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texture painting

Open-source framework should help devs write plugins to send files between Substance 3D apps and tools like Blender and Maya.

Friday, April 5th, 2024

Read our pick of the new features in the open-source 3D app, from better baking to improvements to Cycles and the Sequencer.

Tuesday, March 26th, 2024

Promising new app combines 3D texture painting, node-based material authoring and AI features. Free if you earn under $100k/year.

Thursday, January 25th, 2024

3D texture painting software gets new Vulkan-based geometry map baking system, and more procedural texturing nodes

Monday, December 4th, 2023

Discover great seasonal discounts on 3D assets, apps and software, including offers still valid until the end of December.

Tuesday, November 28th, 2023

CozyBlanket developers' intriguing new iPad app is a complete 2D/3D tool with a modular scene system 'unlike anything you've ever seen'.

Monday, November 20th, 2023

Discover the latest changes to the open-source 3D app, from Geometry Nodes, Cycles and shading to the Viewport Compositor.

Tuesday, November 14th, 2023

Library Drop 05 makes over 200 new materials and textures available for the real-time rendering software, plus a new set of Smart Masks.

Sunday, November 12th, 2023

'Highly experimental' replacement for OpenGL for real-time and viewport rendering now available in alpha builds of Blender 4.1.

Wednesday, October 18th, 2023

Students can now get one-year licences of Nuke, Katana, Mari and Modo for $99, if they don't already get them free as part of a course.

Friday, September 29th, 2023

Open-source plugin architecture will let you send assets from the Substance 3D applications direct to Blender, 3ds Max and Maya.

Tuesday, September 12th, 2023

Now shipping: update to real-time rendering toolkit extends OpenUSD support, adds support for rendering EXR sequences.

Monday, August 7th, 2023

3D texture painting software gets neat 3D path system for painting along editable Bezier guide curves.

Wednesday, June 21st, 2023