Black Friday and winter 2017 deals for CG artists
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Updated: Click here to jump to offers still valid until Christmas 2017 or the New Year
If you want to buy new CG software – or hardware, plugins or other resources, come to that – the next few days are the best time to do so, as developers rush to cut prices for the Black Friday sales.
Below, we’ve rounded up over 80 deals on CG products for Black Friday and Cyber Monday, including software from Adobe, Allegorithmic, Autodesk, Foundry, Next Limit and Quixel, complete with offer codes.
We’ve included hardware if it’s CG-related – for example, HP’s graphics workstations – along with plugins and resources like HDRIs, but we had to draw the line somewhere, so we haven’t covered training.
Where possible, we’ve listed deals provided directly by the developers, but at the foot of the story, you can find a few deals provided through resellers in specific countries, including Cinema 4D and ZBrush.
The offers are in date order, and some run until December, so scroll down to see the ones that are still valid. The exact cut-off times will vary according to which time zone you’re in.
Until 24 November
Who: Adobe
What: Creative Cloud subscriptions (All Apps plan: includes Photoshop and After Effects)
When: Until 24 November
Discount: 20%
Save 20% on Adobe Creative Cloud subscriptions
Who: And_VFX (Eloi Andaluz)
What: Selected products (3ds Max and thinkingParticles plugins)
When: Until 24 November
Discount: 29% on Demolition Master, 35% on Radius Effector 2
Save up to 35% on And_VFX plugins
Who: Anastasiy Safari
What: Photoshop and Illustrator plugin bundles (including MagicPicker, MagicSquire, MixColors)
When: Until 24 November
Discount: Up to 50%
Save up to 50% on Anastasiy plugins
Who: CG Source
What: All products (3D models, textures, tools)
When: Until 24 November
Discount: 50%
Save 50% on CG Source assets
Who: Corel
What: Selected software (includes Painter 2018, ParticleShop)
When: Until 24 November
Discount: 30% on Painter 2018, 22% on ParticleShop
Save 30% on Corel Painter 2018
Who: Dell
What: Selected products (includes Precision workstations, UltraSharp displays)
When: Until 24 November
Discount: Up to 50%
Save up to 50% on Dell Precision graphics workstations
Save up to 50% on Dell UltraSharp displays
Who: Dosch Design
What: All products (3D models, textures, HDRIs)
When: Until 24 November
Discount: 20% – use code black2017
Save 20% on Dosch Design assets
Who: HDRI Hub
What: All products (HDRI skies, backplate photos, stock movies, textures)
When: Until 24 November
Discount: 25% – use code BLACK
Save 25% on HDRI Hub products
Who: HDRi-Locations.com
What: All products (HDRIs)
When: Until 24 November
Discount: 40%
Save 40% on HDRi-Locations.com HDRIs
Who: HDR Sets
What: All products (HDRIs)
When: Until 24 November
Discount: 40% – use code blackfriday2017
Save 40% on HDR Sets HDRIs
Who: HP
What: Selected products (including ZBook and Z-Series graphic workstations)
When: While stocks last
Discount: Up to 50%
Save up to 50% on HP’s ZBook and Z-Series graphics workstations
Who: Luxion
What: KeyShot 7 (new licences)
When: 24 November only
Discount: 20%
Save 20% on KeyShot 7
Who: Mario Baldi
What: Modo add-ons (PolyStrips from Curves, TRacerX)
When: Until 24 November
Discount: 20%
Save 20% on Mario Baldi’s Modo add-ons
Who: Maxtree
What: All products (3D models and 3D plants)
When: Until 24 November
Discount: 50%
Save 50% on Maxtree products
Who: Pushing Points
What: Selected Modo kits (includes Hatchet, MOP Booleans, MOP Tubes, PolyStein)
When: Until 24 November
Discount: 35%
Save 35% on Pushing Points Modo kits
Who: Render Legion
What: Corona Renderer for 3ds Max (First year of one-year Fair SaaS Licence)
