Quixel releases Mixer for free
Next-gen material creation tool is now available to download for free during its beta. Will become a $99 perpetual licence on final release.
Wednesday, January 30th, 2019
Adobe
Adobe acquires Allegorithmic
We assess the potential impact of the buyout on the licensing and development of key Allegorithmic software like Substance Painter.
Thursday, January 24th, 2019
The best Black Friday and winter 2018 deals for CG artists
Updated with a new batch of winter offers: save money on CG software and resources with these deals.
Friday, December 21st, 2018
Motion graphics tools pioneers win Sci-Tech Academy Awards
Original creators of After Effects, Photoshop and Cinema 4D's MoGraph toolset win tech Oscars.
Monday, December 17th, 2018
Videos: see Siggraph Asia 2018's best technical papers
Watch the best tech demos from the show - from advances in VR to new ways to melt your CG dragon.
Tuesday, November 20th, 2018
Boris FX ships Mocha Pro, Continuum and Sapphire 2019
Mocha Pro now has 360° tracking tool Mocha VR; Continuum gets 2D particle system particleIllusion.
Thursday, November 15th, 2018
Get Anastasiy's free Extension Manager 3.0 for Adobe apps
Free Adobe-recommended utility (un)installs all third-party add-ons for apps like Photoshop and Premiere Pro.
Sunday, October 21st, 2018
Adobe ships Dimension CC 2.0
Designer-friendly 3D software gets support for layered decals, FBX and STL import, interactive web export for design reviews and AR.
Tuesday, October 16th, 2018
Photoshop CC 20.0 ships; Photoshop for iPad due in 2019
Desktop edition gets long-awaited workflow improvements; 'real' Photoshop due on iOS next year.
Tuesday, October 16th, 2018
Adobe releases After Effects CC 16.0
Update adds depth passes for native 3D layers, new expressions engine, new Lumetri Color controls.
Monday, October 15th, 2018
Adobe releases Character Animator CC 2.0
New update adds AI-driven tool for transferring the art style of any source image to your animation.
Monday, October 15th, 2018
See the new ZBrush features unveiled at ZBrush Summit
See the upcoming ZBrush features announced at Pixologic's 2018 user event, plus three free plugins to download today.
Saturday, September 29th, 2018
Nvidia open-sources MDL
SDK of the Material Definition Language supported in V-Ray, Substance Designer and Adobe tools now available as source code.
Friday, August 17th, 2018