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Check out the new features in ftrack's cloud-based production tracking and shot review system for visual effects and animation work.

Create virtual claymation with this neat new plugin from the devs of Blender's Grease Pencil toolset.

See what's new in this handy add-on for streamlining common 3D modelling and scene layout tasks.

Pixar animator Eddy Okba reveals the subtle errors that even experienced artists often miss.

$19 image and 3D asset browser also provides batch renaming and metadata visualisation features.

See what's new in this big update to the hotly tipped AI-based color grading tool, now in public beta.

New update to the 3D clothing design tool improves FBX export, adds support for UDIM file naming.

Create concept art and VR assets using this promising open-source successor to Google's Tilt Brush.

Classed as a patch, so it's free to all users of the sculpting app, despite the end of free perpetual upgrades. Check out its new features here.

3D painting directly in Sculpt mode and interactive previews in Eevee due in the open-source 3D app in the next few releases.

Get stock snow images for use in VFX and matte painting. Pre-keyed 2K PNG files, for commercial use.

New Gnomon Workshop tutorial reveals how to create hero-quality assets with the tree authoring tool.

Latest update to the digital painting and image editing software adds native WebP support, and improves GPU use in the Oil Paint filter.

Download the new USD version of the legendary production data set, optimised to render in RenderMan.

Under-the-hood update to the library of effects for compositing and editing apps adds native support for Apple's M1 processors.

See the month's best real-time 3D models, including boots, armor and spaceships to download for free.

Low-cost digital painting and video processing app gets new Warp Mesh filter and tonemapping tool.

Android and iOS app can be used free for object capture. Unity Mars users get environment capture too.

Free assets include this modular kit of 3D parts for medieval castles. FBX format, 8K PBR textures, commercial use.

Get 2,000 x 1,000px sky images to use in matte painting or as render backplates. For commercial use.