February 2, 2020
Get architectural textures at up to 4,096 x 4,096px resolution from online resource library Texture Fun. For commercial use. Read More »
January 26, 2020
Neat open-source tool authors PBR texture maps using a Substance Designer-like node graph workflow. 0.8 update now out. Read More »
December 24, 2019
Updated: Free GPU renderer's new hybrid rasterised/ray traced mode now works on AMD Polaris GPUs on Windows. Read More »
November 19, 2019
AI-driven plugin for Character Creator generates 3D models of human heads from single source photos, with PBR texture maps. Read More »
August 6, 2019
Texture map generation tool gets new low-cost student and personal licences for non-commercial work. Read More »
December 4, 2018
Newly updated digital nature tools available as rental-only product bundles, not individual purchases. Read More »
October 18, 2018
Game dev Mike Voeller's promising free app turns source images into texture maps for PBR shading. Read More »
September 29, 2018
Real-time rendering toolkit gets new texture baking features, better antialiasing of texture maps, plus two new microsurface shaders. Read More »
June 21, 2018
New site provides high-resolution scanned textures of environment materials under a CC0 licence. Read More »
April 26, 2018
Now available: big update to the real-time toolkit adds scores of new features for rendering, texture baking and the Marmoset Viewer. Read More »
November 12, 2017
Online library C4D Center updates its set of free .c4d materials. Register on the site for hundreds more free resources. Read More »
March 24, 2017
Free(ish) tool for creating rigged 3D human characters gets support for PBR shading, image-based lighting. Read More »
February 15, 2016
New node-based image editor lets users design normal maps and preview the result in a PBR viewport. Read More »
September 9, 2015
Toolkit for turning source images into games texture maps gets new PBR shaders, new emissive and opacity outputs. Read More »
September 30, 2014
Games texture map creation tool gets support for PBR workflow. Neat shadow-removal and tiling options. Read More »
September 4, 2014
Cool new tool converts HDR files between formats and generates specular and irradiance textures. Read More »