Tutorial: Introduction to Houdini - Grains
Discover how to simulate sand and other granular materials in Houdini with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed beginner tutorial.
Friday, July 4th, 2025
motion graphics
Free UV packing tool Packer-IO 1.3 now integrates directly in Blender
Check out the new features in the free standalone UV packing app, including support for texel density, and the Blender integration plugin.
Friday, July 4th, 2025
Chaos releases V-Ray 7 for Blender
Long-awaited new edition of V-Ray integrates the production renderer natively in Blender. Check out its features, its limitations, and its price.
Tuesday, July 1st, 2025
Download three free assets from terrain kitbash library Terra xL
Get three 3D scanned mountains from the neat new asset library for kitbashing environments for VFX and concept art. Commercial use.
Tuesday, July 1st, 2025
Check out unusual open-source vector design tool Graphite
Promising free app combines the ease of layer-based workflows with the power of a node graph. More bitmap editing tools planned, too.
Tuesday, July 1st, 2025
Open-source tool Infinigen Indoors generates procedural 3D interiors
Updated: free Blender-based tool generates 3D interiors, from rooms to entire houses. Check out its new Infinigen-Sim toolset.
Monday, June 30th, 2025
How North of Now created holo doubles for Kaytranada's 'Witchy'
Discover how the video for the Grammy-nominated track was created with KeenTools' FaceBuilder and FaceTracker for Nuke.
Monday, June 30th, 2025
Reallusion releases Character Creator 4.54 and iClone 8.54
Character generator and real-time animation tool get updates to AI Smart Search, plus new lower-cost iContent licenses for stock assets.
Friday, June 27th, 2025
ScatterFlow adds physics-based scattering to Blender
Inexpensive add-on lets you dress environments quickly in Blender by spawning in 3D assets and letting them settle naturally under gravity.
Wednesday, June 25th, 2025
iCity 1.5 generates procedural 3D cities inside Blender
Plan out city layouts and have this neat tool populate them with 3D buildings. Check out the updates to road generation in the 1.5 release.
Monday, June 23rd, 2025
Get 330 free kitbash assets for post-apocalyptic environments
Download free assets from Oleg Ushenok's incredible new kitbash asset pack. FBX format, with PBR textures, for commercial use.
Sunday, June 22nd, 2025
Maxon releases Red Giant 2025.5
Check out the latest features in Maxon's suite of motion graphics and VFX plugins for compositing and video editing apps.
Sunday, June 22nd, 2025
Tutorial: Creating a Sci-Fi Sequence using Houdini Solaris
Master lighting and layout workflows for VFX with The Gnomon Workshop's comprehensive guide to Houdini's Solaris toolset.
Saturday, June 21st, 2025