Check out Blender crowd animation add-on Population 2
Promising lightweight add-on for creating 3D crowds for animation or visualization now lets you paint crowd characters into the scene.
Thursday, November 21st, 2024
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Download SideFX's free Project Greylight toolkit for Houdini
Free tools help artists and studios set up collaborative USD-based workflows without the need for a custom production pipeline.
Thursday, November 21st, 2024
Adobe releases Photoshop 26.1
Update to the image editing and digital painting app makes it possible to edit color gradients from the contextual task bar.
Wednesday, November 20th, 2024
Chaos ships Corona 12 Update 1 for 3ds Max and Cinema 4D
Architectural renderer gets new live link to Chaos Vantage, better volumetric caustics, and new AI-based render upscaling system.
Wednesday, November 20th, 2024
5 key features in Blender 4.3
Now available: read our pick of the new features in the open-source 3D software, from Grease Pencil 3 to updates to Eevee and Cycles.
Tuesday, November 19th, 2024
BiteTheBytes releases World Creator 2024.3
Big update to the real-time terrain generator adds new snow and debris simulation tools, and changes pricing and licensing.
Tuesday, November 19th, 2024
Free tool: Reallusion's Blender Auto Setup plugin
Newly rebranded plugin transfers 3D characters, shaders, rigs and animation from Character Creator and iClone to Blender.
Monday, November 18th, 2024
Ephere releases Ornatrix 3 for Cinema 4D
Hair and fur plugin gets new tools for 'grafting' procedural hair grooms onto a character, and 'boxing' operators into single modifiers.
Friday, November 15th, 2024
Maxon releases Red Giant 2025.2 and Universe 2025.1
Check out the new features in the suite of motion graphics and VFX plugins and the online library of effects and transitions.
Friday, November 15th, 2024
Unreal Engine 5.5: discover 10 key features for CG artists
Read our pick of the features in this huge update to the game engine, from MegaLights to character rigging, animation and rendering.
Thursday, November 14th, 2024
Blackmagic Design releases Fusion Studio 19.1
Update to the 3D compositing app extends USD and OCIO workflow, and adds new options for toggling between inputs in compositions.
Wednesday, November 13th, 2024
Blackmagic Design releases DaVinci Resolve 19.1
Discover the key features for VFX artists and colorists in the free grading and editing software and its $295 Studio edition.
Wednesday, November 13th, 2024
Get the Blender Studio's free Brushstroke Tools for Blender
Neat free extension lets you apply painterly brushstrokes to the surface of 3D models while texturing them, and control the strokes procedurally.
Tuesday, November 12th, 2024