Stock asset firms KitBash3D and Greyscalegorilla merge
KitBash3D and Greyscalegorilla have merged, in a move that brings together a key stock asset provider for VFX and game development with one for motion graphics and visualization.
Both parts of the merged company continue to operate under their existing names, and no changes are expected to product pricing or support.
Two key providers of stock assets for CG artists, but for different markets
Although the word ‘complementary’ is often used to describe the product lines of companies that merge – sometimes questionably, in the case of other recent mergers of stock asset providers – it seems accurate in the case of KitBash3D and Greyscalegorilla.
Both are key providers of readymade assets, but for different parts of the industry.
Founded in 2017, KitBash3D provides kitbashing asset kits for visual effects and game development, with clients including Marvel, Netflix and 2K Games.
Founded in 2003, Greyscalegorilla provides tools, materials and training for motion graphics and visualization, with clients including NBC, ESPN, Google and Nike.
Original founders to lead the merged companies
All of the companies’ founders – KitBash3D co-founders Maxx Burman and Banks Boutté and Greyscalegorilla founder Nick Campbell – will stay on after the merger.
Burman and Boutté are co-CEOs of the new company, while Campbell becomes Chief Innovation Officer.
Drew Little, co-founder of Red Giant – who left the motion graphics and VFX tools provider before its own merger with Maxon in 2020 – joins the board as Chairman.
In a joint statement, the three founders emphasized their “shared vision to empower 3D artists”, stating that pooling resources would enable them to “go further and move faster”.
No changes expected to product pricing or support
Merging companies usually state that they have ‘no plans’ to change prices or product offerings – or at least, that they have no plans to do so ‘in the short term’.
In this case, the wording is much more direct, with KitBash3D stating that “there are no changes to pricing for either KitBash3D or Greyscalegorilla’s products or subscriptions as part of this merger”.
According to Greyscalegorilla’s FAQs, “your subscription, login, plugins, and assets all stay exactly the same. Nothing changes on your end.”
Sales and support for the two companies’ products remain separate, and users of KitBash3D products do not automatically get a new Greyscalegorilla account, or vice versa.
Both merged companies also continue to operate under their existing names.
In a comment on X, KitBash3D wrote that “KitBash3D and Greyscalegorilla are continuing as two separate … brands, so no name changes”.
Working towards greater interoperability of the companies’ products
In the longer term, KitBash3D and Greyscalegorilla say that they will “explore ways to make workflows more connected and seamless”.
According to a joint press release, users can also “look forward to … greater cross-platform compatibility and new tools designed to serve both independent creators and studio pipelines”.
At the time of writing, Greyscalegorilla’s plugins are available for Cinema 4D, while its materials and other assets are also available for Blender, Houdini and Unreal Engine.
KitBash3D’s Cargo asset manager exports to same four apps, plus 3ds Max, Maya and Unity.
SHIT YESSS. 🔥🔥🔥
I use both of these companies products on a daily basis and could not be more pumped to see them coming together to continue to crush the game!!! Exciting times ahead!! 💪
— beeple (@beeple) September 9, 2025
Positive initial reactions from users
So far, users’ reactions to the merger have been positive.
One of the most enthusiastic endorsements comes from legendary artist and animator Mike Winkelmann – better known as beeple – who tweeted:
“I use both of these companies’ products on a daily basis and could not be more pumped to see them coming together to continue to crush the game!”
Read the Kitbash3D and Greyscalegorilla founders’ statement about the merger
Read Kitbash3D’s online FAQs about the merger
Read Greyscalegorilla’s FAQs about the merger
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