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New site shows real-world pay data for jobs in VFX, animation, games and motion graphics, submitted anonymously by other users.

Tuesday, August 18th, 2026

$6 app collects visual reference for art, animation and motion graphics projects into organized boards, and can import and step through videos.

Monday, August 17th, 2026

Check out ReDefine's making-of for the tank combat sequences, some visceral, recreating events from the 1971 India-Pakistan war.

Monday, August 17th, 2026

See the week's other updates to CG tools, like V-Ray 7.4 for Cinema 4D, Storm HydroFX 1.5, and free motion graphics tool Autograph 2026.1.

Sunday, August 16th, 2026

Master common real-world production workflows with The Gnomon Workshop's essential new visual effects tutorial.

Saturday, August 15th, 2026

Sizeable free update to the real-time rendering and look dev tool adds Text and Scatter Layers, and support for IES light profiles.

Thursday, August 13th, 2026

See how the effects for the 1970s-set action thriller were created: from CG recreations of Detroit to wince-inducing combat sequences.

Wednesday, August 12th, 2026

See how the combat sequences for the Disney+ superhero series were created, including digi-doubles, sparks - and even a lethal lobster.

Tuesday, August 11th, 2026

Sales of the tech Academy Award-winning software, formerly used on Hollywood blockbusters, to end this November. Read our FAQs.

Monday, August 10th, 2026

Check out the VFX for the offbeat Korean superhero comedy, including teleportation, telekinesis - and even a giant inflatable onion.

Monday, August 10th, 2026

Check out the week's other updates to CG tools, including FumeFX 7.6 for 3ds Max, Character Control Rig 0.3.1 for Blender, and PFTrack 26.08.

Sunday, August 9th, 2026

Varied update to the AI-assisted animation tool adds new animation layer system, easing controls for interpolation, and BVH import.

Thursday, August 6th, 2026

Games artist Adrian Melian's tool rigs and skins characters and exports USD files for use in Maya, UE5 or Blender. Free to indie artists.

Thursday, August 6th, 2026