Create free CG characters with Manuel Bastioni Lab 1.6.1
Updated: MakeHuman-style tool for creating custom 3D characters gets new hair library and hair shaders.
Sunday, January 28th, 2018
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The GIMP Team releases GIMP 2.9.8
Open-source image editing tool gets support for on-canvas gradient editing, improved PSD import.
Friday, December 22nd, 2017
Appleseed renderer gets new native Maya plugin
Version 1.8 of the open-source physically based renderer also adds procedural objects, render-time instancing.
Tuesday, December 5th, 2017
Download over 200 free kitbash and layout models
Constantin Paschou's amazing TFMStyle asset pack ranges from machine parts to entire buildings. OBJ format.
Sunday, December 3rd, 2017
Sneak peek: Blender 2.8
Updated: Read the full design document for the new workflow and 2D animation features, and Eevee, the real-time render engine.
Monday, October 9th, 2017
Check out the new features in Blender 2.79
Now officially released. New denoise system and PBR shader in Cycles, plus some great add-ons.
Wednesday, September 13th, 2017
Foundry to integrate AMD's Radeon ProRender into Modo
Native version of the physically based GPU renderer in beta this year. New open-source 'Baikal' edition out now.
Monday, August 7th, 2017
Animal Logic open-sources its AL_USDMaya plugin
Studio's in-house USD authoring plugin for Maya, used on Peter Rabbit, now available open-source.
Friday, August 4th, 2017
Lucasfilm and ILM open-source MaterialX
New open exchange standard for material data aims to do for look dev what Alembic did for geometry.
Thursday, July 13th, 2017
Blender Institute releases Attract and Flamenco
Blender production tracking system and render manager used on the Institute's shorts now in public beta.
Thursday, July 13th, 2017
Sneak peek: Blender 2.8's new Grease Pencil features
Open-source 2D animation toolset gets its own dedicated workspace, new work modes and fill options.
Wednesday, June 14th, 2017
Paste models between 3D apps with this neat free tool
Paste geometry and UV maps between 3D packages with Oliver Hotz's OD_CopyPasteExternal.
Tuesday, May 2nd, 2017
Silicon Studio ships Xenko 2.0
Rendering middleware firm's 'next-level C# game engine' now shipping commercially, but still free to individuals and indie studios.
Wednesday, April 26th, 2017