Intel becomes first corporate patron of Krita

Chip giant pledges €30,000/year to fund future development of the open-source digital painting app.

Monday, September 19th, 2022

5 industry stories you may have missed in January 2022

See news of Autodesk's latest acquisition, Blender's latest backer, and a free glossary of virtual production terms.

Tuesday, February 1st, 2022

Krita wins Epic MegaGrant

Digital painting tool becomes the latest open-source CG app to be backed by Epic Games, winning $25,000 to improve QA testing.

Thursday, December 19th, 2019

Try ByHand, Truong CG Artist's free digital sculpting software

Promising new free application provides a 'clean, distraction-free space' for sculpting characters and creatures for games and VFX work.

Wednesday, July 8th, 2026

Discover 5 key features for CG artists in Godot 4.7

Read our pick of the latest artist features in the open-source game engine and real-time renderer, from better area lighting to HDR output.

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2026

Autodesk acquires core tech of AI motion-capture firm Radical

Autodesk buys core tech and IP of the AI mocap pioneer. The Radical website will shut down on 6 July, so download your data before then.

Thursday, April 9th, 2026

Get free Maya character rigging toolset mGear 5.3

'Most feature-rich' update to the open-source rigging framework adds tools for automating Set Driven Key setup and blendshape transfer.

Tuesday, April 7th, 2026

Free tool: Open Light generates procedural HDR light textures

Lighting artist Borja Rama's amazing tool builds professional-quality gobos for visual effects, motion graphics and general CG work.

Monday, April 6th, 2026

Cascadeur to get dedicated Unreal Engine Live Link plugin

Funded by an Epic MegaGrant, the plugin will stream animation data from the AI-assisted animation app to the game engine in real time.

Tuesday, September 16th, 2025

Is AI replacing render farms?

[Sponsored] Online render farm Forrender argues that traditional workflows provide control and scalability that new AI tools cannot.

Tuesday, February 18th, 2025

The making-of for Watermelon Girl charts a five-year labor of love

Check out self-taught animator SouthernShotty's inspirational animation breakdown for his 13-minute, one-person Blender short.

Monday, April 22nd, 2024

Download 145 species of high-quality 3D plants for free

Get over 100 species of grasses and flowers in FBX or Alembic format, or for use with the Gscatter Blender plugin. For commercial use.

Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024

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