VES launches effects industry 'bill of rights'
VFX artists should be able to refuse unexpected overtime "without fear of reprisal", says industry manifesto.
Saturday, September 24th, 2011
XYZ RGB releases ScannerKiller standalone
Updated with more details: formerly web-only image-based modelling solution gets new offline version.
Friday, September 23rd, 2011
Eye candy: Gears of War 3 'Dust to dust' trailer
Updated with 'making of' info: new GOW3 teaser sets Digital Domain's visuals to a haunting soundtrack.
Friday, September 23rd, 2011
Download free ZBrush assets at Digital 3D Models
Get a human male figure or a skull from Nick Zuccarello's site, or check out his commercial models.
Thursday, September 22nd, 2011
Pixologic ships ZBrush 4R2
Hotly tipped free update goes live, along with two Ryan Kingslien demo videos of its new Dyanmesh feature.
Wednesday, September 21st, 2011
Eye candy: Chaos Group's four new V-Ray demo reels
Count 'em and weep. Then wipe away the tears, before they obscure your view of the beautiful images.
Wednesday, September 21st, 2011
Smith Micro ships Poser 9 and Poser Pro 2012
New update adds weight painting, SSS, improved OpenGL preview to the popular figure design software.
Tuesday, September 20th, 2011
Epic adds Mac OS support to Unreal Development Kit
Create games to play on MacBooks with the September 2011 UDK beta, or drive multiple displays from iOS.
Tuesday, September 20th, 2011
Exocortex ships Momentum 3
Softimage multiphysics simulator gets fracturing engine and cool new option to control simulations by 'sculpting' forces.
Tuesday, September 20th, 2011
Video Copilot releases 15 free HD stock particle clips
Use them to give commercial projects a little zing with the accompanying After Effects tutorial.
Monday, September 19th, 2011
Eye candy: Dark Souls complete prologue movie
Four minutes of Gothic gloom, punctuated by lovely-looking CG work. One to watch on fast forward.
Monday, September 19th, 2011
Winners of international CG Awards announced
Sculptris and Lagoa Multiphysics take the tech categories; Inception, Rango and Crysis 2 win art awards.
Friday, September 16th, 2011
DAZ 3D ships DAZ Studio 4 Advanced and Pro editions
High-end editions of the figure-posing tool add advanced render options, new rigging and skinning tools.
Friday, September 16th, 2011