Watch VineFX's VFX breakdown for Pompeii: Out of Time
See how Vine FX recreated the city of Pompeii and the massive volcanic eruption that buried it for the National Geographic docudrama.
Wednesday, October 14th, 2026
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Get free Maya character rigging toolset mGear 5.4
Big update to the open-source rigging framework adds unified facial rigging, a redesigned Anim Picker, and 3D onion skinning.
Wednesday, October 14th, 2026
Watch beloFX's VFX breakdown for Mother Mary
Check out the CG crowds and the 'red spirit' that haunts a global pop icon, created by beloFX for David Lowery's psychological thriller.
Tuesday, October 13th, 2026
Check out Roxel Creative's eerie VFX breakdown for Backrooms
See a brilliantly unsettling VFX breakdown of the CG environments from the psychological thriller, like the aptly named Vertigo Room.
Monday, October 12th, 2026
BiteTheBytes unveils World Creator 4
Big update to the terrain generator will let you create complete planets. Check out its other new features and release date.
Monday, October 12th, 2026
See how Rebel Unit flooded London for The End We Start From
Watch a breakdown of the studio's award-nominated VFX for the survival movie, including a semi submerged CG Fleet Street.
Friday, October 9th, 2026
Rizom-Lab releases Rizom UV 2027.0
Major update to the UV unwrapping and packing software improves customizability, performance and integration into production pipelines.
Thursday, October 8th, 2026
Watch BlueBolt's VFX breakdown for The Dog Stars
See how the studio turned footage of Italy into an eerie post-pandemic version of Denver for Ridley Scott's survival thriller.
Thursday, October 8th, 2026
See Framestore's detailed VFX breakdown for Dead City Season 3
See Houdini timelapses of the ruined CG Statue of Liberty and Empire State Building from The Walking Dead spin-off series.
Wednesday, October 7th, 2026
See Rodeo FX's VFX breakdowns for House of the Dragon Season 3
See two excellent VFX breakdowns, one showcasing the full range of Rodeo FX's work; the other focusing on the dragon Silverwing.
Tuesday, October 6th, 2026
Improve your Creature Animation for Film & VFX
Discover the practical reality of creating professional animation for VFX with The Gnomon Workshop's Maya tutorial for junior artists.
Monday, October 5th, 2026
Alexey Vanzhula releases Modeler 26.3 for Houdini
Latest update to the popular toolkit for hard surface and organic modeling reworks subdivision workflow to match Houdini 22.
Monday, October 5th, 2026
New 3D software you may have missed: 4 October 2026
Discover what's new in CG tools like new motion graphics app Caddis, and the new VFX features in generative video AI model LTX.
Sunday, October 4th, 2026