Maxon ships ZBrush 2023
First ever paid update to the digital sculpting software adds new 'Slime Bridge', revamps ZRemesher, and integrates the Redshift renderer.
Thursday, January 12th, 2023
Free Resources
Nuke to go subscription-only
Sales of perpetual licences of Nuke, NukeX, Nuke Studio and Hiero to end on 31 December. Annual subscriptions introduced.
Wednesday, January 11th, 2023
Download 10 x 16K space HDRIs from ProductionCrate
Get 10 free high-res HDRIs suitable for rendering deep space scenes. EXR format, for commercial use.
Sunday, January 8th, 2023
Amazon open-sources Krakatoa, XMesh, Frost, Stoke
Volumetric rendererer and particle tools for 3ds Max and Maya now free via an Apache 2.0 licence.
Wednesday, January 4th, 2023
Nvidia announces January 2023 updates to Omniverse
Changes include new AI workflows for Blender users and a neat update to AI painting app Canvas.
Wednesday, January 4th, 2023
5 tips to get more from your 3D characters
[Sponsored] Discover how to reuse one character in many projects with Reallusion's Character Creator 4.1.
Thursday, December 29th, 2022
Blackmagic Design ships DaVinci Resolve for iPad
Video editing, colour grading and effects software now available for iPad and iPad Pro, although there are some limitations.
Friday, December 23rd, 2022
DeepMotion Animate 3D adds 'Avaturn' avatar-generation
Browser-based AI mocap tool gets new system for generating custom 3D avatars from simple selfies.
Friday, December 23rd, 2022
Otoy unveils Octane 2023
Next major update to the GPU renderer to feature Nanite-like 'meshlet streaming' system, long-awaited Brigade spectral kernel.
Wednesday, December 21st, 2022
Tutorial: Professional Character Design for Film
New Gnomon Workshop tutorial reveals the design process of top creature designer Ehsan Bigloo.
Tuesday, December 20th, 2022
Polycam 3.0 released
Check out the new features in the popular LIDAR scanning and photogrammetry app, available for iOS, Android and as an online tool.
Monday, December 19th, 2022
Planetside Software unveils Terragen Sky
Streamlined app for generating photorealistic CG skies, including 360° HDRIs, is out in early access.
Monday, December 19th, 2022
Download 127 Blender-ready HDRIs from HDRMAPS
Get a library of HDRIs optimised for Blender's Cycles renderer, packed in a .blend file. Commercial use.
Sunday, December 18th, 2022