Get 26 free HDRIs in EXR, HDR and Marmoset formats
Download Joost Vanhoutte's pack of 26 3K-resolution HDRIs. 23 of them are licensed for commercial use.
Monday, February 16th, 2015
Free Resources
Get A&G Tool Company's free V-Ray clay template
Downloadable 3ds Max template turns any model into an attractive clay-shaded turntable animation.
Thursday, February 12th, 2015
Download 116 free 360° environments from Texturify
They're only LDR images, but the resolution is good, and they're all licensed for commercial use.
Wednesday, February 11th, 2015
Serif launches Affinity Photo as free beta
Potential $50 Photoshop rival offers solid pro workflow, advanced tools like 'inpainting' and tilt-shift blur.
Wednesday, February 11th, 2015
Free Blender shader turns 3D models into pixel art
Toshihiro Kushizaki's Pixel Art Shader renders any polygonal model as a retro-style BMP image.
Tuesday, February 10th, 2015
Inria ships Natron 1.2 plus new snapshot builds
Test upcoming features in the free, VFX-ready compositor, including the new script editor and Python API.
Monday, February 9th, 2015
LuxRender 1.4 ships
Free physically based renderer moves to new core architecture; renders 'at least two times faster'.
Monday, February 9th, 2015
Miquel Campos releases mGear for Maya for free
Download this open source modular character rigging framework, based on the Gear system for Softimage.
Monday, February 9th, 2015
Gnomon releases Sculpting a Dragon with ZBrush
Four-hour video provides a complete guide to creature modelling: from ZSpheres to finished digital sculpt.
Thursday, February 5th, 2015
Andersson Technologies ships SynthEyes 1502
3D tracking tool gets improved export to Fusion, neat new system for overcoming lens distortion.
Thursday, February 5th, 2015
Autodesk to go subscription only on 1 February 2016
Firm to phase out perpetual licences of 3ds Max, Maya in favour of monthly or yearly pay-as-you-go pricing.
Wednesday, February 4th, 2015
Guardians of the Galaxy: from page to screen
Rodney Fuentebella reveals how Marvel's viz dev team helped turn a B-list comic into a box-office smash.
Wednesday, February 4th, 2015
Download organic art software Substance for free
Get Stephane Marty's intuitive 3D fractal and organic art tool and the Emulsion physically based renderer.
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015