AWS releases Deadline 10.3
Free renderfarm manager now supports Unreal Engine 5, including the Movie Render Queue for visual effects, animation and visualisation.
Saturday, August 5th, 2023
Free Resources
QuiltiX: a new open-source MaterialX material editor
Free node-based tool lets users author MaterialX materials for use in renderers like Arnold and Karma.
Thursday, August 3rd, 2023
Check out xStudio, DNEG's open-source playback tool
Updated: Epic Games has ported the high-performance shot review tool to Windows as well as Linux.
Monday, July 31st, 2023
Inkscape 1.3 ships
Open-source vector design tool gets new Shape Builder for creating complex forms, '2-4x' speed boosts on multi-core CPUs.
Tuesday, July 25th, 2023
Blackmagic Design releases DaVinci Resolve 18.5
Big update to the grading, editing and VFX software adds USD support, AI-based relighting tools.
Monday, July 24th, 2023
Project Dogwaffle team releases Howler 2022 for free
Download a full recent version of the versatile digital painting and image editing software for free.
Sunday, July 23rd, 2023
Maxon ships Forger 2023.4
iPad sculpting app gets hierarchy system, new Sketch Sculpt brush, support for Area and IES lights. Free for up to three active files.
Sunday, July 23rd, 2023
Get Poliigon's 100+ free 3D models, textures and HDRIs
Download 3ds Max, Blender, C4D, Maya and SketchUp models, plus PBR texture sets and 18K HDRIs.
Wednesday, July 19th, 2023
Try three new generative AI add-ons for Unity
Free add-ons Polyhive, Leonardo.ai and Layer AI generate PBR textures and sprites inside the Unity Editor.
Friday, July 14th, 2023
Infinigen: a free generator for procedural 3D environments
Intriguing Blender-based tool can automatically generate 3D terrain, plants - and even rigged creatures.
Thursday, July 13th, 2023
Check out Goo Engine: Blender for 3D anime
Interesting fork of the open-source 3D software adds animation and rendering features for anime artists.
Thursday, July 13th, 2023
Get 250+ free modular assets for building medieval cities
Download Meshingun Studio's The Bazaar Unreal Engine asset pack. 4K textures, for commercial use.
Sunday, July 9th, 2023
Godot 4.1 ships
Check out the new features for CG artists in the open-source game engine, including improved particle turbulence and volumetric fog.
Friday, July 7th, 2023