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Open-source image editor gets Smart Object-like link layers, plus a new Vibrance filter, and better interoperability with Photoshop.

First preview of the next major version of the GPU renderer adds a new neural rendering mode, AI Light 2.0 sampling and USD export.

Check out the new features in the Unreal Engine 5 world building tool, including the option to save entire groups of tools as reusable presets.

Updated: games and VFX artists can now apply for temporary licenses of EmberGen, LiquiGen, IlluGen and GeoGen via JangaFX's web portal.

Experimental version of the game engine capable of 'really good' looking ray tracing is now available on GitHub under a MIT license.

See what's new in the promising alternative to the Substance tools for texture painting and material authoring. Free to indie artists.

Check out the latest features in the free update to the industry-standard set of add-on tools for Foundry's 3D texture painting software.

Inexpensive add-on adds animated crowds to 3D scenes for animation or visualization - now including a ragdoll system for action shots.

New Blender Fractals pack generates lightweight, animatable 3D fractals for motion graphics, VFX or illustration work.

Veteran terrain generation software for games and VFX to get support for Macs and Linux systems after 20+ years as a Windows-only tool.

Updated: 6X Dynamic Multi Frame Generation due in beta this month in the AI tech used to boost frame rates in games and CG software.

Maxon to partner with Tencent to integrate the HY 3D generative 3D engine into the upcoming Cinema 4D for iPad. Read our FAQs.

Check out the new features in the latest major version of the 3D texture painting software for games, motion graphics and VFX.

Material authoring software to get a new 3D SDF-based workflow for the Shape Splatter node. See the other features due in the next release.

Improve your composition and Photoshop workflow with The Gnomon Workshop's masterclass in character and environment design.

New online tool for VFX and game artists generates ultra-detailed 16K skin textures based on an existing 3D character with 2K textures.

Fast, fun Geometry Nodes-based tool lets you block out hands, feet, paws and claws quickly for illustration or animation work.

Read our FAQs on Wonder 3D, the new text-to-3D and image-to-3D AI model in the online VFX platform formerly known as Wonder Studio.

Popular 3ds Max particle and multiphysics add-on for VFX and motion graphics gets neat new GPU-based Zenith fluid engine.

Inbibo's add-on for Maya - and now Houdini - provides a simple way to add simulated soft tissues to characters in VFX and games.