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CatPin Cuts Models for a Better Fit
Editable cuts, adjustable connector clearances and batch part export bring Blender sculpts closer to a workable printed assembly.
Softie Adds XPBD Collisions to Blender
Softie combines fast Geometry Nodes deformation with an experimental XPBD mode for soft contact, self-collision and interactive sculpting.
Sculptools Palette Organises Blender Sculpting
ProjectArgo’s free Blender extension puts sculpt brushes and tools into configurable radial palettes with hotkeys, sliders and JSON presets.
3DCoat 2026.11 Lets the Nodes Loose
The final 3DCoat 2026.11 release brings GPU node texturing, sculpt-time look development, voxel lattices and a sizeable modelling overhaul.
RadialZ Gives ZBrush a Brush Wheel
RadialZ turns the ZBrush brush library into cursor-side wheels, reducing palette trips and keyboard gymnastics.
Mush3D 3.0 Adds Soft Tissue Tools
Mush3D 3.0 adds pose-trained corrections and tetrahedral soft tissue simulation for artists polishing cached character animation.
World Creator 2026.4 adds expressions and decals
World Creator 2026.4 brings expressions, decals, terrain normal blending, VRAM scaling, and a free Community Edition that lets you learn, not deliver.
Hardcuts Launches Alpha Access for Fast Voxel-Based Hard-Surface Sculpting
Hardcuts is a new standalone hard-surface sculpting tool with a simple pitch: fast voxel booleans, less clutter, more shape-making. The alpha is available now, free to try, and might be a rather good way to spend a quiet Easter weekend.
Galata.ink Ships Tamga Sculpt and Paint for Browsers
tamga brings lightweight sculpting, vertex paint, and ink style renders to web, desktop, and iPad, with quick OBJ handoff.
RealBlend brings mesh painting back to Unity
New Unity mesh painting tool targets Polybrush users with in editor vertex colour and mesh editing features.
World Creator 2026.1 polishes the boring bits
World Creator 2026.1 focuses on stability, pen input and modest performance gains rather than new features.
Over 1,000 free sculpting brushes land in BlenderKit
BlenderKit now hosts over 1,000 free 3D sculpting brushes, integrated directly in Blender and licensed for commercial use.
Shapelab Max 2026 bends reality with Elastic Move
Leopoly’s hybrid sculpting tool grows up: Shapelab Max 2026 adds a smarter gizmo, Pixar-inspired Elastic Move, and faster voxel remeshing.
Lofted Surfaces and Retopo in 3DCoat 2025.15
3DCoat 2025.15 expands plane controls, improves Smart Retopo, updates Blender Applink to 5.0, and fixes sculpting bugs.
Sculpt-Offs, Anniversaries & Anatomy: ZBrush Summit 2025 celebrates 25 years
ZBrush turns 25 and Maxon is celebrating online, 7-9 November, with live Sculpt-Offs, artist sessions and a first look at what’s next for ZBrush.
Polishing Polygons: Animatrix Polisher for Maya
Sculpt, smear, polish: Animatrix Polisher adds direct mesh editing and non-destructive fixes to Maya for just 20 bucks.
50 Digital Scars: Halloween Comes to Blender
250 wounds, scars and skin damage brushes for Blender. Perfect for sculpting your next zombie, vampire, or stitched-mouth monster.
Blender on iPad Pro at Last—Without Losing Its Blender-ness
Blender Foundation has begun work on a full-feature iPad Pro app with sculpting, Apple Pencil support, and a live demo at SIGGRAPH 2025
Maxon Invites Artists to Attend the ZBrush Summit 2025 Virtual Edition
Maxon will stream ZBrush Summit 2025 Virtual Edition Nov 7–9, celebrating 25 years with beta previews, tutorials, sculpt‑off, and artist spotlights. Mark your calendars!
Maxon Sunsets Forger: iPad Sculptors Get the (Maintenance) Axe
Maxon drops Forger on September 10, 2025—details device support, mesh quirks, and migration caveats in a new FAQ.
3DCoat 2025 with Node-Based Sculpting and RealityCapture
Pilgway ships 3DCoat 2025 with a Node Room, RealityCapture photogrammetry, new Hotkey Manager, UI themes, Soft Booleans and Smart Hybrid tech.
Nomad: Sculpting on Desktop
Nomad Sculpt enters free public beta on Windows, macOS and Linux - desktop edition includes all iPad features.
