Armory has announced the release of ArmorPaint 0.8, the latest version of its open-source 3D painting too for iPad, Android and desktop. (more...)

Adobe has announced an update to Substance Painter, adding a new 3D Warp tool that allows the user to deform any material or image around geometry in a non-destructive way. Also in this version are a new 3D warp tool and an improved colour picker.  Find out more on Adobe's website. 

The Blender Foundation has announced that Apple has joined its Blender Development Fund as a Patron member, joining the ranks of Epic, AMD, NVIDIA, Facebook, Unity, and AWS as the highest contributing donors. (more...)

SideFX has released a new video revealing a preview of some of the features that we can expect to see in Houdini 19. Watch it on YouTube. 

Epic Games has posted a lengthy blog post that explores the many features of the new modelling mode in Unreal Engine 5. Read it on the Unreal Engine blog. 

Rodeo FX has released a breakdown reel for its work on Jungle Cruise. Watch it on YouTube. 

Dimension 5 has announced D5 Render version 2.0, the latest version of its RTX powered renderer. (more...)

The 73rd Engineering Emmy Awards winners have been announced with some familiar names in the 3D world picking up awards including Chaos for V-Ray; Marcos Fajardo, Alan King, and Thiago Ize for Arnold GI rendering system; Golaem for Golaem crowd; and Stephen Regelous for Massive. Read the announcement in full on the Emmys website.