Tutorial: Animating a Dragon Rider for Film & VFX

Discover how to set up, block and refine a movie-quality animation with The Gnomon Workshop's beginner-friendly guide.

Monday, April 20th, 2026

Canva makes motion graphics and animation app Cavalry free

Full Pro version of the 2D animation and motion design tool for Windows and macOS is now free to individual artists for commercial use.

Friday, April 17th, 2026

Download 480+ free kitbash assets and materials with Cargo 3.0

Check out the changes to KitBash3D and Greyscalegorilla's asset browser, plus the free 3D vehicles, buildings and materials available through it.

Sunday, April 12th, 2026

Autodesk acquires core tech of AI motion-capture firm Radical

Autodesk buys core tech and IP of the AI mocap pioneer. The Radical website will shut down on 6 July, so download your data before then.

Thursday, April 9th, 2026

Get 650+ free assets for building dungeons in Blender and UE5

Build the low-poly 3D dungeon of your dreams with game art firm Tidal Flask Studios' FBX asset pack. Free for commercial use, but get in quick.

Wednesday, April 8th, 2026

Chaos discontinues its Phoenix fluid simulation software

Smoke, fire and liquid simulator for 3ds Max and Maya is now end-of-support, and will receive no further compatibility updates or fixes.

Wednesday, April 8th, 2026

Free tool: Open Light generates procedural HDR light textures

Lighting artist Borja Rama's amazing tool builds professional-quality gobos for visual effects, motion graphics and general CG work.

Monday, April 6th, 2026

Rokoko Create generates full-body animations for free

AI-powered browser-based tool generates idles and movement cycles from text prompts. You can export five per month in FBX format.

Friday, April 3rd, 2026

MetaHuman DNA add-on for Blender gets new RBF Editor

Poly Hammer's Character DNA add-on lets you edit MetaHuman facial and body rigs inside Blender, including their RBF corrective poses.

Tuesday, March 31st, 2026

Get neat lightweight 3D sculpting and painting app Tamga

Promising 'minimalist 3D sculpting' tool runs in a browser, on Windows, Mac and Linux, and as an iPad app. Free for personal use.

Monday, March 30th, 2026

KeyShot releases KeyShot Studio 2026.1

Rendering and visualization software gets support for OpenPBR materials in USD files, and updates to the rendering and animation toolsets.

Friday, March 27th, 2026

Autodesk releases Arnold 7.5.1 with free cloud rendering

New version of the production renderer includes 40 free hours per month on the tech preview of cloud rendering service Flow Render.

Wednesday, March 25th, 2026

Autodesk releases 3ds Max 2027

Check out the new features in the 3D modeling and animation tool, including Smart Bevel, the Noise Plus modifier and the Field Helper.

Wednesday, March 25th, 2026