Foundry releases Mari 8.0 in open beta
Updated for Beta 2: 3D texture painting software gets new Tri-Planar Tiled and Hex Tile nodes, plus support for A/B comparisons.
Thursday, September 24th, 2026
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Otoy releases OctaneRender 2027.1 in alpha
Updated for Alpha 3: next major version of the GPU renderer can now bake SDFs to meshes, to use as proxy geometry in simulations.
Thursday, September 24th, 2026
Check out Vine FX's VFX breakdown for Alice and Steve
Watch the studio's breakdown of a blazing building, with simulated fire, smoke and particles, from the finale of the Disney+ 'wrong-com'.
Thursday, September 24th, 2026
Adobe acquires Topaz Labs
Adobe buys pioneering developer of AI image enhancement and upscaling tools. Read our FAQs on what the deal means for CG artists.
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2026
See Image Engine's breakdown for Avatar: The Last Airbender S2
Check out the studio's VFX breakdown for the spectacular elemental duels from Season 2 of the fantasy action-adventure series.
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2026
New CG software you may have missed: 20 September 2026
Check out the week's other updates to CG tools, like animation library builder Animcraft, game engine Unigine, and OctaneRender.
Sunday, September 20th, 2026
See the speakers for the 2026 Digital Storytelling conference
20th anniversary edition of the cool, chic Oslo-based VFX festival features sessions on the making of Sinners and Project Hail Mary.
Friday, September 18th, 2026
Free tutorial: Painting a Battle-Worn Titan in Photoshop
Master professional concept art and illustration techniques with The Gnomon Workshop's free half-hour video tutorial.,
Thursday, September 17th, 2026
See Alchemy 24's VFX breakdown for Michael Jackson biopic Michael
Check out the Montréal studio's making-of for its invisible effects for Antoine Fuqua's santized, but box office record-breaking, music biopic.
Wednesday, September 16th, 2026
Check out free Maya animation productivity toolset KeyFlow
Games animator Sebastian Jaksan's handy free add-on also comes with KeyFlow Studio, a lightweight, standalone shot review tool.
Wednesday, September 16th, 2026
See Wwwind Studio's making-of for horror series Bloody Smart
Check out the Taiwanese studio's varied, visceral VFX breakdown for the live-action adaptation of Junji Ito's cult horror manga.
Tuesday, September 15th, 2026
Canva releases Affinity 3.3 as part of the Canva ProSuite
Major update to the free image editing and vector design software adds scores of new features, new AI models, and a new scripting system.
Tuesday, September 15th, 2026
VFX portfolio and recruitment site Zerply is closing later this month
Well-regarded VFX and animation industry resource shuts down on 28 September. Redirect your URL and retrieve your assets before then.
Monday, September 14th, 2026