Video: Autodesk's 'future of 3ds Max' XBR webinar
See the full video of Autodesk's recent sneak peek at the 3ds Max product roadmap.
Tuesday, February 15th, 2011
Artist spotlight: Christophe Desse, Naughty Dog
The technical artist and tutorial author reveals why your personal artwork is crucial to your career.
Tuesday, February 15th, 2011
Download a high-resolution male human head for free
Available in ZTL or OBJ format from Ten 24's website, along with the full LightWave scene files.
Monday, February 14th, 2011
Chaos Group acquires V-Ray for SketchUp developer
Buyout of ASGVIS brings Max, Maya, SketchUp & Rhino editions of V-Ray under single parent company.
Monday, February 14th, 2011
Eye candy: the making of 'Eye of the Storm'
Oddball Animation posts detailed breakdown of its VFX work for this 'stylised steampunk' music video.
Friday, February 11th, 2011
Get AE Render Manager: free render-control utility
Motion design studio Monologue releases fuss-free GUI for After Effects command-line renders.
Thursday, February 10th, 2011
Sign up for free making of Tron: Legacy event
500 places available for afternoon session with Tron's art and design team at Gnomon's Hollywood HQ.
Thursday, February 10th, 2011
Video: the making of the Iron Baby viral spoof
Co-creator Jocelyn 'Strob' Simard releases eight-part Max and V-Ray walkthrough of his viral hit.
Wednesday, February 9th, 2011
Luxion releases free speed-boosting update to KeyShot
Near-real-time GI renderer also adds native import support for SketchUp 8.
Wednesday, February 9th, 2011
Q&A: Rick Grandy, rigging lead & pipeline supervisor
Beowulf's character setup guru reveals why good rigging is about people - not technical gimmicks.
Tuesday, February 8th, 2011
Review: Digital Painting Techniques Volume 2
3DTotal's latest book repeats a familiar format. Lucky it also repeats the magic, says Fernando Caire.
Tuesday, February 8th, 2011
Eye candy: this year's best Super Bowl ads and trailers
Our pick of the weekend's spots, including the new Transformers: Dark of the Moon teaser.
Tuesday, February 8th, 2011
How to Train Your Dragon triumphs at Annie Awards
DreamWorks wins in 15 of 24 categories at international animation awards. Next stop, the Oscar?
Monday, February 7th, 2011