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Robert Rioux

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

VFX artist Robert Rioux's handy open-source tools convert the aiStandardSurface shader to Blender's Principled BSDF.

Wednesday, January 15th, 2025

Check out the new features in the free update to the popular Blender UV editing toolset for games and visual effects work.

Tuesday, March 25th, 2025

Check out the latest features in the popular Maya fur and feathers plugin, including new nodes for resolving intersections.

Monday, March 24th, 2025

Promising free Blender add-on generates rigged 3D characters with skin materials and hair, suitable for games, animation or VFX work.

Monday, March 24th, 2025

Use the powerful Content Browser from the Unreal Engine 5 world-building tool free indefinitely. Comes with thousands of free 3D assets.

Sunday, March 23rd, 2025

Features due in Unity this year include in-editor LOD generation, swappable physics backends, and more generative AI tools.

Thursday, March 20th, 2025

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