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Hi-res texture overlays add realistic photographic effects to 3D renders. Download 20 sample files for free.

Sunday, January 7th, 2018

Read the Blender Foundation's pick of the top dev projects, from the Eevee PBR viewport renderer to 'Animation 2020'.

Thursday, January 4th, 2018

Read Amazon's list of key changes to its free AAA game engine, plus our pick of the best of the rest.

Sunday, December 24th, 2017

New particle shading options, plus updates to the Cinemachine, 360° video and lightmap baking toolsets.

Friday, December 22nd, 2017

Powerful GPU-based renderer now available for viewport and offline renders in Unity. Free on one GPU.

Monday, December 18th, 2017

Sales of the game engine to stop on 7 January 2018, but the last release will still be bundled with Maya LT 'for now'.

Friday, December 15th, 2017

Cloud-based production tracking system gets new Production Insights toolset for visualising analytics data.

Thursday, December 14th, 2017

LightWave modelling plugin gets neat new procedural tools for roofs and stairs. C4D and Max versions officially no longer 'Lite' editions.

Monday, December 11th, 2017

Core app gets new fluid simulation options; Stingray-based 'VR engine' gets support for IES light profiles.

Friday, December 8th, 2017

See ASC deconstruct its work on movies like Wonder Woman at a free talk at Gnomon next week. Watch free online.

Thursday, December 7th, 2017

Update to real-time character animation tool overhauls the DoF system and animation timeline; adds paid-for Curve Editor plugin.

Wednesday, December 6th, 2017

Nuke plugin toolset for streamlining common tasks on VR projects gets new stereo tools based on Ocula, plus support for 3D match-moving.

Monday, December 4th, 2017

Model, texture and render realistic insects in ZBrush, Maya and Substance Painter with Eric Keller's detailed tutorial.

Sunday, December 3rd, 2017