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For every digital artist choosing the right software is a very important thing. For a 3D artist choosing the base 3D software is main priority. You can read my article ‘Introduction to CGI softwares’ in order to know about different 3D softwares in details. Along with 3D software choosing the right compositing software is also very important for a 3D artist. Compositing softwares are softwares using which 3D artists can apply final touch to their still renders and animations. Compositing softwares are often used by VFX artists. There are a lot of things that can be done with compositing softwares such as, 2D and 3D tracking, keying, background adding, matte painting, color grading, adding glow, multi pass compositing, adding stock elements, adding lens flares, depth of field, etc. There are some compositing softwares that are used in film industry and some other software which are used by mainly independent artists. In this article I will talk about 10 best compositing softwares you

     There are a lot of CG artists who are learning about 3D but they do not know where to post their 3D render. Publishing your 3D render is very important thing. Your growth as an artist depends upon it. When you post your artwork in a platform that has plenty of 3D artists then you will get likes and comments, which will inspire to create more art. Some of them will criticize your art. But that will help improving your skills. But in order to achieve these first you have to find a platform for posting art online which has many active 3D artists on it. If you choose a platform with less 3D artists and more other people then they may not understand what you are posting. That way your post will get less engagement. In this article I will talk about some of the best social platforms for publishing your 3D render in details.      If you are also a beginner 3D artist and do not know where to post your render then you are at the right place. Posting your render on the platforms or social

   In the modern CGI world photo realism is very important thing. In order to obtain photo realism you will need PBR textures (Physical Based Rendering textures). Here are top 10 websites where you can find high quality free pbr textures.  1. cc0textures.com Cc0textures is an amazing site for PBR textures. It has lots of free and cc0 textures. These textures are free textures for commercial use. You will find textures of tile, wall, ground, metal, plant, fiber etc. The quality of the textures are 2k-16k. They provide diffuse, roughness, normal, bump map of each textures.   Go to site 2. freepbr.com Freepbr provides 200+ free pbr textures. All textures have the required maps. Rock, fabric, floor, metal, road, wood textures are to be found in this site. All textures are seamless. Go to site 3. cgbookcase.com Cgbookcase provides 400+ free textures. The quality of the textures is 1k-4k. Ground, fabric, food, plants, metal, rock, street, surface imperfection textures are to be found in thi

   If you are a beginner 3D artist and looking for high quality free 3D models for animation or game design but don't know where to look at, here are five places where you can find free high quality 3D models.  1. Sketchfab Sketchfab is a reliable site where you can find tons of quality 3D models. There are lots of free 3D models available. You can also find 360° preview of the 3D models on sketchfab. https://sketchfab.com 2. Turbosquid   TurboSquid is a site like sketchfab. You can find various high quality free 3D models on turbosquid. There are models of all formats such as blend, obj, fbx etc.  https://www.turbosquid.com 3. Cgtrader  Cgtrader is also a site where you can find lots of free 3D models. You can find character model, car model, house model, building model etc. There are all formats of 3D models.  You can also find 3D models for 3D printing.  https://www.cgtrader.com 4. Free3d   Free3d is a website where yo