Ynput releases Ayon 1.0
Open-source pipeline for VFX and animation work is now production-ready - and available in the cloud as well as to install locally for free.
Thursday, January 18th, 2024
Free Resources
Auto-Terrainer 2 for Blender turns low-poly meshes into 3D terrain
Neat Geometry Nodes-based add-on turns low-poly guide meshes into detailed, customizable procedural 3D terrain. The base edition is free.
Wednesday, January 17th, 2024
Adobe releases Substance 3D Modeler 1.6
VR sculpting tool's new Snake Hook mode makes it possible to create ultra-wiggly organic forms. Check out the other new features here.
Monday, January 15th, 2024
Master Liquid Simulation in Houdini
Create art-directable simulations with The Gnomon Workshop's guide to Houdini's FLIP fluids and rigid body dynamics toolsets.
Friday, January 12th, 2024
Get over 400 modular 3D assets for building fantasy environments
Get the Ithris Cemetery and Fantasy Bundle Environment Kit 3 in 1 packs free from the Unreal Marketplace this month. For commercial use.
Sunday, January 7th, 2024
Tutorial: Animating Emotional Transitions in Maya
Get started in character animation with The Gnomon Workshop's beginner-friendly guide.
Saturday, January 6th, 2024
Glassbox Technologies ships DragonFly 3.2
Check out the new features in the virtual camera system for Maya and Unreal Engine, including additive recording, and native Vicon support.
Tuesday, January 2nd, 2024
Polygonflow releases Dash 1.4 in early access
Neat tool to simplify world building in Unreal Engine 5 gets new Physics Paint system, PBR texture packing. Perpetual licenses now available.
Wednesday, December 27th, 2023
Tutorial: Creating Foliage for Videogames
Discover how to create custom SpeedTree trees and plants for games with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed tutorial.
Wednesday, December 27th, 2023
Mossify adds moss to Blender models
Neat Geometry Nodes set-up adds detailed 3D moss, flowers, and even sea creatures to your scenes. The base edition is free.
Tuesday, December 26th, 2023
Blockade Labs rolls out Skybox AI 0.9
Online tool for generating 360° environments from text prompts or sketches now generates 3D world meshes as well as 2D skyboxes.
Tuesday, December 26th, 2023
Tutorial: Creating a Custom 3D Kit for Concept Art
Discover how to create a library of 3D kitbash assets then use it to create concept illustrations with The Gnomon Workshop's tutorial.
Saturday, December 23rd, 2023
Radical now supports real-time facial motion-capture
Browser-based AI mocap platform now extracts facial and full-body animation from the same video. Available with free subscriptions.
Friday, December 22nd, 2023