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Tutorial: The Art of Visual Storytelling
Discover what makes a successful concept image with The Gnomon Workshop's masterclass in professional 2D and 3D workflows.
PureRef 2.0 is out
Check out the new features in the popular reference image organization tool for concept art and CG work. Free for personal use.
Free tool: Character Creator UE Control Rig for Unreal Engine
Free add-on lets users pose CC characters from Reallusion's Character Creator inside UE5 using the MetaHuman interface.
10 essential tips for crafting a successful demo reel
Create the showreel that lands you your next job with Disney and DreamWorks animator Boris Maras's 10 fundamental tips.
Check out newly updated Maya productivity add-on Renamer 2.1
Discover the new features in VFX artist Erik Lehmann's time-saving tool for bulk-renaming objects in Maya scenes.
Tutorial: Creating Cinematics in Unreal Engine 5
Master current professional real-time workflows with The Gnomon Workshop's beginner-friendly guide to using UE5 in production.
Adobe releases Substance 3D Sampler 4.4
Material-authoring app gets new generative AI features for creating textures or patterns from text prompts and refererence images.
Adobe releases Substance 3D Stager 3.0.2
Shot layout and rendering app gets Firefly AI-based Generative Background system and improved real-time rendering.
Serif releases Affinity Photo 2.5
Free update to the image editing software adds native support for ARM64 processors, such as those in the new Windows Copilot+ PCs.
Chaos releases Vantage 2.4
Real-time ray tracing renderer for exploring large V-Ray scenes gets support for UDIM textures and the V-Ray Decal system.
Autodesk releases Arnold 7.3.2
Check out the new features in Autodesk's production renderer, including new controls for tonemapping toon-shaded renders.
Autodesk releases Maya 2025.1
Check out the new features in the 3D animation software, from updates to LookdevX to a sneak peek at character rigging in Bifrost.
Autodesk releases 3ds Max 2025.1
3D modeling and rendering app gets updates to weight painting, and to the Boolean and Array modifiers. Check out the other changes here.
Autodesk buys Wonder Studio developer Wonder Dynamics
Maya developer snaps up the startup behind the much-discussed AI-based online VFX platform. Read our FAQs on the buyout.
Adobe releases Photoshop 25.9
Image-editing software's new all-in-one Adjustment Brush Tool makes it possible to apply Adjustment layers by painting directly onto an image.
Alexey Vanzhula releases Soft Boolean 2025 for Houdini
Check out the new features in the popular real-time Boolean modeling and soft beveling system for SideFX's procedural 3D software.
Grading add-on Final LUT lets you load 3D LUTs in Blender
New add-on lets users import .cube files from apps like DaVinci Resolve for grading or look dev and preview the result in the Blender viewport.
Creating Clothing for Characters in Marvelous Designer
Discover how to create 3D clothing for concept art, games and VFX work with The Gnomon Workshop's beginner-friendly guide.
Get 3ds Max retopology plugin Wrapit for free
Veteran tool for retopologizing high-res sculpts and 3D scans for use in games and VFX is now available for free.
Get Pulze’s free Scene Manager Lite for 3ds Max
Get the free edition of the 3ds Max scene organizer described as 'Scene States on steroids'. Licensed for commercial use.
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