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Pixar ships RenderMan 25.2
Check out the new features in the heavyweight production renderer, including new compositing modes in the Stylized Looks NPR toolset.
Chaos releases Vantage 2.0
Major update to the real-time ray tracing renderer aims to make the software 'as powerful for VFX as it is for architectural visualization'.
Get Pablo Munoz Gomez’s 15 free custom ZBrush brushes
Download handy free brushes for sculpting hair, fur and cloth: now including a new Volume Blender.
Discover how to create games environments with SpeedTree
Check out new Gnomon Workshop tutorial Creating a Swamp Scene for Games with SpeedTree & Photogrammetry.
Download Blender Studio’s free Human Base Meshes
Set of 17 high-quality meshes can be used as bases for sculpting custom 3D characters. CC0 licence.
Glaze protects artists’ images from ‘unethical AI models’
Version 1.0 now available: free 'cloaking' tool makes it harder for AI models to learn from artists' online images.
Unity unveils new generative AI service Unity Muse
New platform will let artists create game assets like character motions and textures from text prompts.
5 key features in Blender 3.6
Read our pick of the new features in the open-source 3D software: from Simulation Nodes and GPU ray tracing to neat hidden bonuses.
SkyBoxGenerator creates skyboxes inside Unreal Engine
Free plugin lets you create skyboxes by entering text prompts inside the Unreal Editor if you have a Skybox AI API key.
Group test: Nvidia GeForce RTX 40 Series GPUs
Discover which Nvidia GPU is best for CG work in real-world content creation and GPU rendering tests.
Adobe releases Substance 3D Stager 2.1
Scene layout and rendering tool's new AI-based GPU denoiser cuts rendering times by 'up to 99%'.
Chaos releases Corona 10 for 3ds Max and Cinema 4D
New features in the renderer include updates to Corona Decal and improved volume rendering.
Free tool Masterpiece X lets you ‘remix’ characters in VR
Interesting new app lets users create custom game content from an online library of CC0 assets.
Adobe ships Photoshop 24.6
Check out the new features in the digital painting and image editing app, including non-destructive painting in text and shape layers.
Adobe releases Substance 3D Painter 9.0
3D texture painting software gets neat 3D path system for painting along editable Bezier guide curves.
Epic Games releases RealityScan for Android
Turn photos into 3D models with the free mobile scanning app. Now works on Android as well as iOS.
Download Epic Games’ free Electric Dreams sample
Free environment scene demos Unreal Engine 5.2's Procedural Content Generation framework and Substrate materials.
Reallusion ships Headshot 2.0
AI-assisted head-generation plugin for Character Creator can now turn 3D meshes - including partial facial scans - into full CC4 characters.
Reallusion ships Character Creator 4.3 and iClone 8.3
Check out the new features in Reallusion's 3D character generator and real-time animation software.
Rokoko unveils Coil Pro
Nifty new electromagnetic field generator will reduce drift when used with Rokoko's Smartsuit Pro II and Smartgloves mocap systems.
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