Core Dump: Maxon Terminates ZBrushCore & ZBrushCoreMini
Maxon discontinues ZBrushCore and ZBrushCoreMini. Support ends November 2024. Focus shifts fully to ZBrush/Ipad.
Streamlined, Not Strained: Texture Mastering in ZBrush Gets a Boost
ZBrush gets a new Material Manager plugin with streamlined UI, custom presets, live previews, and better material handling—designed to make texturing less painful.
ZBrush for iPad Adds ZModeler
Maxon adds the ZModeler brush to ZBrush for iPad. Artists can now use the poly modeling toolset on iPadOS for mobile hard surface work.
3DCoat 2024.30: New Year, New Tools for Your 3D Arsenal
Pilgway's 3DCoat 2024.30 introduces RealityCapture integration, enhanced boolean operations for 3D printing, and new array tools for streamlined workflows.
ShapeLab 2025: Sculpting in VR, Now Sharper Than Ever
ShapeLab 2025 brings VR sculpting tools for VFX artists, game developers, and 3D creators – now available for download.
Free Brushstroke Tools Now Available for Blender from Blender Studio
New brushstroke tools for Blender—free from Blender Studio—offer expanded control for digital sculpting and painting.
Direct Modeling (R)evolution für Houdini
For most people, the idea of modelling directly in Houdini causes them to break out in a sweat at the very least, and some are even said to have thrown the mouse out of the window in sheer horror. The reasons for this are understandable at first glance.
Maxon releases ZBrush 2023!
The software developer Maxon (Cinema 4D, etc.) has released the latest version of its 3D sculpting software. One new feature: integration with the Redshift renderer - and what else?
How does Speed Sculpting work in ZBrush?
Justin Fields, one of the designers behind Star Trek Discovery and the Predator film Prey, shows how to build an alien character in ZBrush in no time at all.
Airbrush Tool | Tutorial Tuesday
New tutorial for 3DCoat: If you know the difference between an airbrush tool and a brush tool, throw the first axe!
Meshmolder Sculpting Tool Released
Karlay Souza's Meshmolder sculpting tool supports organic and hard-surface forms, normal and AO maps, and ZBrush polypaint OBJ data.
3DCoat 2021.53 Adds RGB Cavity and Smart Material Improvements
Pilgway's 3DCoat 2021.53 update introduced RGB Cavity, reworked Smart Materials, Pose tool improvements and fixes for partial voxelisation.
Gnomon Workshop Covers Facial Blendshapes in Maya and ZBrush
Derrick Sesson’s five-hour Gnomon workshop explains FACS-based facial blendshape creation with Maya and ZBrush.
Six Blender Tutorial Channels for Continuous Learning
A 2021 tutorial selection highlights Blender educators covering fundamentals, game art, futuristic design, industrial modelling, VFX and rendering.
3DCoat 2021 Adds Retopology, New Sculpt Tools and Free Learning Mode
3DCoat 2021 introduced a revised brush engine, retopology, curves, sculpt layers, Kitbash Room and an unlimited free learning mode.
Sculptron 1.1 Adds Alembic Support and Improved Viewport Selection
Otoy released Sculptron 1.1 with Alembic import and export, image-based alpha support, improved viewport selection and adjustable interface opacity.
ZBrushCoreMini 2021 Adds VDM Brushes and Real-Time Ambient Occlusion
Pixologic’s free ZBrushCoreMini 2021 update added Vector Displacement Mesh support, four Chisel brushes, real-time ambient occlusion and turntable animation.
3DCoat 2021 Beta Adds New Brush Engine and Smart Retopology
Pilgway’s 3DCoat 2021 beta introduced a redesigned interface, a new brush engine, low-poly and kitbash tools, Smart Retopology and expanded curves.
Otoy Releases GPU Sculptor Sculptron 1.0
Sculptron 1.0 introduces a commercial GPU sculpting workflow with Outliner, Scene Graph, modifiers, transforms and HDRI viewport lighting.
ZBrush 2021.6 Adds Curve Sculpting Tools
ZBrush 2021.6 introduces Curve Alpha and Snake Curve brushes, a Mesh from Mask system and more control over curve shapes.
Maxon Acquires Mobile Sculpting App Forger
Maxon acquires Forger, Javier Edo Meseguer’s iOS application for mobile 3D sculpting and texture painting with Apple Pencil support.
