Free tool: UV Checker Map Maker
Create custom checker maps and download them at up to 8K resolution with this neat free app.
Friday, January 6th, 2023
Free Resources
Free tool: Reallusion's Auto Setup for Unity
Edit characters exported from Character Creator or iClone in the Unity Editor with this handy plugin.
Thursday, January 5th, 2023
Download free Unity ebooks for technical and VFX artists
Free PDF guides provide overviews of the game engine's key toolsets, with downloadable examples.
Wednesday, December 7th, 2022
Rokoko launches free AI mocap tool Rokoko Video
Free browser-based tool generates animation in FBX and BVH format for use in apps like Blender, Maya and Unreal Engine.
Monday, December 5th, 2022
Epic Games releases free 3D scanning app RealityScan
Neat free photogrammetry app lets you generate high-quality 3D models with your smartphone.
Thursday, December 1st, 2022
Download the free Corona renderer plugin for Blender
Updated: community-made BCorona plugin now supports Blender's displacement modifier.
Tuesday, November 15th, 2022
Free tool: Rakurri Brush Tip Maker
Generate custom brush shapes for use in digital painting software like Photoshop, Krita and Corel Painter.
Friday, November 11th, 2022
Download Unity's free Digital Human Package
Create photorealistic humans in Unity with this library of tools from The Heretic and Enemies demos.
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2022
Download Lightmap's free set of 25 studio HDRI maps
Recreate real studio lighting in visualisations and portfolio renders. EXR format, for commercial use.
Sunday, October 30th, 2022
Free: Anastasiy's Extension Manager 4.0 for Adobe apps
Get the new version of the Adobe-recommended tool for installing add-ons for Creative Cloud apps.
Wednesday, October 26th, 2022
Free add-on AI Render puts Stable Diffusion into Blender
AI image-generation framework turns simple 3D scenes in Blender into detailed, stylised concept art.
Monday, October 17th, 2022
Download KitBash3D's free Mission to Minerva model kit
Get 90 modular 3D models of sci-fi buildings and vehicle, created for KitBash3D's community art contest. Commercial use.
Sunday, October 16th, 2022
Download Epic Games' new free e-book on UE5's Nanite
Get a concise introduction to Unreal Engine's virtualized geometry system and its impact on game art workflows.
Friday, October 14th, 2022