When: ‘Black Friday’
Discount: 22% – use code BLACK-FRIDAY-2017
Save 22% on Corona Renderer for 3ds Max
Who: Richard Yot
What: VizPack materials for OctaneRender and V-Ray
When: Until 24 November
Discount: 30% – use code aweekoffridays
Save 30% on Richard Yot’s VizPack materials
Who: Visual Dynamics
What: Skatter for SketchUp
When: Until 24 November
Discount: 50% – use code bf17
Save 50% on Skatter
Who: Vizpark
What: All product bundles (3ds Max plugins, plants, textures, HDRIs)
When: Until 24 November
Discount: Up to 41%
Save up to 41% on Vizpark product bundles
Until 26 November
Who: 3D Collective
What: All products (LUTs and textures)
When: Until 26 November
Discount: 30%
Save 30% on 3D Collective resources
Who: 3D Scan Store
What: All products (3D scans of human figures)
When: Until 26 November
Discount: 55%
Save 55% on 3D Scan Store scans
Who: Anatomy 360
What: All products (3D scans of human figures, Skull Sketcher 2)
When: Until 26 November
Discount: 50%
Save 50% on Anatomy 360 products
Who: Autodesk
What: Selected products (includes Maya LT annual subscription)
When: Until 26 November
Discount: 25% on Maya LT (in US, may vary according to country)
Save 25% on an annual subscription for Maya LT
Who: Bentanji
What: All products (3D models and textures)
When: Until 26 November
Discount: 50%
Save 50% on Bentanji models
Who: Escape Motions
What: Selected products (includes Amberlight, Flame Painter 3, upgrades to Rebelle 2)
When: Until 26 November
Discount: Up to 71%
Save up to 71% on Escape Motions software
Who: Lenovo
What: Selected products (includes ThinkPad mobile workstations and ThinkVision displays)
When: Until 26 November
Discount: 25% on ThinkPad mobile workstations, 30% on ThinkVision displays
Save 25% on ThinkPad mobile workstations
Save 30% on Thinkvision displays
Who: Richard Rosenman Advertising & Design
What: All products (Photoshop plugins)
When: Until 26 November
Discount: 40% – use code BLK40
Save 40% on Richard Rosenman’s plugins
Who: Unity Asset Store
What: Selected products (Unity plugins and assets, including Amplify Shader Editor)
When: Until 26 November
Discount: Up to 50%
Save up to 50% on Unity Store assets
Until 27 November
Who: 3Dflow
What: 3DF Zephyr Pro and 3DF Zephyr Aerial
When: Until 27 November
Discount: N/A (Three-month trial of the software for under €50: details via link below)
Get 3DF Zephyr Pro and Aerial for under €50
Who: 3d-io
What: 3ds Max plugins (UV-Packer, Spotmask, Bones Pro)
When: Until 27 November
Discount: 50% on UV-Packer – use code blackfriday2017_uv-packer
50% on Spotmask – use code blackfriday2017_spotmask
25% on BonesPro – use code blackfriday2017_bonespro
Save up to 50% on 3d-io plugins
Who: Allegorithmic
What: Indie licences of all Substance products
When: Until 27 November
Discount: 34%
Save 34% on Substance Designer and Substance Painter
Who: AXYZ design
What: All products (3D characters, Anima 3.0)
When: Until 27 November
Discount: 25%
Save 25% on AXYZ design products
Who: blankRepository
What: 3D scans
When: Until 27 November
Discount: 70%
Save 70% on 3D scans from blankRepository
Who: Blender Market
What: Selected products (models, textures, materials, scripts)
When: Until 27 November
Discount: 25%
Save 25% on Blender Market products
Who: Cubebrush
What: All products (3D models, brushes, HDRIs, textures, materials)
When: Until 27 November
Discount: 20% – use code BLACK
Save 20% on Cubebrush assets
Who: DAZ Productions
What: Selected products (DAZ Studio and Poser assets)
When: Until 27 November
Discount: Selected assets are free, others are discounted
Download selected DAZ assets for free
At the time of posting, DAZ Productions has also made modelling software Hexagon free to download.
