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Check out the latest features in the digital painting software for comics and concept art, including the new 3D hand model for pose references.

See videos of key tools used on the Avatar sequels, including the Loki multiphysics framework and Pahi fluid simulation pipeline.

Updated: Sparseal's promising texture painting app is now available for Apple Silicon Macs, as well as Windows machines and iPads.

Discover how to create a AAA-quality games effect in UE5 and EmberGen with The Gnomon Workshop's advanced tutorial.

Industrial Light & Magic lighting TD Jonathan Wai reveals how to build Katana macros that hold up in real-world movie and TV productions.

New features in the effects plugins include AI-powered video deinterlacing and updates to AI facial matte generation.

New free add-on based on the Dash world-building toolset provides a more powerful alternative to UE5's native content browser.

Upcoming Dragontail Peak updates will also bring the veteran terrain-generation software to Linux and macOS as well as Windows.

Discover a ground-breaking workflow for creating claymation-style animation digitally with The Gnomon Workshop's tutorial.

[Sponsored] Discovery why Binary Alchemy created its intelligent render-management tool - and what's new in its anniversary update.

Both individual artists and studios can now use Maxon's USD-based motion design and VFX software on commercial projects for free.

Check out the new features in the GPU production renderer, including the new hex tiling system to minimize visible repeats in textures.

Browser-based tool lets you create models from readymade 3D parts and export them in USD format to apps like Blender and Maya.

Poly Hammer's add-on creates Rigify rigs for MetaHuman characters imported into Blender, and retargets animation from UE5.

Linux-based VFX and games studios get new alternatives to the Substance 3D tools. Includes the Blender and Maya integrations.

AI firm's controversial contribution to the Blender Development Fund becomes a single donation; funding process to be 'strengthened'.

Popular alternative to ProBuilder for modeling, texturing and rigging 3D assets directly inside the Unity Editor is now available free.

Check out designer Albert Omoss's intriguing node-based image editor, pitched as a Photoshop alternative for game art and texture processing.

Intuitive object and camera tracking tool for VFX and motion graphics is now available as a Houdini SOP, as well as a Blender and Nuke add-on.

New Blender Lab-developed add-on also now connects Anthropic's Claude AI models to the open-source 3D software. Read our FAQs.