Open-source VFX pipeline builder Prism 2.0 is now available
Promising tool lets you set up a USD-based VFX pipeline 'out of the box'. Works with Blender, Maya, Houdini, Nuke, UE5 and ZBrush.
Friday, November 3rd, 2023
Free Resources
Download Eisko's free rigged 3D male character 'FreakyHoody'
High-res character based on scans of France's most tattooed man comes as a UE5 project with 8K PBR textures and a MetaHuman rig.
Sunday, October 29th, 2023
Find free Blender resources and tutorials at BlenderNation Bazaar
Find assets for the open-source 3D software in top Blender news site BlenderNation's curated directory of models, add-ons and training.
Sunday, October 29th, 2023
Check out this procedural bird generator for Blender
Blenderesse's neat add-on generates animated 3D birds for use in the backgrounds of animations or motion graphics. Now free in beta.
Friday, October 27th, 2023
Free tool: HeliumX AI for After Effects
Free generative AI plugin creates images and textures inside After Effects from text prompts, or even frames of a composition.
Thursday, October 26th, 2023
Krita 5.2 has been released
Check out the new features in the open-source digital painting app, including the Wide Color Gamut Color Selector and new text engine.
Monday, October 23rd, 2023
Open 3D Foundation releases Open 3D Engine 23.10
Check out the new features in the open-source game engine and new third-party add-ons like this volumetric cloudscapes system.
Wednesday, October 11th, 2023
ActionVFX launches free Practice Footage Library
Sharpen your VFX skills with this free library of over 500 2K video clips designed to mimic real-world production footage.
Tuesday, October 10th, 2023
Rig and showcase 3D characters for free with AccuRig 1.3
Reallusion's free auto-rigging tool now also generates animated previews of your 3D characters to share with clients or collaborators.
Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023
Download Ten24's free hi-res 3D scan of a female human head
Get a free 3D scan of a female head as FBX, OBJ, ZBrush and Blender files, with 8K PBR textures, plus 26 free makeup and dirt overlays.
Thursday, September 21st, 2023
Free 3D scanning app Kiri Engine now supports Lidar
Users with LIdar-equipped iOS devices can also now process photogrammetry scans locally, without uploading data to the cloud.
Friday, September 15th, 2023
Get free After Effects plugin Crate's Text Message Generator
ProductionCrate's free add-on generates strings of animated text messages for VFX and motion graphics work.
Wednesday, September 13th, 2023
Convert 3D files for free in your browser with Convert 3D
Convert 3D assets from over 50 common file formats, including Blender scene files. Runs securely offline using WebAssembly.
Monday, September 11th, 2023