3D texture painting app Wafer is now free in beta for Windows
Sparseal's promising new tool for non-photorealistic texturing is now available for Windows desktop and mobile systems, as well as iPads.
Wednesday, April 1st, 2026
Mari
Jens Kafitz releases Mari Extension Pack 6 R4
Check out the latest features in the free update to the industry-standard set of add-on tools for Foundry's 3D texture painting software.
Thursday, March 12th, 2026
Texturing XYZ's SKAP takes your skin textures to the next level
New online tool for VFX and game artists generates ultra-detailed 16K skin textures based on an existing 3D character with 2K textures.
Friday, March 6th, 2026
Check out promising new 3D texture painting app Wafer
Sparseal's $20 iPad app includes features usually only found in more expensive desktop software, like simultaneous multichannel painting.
Thursday, February 26th, 2026
Foundry releases Mari 7.5
3D texture painting software gets long-awaited Multi-Paint system for projection-painting multiple texture maps simultaneously.
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2025
Black Friday, Cyber Week and New Year deals for CG artists
Find great seasonal discounts on CG software, hardware and assets. Deals available in January include 3DCoat, 3D Scan Store, CGTrader.
Friday, November 28th, 2025
Tutorial: Fantasy Creature Texturing & Look Dev
Master professional workflows for creating believable CG creatures for VFX projects with The Gnomon Workshop's masterclass.
Friday, August 15th, 2025
Tutorial: Creating Production-Ready Hero Assets Using Mari
Master professional asset development workflows for VFX with The Gnomon Workshop's advanced-level tutorial.
Sunday, March 9th, 2025
Tik Manager 4 is a lightweight, robust open-source pipeline tool
Promising project management tool for VFX, animation and games is intuitive enough for non-TDs, but robust enough for bigger projects.
Monday, January 6th, 2025
Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Holiday 2024 deals for CG artists
Updated 24 December: Find discounts on CG hardware and software available until New Year, including 3DCoat, FumeFX and Yeti.
Tuesday, December 24th, 2024
Foundry releases Mari 7.1
Now available: 3D texture painting software gets new 2D painting mode for editing source images or creating custom decals.
Monday, December 9th, 2024
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
Tutorial: Animal Anatomy - Modeling a Fossa
Discover how to sculpt a creature from the inside out in Maya and ZBrush in The Gnomon Workshop's detailed anatomy tutorial.
Friday, November 10th, 2023