Pixar releases RenderMan 25
Heavyweight VFX and animation renderer now includes Pixar's own AI-trained denoiser. Sizeable update to RenderMan XPU, too.
Tuesday, April 18th, 2023
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Tutorial: Introduction to Maya for Animators
Get started in characxter animation with The Gnomon Workshop's beginner-friendly introduction.
Monday, April 10th, 2023
Tutorial: Creating Stylized Hairstyles Using ZBrush
Discover how to create appealing hairstyles for 3D characters with The Gnomon Workshop's tutorial.
Wednesday, March 29th, 2023
DreamWorks open-sources its MoonRay renderer
Now available: ray tracing renderer used on Puss in Boots: The Last Wish has been released under an Apache 2.0 licence.
Wednesday, March 15th, 2023
Tutorial: Designing a Custom Kitbash Library
Create concept designs for mechs from kits of 3D parts with The Gnomon Workshop's new tutorial.
Wednesday, March 8th, 2023
Review: Asus ProArt Studiobook 16 OLED laptop
Find out how this Nvidia Studio laptop fares in real-world tests with 3ds Max, Blender, Maya and UE5.
Tuesday, March 7th, 2023
Godot 4.0 ships
Discover five key features for CG artists in this major update to the open-source game engine, from Vulkan rendering to real-time GI.
Thursday, March 2nd, 2023
Tutorial: Key Illustration Workflow for Film & TV
New Gnomon Workshop tutorial reveals Framestore art director Philippe Gaulier's concept process.
Thursday, March 2nd, 2023
Tutorial: Creating Environment Concept Art for Games
New Gnomon Workshop tutorial reveals how to create concept art matching real-world constraints.
Saturday, February 18th, 2023
Tutorial: Creating Keyframe Concepts for Film & Animation
Gnomon Workshop tutorial reveals the unexpected 3D tools that can speed up your concept art work.
Sunday, January 29th, 2023
Marmoset releases Toolbag 4.05
Real-time rendering and look dev app gets new texture painting features, light baking, USD support.
Tuesday, January 24th, 2023
Maxon ships ZBrush 2023
First ever paid update to the digital sculpting software adds new 'Slime Bridge', revamps ZRemesher, and integrates the Redshift renderer.
Thursday, January 12th, 2023
Maverick Studio and Maverick Indie 2022.7 released
Check out the new features in the GPU renderers, including options for motion-graphics-style effects.
Tuesday, December 27th, 2022