{"rewrite":{"id":"r_9b9f1713dae8e02f505f16c8","clusterId":"c_bbad41f580875e0eb2ec65c3","slug":"haele-3d-portrait-studio-pro-launches-on-steam-for-face-drawing-reference","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"HAELE 3D Portrait Studio Pro Launches On Steam For Face Drawing Reference","summary":"HAELE 3D released HAELE 3D - Portrait Studio Pro - Drawing References on Steam on September 24, 2026. The tool is priced at 3,850 yen including tax, with a 15 percent release sale bringing it to 3,272 yen through October 8. It is a 3D reference tool for artists drawing human faces and heads, built for practice in portraiture and sculpting and aimed at realistic, stylized, cartoon, and anime styles. The Pro version adds more than 30 preset characters and more than 50 preset scenes, all editable. It carries a library of more than 90 blendable facial expressions with adjustable gaze direction, plus an anatomy mode for checking the skull and facial muscles and models with eyes, nose, and mouth separated. A VR mode is supported, and a demo is available on Steam. A reduced-feature Lite version shipped in June 2026. Developer Ige Olwen is credited with the tool.","whyItMatters":"The Pro release positions a paid, feature-expanded version of a June 2026 Lite tool as a full reference suite, with the anatomy mode giving artists skeletal and muscular views that static photo reference sets do not carry.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe Pro edition arrives two months after a Lite version that HAELE 3D released in June 2026, and the preset counts are the clearest measure of the gap: more than 30 preset characters and more than 50 preset scenes, compared with the reduced feature set of the earlier build. Developer Ige Olwen is credited with the tool. Users can adjust face shape, hairstyle, lighting, and camera to build a reference, and presets are starting points rather than fixed assets, since each can be edited.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe expression system stores more than 90 types, ranging from preset smiles, and lets users blend them against one another while changing gaze direction, so a reference can be tuned toward a specific expression rather than picked from a fixed list. The anatomy mode covers the skull and facial muscles, and the tool also includes models split into separate eyes, nose, and mouth parts. VR mode is supported. One limitation is stated plainly: the tool is for creating and viewing references inside the application, and it does not export 3D models. A demo is on Steam alongside the full release.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"HAELE 3D - Portrait Studio Pro is out on Steam at 3,850 yen, with an anatomy mode for the skull and facial muscles and more than 90 blendable expressions. It does not export 3D models.","twitterPost":"3,850 yen, or 3,272 yen through October 8: HAELE 3D - Portrait Studio Pro targets face reference for realistic, cartoon, and anime styles, with a VR mode and no 3D model export.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"HAELE 3D shipped Portrait Studio Pro on Steam on September 24, a face and head reference tool with more than 30 preset characters and 50 preset scenes. It adds an anatomy mode for skeletal and muscular reference and a library of more than 90 blendable expressions. The release follows a Lite version from June 2026.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/037/G103758/20260924045/\",\"title\":\"HAELE 3D - Portrait Studio Pro, a 3D reference tool specializing in drawing human faces and heads, launches today. In addition to abundant presets, it supports facial expression editing and lighting adjustment\"},{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2609242m\",\"title\":\"Drawing tool 'HAELE 3D - Portrait Studio Pro,' which lets users freely create realistic facial expressions, is now available on Steam; it can be used as reference material for drawing faces of all ages and genders, and includes an anatomy mode for checking muscles and bones\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5596,"outputTokens":1068,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791043834,"createdAt":"2026-10-03T16:05:02.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-03T16:08:21.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-03T16:08:21.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_bbad41f580875e0eb2ec65c3","canonicalTitle":"人間の顔や頭部の作画に特化した3Dリファレンスツール「HAELE 3D - Portrait Studio Pro」，本日配信開始。豊富なプリセットに加え，表情編集や照明調整などにも対応","representativeArticleId":"a_eafec2a0a92ea889f4c796f5","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":2,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"HAELE 3D - Portrait Studio Pro\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-24T11:26:51.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-24T11:26:51.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-03T16:08:28.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/037/G103758/20260924045/","title":"人間の顔や頭部の作画に特化した3Dリファレンスツール「HAELE 3D - Portrait Studio Pro」，本日配信開始。豊富なプリセットに加え，表情編集や照明調整などにも対応"},{"source":"Denfaminicogamer","url":"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2609242m","title":"“リアルな表情”を自在に作れる絵描き用ツール『HAELE 3D – ポートレートスタジオ Pro』がSteamにて発売。老若男女の顔を描く資料として活用でき、筋肉や骨格を確認できる解剖学モードを収録"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["HAELE 3D - Portrait Studio Pro"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["HAELE 3D - Portrait Studio Pro - Drawing References launched on Steam on September 24, 2026 at 3,850 yen including tax.","A release sale cuts the price 15 percent to 3,272 yen through October 8, 2026.","The tool includes more than 30 preset characters and more than 50 preset scenes, all editable.","HAELE 3D - Portrait Studio Pro carries more than 90 blendable facial expressions with adjustable gaze direction.","A reduced-feature Lite version of the tool was released in June 2026, and a demo of the Pro version is available on Steam."]}