Chaos releases Beta 2 of the new V-Ray for Blender

Updated: New free public beta build of the long-awaited Blender integration for V-Ray based on the V-Ray 7 core is now available

Friday, February 7th, 2025

Review: Huion Kamvas 22 Plus pen display

The Kamvas 22 Plus is an affordable pen display for beginners and pro artists on a budget. See how it handled 3D as well as 2D workflows.

Thursday, February 6th, 2025

Tutorials: Creating a Character for Games - Vol. 1 and Vol. 2

Master industry-standard workflows for sculpting and texturing AAA game characters with The Gnomon Workshop's two-part tutorial series.

Tuesday, February 4th, 2025

LightWave Digital previews LightWave 2025

Check out the new features due in the 3D software, including the RIPD real-time preview, a new cel shader, and updates to character rigging.

Tuesday, February 4th, 2025

Check out the new features in the ForestPack 9.1 updates

Latest updates to the 3ds Max scattering plugin add new options to control the form of plants generated by 3D ivy generator ForestIvy.

Monday, February 3rd, 2025

See five great VFX breakdowns from the 2025 V-Ray showreel

See breakdowns of five key movies, TV series, cinematics and animated shorts created in V-Ray from Chaos's latest showreel.

Monday, February 3rd, 2025

How Vine FX created a parasitic underwater forest for The Rig

Discover how the VFX studio used procedural growth simulation to create the environment for Amazon Prime Video's supernatural thriller.

Friday, January 31st, 2025

Boris FX releases Optics 2025

Photoshop plugin and standalone app for applying cinematic looks to still images gets AI mask generation, Looks and new Particle Brushes.

Friday, January 31st, 2025

Thinkinetic releases Pulldownit 6 for Maya

Destruction plugin for games and VFX gets a new Edge Fracture Tool, and improvements to clustering and simulation performance.

Thursday, January 30th, 2025

Adobe launches unmetered access to Substance 3D Assets

Substance 3D Texturing and Substance 3D Collection plans now include unlimited access to 19,000+ materials, 3D models and HDRIs.

Thursday, January 30th, 2025

Adobe releases Photoshop 26.3

Check out the new features in the image-editing app, with the Frame Tool getting new shape options and generative AI integration.

Thursday, January 30th, 2025

Check out free Android and iOS 3D scanning app RealityScan 1.6

Update to Epic Games' free app provides more control over scans, with the option to create 1-million-poly models with 8K textures.

Thursday, January 30th, 2025

Free tool: Animation Render Time Estimator for Blender

Handy free Blender add-on displays an estimated time and progress bar for entire animations being rendered, not just individual frames.

Thursday, January 30th, 2025