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checker map

Check out the new features in the desktop 3D scanning software, including new Lidar and automation features. Free to indie artists.

Wednesday, November 26th, 2025

Create custom checker maps and download them at up to 8K resolution with this neat free app.

Friday, January 6th, 2023

Get Maurus Loeffel's custom UV checkermaps, plus the Illustrator file to create your own designs.

Sunday, August 2nd, 2020

Bored of plain old black-and-white maps? Download 17 colourful free designs, in PNG and PSD formats.

Sunday, June 28th, 2015

Latest update to the production renderer extends support for MaterialX Lama and checkpointing inside RenderMan XPU.

Sunday, December 7th, 2025

Check out the new features in the set of tools for motion graphics and VFX artists, including generation of depth maps from video.

Sunday, December 7th, 2025

Check out the new AI technologies in the standalone app and Photoshop plugin for adding cinematic effects to still images.

Sunday, December 7th, 2025

Create a portfolio-worthy matte painting in Photoshop, Nuke and Blender with The Gnomon Workshop's new masterclass.

Saturday, December 6th, 2025

Read our pick of the latest features, from the power to create terrain shaders in the Shader Editor to a big step towards a unified renderer.

Friday, December 5th, 2025

Check out the changes to the GPU renderer for 3ds Max, Cinema 4D, Houdini and Maya, including updates to displacement.

Thursday, December 4th, 2025