ArmorPaint 1.0 is out after eight years in early access
The first 'official' release of the popular open-source 3D texture painting app is ready to download. Check out its new features.
Friday, September 4th, 2026
digital sculpting
Check out promising new Blender retopology tool Smart Remesh
Context-aware add-on turns both organic characters and hard-surface models into clean quad geometry, preserving vertex positions.
Tuesday, August 25th, 2026
Master Cinematic Matte Painting for Production
Create environments for VFX and game cinematics using Blender, Photoshop and Nuke with The Gnomon Workshop's tutorial.
Saturday, August 22nd, 2026
Autodesk is discontinuing Mudbox, its digital sculpting software
Sales of the tech Academy Award-winning software, formerly used on Hollywood blockbusters, to end this November. Read our FAQs.
Monday, August 10th, 2026
Free tutorial: Design Mechs in VR Using Substance 3D Modeler
Master virtual reality sculpting workflows for concept art and hard-surface design with The Gnomon Workshop's concise tutorial.
Sunday, August 9th, 2026
The Gnomon Workshop releases Introduction to ZBrush 2026
Get up to speed with the digital sculpting software with Madeleine Scott-Spencer's popular training course, updated for ZBrush 2026.
Sunday, August 2nd, 2026
Pilgway releases 3DCoat 2026 and 3DCoatTextura 2026
Check out the changes to the sculpting, retopology and painting tools - including a complete new node-based texturing system.
Thursday, July 23rd, 2026
Blender 5.2 LTS is here: discover its 5 key features
Read our pick of the latest features in the open-source 3D software, from cloth physics in Geometry Nodes to a big change to Cycles.
Tuesday, July 14th, 2026
Tutorial: create cliff materials in Substance 3D Designer
Discover how to create game-ready materials with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed guide to modern environment art workflows.
Saturday, July 11th, 2026
Try ByHand, Truong CG Artist's free digital sculpting software
Promising new free application provides a 'clean, distraction-free space' for sculpting characters and creatures for games and VFX work.
Wednesday, July 8th, 2026
Check out free cross-platform retopology tool AutoRemesher
Open-source app converts 3D scans or sculpts to clean, low-poly, all-quad geometry. Comes with an unofficial Blender bridge plugin.
Wednesday, July 8th, 2026
Alexey Vanzhula releases Modeler 26.3 for Houdini
Check out the new features in this varied update to the popular toolkit for hard surface and organic modeling in Houdini.
Saturday, May 30th, 2026
Tutorial: Claymation in ZBrush
Discover a ground-breaking workflow for creating claymation-style animation digitally with The Gnomon Workshop's tutorial.
Saturday, May 9th, 2026