Eye candy: Whiskytree's ultra-detailed Elysium VFX
Watch a breakdown showing the CG space station's "trillions of surfaces" - all created on prosumer hardware.
Friday, February 7th, 2014
How to use 3ds Max on a Mac, or Maya on a tablet
Cory Mogk's step-by-step guide shows you how to run Autodesk software via the Amazon EC2 cloud.
Thursday, February 6th, 2014
Ex-Ubisoft devs intend to recreate entire world in 3D
Pixyul aims to use aerial drones to recreate earth "one square kilometre at a time" for online RPG ReROLL.
Thursday, February 6th, 2014
Q&A: ace mech creator Fausto de Martini
Blizzard's former 3D art director tells us about his move to movies, and his tips for faster design in 3ds Max.
Wednesday, February 5th, 2014
Chaos Group releases V-Ray 3.0 for 3ds Max
It's out of beta! Read more about version 3.0's render speed boosts, new features, and new pricing here.
Tuesday, February 4th, 2014
Grade games like films with Amplify Color for Unity
Intuitive colour-grading extension now optimised for mobile devices; supports Color Volumes.
Tuesday, February 4th, 2014
Planetside Software unveils Terragen 3.1
New instancing features, plus the option to use satellite photos to generate instant textured terrain.
Tuesday, February 4th, 2014
Download a free, fully rigged 3ds Max character
Get this cartoon figure, created with the BonyFace facial rigging system and the LH | Auto-Rig full-body rig.
Monday, February 3rd, 2014
Eye candy: the Transformers Super Bowl spot
Optimus Prime and Dinobots beat off Captain America and Spidey in our pick of yesterday's movie trailers.
Monday, February 3rd, 2014
See every VFX Oscar winner in under five minutes
While you wait for this year's winner, relive VFX history from Star Wars to Life of Pi with this video montage.
Friday, January 31st, 2014
Get Sprut: a free 2D fluids toolset for Nuke
Download this fast, flexible 2D fluid solver created by Framestore's Theodor Groeneboom.
Friday, January 31st, 2014
Blender Institute to oversee full-length animated movie
Updated: global network of studios taking part includes Oscar-winning production house Autour de Minuit.
Thursday, January 30th, 2014
Thinkbox Software ships Deadline 6.1
Renderfarm manager gets better scheduling, standalone Python API, V-Ray distributed rendering option.
Thursday, January 30th, 2014