Physical Atmosphere² generates insanely detailed Blender skies
Successor to the popular PSA add-on adds true spectral atmospheres to Blender scenes - complete with real-world air pollution effects.
Wednesday, July 29th, 2026
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Abstract adds a new 2D painting system to InstaMAT 2026-07
Material authoring and 3D painting app now lets you paint directly onto a mesh's UVs in a dedicated 2D viewport. See all the new features.
Monday, July 27th, 2026
Maya 2027.2 lets you train your own AI animation models
New 'Bring Your Own Data' feature lets studios train models for Maya's MotionMaker system using their own keyframe or mocap data.
Wednesday, July 22nd, 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
Open-source material authoring software Material Maker 1.7 is out
Check out the new features in the free alternative to Substance 3D Designer, including a new Dynamic Sky Material. Now also on Steam.
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
Reallusion releases Headshot 3.1
Check out the new features in the AI-powered Character Creator plugin for generating 3D digital doubles from reference photos.
Tuesday, July 7th, 2026
Free tutorial: Lighting Realistic Rainy Weather in Unreal Engine 5
Master production-proven workflows for creating weather effects in UE5 with The Gnomon Workshop's free masterclass.
Saturday, July 4th, 2026
Get 120 free modular 3D assets for building a desert city
Download stock asset provider Laya Design's Unreal Engine Science Fiction Desert City Kit free from Fab for the next two weeks.
Wednesday, July 1st, 2026
Polygonflow releases Dash 1.12
Check out the new features in the Unreal Engine 5 world building tool - like the option to stack objects vertically when laying out scenes.
Tuesday, June 30th, 2026
Epic Games releases RealityScan 2.2 with AMD GPU support
Pro photogrammetry tool can now use both AMD consumer and workstation GPUs to speed up processing. Free to indie artists.
Thursday, June 25th, 2026
EA's Battlefield Studios backs the Godot Development Fund
Battlefield 6 developer becomes the latest - and highest-profile Corporate Platinum sponsor - of the open-source game engine.
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2026