Procreate, Substance Designer, and AccuRig all get BIG updates!
This week we're diving deep into the Procreate 5.4 beta that just dropped with an absolutely insane amount of new brushes and enhanced Apple Pencil Pro integration. We're also covering Substance Designer's massive version 15 update with a brand new renderer that makes everything look way better, plus there's finally a Mixamo alternative worth talking about with AccuRig 2. On the AI front, Runway's new Act-Two motion capture is equal parts amazing and creepy, while YouTube is cracking down on AI slop to save us all from the content mill deluge.
We've got awesome work from Le Cube Studio's anime-inspired Discord animation, Buck's mind-bending ASCII art for Coinbase, and a thought-provoking piece from Tom Gera about what it means to be a creator in the age of AI. Plus our usual School of Motion updates, free resources from Pixel Lab, and details on some killer upcoming events including Half Rez in Chicago.
🎓 SCHOOL OF MOTION COURSES MENTIONED
- School of Motion All-Access
- School of Motion Team Training
- Animation Bootcamp
- NEW: Premiere for Motion Designers
- FREE COURSE: The Path to Mograph
- FREE COURSE: Level Up
🗒️ SHOW NOTES
- Procreate 5.4 Beta - Hands On
- Packer for After Effects
- Rive blog - Data Binding Super Charged
- Elijah Sheffield's Character Design Lab - Pt. 1
- EJ's Tutorial on C4D Liquids
- Free Gobos (and much more) from The Pixel Lab
- Runway announces Act-Two
- Article - YouTube prepares crackdown on AI
- Reallusion announces AccuRIG 2
- Update - Substance 3D Designer 15
- Abstract unveils InstaMAT 2025
- Z-Brush Summit
- Half Rez
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