Pixar ships RenderMan 25.2
Check out the new features in the heavyweight production renderer, including new compositing modes in the Stylized Looks NPR toolset.
Friday, June 30th, 2023
AI-based
SkyBoxGenerator creates skyboxes inside Unreal Engine
Free plugin lets you create skyboxes by entering text prompts inside the Unreal Editor if you have a Skybox AI API key.
Tuesday, June 27th, 2023
Adobe releases Substance 3D Stager 2.1
Scene layout and rendering tool's new AI-based GPU denoiser cuts rendering times by 'up to 99%'.
Friday, June 23rd, 2023
Reallusion ships Headshot 2.0
AI-assisted head-generation plugin for Character Creator can now turn 3D meshes - including partial facial scans - into full CC4 characters.
Tuesday, June 20th, 2023
Reallusion ships Character Creator 4.3 and iClone 8.3
Check out the new features in Reallusion's 3D character generator and real-time animation software.
Tuesday, June 20th, 2023
Polycam gets new AI-based 360 Capture system
Mobile 3D scanning app's new mode captures 360° environments on phones without 360° cameras.
Friday, June 2nd, 2023
Adobe ships Photoshop 24.5
Image-editing app gets AI-based Remove Tool. Separate beta adds Generative Fill - the first feature from Adobe's Firefly AI toolset.
Tuesday, May 23rd, 2023
Chaos releases V-Ray 6 for Cinema 4D Update 1
C4D edition of the renderer gets V-Ray Toon material, Chaos Scatter, and improved MoGraph support.
Tuesday, May 23rd, 2023
Nekki releases Cascadeur 2023.1
Big update to the physics-based animation tool adds video mocap and Finger AutoPosing systems.
Friday, May 19th, 2023
Unreal Engine 5.2: five key features for CG artists
Read our run-down of the latest features in UE5, from procedural content and Substrate materials to Chaos Flesh.
Friday, May 12th, 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
Silhouette 2023 gets new generative AI art tools
Sizeable update to the rotoscoping app also adds new film grain nodes and the Primatte chroma keyer.
Thursday, April 27th, 2023
Pixar releases RenderMan 25
Heavyweight VFX and animation renderer now includes Pixar's own AI-trained denoiser. Sizeable update to RenderMan XPU, too.
Tuesday, April 18th, 2023