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Neat add-on lets you create good-looking rivers, complete with surrounding terrain, simply by drawing a path in the viewport.

Discover key features for VFX artists and colorists in this major update to the free grading and editing app and its $295 Studio edition.

Free update to the 3D compositor adds new deep compositing toolset, Cryptomatte support, and 180 VR workflows. See all the new features.

Node-locked licenses of the renderers ended, new ArchDesign, ArchViz and M&E Collection product bundles launched.

Can't get a live model? These UE5-based apps let you pose 3D hands to act as a reference when sketching, painting or sculpting.

Get over 20 high-res HDRIs of natural exteriors and architectural interiors in EXR format, for VFX, visualization and motion graphics.

Create energy FX using a robust generalist approach in Houdini, Maya and Nuke with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed tutorial.

Effects plugins for compositing and video editing apps get new AI tools for generating masks and depth maps, and fixing glitches. Prices up.

Check out the latest features in the open-source Maya character rigging and animation framework and its new Unreal Engine bridge.

Development of the open-source CPU/GPU renderer and its Blender plugin now 'back on track' after three years. See what's new.

Sales and downloads of the cut-down editions of ZBrush to end on 30 May 2025, but a new 'freemium' desktop version is 'on its way'.

Get environment artist Emran Bayarti's Downtown Alley modular asset pack free for two weeks on Fab. For commercial use.

AI-generated assets can still be uploaded, but will be made 'essentially invisible'. See how the policy compares to other sites.

Improve your skills in designing, sculpting and texturing 3D characters with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed tutorial.

Existing subscribers to be moved to more expensive Creative Cloud Pro plans with more generative AI features by default. Read our FAQs.

Check out the latest features in the particle and physics plugin, including the new Explosion Tool and 160+ new scripting functions.

Software for processing data from inertial mocap systems gets separate new anatomy models for male and female actors.

Next-gen motion design software gets new noise shader and support for custom filters, plus the option to deform images using 2D meshes.

V-Ray 7.1 update makes 3,000+ scanned real-world materials accessible via the Cosmos browser, available to all V-Ray subscribers.

[Sponsored] Online render farm iRender explains why its flexible solutions unlock the full potential of GPU rendering with Redshift.