Expresii now available as free public beta
Beautiful new tool lets you paint with virtual brushes and inks, complete with fluid flow and blending.
Wednesday, October 28th, 2015
Free Resources
BOXX ships renderPRO 1
"World's smallest render node" packs up to 18 CPU cores and 64GB RAM in a 9-inch chassis.
Monday, October 26th, 2015
Björn Sonnenschein creates Natronizer for Blender
Handy free live link plugin lets users composite Blender video projects in Natron, not the native compositor.
Thursday, October 22nd, 2015
Rokoko Electronics unveils Salto full-body mocap suit
Danish startup promises lightweight inertial capture suit for just $700. A further $150 gets you gloves on top.
Wednesday, October 21st, 2015
Download DGDM's free Maya SLiB | Browser plugin
Updated: Handy add-on offers a simple way to browse shaders. New Pro edition lets you export them, too.
Wednesday, October 21st, 2015
Sneak peek: Lumion 6
See footage rendered in the next version of the real-time visualisation software, but no feature list just yet.
Friday, October 16th, 2015
Pixar launches RenderMan for Houdini
New bridge plugin ships out of the box with Houdini 15, and supports RenderMan's advanced features.
Friday, October 16th, 2015
Side Effects ships Houdini 15 and Houdini Engine 2.0
Wide-ranging update adds new modelling, animation, simulation tools; native support for RenderMan RIS shaders.
Thursday, October 15th, 2015
Autodesk acquires iDraw, rebrands it as Graphic
Indeeo's GPU-accelerated vector drawing tool rebranded Graphic 3.0 and pressure sensitivity added.
Thursday, October 15th, 2015
Miguel Winfield releases MG-Picker Studio 1.5
Create flexible, scriptable custom picker GUIs for your Maya rigs, or use the free readymade templates.
Wednesday, October 14th, 2015
Why 2D art skills help you create better 3D VFX
League of Legends VFX lead Christina Wun explains how colour and shape can help you create compelling in-game FX.
Saturday, October 10th, 2015
Natron 2.0 ships
Big update to the open-source compositor adds Python support, roto painting and new dopesheet. Check out the new features here.
Friday, October 9th, 2015
GenArts ships Sapphire 9
Suite of plugins for editing and compositing tools gets four diverse new effects, plus advanced options for building your own.
Friday, October 9th, 2015