Download 33 tree models free for commercial use
Updated: Get a range of tree models in MAX and/or OBJ formats from artist Krzysztof Czerwiński's blog.
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2014
Free Resources
Get Ahmed Shalaby's free Shiko 3ds Max character rig
Download this stretchy, stylised rig from the Egyptian character TD. Comes with face and body controls.
Monday, December 1st, 2014
Autodesk releases Meshmixer 2.7
Free app for mashing up 3D models gets new tools for analysing meshes before 3D printing them.
Monday, December 1st, 2014
Sunset Overdrive: turning mayhem into art
Art director Jacinda Chew reveals how Insomniac fused its dayglo influences into a winning shooter.
Sunday, November 30th, 2014
Unity 4.6 ships
Create UIs with in-world interactions with the engine's much-anticipated new interface creation system.
Thursday, November 27th, 2014
OLM Digital releases Color Key and Distance Gradation
Free After Effects plugins speed up keying and creation of glow effects, particularly for 2D animation work.
Wednesday, November 26th, 2014
ButterflyNetRender 5.15 ships
Updated: Versatile network render controller gets new render wizards, supports OS X as well as Windows.
Wednesday, November 26th, 2014
Gnomon to host free Making of Sunset Overdrive event
Hang out in Hollywood with key Insomniac art staff at a free two-hour session on Thursday 4 December.
Tuesday, November 25th, 2014
Videos: Pixologic unveils ZBrush 4R7
Updated: new high-speed demo shows the ZModeler poly modelling toolset and the KeyShot bridge.
Saturday, November 22nd, 2014
Download Viz-People's HDRi v1 collection for free
Get ten 12,000px x 5,800px spherical HDRs taken at different times of day, each with its own tonemapped PNG.
Friday, November 21st, 2014
Pixar ships RenderMan 19
Featuring the new RIS raytracing architecture and costing just $495. Free version now due early 2015.
Friday, November 21st, 2014
Download five free 4K light probes in EXR format
Check out Illuminated Tools' new set of free hi-res HDRIs. All are licensed for commercial use.
Friday, November 21st, 2014
IDV launches SpeedTree Modeler for Unity 5
Create unique trees complete with LoDs, collision primitives and wind forces for use with the Unity 5 beta.
Wednesday, November 19th, 2014