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Neat free add-on turns splines into complex organic forms suitable for motion graphics and VFX. Works with text splines too.

Check out the new features in the image-editing software, including wider use of Adobe's new Firefly Fill and Expand AI model.

See the latest features in Pixar's production renderer, including new Stylized Looks nodes for artistic lighting and hatching effects.

Free edition of the renderer is licensed for personal use and tools development. Compatible with Blender, Houdini, Katana and Maya.

Get started with the industry-standard 3D software with The Gnomon Workshop's essential three-part training series.

Check out the new features in this major update to the compositing software, like support for Gaussian splats and an updated 3D system.

Popular 3D tree generator for VFX and games work now plays nicer with real-time engines - and now supports Houdini Indie.

Sparseal's $20 iPad app includes features usually only found in more expensive desktop software, like simultaneous multichannel painting.

Check out the latest features in the motion design app just acquired by Canva, including a new Mesh solver for creating organic growth effects.

Motion design app is the 'missing piece' of Canva's Affinity design software, now available free. Read our FAQs on what it means for users.

Promising browser-based app gets a new Classic editor for video editing, as well as editors for 2D and 3D motion design.

Long-awaited update to the popular Baga Ivy Generator plugin for VFX and arch viz makes it possible to create plant growth animations.

Check out the new features in the GPU-accelerated production renderer for 3ds Max, Cinema 4D, Houdini and Maya.

Get started with Maya with the Eric Keller's new beginners' tutorials for The Gnomon Workshop. Volume 2 covers 3D modeling and rigging.

3D tracking and match-moving software gets new Mocha Point Tracker, live previous for GeoH setups, plus USD and USDZ import.

Quixel Mixer 2023.1 makes it possible to run the material-authoring software offline indefinitely, unlike previous versions.

Read our FAQs on what the buyout of the AI orchestration and generative AI tools firm means for users of Foundry apps like Nuke.

Check out the eye-catching rigs now possible with the 'next-level' update to Zoo Tools Pro's modular rig-building system for Maya.

Heavyweight lighting and look development tool gets a new 'UsdSuperLayer' and a preview of Hydra 2.0 rendering.

Check out the new features in this powerful set of geometry optimization tools for games and VFX work. Free to indie artists.