Adobe releases Photoshop 27.3 and Photoshop 27.4 beta
Check out the latest features in the image-editing software, including two new adjustment layer types and updates to the generative AI tools.
Wednesday, January 28th, 2026
Netflix Animation Studios donates €240k/year to Blender dev fund
Animal Logic-incorporating Netflix subsidiary becomes 'first major animation studio to support Blender's continued development'.
Wednesday, January 28th, 2026
Discover 5 (plus 5) key features for CG artists in Godot 4.6
Read our pick of the key changes to rendering, animation and physics in the open-source game engine - plus five neat quality-of-life updates.
Tuesday, January 27th, 2026
Lazy Composer 2 adds one-click film emulation to Blender
New add-on adds DaVinci Resolve-inspired controls for cinematic color grades, film grain and lens effects in Blender's compositor. Free edition.
Tuesday, January 27th, 2026
This $25 PDF lists PBR color values for 600 real-world materials
Games artist Grzegorz Baran's meticulously researched PBR Color Reference list is an vital source for look dev and shading artists.
Monday, January 26th, 2026
Autodesk lays off a further 1,000 staff
Second major round of layoffs at the 3ds Max and Maya developer in a year will affect sales staff and is not "an effort to replace people with AI".
Monday, January 26th, 2026
Howler 2026.3 is out
Check out the new features in the digital painting and animation app, including a new rich text system and built-in video transcoding.
Saturday, January 24th, 2026
Dell backs the Blender Development Fund
Dell becomes the first major PC manufacturer to back development of the open-source 3D software, contributing €30,000/year.
Friday, January 23rd, 2026
Pulldownit 6.5 for Maya gets neat new non-destructive workflow
Thinkinetic's destruction plugin now lets users update the geometry or shatter pattern of the object being broken after a sim has been run.
Thursday, January 22nd, 2026
Try new Houdini GPU liquid solver Paradigm free in open beta
Check out the promising new GPU-accelerated sparse liquid solver from Theory Accelerated, creator of the popular Axiom fluid solver.
Wednesday, January 21st, 2026
Storm HydroFX 1.0 is a GPU-based standalone FLIP fluid simulator
Now production-ready: neat new tool creates VFX-quality fluid simulations for export to CG software in USD or Alembic format.
Wednesday, January 21st, 2026
Adobe releases After Effects 26.0 with native Substance support
Check out the new features for CG, VFX and motion graphics artists in the latest major update to Adobe's compositing software.
Wednesday, January 21st, 2026
Check out free material authoring software Material Maker 1.5
See the new features in the open-source alternative to Substance 3D Designer, including DDS support and seven new SDF nodes.
Tuesday, January 20th, 2026