Magic Nodes: node-based compositing in After Effects
Updated with details of version 1.5: neat add-on lets you wire nodes together to create composites.
Tuesday, May 30th, 2023
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Sculpt Tool lets you do digital sculpting inside 3ds Max
Games artist Mihail Lupu's neat $45 script lets you create or edit organic models directly inside Max.
Thursday, May 11th, 2023
Free tool: Stable Houdini puts Stable Diffusion in Houdini
Use generative AI inside Houdini to create matte paintings or concept art based on simple 3D scenes.
Wednesday, May 10th, 2023
Free Blender tool Braidify turns curves into hair braids
Free add-on lets you generate hair braids simply by drawing freehand curves in the Blender viewport.
Friday, April 14th, 2023
Stability.ai releases its Stable Diffusion add-on for Blender
Stability for Blender puts the AI image generator into Blender - for animation as well as still images.
Monday, March 6th, 2023
Free tool: export_masks for Substance 3D Painter
Get Wes McDermott's handy free add-on for... well, exporting layer masks from Substance 3D Painter.
Thursday, February 23rd, 2023
Free tool: Hextile for Houdini and Unreal Engine
Mohsen Tabasi's award-winning free tool minimises visible repeats by tiling textures using a hex grid.
Monday, February 13th, 2023
Download free After Effects image export script aeJPG
Handy free tool lets you take screenshots from After Effects' Composition Panel in one click.
Monday, February 13th, 2023
These free AI add-ons create PBR materials inside Blender
Use Dream Textures, DeepBump and DT2DB Bridge to create PBR materials in Blender 'in one click'
Wednesday, February 8th, 2023
Tutorial: Creating Keyframe Concepts for Film & Animation
Gnomon Workshop tutorial reveals the unexpected 3D tools that can speed up your concept art work.
Sunday, January 29th, 2023
Discover 5 key features for CG artists in Unity 2022.2
See the key changes to the game engine, like the new water system and dynamic volumetric clouds.
Friday, December 9th, 2022
Auto Character System 3 aims to redefine rigging in Modo
Now shipping: long-awaited modular rigging add-on creates rigs for characters of all body shapes.
Monday, November 21st, 2022
Free: Anastasiy's Extension Manager 4.0 for Adobe apps
Get the new version of the Adobe-recommended tool for installing add-ons for Creative Cloud apps.
Wednesday, October 26th, 2022