Download Thibault Houdon's free hi-res Clouds Pack
Get 115 free cloud photos, suitable for CG backplates or in matte work. Licensed for commercial use.
Monday, June 22nd, 2015
Free Resources
Video Copilot releases Element 3D V2.2
GPU-accelerated tool for rendering 3D models inside After Effects adds new options for working with grouped objects.
Friday, June 19th, 2015
Corona Renderer 1.1 for 3ds Max ships
Update to popular 3ds Max renderer adds new, faster Bitmap shader and improves handling of particles.
Thursday, June 18th, 2015
Download Pablander's free Multi-Eye ZTool
Create customisable CG eyes with colour and surface detail with Pablo Munoz Gomez's neat ZBrush tool.
Monday, June 15th, 2015
Download a high-resolution 3D scan of a female head
Get Second Chance Games and VFX's raw scan data and hi-res sculpt, in ZTL and OBJ formats.
Monday, June 15th, 2015
HP announces new 3D scanning system for Sprout
Free 3D scanning software and $299 USB turntable for the all-in-one 'creativity station' to ship in July.
Friday, June 12th, 2015
Download the free Mari Extension Pack 2.1
Updated: Handy set of artist-created add-ons gets new UE4 shader, Color Temperature adjustment layer.
Friday, June 12th, 2015
Epic Games releases Unreal Engine 4.8
Updated: Now officially shipping. New downloadable .exe file for the UE4 Kite demo due this week, too.
Thursday, June 11th, 2015
Unity Technologies ships Unity 5.1
Free update to the game engine improves support for VR workflows, and adds new HDR colour picker.
Thursday, June 11th, 2015
Allegorithmic releases Substance Painter 1.4
Next-gen texturing tool gets new AO channel - plus much-requested option to paint straight lines.
Thursday, June 11th, 2015
Polygonal Design releases Unfold3D Generation 9
Big update to UV unwrapping tool adds neat brush-based workflows for optimising UVs; UDIM support and Lua scripting.
Wednesday, June 10th, 2015
Chaos Group releases V-Ray for 3ds Max 3.20
New video: Service pack adds new VR cameras, GPU-based texture baking, option to render fluid sims.
Tuesday, June 9th, 2015
Download Midge Sinnaeve's free Bread Pack Vol. 01
Get 11 high-quality models of rolls and loaves in OBJ format with 4K textures, including commercial use.
Friday, June 5th, 2015