PipelineFX ships Qube! 6.7
Update to renderfarm manager adds option to modify parameters after jobs have been submitted.
Friday, May 15th, 2015
Free Resources
Lightmap releases HDR Light Studio 5
Big update readies real-time image-based lighting design tool for serious VFX work, including Alembic and FBX support.
Thursday, May 14th, 2015
Mixamo rolls out Mixamo 2.0
Online animation service gets faster, WebGL-based site. Autorigging tool now free to use on some characters.
Wednesday, May 13th, 2015
CL3VER launches CL3VER 3.0
Updated: Online service for turning 3D models into interactive online demos now priced at $50/month.
Friday, May 8th, 2015
Esri ships CityEngine 2015.0
Procedural 3D city-generation tool gets enhanced real-time shadows, plus improvements to scene editor.
Thursday, May 7th, 2015
Allegorithmic ships free Substance plugin for C4D
Import procedural materials in Substance format into any edition of the software except Cinema 4D Lite.
Thursday, May 7th, 2015
RandomControl updates ArionFX for Photoshop
Updated: New tool for editing and tonemapping rendered HDRs adds ability to open multi-layer EXR files.
Wednesday, May 6th, 2015
Get Allan McKay's free 10-hour course on ash FX
Download 10 hours of video on creating production-ready FX in 3ds Max, thinkingParticles and FumeFX, with project files.
Tuesday, May 5th, 2015
Back the Krita Foundation's new Kickstarter campaign
€20,000 funding drive aims to make the open-source paint tool 'faster than Photoshop' on large images.
Monday, May 4th, 2015
Visit Animal, Gnomon's free celebration of wildlife art
Updated: Can't make it to LA this weekend? See talks from top concept artists streamed live online.
Friday, May 1st, 2015
Autodesk releases Meshmixer 2.9
Intuitive app for creating mashups of 3D models gets proper support for UV texture maps, new pivot tools.
Friday, May 1st, 2015
Three great tips for creating better creature concepts
Leading artists from Gnomon's free Animal show give their tips for creating better creature concept art.
Wednesday, April 29th, 2015
Andrew Hazelden releases PlayblastVR for Maya
Dover Studios co-founder's previz renderer outputs images in panoramic VR formats, or as 360° YouTube videos.
Tuesday, April 28th, 2015