Abstract releases InstaMAT 2025
Major update sees the hotly tipped 3D texture painting and material authoring tools leave early access. Still free for indie artists.
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2025
procedural texturing
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
See the 2023 Blender development roadmap
See which major features are due in the open-source 3D software in 2023 - and which are delayed.
Tuesday, May 9th, 2023
Check out the Blender 3.x product roadmap
See the key changes planned for the open-source 3D software from Blender 3.0 to Blender 3.7 in 2023.
Thursday, October 28th, 2021
Discover how to create photorealistic 3D props
Master industry-standard modelling and shading workflows in The Gnomon Workshop's masterclass.
Sunday, January 31st, 2021
Aaron Dabelow open-sources his 3ds Max add-ons
Handy tools like procedural geometry creator Debris Maker 2 available free under a MIT licence.
Sunday, January 26th, 2020
Download free Blender texture scattering plugin SCATTr
Handy add-on distributes textures across a surface. Uses range from PBR materials to motion graphics.
Monday, November 26th, 2018