Tutorial: Fantasy Creature Texturing & Look Dev
Master professional workflows for creating believable CG creatures for VFX projects with The Gnomon Workshop's masterclass.
Friday, August 15th, 2025
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JangaFX releases IlluGen 1.0
Interesting new tool for creating VFX for games generates both 2D and 3D assets for FX like magic and energy from a single node graph.
Tuesday, July 29th, 2025
Abstract releases InstaMAT 2025
Major update sees the hotly tipped 3D texture painting and material authoring tools leave early access. Still free for indie artists.
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2025
Maxon releases Cinema 4D 2025.3 with new liquid simulation system
3D animation and motion graphics app gets liquid simulation toolset, plus support for UDIMs and texel density. See all the new features.
Thursday, June 19th, 2025
Download Unreal Engine 2D animation plugin Odyssey for free
Get Praxinos's versatile 2D animation, storyboard and texture painting toolset for UE5 free from Fab, including for commercial use.
Sunday, June 15th, 2025
Sparseal adds SDF modeling to Uniform 1.4
Big update to the iPad app for creating 3D models for games and concept art adds SDF modeling system and 3D printing features.
Tuesday, April 29th, 2025
See JangaFX's first demo of IlluGen, its app for in-game VFX
Check out the feature set of the much-anticipated tool for creating VFX assets for games, its workflow, its release date, and its likely price.
Thursday, April 17th, 2025
Adobe releases Substance 3D Painter 11.0
Check out the new features in the 3D texture painting app, including an Auto-update system, and more path tools, filters and texture generators.
Monday, March 17th, 2025
Tutorial: Creating Production-Ready Hero Assets Using Mari
Master professional asset development workflows for VFX with The Gnomon Workshop's advanced-level tutorial.
Sunday, March 9th, 2025
Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Holiday 2024 deals for CG artists
Updated 24 December: Find discounts on CG hardware and software available until New Year, including 3DCoat, FumeFX and Yeti.
Tuesday, December 24th, 2024
Foundry releases Mari 7.1
Now available: 3D texture painting software gets new 2D painting mode for editing source images or creating custom decals.
Monday, December 9th, 2024
Marmoset releases Toolbag 5.0
Major update to the real-time lighting and look dev tool adds support for UDIM workflows, interactive baking, hybrid rendering.
Monday, October 14th, 2024
The Gnomon Workshop releases Introduction to ZBrush 2024
Get up to speed with the digital sculpting software with Madeleine Scott-Spencer's popular tutorial, now updated for ZBrush 2024.
Sunday, September 29th, 2024