Download the new free materials on Substance Source
Get 25 free scan-based procedural materials of natural environments and debris, all in .sbsar format.
Sunday, March 21st, 2021
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Adobe releases Character Animator CC 2.0
New update adds AI-driven tool for transferring the art style of any source image to your animation.
Monday, October 15th, 2018
E-on ships Vue Infinite 2015 and Vue xStream 2015
Updated: Features include a new NPR renderer, GoZ support. Free Personal Learning Edition out now.
Thursday, July 2nd, 2015
The Foundry ships NPR 2 Kit for Modo
Add-on for creating stylised render effects gets new XToon shader, options for blending in indirect lighting and reflections.
Friday, June 5th, 2015
Creation Effects releases Creation Art Effects
New After Effects template mimics natural media and print effects, from ink and paint to pencil scribble.
Friday, March 27th, 2015
Act-3D releases Lumion 5.3
Real-time visualisation tool can now create normal maps automatically and render 'poster-res' images.
Wednesday, February 18th, 2015
Try new Maya-style menus in Blender 2.72
Now officially released: update adds optional Hotbox-style pie menus, improved texture-painting system.
Monday, October 6th, 2014
Eye candy: Platige Image's Ryse: Son of Rome cinematic
Teaser for Crytek's Xbox One title combines simulation with stylised art direction to strikingly grim effect.
Monday, October 21st, 2013
Nvidia previews new Light Path Expressions in iray
New feature works like AOVs in other software for 'instant relighting' and stylised render effects.
Monday, December 10th, 2012