Tutorial: Character Asset Creation for Cinematics - Vol. 1
Discover how to create a detailed, animation-ready fantasy character with Maya and ZBrush in The Gnomon Workshop's new tutorial.
Sunday, July 21st, 2024
character modeling
3d-io unveils Unwrella-IO
Check out the upcoming standalone UV unwrapping and UV packing app from the maker of the Unwrella plugins for 3ds Max and Maya.
Wednesday, June 19th, 2024
Reallusion launches GoZ Plus
New version of the plugin for round-tripping assets between Character Creator and ZBrush now transfers surface color and detail.
Friday, June 7th, 2024
Autodesk releases Mudbox 2025
Digital sculpting software gets fourth consecutive 'minor update' in four years. See the complete changelog for the release here.
Friday, March 29th, 2024
Get Reallusion's five great free animation-ready 3D characters
Download free, fully rigged human characters with Reallusion's animation-friendly CC3+ Base topology. For commercial use.
Wednesday, March 20th, 2024
Create stylized facial expressions in ZBrush and Character Creator
[Sponsored] The new ZBrush Face Tools plugin for Character Creator makes crafting expressions for 3D characters easy. Here's how it works.
Monday, February 26th, 2024
Get the free Sculpt Bridge Tool for Blender
Handy add-on creates organic strands between two points on the surface of a 3D model, in a similar way to ZBrush's Slime Bridge.
Thursday, February 15th, 2024
Free tool: sculpt stylized hair with custom ZBrush brush RenHair
Former Overwatch artist Renaud Galand's neat free custom brush sculpts subtly asymmetric strands of hair for stylized 3D characters.
Tuesday, January 9th, 2024
Reallusion ships ZBrush Face Tools
New plugin makes it easier to refine head meshes from Character Creator in ZBrush, including sculpting custom expressions.
Tuesday, October 17th, 2023
Pixelmachine releases TopoGun 3
Now officially shipping after three years in beta: pioneering standalone retopology tool gets its first major update in over a decade.
Wednesday, October 4th, 2023
Maxon ships ZBrush 2023.2
Check out the latest features in the sculpting software, including the new Anchors brush and updates to Spotlight and the Morph brush.
Thursday, July 20th, 2023
Autodesk releases Mudbox 2024
No changes to the sculpting app beyond a new Mac installer, but the price of subscriptions rises again.
Tuesday, April 11th, 2023
Maxon ships ZBrush 2023.1
Digital sculpting app gets neat new Proxy Pose and Drop 3D systems, but the new features are currently only available via subscriptions.
Thursday, March 30th, 2023