ZBrush 2021.1.2 Improves Tablet Support
ZBrush 2021.1.2 improves Windows tablet sculpting and delivers stability and workflow fixes across TransposeCloth, Gizmo3D and ZSketch.
ZBrush 2021.1 Adds Tablet Driver API
ZBrush 2021.1 adds a Tablet Driver API for Windows Ink and accelerates navigation with PolyFrame and PolyPaint models.
ZBrush Damage Pack Adds 44 Impact Brushes
Shawn Spetch’s Damage Pack includes 44 ZBrush impact inserts plus FBX and OBJ versions of the meshes.
ZBrush Tiling Tools Accelerates Seamless Textures
Lucas Annunziata’s ZTool provides canvas framing and related utilities for creating tiling textures in ZBrush.
FJ Tools 1.5 Expands ZBrush Renaming and Polypaint Workflows
FJ Tools 1.5 added revised renaming, new mesh generators, ID-colour creation and Polygroup colouring and shuffling.
Nomad Brings Sculpting to Tablets
Nomad offers layered sculpting, vertex painting, dynamic tessellation and PBR rendering on iPad and Android tablets.
Sculpt Facial Poses in Cinema 4D
Jonas Pilz demonstrates how to turn Cinema 4D sculpting layers into morph targets for Pose Morph animation and keyframing.
MeshMolder 2020 Released
MeshMolder 2020 added shape-based selection, improved booleans, back-face filtering and fixes for undo and redo.
4D Paint Becomes Free for Cinema 4D
4D Paint projected raster and vector artwork directly onto Cinema 4D models and supported OctaneRender's Live Viewer.
Sculptron Alpha 2 Revises Workflow
Sculptron Alpha 2 redesigned its interface and timeline, accelerated playback and sculpting, and improved viewport feedback.
Building Claymation with ZBrush
Alexander Lee's 45-minute tutorial covers Maya blocking, ZBrush sculpting, blendshapes, retiming, shaders and lighting.
Cyberpunk Kitbash Set for ZBrush
Paul Dave Malla's cyberpunk kitbash collection supplied 122 ZBrush inserts, 114 OBJ files, 54 detail alphas and eight mech alphas.
ZBrushCoreMini Offers Free Sculpting
Pixologic’s free ZBrushCoreMini started from sphere or block meshes with eight materials, eight brushes and iMage3D sharing.
TopoGun 3 Previews Released
Pixelmachine previews its fully rewritten TopoGun 3 with a new UI, retopology tools, brushes and texture baking.
Blender Sculpting: Dynamic Cloth Brush
New sculpting brush for Blender: Pablo Dobarro surprises us with a new practical tool for the open source tool!
Sculptron: Otoy’s New Sculpt-Animation Tool
A new tool from Otoy: with Sculptron, the company wants to focus on a combination of sculpting and animation...
Autodesk Releases Mudbox 2020
Flame to Maya and Mudbox: Mudbox 2020 is intended to simplify the workflow between the applications, but what else is new?
Blender 2.81 Released!
The next release of the open-source DCC is here: Blender 2.81 contains new sculpting tools, workflows, an AI denoiser and more!
New ZBrush 2020 Release
A little earlier than usual: with ZBrush 2020, Pixologic releases the next version of its sculpting software.
ZBrush 2018 Release
The next free update for ZBrush: better sculpting workflows, new deformers, Polygroup functions and more in ZBrush 2018!
Melt Deformer Tutorial in Cinema 4D
Anything but cheesy—with the Melt Deformer, you can create melting effects in Cinema 4D. This tutorial shows how to create a melted Emmental cheese, for example.
The Winning Sculpting of the animago Exhibition!
It’s a T-Rex! We congratulate Linda Thai, whose work received the most votes in our online vote and who is now the new owner of the Oculus headset including Touch controllers.
DP at the animago Exhibition on September 7 and 8
The animago Exhibition at the Gasteig is free. The DP team will also be there with a stand and, among other things, will hold a VR sculpting contest in cooperation with Oculus.
ZBrush 4R8: Video Series on the New Features
The features of the new ZBrush 4R8 version presented: From the Gizmo to Live Boolean, Pavlovich explains everything you need to know about the new features.
The New ZBrush 4R8 Is Here!
Live Boolean, vector displacement, deformations and much more for the sculpting heart: ZBrush 4R8 from Pixologic is available now.