Who: Evermotion
What: All products (Stock architectural models and HDRIs)
When: Until 27 November
Discount: Upt to 50%
Save up to 50% on Evermotion products
Who: Foundry
What: Modo 11 (annual subscription)
When: Until 27 November
Discount: 20%
Save 20% on Modo 11
Who: Human Alloy
What: All products (3D characters)
When: Until 27 November
Discount: 20% (individual products) to 50% (30 products or more)
Save up to 50% on Humnalloy 3D characters
Who: Insydium
What: X-Particles 3.5, Cycles 4D
When: Until 27 November
Discount: 40% – use code BLK40
Save 40% on X-Particles 3.5 and Cycles 4D
Who: iToo Software
What: Forest Pack Pro, RailClone Pro
When: Until 27 November
Discount: 25%
Save 25% on Forest Pack Pro and RailClone Pro
Who: Kinematic Lab
What: All products (3ds Max plugins, including Atom and PhysX Painter)
When: Until 27 November
Discount: 50% – use code FRIDAY on checkout
Save 50% on Kinematic Lab plugins
Who: KitBash3D
What: All products (3D architectural asset libraries)
When: From 26-27 November
Discount: 25% – use code CYBERBASH25 on checkout
Save 25% on KitBash3D assets
Who: Laubwerk
What: All products (3D plant kits)
When: Until 27 November
Discount: 25% – use code BF2017
Save 25% on Laubwerk plant kits
Who: Luxion
What: KeyShot upgrades and add-ons
When: 27 November only
Discount: 20%
Save 20% on KeyShot upgrades and add-ons
Who: Maxime Roz
What: HDRI packs
When: Until 27 November
Discount: 40%
Save 40% on Maxime Roz HDRI packs
Who: Mettle
What: All products (After Effects plugins including FreeForm, MantraVR and ShapeShifter)
When: Until 27 November
Discount: 25% – Use code BLACK25
Save 25% on Mettle plugins
Who: model+model
What: All products (3D models)
When: Until 27 November
Discount: 30% – Use code BF2017
Save 30% on model+model assets
Who: MoonGorilla
What: Photoshop plugins (Coolorus, Mixoos, Swatchoos)
When: Until 27 November
Discount: 40%
Save 40% on Coolorus
Save 40% on Swatchoos
Save 40% on Mixoos
Who: Next Limit
What: Selected software (includes RealFlow, RealFlow | Cinema 4D, Maxwell, CaronteFX)
When: Until 27 November
Discount: 50%
Save 50% on RealFlow, RealFlow | Cinema 4D, Maxwell and CaronteFX
Who: Nevercenter
What: All products (includes Silo)
When: Until 27 November
Discount: 50% – use code 50THANKS
Save 50% on Silo
Who: Pilgway
What: 3D-Coat
When: Until 27 November
Discount: Up to 26%
Save up to 26% on 3D-Coat
Who: Quadspinner
What: GeoGlyph 2
When: Until 27 November
Discount: 40%
Save 40% on Geoglyph 2
Who: Quixel
What: Quixel Suite 2, Megascans subscriptions
When: Until 27 November
Discount: 40% on Quixel Suite, 50% on first two months of new Megascans subscriptions
Save 40% on Quixel Suite 2
Who: Reallusion
What: Selected products (includes iClone 7)
When: Until 27 November
Discount: Up to 50%
Save 37% on the iClone 7 Pro bundle
Who: Renderpeople
What: All products (3D characters)
When: Until 27 November
Discount: 15-60% (varies with quantity)
Save up to 60% on Renderpeople characters
Who: Russian3DScanner
What: Wrap 3.3 (pre-release)
When: Until 27 November
Discount: 50%
Save 50% on Wrap 3.3
Who: Triangleform
What: All products (3D models)
When: Until 27 November
Discount: 50%
Save 50% on Triangleform models
Who: Unreal Engine Marketplace
What: Selected products (Unreal Engine tools and assets)
When: 27 November only
Discount: Up to 90% (according to this forum post)
Save up to 90% on Unreal Engine Marketplace content
Who: Viz-People
What: All products (2D cutouts, 3D characters, HDRIs)
When: Until 27 November
Discount: 50%
Save 50% on Viz-People products
Who: VR-Plugin
What: VR-Plugin (VR workflow plugin for Maya)
When: Until 27 November
Discount: 50% – use code BLACKFRIDAY50
Save 50% on VR-Plugin for Maya
Who: Wacom (UK only)
What: Selected products (includes Intuos graphics tablets and accessories, MobileStudio Pro 13)
When: Until 27 November
Discount: Up to 35%
Save up to 35% on Wacom graphics tablets
Who: YCDIVFX
What: All products (3ds Max plugins, other tools)
When: Until 27 November
Discount: 50% – use code blackfriday-2017
Save 50% on YCDIVFX products
Until 28 November
Who: 3DTotal
What: All products (books, training, textures, figures)
When: Until 28 November
Discount: 20%
Save 20% on 3DTotal products
Who: Boris FX
What: All products (including Continuum, Mocha Pro, Mocha VR and Sapphire)
When: Until 28 November (Update: now extended to 30 November)
Discount: 30% on individual products, 50% on product bundles
Save up to 50% on Boris FX products
Who: CGTrader
What: Selected products (3D models)
When: Until 28 November
Discount: Up to 65% (on Black Friday itself), 30% (rest of sale)
Save on CGTrader models
Who: FxFactory
What: All products (After Effects, Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro and Motion plugins)
When: Until 28 November
Discount: 20%
Save 20% on FxFactory plugins
Who: Kstudio
What: All products (3ds Max plugins)
When: Until 28 November
Discount: 30% – use code BLACKFRIDAY-2017
Save 30% on Kstudio plugins
Who: Lightmap
What: All products (including HDR Light Studio 5)
When: Until 28 November
Discount: 25%
Save 25% on HDR Light Studio 5
Who: Panocapture
What: All HDRI packs
When: Until 28 November
Discount: 50% – use code BF5017
Save 50% on Panocapture’s HDRI packs
Who: Shoran Software
What: RenderPal v2
When: Until 28 November
Discount: 40% – use code BLACK17
Save 40% on RenderPal v2
Who: Xfrog
What: All products (Xfrog, XfrogPlants)
When: Until 28 November
Discount: 60%
Save 60% on Xfrog and XfrogPlants
Until 29 November
Who: aescripts + aeplugins
What: Selected products (After Effects scripts and plugins)
When: Until 29 November
Discount: 25% – use code CYBER 17
Save up to 25% on aescripts + aeplugins tools
Who: Macphun
What: Aurora HDR 2018
When: Until 29 November
Discount: 10% – also includes bundled content with a “$90 value”
Save 10% on Aurora HDR 2018
Macphun is also bundling content with a “$130 value” with purchases of photo editor Luminar 2018.
