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Try Blender’s new node-based simulation framework
Long-awaited expansion of the Geometry Nodes system now available as an experimental branch of Blender.
Best Cyber Week and winter 2022 deals for CG artists
Updated: save money with over 160 seasonal deals on CG software, plugins, stock assets and hardware.
Pilgway releases 3DCoat 2022.52
Modelling, retopology and painting app gets multiresolution sculpting system, better volumetric painting.
Epic Games Slovakia releases RealityCapture 1.2.1
Photogrammetry app now exports low-res scans to Sketchfab without using credits. Update also improves export to UE5.
Autodesk ships Arnold 7.1.4
New version of the renderer adds native Apple Silicon support and improves USD workflow. 3ds Max, C4D and Maya plugins updated.
Auto Character System 3 aims to redefine rigging in Modo
Now shipping: long-awaited modular rigging add-on creates rigs for characters of all body shapes.
Designing Unique Vehicle Concepts for Production
The Gnomon Workshop's new tutorial reveals how to create better concept designs in Photoshop.
Q&A: Marvelous Designer specialist Michele Ahn
[Sponsored] Discover how the 3D clothing design software helps the Tippett Studio artist stay creative.
Anastasiy ships MagicPicker 9
Photoshop colour wheel and colour picker plugin gets support for Munsell colour space, new option to paste in colour values as text.
Sneak peek: ZBrush 2023
See new features from the beta build of the digital sculpting app shown at ZBrush Summit 2022, and Redshift running inside ZBrush.
QuadSpinner ships Gaea 1.3.2
Next-gen terrain-generation software for games and VFX gets the option to turn any imported OBJ file into a ground surface.
Sketchfab’s models of the month: November 2022
See the month's best 3D models, from manga cars to this free downloadable custom pickup truck.
Epic Games releases Unreal Engine 5.1
New features in the game engine range from updates to Nanite and Lumen to AI-based animation tools.
CLO Virtual Fashion releases Marvelous Designer 12
3D clothing design tool gets option to edit, blend and retime simulation caches, plus improved retopology.
Download the free Corona renderer plugin for Blender
Updated: community-made BCorona plugin now supports Blender's displacement modifier.
Esri ships CityEngine 2022.1
Check out the latest features in the procedural 3D city generation app, including workflow improvements when drawing street networks.
Blackmagic Design releases Fusion Studio 18.1
Compositing software gets support for AI-based Magic Mask system and more GPU-accelerated tools.
Tutorial: Sculpting with ZModeler
New Gnomon Workshop tutorial reveals how ZBrush's polygonal modelling toolset can revolutionise your workflow.
Blackmagic Design releases DaVinci Resolve 18.1
Check out the neat new features in the free grading, editing and VFX app and its $295 Studio edition.
Free tool: Rakurri Brush Tip Maker
Generate custom brush shapes for use in digital painting software like Photoshop, Krita and Corel Painter.
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