ZBuilder: Create People in ZBrush
Creating people and creatures in ZBrush is now even faster: With the ZBuilder plug-in, you can quickly create and edit 3D models.
The Next 1.5 – Polybrush Update
The sculpting frenzy continues: The Polybrush sculpting tool in version 1.5 now has an improved UI as well as a new Surface tool and Pipe tool.
Entering the World of Sculpting
For anyone who wants to learn to sculpt: with this free tutorial series, you will learn the most important content with ZBrushCore to get a foot in the sculpting world.
Dragons Need Wings
In this tutorial, Hendrik Freuer shows you how to create dragon or bat wings with Zbrush.
In a Sculpting Frenzy!
And on we go with the sculpting tools: sketching, sculpting, remesh tools, bones and more with Polybrush 1.0
Particles in Modo
This three-hour training series provides an introduction to the basic concept of particle systems and their implementation in Modo, and also touches on other areas of the tool such as modelling and sculpting.
ZBrush Game Reel
In its latest reel, Pixologic shows detailed game sequences created with the digital-sculpting software ZBrush.
New Sculpting Tool
Polybrush is a sculpting tool with a different approach from ZBrush. It remains in beta for nine days and is free for that period.
Animations Like Clay
The freeware MeshMolder 2.0 models clay-like characters and changes them easily by scraping away or building up layers.
Order SLIK 2 for Modo 20 Percent Cheaper
Today only, maconcept offers 20 percent off SLIK 2, a MODO studio-lighting kit with items, presets, scenes, materials and video tutorials.
Interim Update on the ZBrush 64-Bit Version
The release of ZBrush 4R7 in 32-bit and 64-bit versions was originally planned for the end of 2014. Pixologic has now announced, however, that the release will be delayed.
Mari and Modo in the Indie Version
The Foundry is offering indie versions of the texturing tool Mari and the sculpting software Modo on Steam. The commercial tools are also cheaper until tomorrow.
Sculpting in Virtual Reality
With VR Clay, a 3D sculpting application is coming to the number-one favourite toy, the Oculus Rift - in conjunction with the Razer Hydra motion controller. And when it works, it looks great.
3D-Coat Reaches Release 4
Pilgway has released version 4 of its 3D-Coat modelling software. New features are intended mainly to accelerate performance and expand the toolset.
LipService: Scuplting in Maya
From the maker of “Shave and a Haircut” for Maya, the renowned fur tool, now comes a ZBrush competitor. With LipService LBrush, Joe Alter Inc. sends a sculpting plug-in for Maya into the race, which you can already test in the free beta phase.
SIGGRAPH 2010: 3D-Coat
Pilgway Studios presents 3D-Coat, a topology package for layer-based painting and voxel sculpting, with a new auto-retopology function.
Free Sculpting
Anyone who finds ZBrush, Maya or Mudbox excessive should look at the free Sculptris sculpting package and its streamlined interface.
Autodesk Mudbox 2009 Available for Mac
Autodesk’s sculpting tool is now also available in a Mac version.
Video: modo Tutorial, Episode 5
Luxology provides a total of eight tutorial videos for modo. DP presents a different one of these films each day. Today: “Sculpting”
Luxology Modo 301 Available
The new version builds on a newly programmed engine and offers numerous fundamental new features
Luxology TV: Learn with Hi-Res Video Clips
Software provider builds video archive on a wide range of 3D subjects / Free and paid downloads
SIGGRAPH 2007: Pixologic Presents ZBrush 3.1 Update
Pixologic has released in San Diego update to ZBrush 3.1. Ryan Kingslien, Product Manager at Pixalogic, explains to DIGITAL PRODUCTION the new feature of the current version.
Luxology Announces Major Update for Modo
Modo 301 comes in summer / Fundamentally revised / True 3D sculpting
SIGGRAPH: New Tone at Sensable
The manufacturer brought a new version of its virtual modelling clay Claytools to Siggraph
SIGGRAPH: ZBrush Now Also for 64-Bit
ZBrush 2.5 copes better with large polygon counts and brings several new features
SIGGRAPH: Sensable Presents ClayTools 1.1
The software adds several features and is scheduled for release in the fourth quarter
Pixologic Comes with ZBrush 2
In the area of modeling, texturing and painting, the 2D/3D software “ZBrush 2” from Pixologic offers new possibilities.