Tutorial: Creating a Real-Time Horse Groom for Games
Discover how to create creature grooms in Maya and optimize them for use in Unreal Engine with the Gnomon Workshop's masterclass.
Tuesday, June 9th, 2026
texturing
Get 120+ free materials and assets from the new Mari Texture Library
Download free Mari Smart Materials created by leading VFX artists, plus general-purpose textures and HDRIs. For commercial use.
Friday, May 22nd, 2026
Adobe releases Photoshop 27.7
See the new features in the image editing app, including the option to run the AI model for the Remove tool locally, not in the cloud.
Thursday, May 21st, 2026
3D texture painting app Wafer has come to Windows and macOS
Updated: Sparseal's promising texture painting app is now available for Apple Silicon Macs, as well as Windows machines and iPads.
Sunday, May 17th, 2026
Tutorial: Creating a Sci-fi Dome Barrier in Unreal Engine
Discover how to create a AAA-quality games effect in UE5 and EmberGen with The Gnomon Workshop's advanced tutorial.
Saturday, May 16th, 2026
World Machine will support VDM-based terrain, not just heightmaps
Upcoming Dragontail Peak updates will also bring the veteran terrain-generation software to Linux and macOS as well as Windows.
Tuesday, May 12th, 2026
Get Unity modeling, texturing and rigging tool UModeler X free
Popular alternative to ProBuilder for modeling, texturing and rigging 3D assets directly inside the Unity Editor is now available free.
Sunday, May 3rd, 2026
ArcBrush is a free node-based image editor and texture editor
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
Adobe releases Photoshop 27.6
Update to the image-editing app adds the much-anticipated AI-based Rotate Tool, and a neat new reflection removal feature.
Tuesday, April 28th, 2026
Open-source material authoring software Material Maker 1.6 is out
See the new features in the free alternative to Substance 3D Designer, including a Controlled Variations system for material variants.
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2026
Adobe releases Substance 3D Designer 16.0
Latest major update to the material authoring software adds new 3D Shape Splatter node, SDF shape creation tools, OpenPBR support.
Wednesday, April 15th, 2026
Adobe releases Photoshop 27.5
Check out the new features in the image-editing app, including tighter integration with online mood boarding platform Firefly Boards.
Wednesday, April 1st, 2026
Get neat lightweight 3D sculpting and painting app Tamga
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