Download organic art software Substance for free

Get Stephane Marty's intuitive 3D fractal and organic art tool and the Emulsion physically based renderer.

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015

Otoy unveils four new versions of OctaneRender

Updated: New video shows the GPU renderer inside Houdini. Nuke, MotionBuilder and UE4 to come.

Monday, January 19th, 2015

Bullet and Naiad creators win Academy Awards

This year's Sci-Tech 'Oscars' reward advances in destruction physics, voxel data and digital vegetation.

Wednesday, January 14th, 2015

Autodesk releases 123D Sculpt+ for iOS and Android

New app provides useful sculpting, painting and character-posing toolkit for creating assets on the move.

Wednesday, January 14th, 2015

Blender 2.73 ships

Open-source 3D package gets new 2D animation tools, updated video editor, clutter-free fullscreen mode.

Friday, January 9th, 2015

The Foundry releases free MakerBot kit for Modo

New plugin lets users export models directly to the 3D printing firm's Thingiverse online community.

Wednesday, January 7th, 2015

Gnomon ships Introduction to Maya Fluid Effects 2 and 3

FX TD Wayne Hollingsworth's videos provide a complete guide to creating production-ready simulations.

Thursday, December 18th, 2014

Gnomon releases Making Frankenstein's Monster

Recreate the creature in Mudbox and Maya with Treyarch character artist Peter Zoppi's full five-hour guide.

Tuesday, November 25th, 2014

Videos: Pixologic unveils ZBrush 4R7

Updated: new high-speed demo shows the ZModeler poly modelling toolset and the KeyShot bridge.

Saturday, November 22nd, 2014

Try new Maya-style menus in Blender 2.72

Now officially released: update adds optional Hotbox-style pie menus, improved texture-painting system.

Monday, October 6th, 2014

Ephere ships Ornatrix V3

3ds Max hair tool adds option to model hair with standard poly tools, improved Nitrous viewport preview.

Tuesday, September 30th, 2014

Eye candy: the Maxwell Render 2014 client reel

See two minutes of beautifully rendered CG, from photorealistic liquid simulations to kids' cartoons.

Tuesday, August 19th, 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