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checker map

Create custom checker maps and download them at up to 8K resolution with this neat free app.

Friday, January 6th, 2023

Get Maurus Loeffel's custom UV checkermaps, plus the Illustrator file to create your own designs.

Sunday, August 2nd, 2020

Bored of plain old black-and-white maps? Download 17 colourful free designs, in PNG and PSD formats.

Sunday, June 28th, 2015

Get 125 free cloud textures on black backgrounds for background compositing in VFX or motion graphics projects. Commercial use.

Sunday, November 17th, 2024

New Gnomon Workshop tutorial reveals how to create 3D characters with animation-friendly, production-ready topology in Maya and ZBrush.

Saturday, November 16th, 2024

Hair and fur plugin gets new tools for 'grafting' procedural hair grooms onto a character, and 'boxing' operators into single modifiers.

Friday, November 15th, 2024

Check out the new features in the suite of motion graphics and VFX plugins and the online library of effects and transitions.

Friday, November 15th, 2024

New mobile edition of Nekki's AI-assisted character animation software is now available for iPad and iPhone users.

Thursday, November 14th, 2024

Read our pick of the features in this huge update to the game engine, from MegaLights to character rigging, animation and rendering.

Thursday, November 14th, 2024