Quixel releases Mixer 2019
Big update adds parametric authoring and image-to-PBR-material conversion to the scan blending tool, now in free beta.
Friday, March 15th, 2019
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Jens Kafitz releases Mari Extension Pack 4 R2
Popular suite of 250+ add-on tools for Foundry's 3D painting software now updated to support Mari 4.x.
Thursday, December 6th, 2018
Foundry ships Mari 4.2
Long-awaited new mirrored projection system lets users paint symmetrically on any model: no need for a specialised UV layout.
Wednesday, September 12th, 2018
Sneak peek: Allegorithmic's spellbinding Project Alchemist
Video: Intriguing 'augmented digital material creation' tool will blend hand painting, parametric editing and AI workflows.
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2018
Allegorithmic ships Substance Painter 2018.2
3D painting tool adds subsurface scattering, viewport gizmos for fill layers, Alembic and glTF import.
Friday, August 3rd, 2018
Gnomon ships Introduction to Substance Painter 2018
New texturing crash course from Naughty Dog's Christophe Desse aims to take you from 'zero to hero'.
Tuesday, July 3rd, 2018
Allegorithmic ships Substance Painter 2018.1.2
Texture baking now 'up to 5x' faster on dense meshes; save system reworked to cut project file sizes.
Friday, June 15th, 2018
Foundry ships Mari 4.1
Update improves Mari's handling of colour spaces and selection groups. Mac users get the same features - but in Mari 3.4, not 4.1.
Tuesday, June 12th, 2018
Allegorithmic unveils Project Alchemist
See the teaser for the next-gen AI and capture-based material authoring tool, due later this year.
Wednesday, March 21st, 2018
Allegorithmic releases Substance Painter 2018.1
Texture painting tool gets new, decluttered UI, better 4K painting performance, option to drag and drop materials.
Friday, March 16th, 2018
Quixel announces updates to NDO, DDO and 3DO
New versions of Quixel Suite tools to improve integration with Photoshop, add support for macOS.
Wednesday, March 14th, 2018
Sign up for Mari Live in Hollywood next month
See how top studios use the 3D painting tool at Foundry's user event at Gnomon on 1 February. Watch free online.
Friday, January 12th, 2018
Allegorithmic unveils Substance Painter 2017.4
Texture painting app gets support for layer instancing, live link to UE4 and 20 new procedural materials.
Thursday, November 23rd, 2017