June 30, 2017
Material authoring app gets new skew correction masks when baking maps, improved HBAO. Read More »
June 21, 2017
Now shipping: Big update to 3D character animation software adds new morph animation toolset, PBR viewport, HDRI baking, real-time GI. Read More »
June 17, 2017
Open format for exchanging 3D assets between game engines or web apps now supports physically based rendering. Read More »
April 21, 2017
Release improves speed and quality, adds new physically based shaders. Updated: new Houdini plugin HtoA 2.0 now available. Read More »
April 16, 2017
Download a free Unreal Engine 4 scene with a scanned model of a male head and 4K skin textures. Read More »
April 16, 2017
Updated: Online library hosts 1,000 materials in Substance format, designed for PBR workflows. Download 12 for free. Read More »
April 7, 2017
Streamlined iPad modelling app is aimed at pro users, and optimised for the iPad Pro and Apple Pencil. Read More »
March 24, 2017
Free(ish) tool for creating rigged 3D human characters gets support for PBR shading, image-based lighting. Read More »
March 24, 2017 | 1 comment
Check out the feature set for the new, not-quite-PBR real-time render engine due in Blender 2.8 this year. Read More »
March 24, 2017
Master PBR shading workflows in Substance Painter and UE4 with Riot Games' Nick Reynolds' detailed guide. Read More »
March 16, 2017 | 6 comments
Updated: Check out the neat new cel-shading options coming up in the next release of LightWave. Read More »
March 12, 2017 | 1 comment
Get a useful range of materials in C4D format from C4D Center. Register on the site for hundreds more free resources. Read More »
March 8, 2017
Cool AI tech automatically upreses PS2-era textures to today's games, or converts scanned textures to stylised ones. Read More »
February 24, 2017 | 1 comment
Open source C# engine from firm behind Final Fantasy XV's render tech to go commercial in April. Read More »
December 15, 2016
Sizeable update to the game engine now available in beta, along with its new VR editing toolset. Read More »
August 30, 2016
Aidy Burrows' free shader set-up mimics UE4's physically based shading in the Blender viewport. Read More »
August 24, 2016
Massive online library of scans of real-world materials and objects used on The Jungle Book finally goes live. Two free helper tools, too. Read More »
July 20, 2016
Major update to the hybrid 2D/3D rendering software adds new PBR render engine and UV baking tools. Read More »
July 20, 2016
Major update to the heavyweight production renderer adds Pixar's own in-house shaders and lights, removes Reyes rendering and RSL. Read More »
July 19, 2016
Updated: Onelvxe Studios' add-on mimics RenderMan's 'ubershader' in Blender. Now a paid-for product as well as a free beta. Read More »
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