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Boris FX releases Optics 2026.5 with AI-powered facial masking
Standalone app and plugin for adding cinematic effects to still images also now works with non-Adobe software, including Affinity.
Adobe to acquire Topaz Labs
Adobe to buy pioneering developer of AI image enhancement and upscaling tools. Read our FAQs on what the deal means for CG artists.
KeyShot releases KeyShot 2026.2
Rendering and visualization software gets Apple GPU support, a new cloud rendering service, and new subscription pricing.
Epic Games releases RealityScan 2.2 with AMD GPU support
Pro photogrammetry tool can now use both AMD consumer and workstation GPUs to speed up processing. Free to indie artists.
New motion graphics tool Caddis puts a node graph in every layer
Updated: check out motion designer Mike Gaynor's neat After Effects alternative, currently free in beta - and now available for Windows.
Adobe releases Substance 3D Painter 12.1
Update to the 3D texture painting software for games and VFX reworks baking and UV unwrapping. Check out all of the new features.
Reallusion releases free animation tool iClone Personal
New free edition of the real-time animation software can be used indefinitely, including on commercial projects - but there are limitations.
Discover 5 key features for CG artists in Godot 4.7
Read our pick of the latest artist features in the open-source game engine and real-time renderer, from better area lighting to HDR output.
EA’s Battlefield Studios backs the Godot Development Fund
Battlefield 6 developer becomes the latest - and highest-profile Corporate Platinum sponsor - of the open-source game engine.
Autodesk releases Arnold 7.5.2 with 3D Gaussian Splatting
Check out the new features in the production renderer, including the option to relight and render imported 3D Gaussian Splats.
Unity releases Unity 6.5: discover 5 key features for CG artists
Unity artists get updates to the Shader and VFX Graphs, but OptiX denoising and the Built-In Render Pipeline are both deprecated.
10 things CG artists need to know about Unreal Engine 6
The industry-changing real-time tool is about to enter a new era. Discover what UE6 means for games, VFX and visualization artists.
Get the free MetaHuman Animator Markerless Motion Capture plugin
Epic Games' free mocap plugin extracts full-body and finger motion from phone or camera footage to transfer to MetaHuman characters.
Adobe releases Photoshop 27.8
Image editing software now supports OCIO 2.5 - and lets you use custom AI models trained on your own images with Generate Image.
Adobe releases After Effects 26.3
New features in the compositing and motion graphics app include DoF in the Advanced 3D renderer and a new Curl Noise effect.
Unreal Engine 5.8 is here: discover its 5 key features for CG artists
Read our pick of the latest features in Unreal Engine, from Mesh Terrain to MetaHuman Crowds, by way of new rigging and animation tools.
Download a free 3D castle model in FBX format
Get Dmitriy Dryzhak's White Castle model as a modular Unity or UE5 asset package, or in FBX format for use in any CG software.
V-Ray for Blender Update 3 now runs on Linux
Blender version of the renderer also gets a new Node Wrangler and GPU rendering on AMD GPUs, including in the free Community Edition.
QuadSpinner releases Gaea 2.3
New version of the terrain design software adds new macro system and 16K baking, but release dates for Gaea 2.4 and 3.0 pushed back.
LightWave Digital releases LightWave 2026
Major update to the 3D modeling and animation software adds new physics-based layout, rigging, VFX and camera tracking tools.
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