Chaos, Epic Games, Foundry, Otoy, SideFX join Alliance for OpenUSD
Industry body to guide OpenUSD development gets new members, and enters agreement to ensure interoperability with glTF.
Wednesday, December 13th, 2023
game development
Adobe releases Substance 3D Designer 13.1
Check out the new features in the material authoring software, including AxF export, and better workflow when using Frames.
Wednesday, December 13th, 2023
Tutorial: Art Direction for Film: Creature Design & Development
Master professional creature design workflows in ZBrush, Maya and Unreal Engine 5 with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed tutorial.
Sunday, December 10th, 2023
Download over 150 free 10K HDRIs from HDRMAPS
Download high-resolution HDRIs and HDR skies without having to register on the site. EXR format, for commercial use.
Sunday, December 10th, 2023
Get Epic Games' free Pose Driver Connect for Maya and UE5
Handy free tool transfers secondary animation set-ups authored in Maya to MetaHumans and other characters in Unreal Engine.
Thursday, December 7th, 2023
Reallusion ships iClone 8.4 and Character Creator 4.4
Major update to iClone adds a complete crowd simulation system to the real-time animation software. See all the new features here.
Wednesday, December 6th, 2023
Foundry releases Mari 7.0
3D texture painting software gets new Vulkan-based geometry map baking system, and more procedural texturing nodes
Monday, December 4th, 2023
Godot 4.2 ships: check out 5 key features for CG artists
Read our pick of the latest features in the open-source game engine, including updates to rendering, lightmaps and GPU particles.
Friday, December 1st, 2023
Tutorial: Large-Scale Cinematic Destruction in Houdini
Master professional procedural techniques for VFX and animation with The Gnomon Workshop's comprehensive Houdini tutorial.
Tuesday, November 28th, 2023
Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Winter 2023 deals for CG artists
Discover great seasonal discounts on 3D assets, apps and software, including offers still valid until the end of December.
Tuesday, November 28th, 2023
Tutorial: Game Animation - From Concept to Unity
Master professional game animation workflows in Maya and Unity with The Gnomon Workshop's comprehensive tutorial.
Sunday, November 26th, 2023
Planetside Software updates Terragen Sky
Streamlined tool for generating skies for use in matte paintings or as environment maps gets 32K HDR export, better live sync with UE5.
Tuesday, November 21st, 2023
Planetside Software releases Terragen 4.7
Update makes the full Professional edition of the landscape generator available to indie artists for just $199. Check out the new features here.
Tuesday, November 21st, 2023