Free tools: Render Manager and Light Editor for Blender
VFX artist Robert Rioux's handy add-ons streamline the process of managing lights and render layers within complex production scenes.
Tuesday, February 11th, 2025
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Otoy releases OctaneRender 2025.1 in beta
Check out the new features in the next major production version of the GPU renderer, including new decal and lens effects systems.
Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024
Tutorial: Cinematic Lighting Shot Production
Master professional CG lighting workflows in Maya, Arnold, Katana and Nuke with The Gnomon Workshop's masterclass.
Sunday, October 6th, 2024
Otoy releases OctaneRender 2024.1
Discover the new features in the latest version of the GPU renderer - and which features are now scheduled for future releases.
Saturday, September 21st, 2024
Unreal Engine 5.4: five key features for CG artists
Read our pick of the new features in UE5, from Motion Graphics Mode and modular character rigging to virtual production and VFX.
Monday, April 29th, 2024
Infinigen: a free generator for procedural 3D environments
Intriguing Blender-based tool can automatically generate 3D terrain, plants - and even rigged creatures.
Thursday, July 13th, 2023
Light Engine releases Light Tracer Render 2.6
Check out the new features in the physically based GPU renderer. You can use it for free in a web browser.
Friday, March 17th, 2023
Marmoset releases Toolbag 4.05
Real-time rendering and look dev app gets new texture painting features, light baking, USD support.
Tuesday, January 24th, 2023
Adobe ships Substance 3D Stager 1.1
Scene layout and rendering app gets key workflow improvements - and a new $150 perpetual licence.
Wednesday, November 24th, 2021
10 key features for CG artists from Unreal Engine 4.26
Read our pick of the new features, from water and volumetric clouds to Booleans and GPU lightmapping.
Friday, December 4th, 2020
AMD releases new beta of Radeon ProRender 2.0
Open-source physically based GPU render engine gets support for Light Path Expressions, MaterialX.
Monday, August 24th, 2020
Blender Foundation releases Blender 2.83 LTS
The open-source 3D software's first ever Long Term Support release comes packed with new features. Check them out here.
Thursday, June 4th, 2020
Blender Foundation releases Blender 2.82
Significant update overhauls Blender's simulation tools and adds support for UDIMs and USD export.
Friday, February 14th, 2020