Blender 3.2 ships
Read our pick of the 5 key changes to the open-source 3D app, from the new 3D painting tools to Light Groups and fast shadow caustics.
Wednesday, June 8th, 2022
3D modeling
How to design animation backgrounds in Blender
New Gnomon Workshop tutorial reveals how to create a futuristic city using the open-source 3D app.
Monday, May 30th, 2022
Discover how to create a stylized 3D character
Master current character design tools and workflows with The Gnomon Workshop's new tutorial.
Sunday, May 22nd, 2022
Inkscape 1.2 ships
Open-source vector design tool gets batch image export, support for multi-page documents, plus a lot of workflow improvements.
Tuesday, May 17th, 2022
Michael Gibson unveils MoI 5
Intuitive NURBS modelling software gets new dark UI theme, SVG import/export, native M1 support. Now in beta for users of MoI 4.
Monday, May 16th, 2022
Discover five key features for CG artists in Unity 2022.1
See Unity's new tools for material variants and splines, and updates to 2D art and virtual production.
Friday, May 13th, 2022
iPad app CozyBlanket puts the fun back into retopology
Ex-Blender dev Pablo Dobarro's app lets you topologise 3D models by sketching in new edge flows.
Friday, May 6th, 2022
Foundry ships Modo 16.0
3D animation and rendering tool gets new modelling, deformation and task-automation features. $199 add-on NPR Kit 2 included for free.
Thursday, April 28th, 2022
Adobe releases Substance 3D Designer 12.1
Material-authoring software gets USD import and export, new nodes to create and render 3D textures.
Wednesday, April 27th, 2022
Download Alexey Vanzhula's Kitbash for Houdini for free
Get the free library of 3D parts like screws, buttons and pipes for kitbashing mechanical models.
Monday, April 25th, 2022
Alexey Vanzhula releases Modeler 2022 for Houdini
Free update to the modelling and retopology toolset reworks the user interface for use with pen devices.
Monday, April 25th, 2022
Autodesk ships Mudbox 2023
No changes to the digital sculpting and painting app beyond a new Linux installer, but the price of annual subscriptions is up again.
Monday, April 18th, 2022
Master creature modelling with ZBrush and Marmoset Toolbag
Create this ultra-realistic 3D mantis with Eric Keller's detailed new tutorial for The Gnomon Workshop.
Sunday, April 3rd, 2022