Softwares to Keep an Eye on 2025!

[@ShidouItsuka777]

the light bulb is flickering also, maybe just in camera but it gives it more life and matches the vibe. your studio looks amazing.

[@AbeLeal3D]

yeah it is intentional it has like a fire effect to simulate the natural flickering

[@hanialadham4336]

Thanks, after watching this, I think I'm gonna try out Plasticity, I've been working on some complex hard surface assets, it took a while to figure out how the shape and the topology should be inside Maya, but with plasticity, I'd be more creative and have more control over the mesh and do whatever I want with it, and basically export it back to Maya for retopo, this will definitely save me a lot of time and work. I wish i knew this before! GL and HF creating everybody!

[@mikesegarra869]

Gaea is incredible I was realizing my focus was more geared toward environment art and like Abe said it’s not crazy expensive like $99 for an indie license and the community around it is amazing!

[@aryeshSharma]

For creating characters, Character Creator is the best tool.

[@AbeLeal3D]

yep definitely a strong a software as well

[@vladdimitrov819]

I've been super impressed with the new Marmoset features in the latest release! And their RT rendering is super good. They finally introduced a subscription model with the latest version, so if you don't need it all the time like me, you can get it for a month for $18 and render out a bunch of stuff. Love that they still have a perpetual option too!

[@AbeLeal3D]

i totally agree! Marmoset has been one of my favorite softwares to work with for several years now. definitely worth it!

[@rychron]

Love how the new lantern came out 😍 That flicker bulb is excellent

[@krixx-b0t]

damn the lantern looks so GUUUUD 🤌✨✨

[@Metaldude1945]

Marvelous Designer is also a great one for clothing. Especially compared to Blender, where clothing is a nightmare.

[@AbeLeal3D]

yeah definitely i debated wether to include it or not since i feel it is definitely mainstream nowadays

[@caseyforster4613]

Lantern lights the way! turned out great. Thanks for the video, some cool options in here for sure. I really want to dive in and try plasticity.

[@AbeLeal3D]

thanks! and yeah plasticity seems really interesting for some mechanical modelling

[@extrider69]

Very good and educating video, alot of people have a misconseption of using mainstream software just because they are "industry standard" but there are alot of good software out there which can elevate out work when we are in the learning stage. Great video

[@SatvaMoliya]

thank you so much for the great information! As Always!

[@AnaOctopodiform]

Wow, Abe, amazing how quickly you realized Lantern project and it looks wonderful!!! Be kind and tell your secret how do you stay so consistent and don’t stuck on littlest details?

[@XEONFX23]

Awesome video! Usually i only see 1 vs another

[@AbeLeal3D]

thanks! I think it's a good idea to consider the strengths of each software and pick the ones that fit your workflow

[@ODSA]

sir waiting for new courses on lighting and procedural shading in arnold for maya, like a complete pipeline workflow for eg: texturing, shading and lighting like PIXAR and DREAMWORKS animations type

[@koustov.9679]

please upload the texturing video of the Lantern. otherwise big fan sir..

[@AbeLeal3D]

I didn't texture in 3d I painted it with acrylic paints once I 3d printed it

[@THETECHGAMER830]

Can, you make tutorial on gaea for beginners

[@AbeLeal3D]

I’m not familiar enough with that software yet to make a tutorial, but I might be able to suggest some other good resources. Even the official page has some really good options right now

[@Bhagyesh_Nikam]

Abe, I want the course of Unreal Engine when are you publishing it 😶😶

[@diambangfajar5776]

How about zbrush and 3d coat

[@AbeLeal3D]

i consider those "mainstream" softwares, everyone knows about them and they are a very common pick when getting into 3D , they are excellent, but i wanted to share some other softwares as well other than those

[@pinkeyes1182]

14:45 Nuke)))

[@OYE-ANIMATOR-N]

Bro plz tell 4k texture layout uvd maya with 4k texture density

[@AbeLeal3D]

Check the udims video on the channel

[@Axiasart]

I rather use many software I’m comfortable with for specific tasks than a one in all clunky on some aspects

[@AbeLeal3D]

perfectly fair point

[@telefrag.]

Sounds great if those are single-purchase licenses. A pile of subscriptions though...

[@AbeLeal3D]

@telefrag. Yeah several of these are single purchases

[@topy706]

blender is all i need 😆

[@AbeLeal3D]

blender is definitely good, i love it, but it cant do absolutelly everything so having other options is always good for us as artists

[@topy706]

@@AbeLeal3D it can do 90% of what i need

[@Rahilmaster786]

The lantern is looking amazing sirr 🤌🤌