See the 2026 Blender development roadmap
Check out the major features now in development for the open-source 3D software and due for release in Blender 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 and beyond.
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026
Character Animation
Tutorial: Animating Characters for Feature Films
Take your character animation to the next level with Disney animator Alissar Kobeissi's masterclass for The Gnomon Workshop.
Saturday, January 31st, 2026
Get free Maya character rigging toolset mGear 5.2
Open-source rigging and animation framework gets a new blueprint system - and a Softimage-inspired alternative to Maya's Outliner.
Thursday, January 29th, 2026
Tutorial: Simulating Crowds with Golaem & Maya
Master crowd simulation for VFX and game cinematics with The Gnomon Workshop's crash course in Maya crowds add-on Golaem.
Saturday, January 17th, 2026
Reallusion switches up iClone and Character Creator licensing
Character animation and creation apps get new subscription plans, while the AccuPose Infinity add-on switches to a perpetual license.
Monday, January 12th, 2026
Get free modular Maya character rig builder Mansur-Rig 3.0
New release removes all license restrictions from the Maya rigging toolkit - but update before 1 March 2026 if you're using an older version.
Tuesday, December 16th, 2025
Black Friday, Cyber Week and New Year deals for CG artists
Find great seasonal discounts on CG software, hardware and assets. Deals available in January include 3DCoat, 3D Scan Store, CGTrader.
Friday, November 28th, 2025
Nekki releases Cascadeur 2025.3
Check out the new features in the AI-assisted animation software, including a new viewport renderer, and initial support for quadrupeds.
Thursday, November 27th, 2025
Tutorial: Advanced Facial Blendshape Networks
Discover how to create blendshape-based facial rigs for VFX and game cinematics with The Gnomon Workshop's new masterclass.
Saturday, November 22nd, 2025
Blender 5.0 is finally here: check out its 5 key features
Read our pick of the latest features in the open-source 3D software, from Geometry Nodes and Cycles to changes to color management.
Wednesday, November 19th, 2025
Unreal Engine 5.7 is here: see five key features for CG artists
See our pick of the features in the latest version of Unreal Engine, from the new procedural plant editor to updates to MetaHumans.
Wednesday, November 12th, 2025
Autodesk releases Maya 2026.3 and Maya Creative 2026.3
Check out the new features in the 3D animation software, from new character rigging features to destruction simulation in Bifrost.
Wednesday, November 12th, 2025
Reallusion launches AI motion-capture service Video Mocap
New mocap solution for iClone users integrates directly into the animation app, extracting full-body and hand motion from source video.
Friday, October 31st, 2025