Allegorithmic releases Substance Designer 4.4
Games texturing toolkit gets PSD export functionality plus 50 new free physically based texture sets.
Thursday, July 10th, 2014
Free Resources
Bonus technology to watch: Ormr
A neat procedural image editor with a novel non-destructive workflow and 'best in class' PSD import.
Wednesday, July 9th, 2014
Coloremblem releases free muscle system for Blender
Create basic muscle deformations with this new tool, intended to spark more developer interest in the topic.
Wednesday, July 9th, 2014
RebelHill releases RHiggit! V2 for LightWave
Rig and animate anything from birds and bats to arachnids with Craig Monins' powerful modular toolset.
Thursday, July 3rd, 2014
Nevercenter ships Silo 2.3, adds new Linux version
Well-liked subdivision modeler gets first update in over three years, plus new Linux and 64-bit Mac versions.
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2014
Download 60 new Xfrog plants for free
Get 10 plants, trees and shrubs in a range of common formats, including OBJ, 3DS, plus Vue and Terragen.
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2014
Krita 2.8 brings open-source paint tool to Windows users
Updated: Now with an early build for OS X, too. Back it on Kickstarter to speed up Mac development.
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2014
Download 9 free photo cutouts of people
Get artist Krzysztof Czerwiński's collection of alpha-masked people, all licensed for commercial use.
Tuesday, July 1st, 2014
Download Ideascale Nodepack for Mari
Get a handy collection of free Mari shaders and procedurals, compiled by Weta Digital's Jens Kafitz.
Tuesday, July 1st, 2014
The best of last week's CG news in brief
Read our five-minute digest, from Blender 2.71 and GPU support in Fabric Engine to Autodesk buying Shotgun.
Tuesday, July 1st, 2014
Expert advice: Marvel character artist Josh Herman
The creator of Iron Man's iconic suit explains his workflow, and his tips for making retopology less painful.
Monday, June 30th, 2014
Five technologies to watch: Mitsuba
An open-source renderer on the bleeding edge of graphics research, for budding programmers and TDs.
Friday, June 27th, 2014
Five technologies to watch: appleseed
Today, a production-ready physically based renderer with one of the most beautiful demo shorts ever created.
Wednesday, June 25th, 2014