Unreal Engine 5.5: discover 10 key features for CG artists
Read our pick of the features in this huge update to the game engine, from MegaLights to character rigging, animation and rendering.
Thursday, November 14th, 2024
3D modeling
Foundry discontinues Modo
Veteran 3D modeling and rendering software retired after 20 years, with no further updates expected after Modo 17.1, due later this year.
Thursday, November 7th, 2024
Sketchsoft releases Feather 1.0
First paid version of the nifty 3D sketching app for iPad is a major update, adding new 3D liquify, lighting and post effects toolsets.
Monday, November 4th, 2024
Tutorial: Creating Cinematic Concept Art
Discover an efficient professional concept art workflow in Blender and Photoshop with The Gnomon Workshop's new tutorial.
Monday, November 4th, 2024
Tutorial: Concepting & Illustrating a Sword for Games
Master professional concept design techniques in ZBrush, Blender and Photoshop with The Gnomon Workshop's new tutorial.
Sunday, October 27th, 2024
Creating a Character Bust: From Ideation to Final Render
Create a portfolio-worthy 3D character with Naughty Dog Senior Character Artist Colleen Larson's tutorial for The Gnomon Workshop.
Sunday, October 20th, 2024
Autodesk releases 3ds Max 2025.3
3D modeling and animation app gets support for the OpenPBR material standard, and performance updates to key modifiers.
Wednesday, October 16th, 2024
Autodesk releases Maya 2025.3
Update to the 3D animation tool reworks Boolean modeling, and introduces OpenPBR support and interesting new simulation features.
Wednesday, October 16th, 2024
Inkscape 1.4 is out
Open-source vector design tool gets improvements to workflow with filters, fonts and color palettes, and support for Affinity Designer files.
Tuesday, October 15th, 2024
Shapelab 2024 lets you sculpt on desktop as well as in VR
Updated: the new desktop mode in Leopoly's promising digital sculpting app now supports stylus as well as mouse and keyboard.
Thursday, October 3rd, 2024
Check out Blender 4.3's new SLIM UV unwrapping system
Try the 'state-of-the-art' new iterative UV unwrapping algorithm available in alpha builds of the open-source 3D software.
Wednesday, September 25th, 2024
Nevercenter releases Silo 2024.3 and Milo 2024.0
Check out the new features in the lightweight 3D modeling software, including modifiers for Boolean modeling, extrusion and replication.
Tuesday, September 24th, 2024
Alexey Vanzhula releases Modeler 2025 for Houdini
Major update to the popular hard-surface modeling toolkit for Houdini reworks the interface, workflow, and adds new retopology tools.
Monday, September 23rd, 2024