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Read our pick of the latest artist features in the open-source game engine. including updates to lighting, shading and animation.

Tuesday, September 16th, 2025

Promising hard-surface-focused add-on implements Substance 3D Painter-style layer-based texture painting inside Blender.

Friday, August 15th, 2025

Check out the new features in the architectural modeling app, also used in concept art, including HDRI lighting and PBR materials.

Monday, March 3rd, 2025

Now officially shipping after three years in beta: pioneering standalone retopology tool gets its first major update in over a decade.

Wednesday, October 4th, 2023

Big update to the digital sculpting app adds support for reference images while working in VR. Check out the other new features here.

Wednesday, September 6th, 2023

Sizeable update to the GPU ray tracing renderer adds real-time caustics, and cutaway rendering.

Thursday, August 17th, 2023

AI-based online service can also tile or upscale existing textures, or create missing PBR texture maps.

Thursday, May 4th, 2023

GPU-based terrain generation app gets new Fast Render mode, plus bridge tools for Unity and UE4.

Tuesday, April 12th, 2022

Long-awaited update to the pioneering standalone retopology tool inches closer to a final release.

Wednesday, January 19th, 2022

New hybrid rasterisation/ray tracing mode provides a high-quality real-time preview of Redshift scenes.

Tuesday, September 14th, 2021

Iterative update to the 3D software updates key modelling tools like Smart Extrude, and the Bake to Texture system for games work.

Wednesday, March 24th, 2021

Free update to the digital sculpting app adds neat curve-based brushes, new Mesh from Mask system, USD import and export.

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2021

Big update to the terrain generator introduces new UI, history system, raises build speed by up to 60%.

Thursday, January 28th, 2021