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Read our pick of the 5 key changes to the open-source 3D software, from faster renders in Cycles to new procedural modelling nodes.

New preview build of the VFX-industry-standard app adds native support for Apple's M1 processors.

'Most powerful chip ever built for a personal computer' has a higher GPU compute performance than some Nvidia Ampere RTX cards.

Hard-to-classify Unreal Engine-based 'cinematography simulator' for previs work now uses MetaHumans as stock characters.

Pro edition of the real-time visualisation tool gets new volumetric omni light effect and the option to import custom decals.

Free Photoshop plugin for editing multi-layer EXR files gets support for Smart Objects and file linking.

Get the base edition of Maxon's iPad sculpting app for free. Update: now available in 10 languages.

Check out the new features in ftrack's cloud-based production tracking and shot review system for visual effects and animation work.

Create virtual claymation with this neat new plugin from the devs of Blender's Grease Pencil toolset.

See what's new in this handy add-on for streamlining common 3D modelling and scene layout tasks.

Pixar animator Eddy Okba reveals the subtle errors that even experienced artists often miss.

$19 image and 3D asset browser also provides batch renaming and metadata visualisation features.

See what's new in this big update to the hotly tipped AI-based color grading tool, now in public beta.

New update to the 3D clothing design tool improves FBX export, adds support for UDIM file naming.

Create concept art and VR assets using this promising open-source successor to Google's Tilt Brush.

Classed as a patch, so it's free to all users of the sculpting app, despite the end of free perpetual upgrades. Check out its new features here.

3D painting directly in Sculpt mode and interactive previews in Eevee due in the open-source 3D app in the next few releases.

Get stock snow images for use in VFX and matte painting. Pre-keyed 2K PNG files, for commercial use.

New Gnomon Workshop tutorial reveals how to create hero-quality assets with the tree authoring tool.

Latest update to the digital painting and image editing software adds native WebP support, and improves GPU use in the Oil Paint filter.