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Real-time lighting tool now lets users add area lights to a scene by 'painting' highlights onto surfaces.

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016

Top concept artist Jared Krichevsky reveals his workflow in Gnomon's free live event on Thursday, 3 March.

Tuesday, March 1st, 2016

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

'Game-changing' update to renderer will feature GPU-accelerated Denoise, OSL support, new materials and lighting workflows.

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2016

Browser-based system for editing and retargeting mocap data becomes an offline tool with a £99 price tag.

Friday, February 19th, 2016

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

New node-based image editor lets users design normal maps and preview the result in a PBR viewport.

Monday, February 15th, 2016

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

MOAB's neat tool for Maya and Fracture FX lets users paint shatter patterns directly onto 3D models.

Thursday, February 11th, 2016

Get full source code access to the CryEngine-based AAA engine, aimed at multiplayer online titles.

Wednesday, February 10th, 2016

Watch Ruari Robinson explain how he created the teaser for his new sci-fi movie in Gnomon's free online broadcast this Thursday.

Wednesday, February 10th, 2016

Update extends renderer's HDRI design and toon rendering capabilities and adds support for camera motion blur in animations.

Thursday, February 4th, 2016

Updated, now shipping: Neat new 3D capture tool generates clean, ultra-detailed meshes from source images or scan data.

Thursday, February 4th, 2016