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Get 10 free high-res HDRIs suitable for rendering deep space scenes. EXR format, for commercial use.

Create custom checker maps and download them at up to 8K resolution with this neat free app.

Edit characters exported from Character Creator or iClone in the Unity Editor with this handy plugin.

Volumetric rendererer and particle tools for 3ds Max and Maya now free via an Apache 2.0 licence.

Changes include new AI workflows for Blender users and a neat update to AI painting app Canvas.

[Sponsored] Discover how to reuse one character in many projects with Reallusion's Character Creator 4.1.

Check out the new features in the GPU renderers, including options for motion-graphics-style effects.

Now shipping: neat plugin provides 'painless, almost real-time 3D object tracking' inside After Effects.

Updates may be less frequent than usual next week, but normal service resumes on 3 January.

Video editing, colour grading and effects software now available for iPad and iPad Pro, although there are some limitations.

Browser-based AI mocap tool gets new system for generating custom 3D avatars from simple selfies.

Next major update to the GPU renderer to feature Nanite-like 'meshlet streaming' system, long-awaited Brigade spectral kernel.

New Gnomon Workshop tutorial reveals the design process of top creature designer Ehsan Bigloo.

Check out the new features in the popular LIDAR scanning and photogrammetry app, available for iOS, Android and as an online tool.

Streamlined app for generating photorealistic CG skies, including 360° HDRIs, is out in early access.

Get a library of HDRIs optimised for Blender's Cycles renderer, packed in a .blend file. Commercial use.

Lighting and look dev software gets Material Soloing and performance profiling features to help troubleshoot complex VFX scenes.

Wide-ranging update to the natural media painting software adds new AI-boosted Liquify and Warp tools.

Check out the new features due in the next major update to the renderer - including proper support for the camera inside volumes.

See the month's best 3D models, from a free downloadable scan of a human skull to Gravity Falls fan art.