Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Winter 2023 deals for CG artists
Discover great seasonal discounts on 3D assets, apps and software, including offers still valid until the end of December.
Tuesday, November 28th, 2023
2D animation
Tutorial: Designing Backgrounds for Animation
Create professional backdrops for 2D animations with Rick and Morty background painter Mike Bear's tutorial for The Gnomon Workshop.
Sunday, November 19th, 2023
New Rookies rankings reveal the world's best CG schools in 2023
Discover which colleges were named the best for 3D animation, game art, visual effects, and overall world's best creative school.
Saturday, October 28th, 2023
Krita 5.2 has been released
Check out the new features in the open-source digital painting app, including the Wide Color Gamut Color Selector and new text engine.
Monday, October 23rd, 2023
Ynput launches free VFX and animation pipeline Ayon
Updated, now in beta: open-source framework connects VFX tools into a coherent USD-ready pipeline.
Friday, August 25th, 2023
Check out Goo Engine: Blender for 3D anime
Interesting fork of the open-source 3D software adds animation and rendering features for anime artists.
Thursday, July 13th, 2023
5 key features in Blender 3.6
Read our pick of the new features in the open-source 3D software: from Simulation Nodes and GPU ray tracing to neat hidden bonuses.
Tuesday, June 27th, 2023
Grease Pencil 3.0 is coming in Blender 4.0
Check out the changes planned for this major update to the open-source app's 2D animation toolset.
Wednesday, May 31st, 2023
The twisted tale of The Voice in the Hollow
Discover the novel real-time workflow that powers Gnomon's award-winning animated short.
Wednesday, May 24th, 2023
See the 2023 Blender development roadmap
See which major features are due in the open-source 3D software in 2023 - and which are delayed.
Tuesday, May 9th, 2023
5 key features in Blender 3.5
Read our pick of the new features in the open-source 3D software: from sculpting and hair grooming to a hidden bonus for UV workflows.
Wednesday, March 29th, 2023
Search for CG jobs and studios with VFX world maps
Updated for 2023: find VFX, animation and motion graphics studios near you with these searchable maps.
Wednesday, March 15th, 2023
Godot 4.0 ships
Discover five key features for CG artists in this major update to the open-source game engine, from Vulkan rendering to real-time GI.
Thursday, March 2nd, 2023