Gnomon ships Realistic Skin with ZBrush and KeyShot
Blizzard artist Dominic Qwek's ground-breaking tutorial reveals how to sculpt and render fine skin details.
Wednesday, November 6th, 2013
Video: the Expresii digital ink simulation system
See ink 'running' under gravity when a Cintiq is tilted in this beautiful demo for the work-in-progress technology.
Tuesday, November 5th, 2013
Southpaw updates Tactic asset-management system
Open-source tool gets better database and version-control integration. Source code on GitHub.
Tuesday, November 5th, 2013
Maxon upgrades Cineware as part of After Effects update
Use Cinema 4D's Physical renderer inside the AE viewport as part of the After Effects CC (12.1) release.
Tuesday, November 5th, 2013
V-Ray 3.0 for 3ds Max now available in beta
Updated: Latest beta release adds new distributed rendering, subsurface scattering and proxy functionality.
Monday, November 4th, 2013
Blender 2.69 ships
Updated: Open-source 3D tool gets option to import FBX files, plus new hair shader and plane tracking.
Monday, November 4th, 2013
MARA3D releases Mara Monsters for iOS and Android
Free new anatomy reference app helps ensure your fantastic creatures have perfect proportions.
Friday, November 1st, 2013
NewTek ships LightWave 11.6, NevronMotion, ChronoSculpt
LightWave updates and new tool for sculpting animation caches now shipping. See new videos of all three.
Friday, November 1st, 2013
Exocortex launches Clara.io in open beta
Online tool aims to put the power of desktop 3D software in your web browser - including V-Ray rendering.
Thursday, October 31st, 2013
Side Effects Software ships Houdini 13
Update adds cool new soft and hard body, particle and fluid simulation tools; more robust lighting workflow.
Thursday, October 31st, 2013
Side Effects announces Houdini 13 - kind of
New: final teaser shows better Bullet physics, Alembic-based lighting workflow. See all three videos here.
Thursday, October 31st, 2013
Eye candy: Rodeo FX's VFX breakdown for Pacific Rim
See highlights of the studio's 200 shots, including the making of Hong Kong Bay and the robot control rigs.
Wednesday, October 30th, 2013
xoio releases 34 new free photographic cutout people
Studio's latest set of cutouts shows models shot from high angles, all licensed for commercial work.
Wednesday, October 30th, 2013