, fixes and keeping up with Blender.
Sponsors people
Directly sponsors developers and grows the community.
[Optional transparency line: what share of Trinumedia's revenue goes back, written by you]
Three ways to support Bforartists
Back a developer through their own link, or become a benefactor through Trinumedia. Pure support, nothing to buy.
Make art, share it, spread the word, write docs or code. Free, and it counts as much as money.
Need asset packs, extensions or technical support? Get them from Trinumedia and the revenue funds Bforartists.
Sponsor a developer
[What they built, two or three items]
Every developer and contributor has their own sponsor link (Ko-fi, Patreon, GitHub Sponsors…) on the People page. Filter by what they've done and back the person whose work you use.
Support Bforartists as a whole through Trinumedia, for individuals, studios and schools. [What benefactors get: e.g. a credits listing]
Build it together
Money is one way. Your work is the other.
Make art
Create with Bforartists and show what it can do.
Share it
Post your work to the gallery and community.
Share the word
Tell artists, schools and studios about Bforartists.
Docs and code
Write or translate docs, fix bugs, send patches.
Ideas
Propose features and help shape the roadmap.
Free assets
Contribute models, materials and brushes for everyone.
Get what you need, fund what you use
If you'd pay for assets or support anyway, get them from Trinumedia. You get real value; the revenue goes back into Bforartists.
Trinumedia revenue pays for the free products, infrastructure, development and sponsored developers above.