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Maxon releases ZBrush 2025.1
Digital sculpting software gets new Quick Polygroup Brush, updated Anchors Brush, tighter integration with the Redshift renderer.
Maxon releases ZBrush for iPad 2025.2
iPad edition of the digital sculpting app gets GoZ support for Cinema 4D, plus ZSpheres templates for female, male and hand mannequins.
Adobe releases After Effects 25.1
Check out the changes to 3D workflows in the latest update to the compositing software for motion graphics and VFX work.
Check out Substance 3D Modeler’s new Primitives system
Updated for version 1.17: VR modeling software gets new non-destructive workflow for blocking out complex hard surface models.
Otoy releases OctaneRender 2026.1 in alpha
Experimental preview showcases new tech in development for the GPU renderer, including native MaterialX and 3DGS support.
Otoy releases OctaneRender 2025.1 in beta
Check out the new features in the next major production version of the GPU renderer, including new decal and lens effects systems.
iClone 8.52 adds new AI-assisted character posing system
Major update to the real-time animation app adds new AI-based AccuPose system, plus motion trails and non-destructive clip editing.
Download ActionVFX’s 20 free stock VFX clips of asteroids
The clips of asteroids and asteroid fields are licensed for commercial use - but they're only free for a limited time, so grab them fast.
Nekki releases Cascadeur 2024.3
Check out the new features in the AI-assisted animation software, including a ragdoll physics system, and a live link to Unreal Engine.
Exclusive Cyber Weekend offer on The Gnomon Workshop training
[Sponsored] Save up to $124 on a new subscription to the leading online CG art training provider - the largest discount it has ever offered.
Tutorial – Maya for Animators: Body Mechanics
Discover how to create more believable character animation with The Gnomon Workshop's new intermediate-level Maya tutorial.
3DGS Render 2.0 now lets you edit 3D Gaussian Splats in Blender
3D scanning firm Kiri Innovations' free add-on lets you edit 3DGS scan data inside Blender, and apply simple animated effects.
Nevercenter releases Silo 2025 and Milo 2025
Check out the new features in the lightweight 3D modeling software, and its Unreal Engine-based real-time renderer.
Boris FX releases Sapphire 2025
Set of effects plugins for apps like After Effects and DaVinci Resolve gets new tools for mimicking the look of analog video.
Epic Games releases RealityCapture 1.5
Big update to the photogrammetry app adds USD export and new options aimed at games and VFX. Free to indie artists and studios.
KeenTools releases FaceTracker for Blender
Much-anticipated facial mocap plugin for Blender gets its official release. Now supports animation retargeting to Rigify rigs.
How PFX created its invisible effects for The Hungarian Dressmaker
Discover how the studio recreated 1940s Bratislava for the period drama, blending seamless set extensions and crowd simulation.
Check out Blender crowd animation add-on Population 2
Promising lightweight add-on for creating 3D crowds for animation or visualization now lets you paint crowd characters into the scene.
Download SideFX’s free Project Greylight toolkit for Houdini
Free tools help artists and studios set up collaborative USD-based workflows without the need for a custom production pipeline.
Adobe releases Photoshop 26.1
Update to the image editing and digital painting app makes it possible to edit color gradients from the contextual task bar.
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