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Download free Mari Smart Materials created by leading VFX artists, plus general-purpose textures and HDRIs. For commercial use.

Friday, May 22nd, 2026

Interesting After Effects alternative combines a familiar layer workflow with the procedural power of nodes. Currently free in beta.

Tuesday, May 19th, 2026

Big update to the veteran terrain generation software adds support for VDM-based 'true 3D' terrain, and overhauls the 3D viewport.

Monday, May 18th, 2026

Check out designer Albert Omoss's intriguing node-based image editor, pitched as a Photoshop alternative for game art and texture processing.

Friday, May 1st, 2026

Promising 'minimalist 3D sculpting' tool runs in a browser, on Windows, Mac and Linux, and as an iPad app. Free for personal use.

Monday, March 30th, 2026

Check out the latest features in the motion design app just acquired by Canva, including a new Mesh solver for creating organic growth effects.

Wednesday, February 25th, 2026

Check out the new features in former Lucasfilm developer Darby Johnston's open-source image viewer for VFX and animation work.

Sunday, February 15th, 2026

Get 3D scans created in Kiri Engine, retopologized and converted to LODs. Blender and FBX format with 4K PBR textures, CC0 license.

Wednesday, December 24th, 2025

Intuitive, AI-assisted storyboarding and previs app gets new Pose mode for posing characters. Now comes with a free edition for indie projects.

Friday, November 7th, 2025

Neat browser-based stylization, retouching and roto tool uses texture synthesis to transfer the look of a still image to an entire video.

Monday, October 6th, 2025

Check out the new features in the compositing software for motion graphics and VFX, including better support for HDR metadata.

Thursday, August 14th, 2025

The real-time liquid simulator is now officially production-ready. Check out the new options for simulating deliciously viscous fluids.

Tuesday, July 29th, 2025

Now out of early access: next-gen video-to-PBR AI model lets artists relight video footage without manual 3D reconstruction.

Monday, July 21st, 2025