Check out DNEG's gritty VFX breakdown for Motor City
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
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MediaPlane 2.0 puts a nonlinear editor inside Maya
Neat add-on lets animators import and scrub through reference video directly inside Maya - and now to edit entire reference sequences.
Tuesday, August 11th, 2026
Storm Studios' VFX breakdown for Daredevil: Born Again S2
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
Autodesk is discontinuing Mudbox, its digital sculpting software
Sales of the tech Academy Award-winning software, formerly used on Hollywood blockbusters, to end this November. Read our FAQs.
Monday, August 10th, 2026
See Dexter Studios' VFX breakdown for The WONDERfools
Check out the VFX for the offbeat Korean superhero comedy, including teleportation, telekinesis - and even a giant inflatable onion.
Monday, August 10th, 2026
New CG software you may have missed: 9 August 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
Nekki releases Cascadeur 2026.2 with animation layers
Varied update to the AI-assisted animation tool adds new animation layer system, easing controls for interpolation, and BVH import.
Thursday, August 6th, 2026
Armature is a free AI-assisted standalone character rigging tool
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
Adobe releases Photoshop 27.9.1
See the new features in the image editing app, including updates to the Remove tool and the option to save and restore font lists.
Thursday, August 6th, 2026
Is BiteTheBytes' Material Creator the new Substance 3D Designer?
See what we know about the World Creator developer's promising upcoming node-based material authoring app for games and VFX.
Wednesday, August 5th, 2026
See EDI's high-octane VFX breakdown for Motorvalley
Check out the Italian studio's breakdown of the CG cars and eye-catching stunt effects for the Netflix motor sport drama.
Wednesday, August 5th, 2026
Get 60,000+ free 3D assets for Maya, Godot and Rhino
Formerly Blender-only asset library Blendkit is now available to users of other CG software. Check out its free 3D models, materials, and HDRIs.
Tuesday, August 4th, 2026
Volinga Plugin Pro lets you relight 4DGS data inside Unreal Engine
Updated: UE5 plugin is a 'major leap' in Gaussian Splatting workflows for VFX and virtual production. Check out its key features.
Tuesday, August 4th, 2026