Motion design tool Autograph is now free to studios
Both individual artists and studios can now use Maxon's USD-based motion design and VFX software on commercial projects for free.
Thursday, May 7th, 2026
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Maxon adds hex tiling for textures to Redshift 2026.6
Check out the new features in the GPU production renderer, including the new hex tiling system to minimize visible repeats in textures.
Thursday, May 7th, 2026
Character Control Rig generates rigs for MetaHumans in Blender
Poly Hammer's add-on creates Rigify rigs for MetaHuman characters imported into Blender, and retargets animation from UE5.
Wednesday, May 6th, 2026
Sneak peek: NeXus for Blender
Updated: Insydium's popular particle and fluid simulation tool is coming to Blender. Check out its features and likely price and release date.
Tuesday, May 5th, 2026
LightWave Digital unveils LightWave 2026
See the new features in the 3D animation and rendering software, from vehicle auto-rigging to new tools for snow and lighting effects.
Monday, May 4th, 2026
Material authoring software InstaMAT gets native Linux edition
Linux-based VFX and games studios get new alternatives to the Substance 3D tools. Includes the Blender and Maya integrations.
Monday, May 4th, 2026
Get Unity modeling, texturing and rigging tool UModeler X free
Popular alternative to ProBuilder for modeling, texturing and rigging 3D assets directly inside the Unity Editor is now available free.
Sunday, May 3rd, 2026
ArcBrush is a free node-based image editor and texture editor
Check out designer Albert Omoss's intriguing node-based image editor, pitched as a Photoshop alternative for game art and texture processing.
Friday, May 1st, 2026
KeenTools releases GeoTracker for Houdini in free open beta
Intuitive object and camera tracking tool for VFX and motion graphics is now available as a Houdini SOP, as well as a Blender and Nuke add-on.
Thursday, April 30th, 2026
Adobe releases Photoshop 27.6
Update to the image-editing app adds the much-anticipated AI-based Rotate Tool, and a neat new reflection removal feature.
Tuesday, April 28th, 2026
World Creator 2026.4 is out with a new free Community Edition
Check out the new features in the terrain-generation software for games and VFX, and its new free introductory edition.
Tuesday, April 28th, 2026
Reallusion releases Headshot 3.0
Check out the new features in the AI-powered Character Creator plugin for generating 3D digital doubles from reference photos.
Tuesday, April 28th, 2026
Canva releases Affinity 3.2
Check out the latest features in the free image editing and vector design software, including a new integration with DaVinci Resolve.
Monday, April 27th, 2026