AMD releases Radeon ProRender 3.5 for Blender
Free GPU renderer gets new bevel shader, better interactive rendering. New Maya and Houdini versions also available.
Tuesday, November 8th, 2022
Free Resources
Quixel ships Mixer 2022.1
Free material-authoring app gets opacity and emissive map support. Release 'may be one of the final updates' to Mixer in its current form.
Monday, November 7th, 2022
Download Unity's free Digital Human Package
Create photorealistic humans in Unity with this library of tools from The Heretic and Enemies demos.
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2022
Download Lightmap's free set of 25 studio HDRI maps
Recreate real studio lighting in visualisations and portfolio renders. EXR format, for commercial use.
Sunday, October 30th, 2022
Free: Anastasiy's Extension Manager 4.0 for Adobe apps
Get the new version of the Adobe-recommended tool for installing add-ons for Creative Cloud apps.
Wednesday, October 26th, 2022
Download KitBash3D's free Mission to Minerva model kit
Get 90 modular 3D models of sci-fi buildings and vehicle, created for KitBash3D's community art contest. Commercial use.
Sunday, October 16th, 2022
Open 3D Foundation releases Open 3D Engine 22.10
Open-source game engine's new terrain system handles '16km x 16km worlds at high framerates'.
Friday, October 14th, 2022
Download Epic Games' new free e-book on UE5's Nanite
Get a concise introduction to Unreal Engine's virtualized geometry system and its impact on game art workflows.
Friday, October 14th, 2022
Download free After Effects plugin Crate's Light Wrap
ProductionCrate's plugin creates quick, controllable light wraps in After Effects. For commercial use.
Tuesday, October 4th, 2022
All of the Substance 3D tools are now free to students
Use Substance 3D Painter, Sampler, Designer, Stager and Modeler for free, including on portfolio material.
Sunday, October 2nd, 2022
Free tools: Unreal Live Link 2.1 for Maya is out
Check out the new features in Autodesk and Epic Games' free plugins live-linking Maya and UE5.
Tuesday, September 27th, 2022
D5 Render is now free to students and teachers
New D5 Educational licence gives access to all features of the GPU renderer's paid D5 Pro edition.
Monday, September 26th, 2022
Download 8 free cutout sitting people from VIShopper
Get free cutout people for use in CG and architectural visualization. PSD format, for commercial use.
Sunday, September 25th, 2022