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Watch VFX breakdowns for Lanterns in one place
See breakdowns for the DC Universe superhero series, from CoSA VFX's invisible effects to Accenture Song's CG constructs.
Open-source material authoring software Material Maker 1.8 is out
Check out the new features in the free alternative to Substance 3D Designer, including the option to export trim sheets for games.
See Image Engine’s breakdown for The Mandalorian and Grogu
Watch a VFX breakdown of the CG creatures from the Star Wars movie, including Gatori the fisherman and the giant frog that spits out Grogu.
New CG software you may have missed: 25 October 2026
Our latest round-up of new CG tools ranges from texturing apps to a neat new Blender animation add-on - and a real-time AI renderer.
See Lungundtrug’s beautiful VFX breakdown for Der Medicus II
This beautifully presented making-of for the CG environments from the historical drama is worth watching even if you don't know the movie.
Adobe releases Substance 3D Painter 12.2
Check out the new features in the 3D texturing software, including a brush-based workflow for fixing issues when baking maps.
Reallusion’s 2026 3D Character Contest: meet the winners!
[Sponsored] Discover the winning entries in the $45,000 character design and animation contest for users of Reallusion software.
See Framestore’s VFX breakdown for period drama East of Eden
Discover how the studio recreated early 20th century California in CG for the Netflix adaptation of John Steinbeck's classic novel.
Plasticity 2026.2 is out
Popular 3D design tool gets a new system for building reusable asset libraries and a Curvature Analysis shader. See the other new features.
Watch Raynault’s VFX breakdown for Mayday
Check out the studio's CG recreation of Washington D.C. for an eye-catching aerial shot from the Apple TV action comedy.
Tutorial: Creating Incendiary Burn FX for Game Characters
Discover how to create a character destruction effect using UE5's Niagara toolset with The Gnomon Workshop's introductory tutorial.
Check out Digital Domain’s VFX breakdown for Disclosure Day
See a four-minute breakdown of the effects for the sci-fi movie, including CG aliens and animals created with DD's new three-tier muscle system.
New CG software you may have missed: 18 October 2026
Discover what's new in 10 key CG tools from Autograph, IlluGen, LiquiGen and Red Giant to Moho, ComfyUI and Nomad Sculpt.
Maxon releases Redshift 2027.0
GPU renderer gets a new fur procedural, ACES 2 support and updates to real-time render engine Redshift Live. See what else is new.
See Magic Dust VFX’s breakdown for Outlander: Blood of My Blood
See the studio's breakdown of its environment work for the historical drama series, including amplifying a real river into a raging torrent.
Tripo integrates GPT-Image-2.5 Sunburst into its workflow
[Sponsored] Discover how adding the new AI model to Tripo Studio has improved workflow when creating 3D assets from reference images.
Maxon releases Cinema 4D 2027.0
3D animation and motion graphics app gets a new object scattering system, and updates to liquid sims. Check out the other new features.
Maxon releases ZBrush 2027.0 and ZBrush for iPad 2027.0
Check out the new features in the digital sculpting software, including the new UV Editor on desktop, and projection painting on iPad.
Foundry releases Mari 8.0
Latest major version of the 3D texture painting software adds new Tri-Planar Tiled and Hex Tile nodes, plus support for A/B comparisons.
Watch VineFX’s VFX breakdown for Pompeii: Out of Time
See how Vine FX recreated the city of Pompeii and the massive volcanic eruption that buried it for the National Geographic docudrama.
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