Maxon releases Redshift 2025.4
Big update to the renderer adds OpenPBR support. See the other new features for 3ds Max, Blender, Cinema 4D, Houdini and Maya users.
Thursday, April 3rd, 2025
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Maxon releases Cinema 4D 2025.2
3D animation and motion graphics app gets integrated Spline Modifiers and updates to particle simulation. Liquid simulation 'coming soon'.
Thursday, April 3rd, 2025
Maxon releases ZBrush 2025.2
Check out the changes to the digital sculpting tool, including updates to poly modeling system ZModeler and new Redshift materials.
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025
Otoy releases OctaneRender 2025.1
Check out the new features in the next major production version of the GPU renderer, including new decal and lens effects systems.
Tuesday, April 1st, 2025
Master the art of Virtual Makeup Design with Neville Page
Design practical character makeup for movies and TV with the leading concept artist's new tutorial series for The Gnomon Workshop.
Saturday, March 29th, 2025
Autodesk releases 3ds Max 2026
Check out the latest changes to the 3D modeling and rendering app, including updates to retopology, shading and animation.
Wednesday, March 26th, 2025
Autodesk releases Maya 2026 and Maya Creative 2026
3D modeling and animation tool gets updates to the ML Deformer and liquid simulation in Bifrost. Check out all the new features here.
Wednesday, March 26th, 2025
Unity previews Unity 6.1
Check out the key artist features in the next version of the game engine, including support for Variable Rate Shading and better DX12 ray tracing.
Thursday, March 20th, 2025
5 key features in Blender 4.4
Check out the key changes in the latest version of the open-source 3D app, including important updates to animation and the CPU compositor.
Tuesday, March 18th, 2025
AMD launches Radeon RX 9070 XT and Radeon RX 9070
First RDNA 4 GPUs get strong reviews in the gaming press. But how do they fare in CG apps like Blender and DaVinci Resolve?
Friday, March 7th, 2025
D5 Render 2.10 adds real-time path tracing
Major update to Dimension 5's real-time visualization software adds experimental path tracing system. Check out the other new features.
Thursday, March 6th, 2025
Download Marmoset's free materials for Toolbag 5
Library Drop 06 makes 150+ new assets available for the real-time rendering and look dev software, including 86 new materials.
Wednesday, March 5th, 2025
5 key features for CG artists in Godot 4.4
Discover five key new features in the open-source game engine, including updates to shading, lighting, animation and physics.
Tuesday, March 4th, 2025