Upload an animated model to yoanimate and get $50
First 50 artists to enter the new online model-viewing service's animation contest each get $50. Best one wins $1,000.
Wednesday, February 24th, 2016
Eye candy: Epic's ProtoStar Vulkan graphics demo
Get a glimpse of mobile games to come with this cool UE4 demo created using the new graphics API.
Wednesday, February 24th, 2016
Watch Finding Your Place in the 3D Industry for free
See ex-Blur Studio character lead Jesse Sandifer's careers talk at Gnomon's LA campus on Thursday, or watch free online.
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2016
Pixar unveils RenderMan 21
'Game-changing' update to renderer will feature GPU-accelerated Denoise, OSL support, new materials and lighting workflows.
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2016
Render Legion previews Corona 1.4 for 3ds Max
Next version of renderer to add adaptive image sampling, new denoising system. Cinema 4D version due this year.
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2016
Golaem releases Golaem 5.0
New Layout tool lets users edit timing or visual properties of crowd sims without re-running the simulation.
Friday, February 19th, 2016
IKinema turns WebAnimate into an offline product
Browser-based system for editing and retargeting mocap data becomes an offline tool with a £99 price tag.
Friday, February 19th, 2016
Maxon working on new core architecture for Cinema 4D
Already partly rolled out in C4D R16 and R17, but the full switchover will take 'several more releases'.
Wednesday, February 17th, 2016
Vulkan 1.0 arrives: GPU drivers already available
See tech demos for the next-gen graphics API and download drivers for Nvidia and AMD GPUs here.
Wednesday, February 17th, 2016
Come to An Evening with Insomniac Games
See the character design process for Ratchet & Clank at a free event at Gnomon's LA campus on Thursday, or watch free online.
Monday, February 15th, 2016
Mankua Software releases PixaFlux in free open beta
New node-based image editor lets users design normal maps and preview the result in a PBR viewport.
Monday, February 15th, 2016
Imagineer Systems ships MochaBlend C4D
Plugin turns mocha's 2D camera tracks into 3D motion inside Cinema 4D. It even converts roto splines into animated geometry.
Monday, February 15th, 2016
Gnomon releases detailed Introduction to V-Ray
Get up to speed with the renderer with Psyop CG supervisor Stephen DeLalla's 10-hour training course.
Friday, February 12th, 2016