Who: Pascal Ackermann
What: Ultimate Anatomy Tool Reference (male and female anatomical reference figures for ZBrush)
When: Cyber Monday (still available as of 29 November GMT)
Discount: 30%
Save up to 30% on Ultimate Anatomy Tool Reference
Who: Smith Micro
What: Clip Studio Paint (also known as Manga Studio)
When: Until 29 November
Discount: Up to 61% – physical copies shipped in the US only
Save up to 61% on Clip Studio Paint
Who: Unity Technologies
What: Unity (new Plus and Pro subscriptions)
When: Until 29 November
Discount: 10% – also includes two free Essentials packs and free T-shirt
Save 10% on Unity Plus and Unity Pro subscriptions
Until 30 November
Who: Boris FX
What: All products (including Continuum, Mocha Pro, Mocha VR and Sapphire)
When: Until 30 November
Discount: 30% on individual products, 50% on product bundles
Save up to 50% on Boris FX products
Who: Illuminated Tools
What: All products (light probes)
When: Until 30 November
Discount: 50% – use code thanksies
Save 50% on Illuminated Tools light probes
Who: PG Skies
What: All products (HDR skies)
When: Until 30 November
Discount: 20-50% (varies with value of order)
Save up to 50% on PG Skies HDR skies
Who: Project Dogwaffle
What: Howler 11
When: Until 30 November
Discount: 52%
Save 52% on Howler 11
Project Dogwaffle has also made painting app Particle 9 free to download for a limited period.
Who: VIShopper
What: All products (2D cutouts)
When: Until 30 November
Discount: 30-60% (varies with quantity)
Save up to 60% on VIShopper cutouts
Who: Vizeur
What: All products (HDRIs)
When: Until 30 November
Discount: 70% – use code vz-black-2017
Save 70% on Vizeur HDRIs
Until early December
Who: CGAxis
What: All products (3D models and HDRIs)
When: Until 1 December
Discount: 70% – use code BF17
Save 70% on CGAxis assets
Who: Dabarti
What: Dabarti Capture Pro
When: Until 1 December
Discount: 29%
Save 29% on Dabarti Capture Pro
Who: Exlevel
What: GrowFX
When: Until 1 December
Discount: 50% – use code BLACKFRIDAY2017
Save 50% on GrowFX
Who: XMD
What: Lifetime membership (ZBrush brushes)
When: Until 1 December
Discount: 60%
Save 60% on XMD lifetime membership
Who: Smith Micro
What: Poser 11 and Poser Pro 11
When: TBC (‘Fall’ offer, no end date announced)
Discount: 30% – use code FALL30
Save 30% on Poser 11
Who: FXhome
What: Selected products (HitFilm add-on bundles, PhotoKey)
When: Until 4 December
Discount: 50%
Save 50% on HitFilm Pro bundles and PhotoKey
Who: Red Giant
What: Effects and transitions for editing and compositing software, including Trapcode Suite and Universe
When: 5 December only (‘Year End’ sale)
Discount: 40%
Save 40% on Red Giant Software plugins
Who: CLO Virtual Fashion
What: Marvelous Designer 7
When: Until 7 December
Discount: 30%
Save 30% on Marvelous Designer 7
Who: 3D Scan Store
What: Selected products (3D scanned human figures)
When: 14-15 December
Discount: 45%
Save 45% on 3D Scan Store products
Who: Samardac & IStonia Partnership
What: Rocket 3F (Windows-based modelling software)
When: Until 15 December
Discount: Up to 47%
Save up to 47% on Rocket 3F
Who: Wacom (UK and EU only)
What: Selected products (Intuos stylus accessories, nibs and refills)
When: Until 17 December
Discount: 10%
Save 10% on Wacom accessories (UK)
Save 10% on Wacom accessories (EU)
Until Christmas and the New Year
Who: CGTrader
What: Selected products (3D models)
When: Until 24 December
Discount: Up to 50%
