(Online) Affinity to Blender and Back Again

DATE:   Thursday, October 22, 2026

FROM:  7:00pm-9:00pm EDT

WHERE:  Online

The Washington DC Chapter of ACM SIGGRAPH is proud to present Christof Van Niekirk (aka Motion Bones) and our very own Chapter Chair Mark Jette for an evening of Affinity and Blender fun. Mark will be demonstrating features from the latest Affinity update to include the new vector shape blend tool as well as 3D object import. Christof will be demonstrating how assets from Affinity can be used in Blender as well as how assets from Blender can be exported for use in Affinity.

The meeting will be hosted on the Zoom platform. A link to the meeting will be provided 5 minutes prior to the presentation to all those who have responded to the announcement on our MeetUp. The link will also be visible to those who RSVP. Those who do not RSVP to the MeetUp announcement will not receive the link to the meeting.

MeetUp:

https://www.meetup.com/dc-acm-siggraph/events/316929195

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Please join us on Thursday, October 22, 2026, from 7:00pm to 9:00pm EDT online to learn more about using Affinity and Blender together.

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Biography – Christof Van Niekirk (aka Motion Bones)

Motion Bones is a creative freelance artist who produces award-winning animation, motion graphics and interactive user experiences for clients in fields of advertising, science & data visualization, film, gaming, architecture/engineering, product design, and live events. From impactful 5 second logo animations to 5 minute explainer videos or interactive science/data in augmented and virtual realities – Motion Bones makes projects move intelligently & creatively.


Contact Washington DC ACM SIGGRAPH:

http://washington-dc.siggraph.org/

http://www.meetup.com/DC-ACM-SIGGRAPH/

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