Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Winter 2023 deals for CG artists
Discover great seasonal discounts on 3D assets, apps and software, including offers still valid until the end of December.
Tuesday, November 28th, 2023
character rigging
Autodesk releases Maya 2024.2 and Maya Creative 2024.2
3D modeling and animation software gets updates to LookdevX, the character rigging and animation tools, and to USD for Maya.
Wednesday, November 15th, 2023
5 key features in Blender 4.0
Discover the latest changes to the open-source 3D app, from Geometry Nodes, Cycles and shading to the Viewport Compositor.
Tuesday, November 14th, 2023
VFX breakdown | Strays | MPC
Check out the CG dogs MPC created for the canine comedy, with the help of Houdini/USD-based fur grooming toolset LOMA.
Thursday, October 26th, 2023
Nekki releases Cascadeur 2023.2
Sizeable update to the AI-assisted character animation software adds audio capabilities, plus support for USD files and quad meshes.
Monday, October 23rd, 2023
Sneak peek: Houdini 20
See the new features due in the next major version of Houdini, including updates to animation and simulation and the Karma renderer.
Thursday, October 19th, 2023
Reallusion ships ZBrush Face Tools
New plugin makes it easier to refine head meshes from Character Creator in ZBrush, including sculpting custom expressions.
Tuesday, October 17th, 2023
Rig and showcase 3D characters for free with AccuRig 1.3
Reallusion's free auto-rigging tool now also generates animated previews of your 3D characters to share with clients or collaborators.
Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023
Animate Anything uses AI to rig your 3D characters
Online service automatically rigs 3D humanoids, animals and vehicles for use in real-time applications. Now comes with a Blender add-on.
Monday, October 2nd, 2023
Tutorial: Introduction to Ziva VFX - Volume 1 and 2
Volume 2 now available: master the Maya soft tissue simulation tool with The Gnomon Workshop's comprehensive two-part guide.
Friday, September 8th, 2023
Unity releases Ziva VFX 2.2
Maya muscle and soft tissue simulation plugin gets new CUDA-based GPU solver, plus option to visualise stretching in the viewport.
Thursday, August 10th, 2023
Unity ships Ziva Real-Time 2.0
New AI-based toolset generates real-time 3D characters that move with the accuracy of VFX rigs. Works with Maya, Unity, Unreal.
Friday, July 28th, 2023
See the roadmap for Blender's Animation 2025 project
Intial release schedule announced for the major overhaul of Blender's rigging and animation systems.
Tuesday, July 18th, 2023