Save up to 50% on CGTrader models
Who: Chocofur
What: 3D models, Blender shaders
When: Until 24 December
Discount: 25% – use code xmas2017 (Subscribers get a 50% discount)
Save up to 60% on Chocofur products
Who: ActionVFX
What: All products (stock effects footage)
When: Until 25 December
Discount: 30% – use code VFXMAS2017
Save 30% on ActionVFX stock footage
Who: Escape Motions
What: Selected products (includes Amberlight 2, Flame Painter 3, Rebelle 2)
When: Until 25 December
Discount: 25%
Save 25% on Escape Motions software
Who: KitBash3D
What: All products (3D architectural asset libraries)
When: Until 27 December
Discount: 25% – use code KITMAS on checkout
Save 25% on KitBash3D assets
Who: Unity Technologies
What: Unity (new Plus and Pro subscriptions)
When: Until 27 December
Discount: 10% – also includes two free Essentials packs and free T-shirt
Save 10% on Unity Plus and Unity Pro subscriptions
Who: Deep FX World
What: LightWave plugins (includes Deep Rising FX, VDB Splicer)
When: Until 1 January 2018 (according to comment posted below)
Discount: 39%
Save 39% on Deep FX World plugins
Who: Location Textures
What: All products (matte painting and photo reference packs)
When: Until 2 January 2018
Discount: 40% – use code xmas
Save 40% on Location Textures images
Who: Turbo Squid
What: Selected products (3D models)
When: Until 2 January 2018
Discount: 30%
Save 30% on Turbo Squid models
Who: Marmoset
What: Selected products (including Hexels 3, Freelance/Academic licences of Toolbag 3)
When: Until 3 January 2018
Discount: 30% off Toolbag 3, 50% off Hexels 3
Save up to 50% on Marmoset software
Who: 3D Scan Store
What: All products (3D scans of human figures)
When: ‘New Year sale’ (still available as of 4 January 2018)
Discount: 50%
Save 50% on 3D Scan Store scans
Who: HDRMaps
What: All HDRI bundles
When: Until 5 January 2018
Discount: 50%
Save 50% on HDRMaps HDRIs
Who: Serif
What: Affinity Photo, Affinity Designer
When: Until 5 January 2018
Discount: Around 20% – varies from territory to territory
Save 20% on Affinity Photo and Affinity Designer
Who: Pilgway
What: 3D-Coat
When: Until 9 January 2018
Discount: Up to 26%
Save up to 26% on 3D-Coat
Who: Autodesk (US site only)
What: Maya LT (One-year subscription)
When: Until 23 January 2018
Discount: 20%
Save 20% on Maya LT
Who: FXhome
What: Hitfilm Studio bundle (HitFilm Pro, Ignite Pro, beta of Action Pro)
When: Until 31 January 2018
Discount: 15%
Save 15% on HitFilm Studio
Resellers
Offers may only be available in specific countries
Who: CGriver (US)
What: Selected products (including ZBrush 4R8)
When: Until 27 November
Discount: Varies
Save 19% on ZBrush 4R8 via CGriver
See a full list of Black Friday 2017 offers on CG software at CGriver
Who: Motion Media (US)
What: Selected products (including Autodesk, Red Giant and Next Limit software)
When: Until 24 November
Discount: Up to 60% – requires registration via link below
Register for Black Friday offers at Motion Media
Who: Novedge (US)
What: Selected products (including Cinema 4D R19)
When: Varies by product: until 30 November for Cinema 4D R19
Discount: 25%
Save 25% on Cinema 4D R19 via Novedge
Who: Toolfarm (US)
What: Selected products (including Cinema 4D R19, Element 3D)
When: Varies by product: until 27 November for Element 3D, 30 November for Cinema 4D R19
Discount: Up to 25%
Save 25% on Cinema 4D R19 Studio via Toolfarm
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