Archive republication: This article was originally published in 2021. Product features, pricing, availability, company status, credits and links reflect the information available at that time.
Unity Technologies released ArtEngine 2021.5, updating its AI-assisted material-processing software.
The release added project export for sharing ArtEngine work with other artists. A new Feature Selector converted a source image into superpixels—connected regions with similar visual characteristics—to simplify masking.
At GDC 2021, Insomniac Games technical artist Nathaniel Bell described ArtEngine as a leading remastering tool and said it could reduce processing time by 50–70 per cent in suitable workflows.
Further information: Read Unity’s ArtEngine 2021.5 overview.
