Chaos Group unveils V-Ray 1.6 for SketchUp
Try this major update to the renderer while it's in open beta and use $800 of software free for three months.
Friday, May 17th, 2013
Free Resources
Video tutorial: beyond key frame animation in 3ds Max
Watch a free one-hour tutorial from Chris Murray on using controllers, contraints and wire parameters.
Thursday, May 16th, 2013
14,000 petition Adobe to revive the Creative Suites
Users sign online call to 'eliminate mandatory online subscription model' for creative software.
Thursday, May 16th, 2013
Basefount Technology releases Miarmy 2.2
Budget Maya crowd-simulator adds option to control actors via particles, new squash-and-stretch system.
Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
Quixel ships dDo 5.0
'Mega update' to Photoshop texturing tool adds Marmoset Skyshop HDR rendering, unlimited triangle count.
Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
CD Projekt RED releases REDkit SDK and editor
Free toolkit enables modders and indie developers to create content using The Witcher 2 game engine.
Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
Q&A: Prometheus concept artist David 'vyle' Levy
The master artist tells us about his work, his creativity tips, and SB Explore, his upcoming art workshop.
Monday, May 13th, 2013
Cool tech videos: X-Particles 2 for Cinema 4D
Update to the particle plugin to add fluids, XPresso integration, full multi-threading. Check 'em all out here.
Friday, May 10th, 2013
Tutorial: Post-production in 3ds Max and Photoshop
Master core post-production skills to improve your interior renders with Jamie Cardoso's exclusive tutorial.
Thursday, May 9th, 2013
The Blender Foundation releases Blender 2.67
Update to the open-source 3D tool adds integration with the versatile Freestyle toon rendering engine.
Wednesday, May 8th, 2013
Adobe kills Creative Suites, moves to Creative Cloud
We round up the facts - and bust some of the myths - about Adobe's licensing model for its creative tools.
Monday, May 6th, 2013
Download a free 16,000 x 8,000 HDRI file
Get Michał Jaszowski's ultra-hi-res sIBL package of a sunny winter landscape from his Full Frame site.
Friday, May 3rd, 2013
Ezequiel Mastrasso releases eze Shader Suite
Free collection of 3Delight and RenderMan shaders simplifies the process of lighting hair and fur.
Wednesday, May 1st, 2013