InstaMAT Studio is now available
Promising new app combines 3D texture painting, node-based material authoring and AI features. Free if you earn under $100k/year.
Thursday, January 25th, 2024
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Ynput releases Ayon 1.0
Open-source pipeline for VFX and animation work is now production-ready - and available in the cloud as well as to install locally for free.
Thursday, January 18th, 2024
How noOne created striking animated short Aether Saga
Check out facial scanning and motion-capture behind the impressive proof-of-concept teaser for a Skyrim-esque animated series.
Friday, December 29th, 2023
Ephere releases Ornatrix 8 for 3ds Max
Check out the new features in the hair and fur plugin, including a point-and-click groom-creation system, and the option to 'box' operators.
Friday, December 15th, 2023
Dimension 5 Techs releases D5 Render 2.6
Check out the new AI features in the GPU-based ray tracing renderer, including automatic atmosphere and texture generation.
Friday, December 15th, 2023
Maxon ships Redshift 3.5.22
Update boosts performance in real-time render engine Redshift RT, including support for async shader compilation and DLSS upscaling.
Tuesday, December 12th, 2023
Download over 150 free 10K HDRIs from HDRMAPS
Download high-resolution HDRIs and HDR skies without having to register on the site. EXR format, for commercial use.
Sunday, December 10th, 2023
Chaos releases Vantage 2.2
Real-time renderer for exploring large V-Ray scenes gets better hair and fur rendering, better denoising and upscaling, new firefly filter.
Saturday, December 9th, 2023
Chaos Czech releases Corona 11 for 3ds Max and Cinema 4D
Check out the new features in the production renderer, including updates to Chaos Scatter, and support for Open Image Denoise 2.
Friday, December 8th, 2023
Lightmap releases HDR Light Studio live link for Unreal Engine
New plugin lets visualization artists use lighting design tool HDR Light Studio for more precise control over models being rendered in UE5.
Thursday, December 7th, 2023
Chaos ships V-Ray 6 for 3ds Max Update 2
Sizeable update to the production renderer adds MaterialX support, new Enscape bridge, and updates to V-Ray GPU and Chaos Scatter.
Thursday, November 30th, 2023
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
Luxion ships KeyShot 2023.3
Latest update to the renderer radically overhauls color workflow, speeds up GPU rendering, and adds an ACES image transform.
Sunday, November 19th, 2023