The Foundry releases Hiero in free open beta
Test the VFX project management and shot review tool before the price goes up to $5,000 this February.
Thursday, January 19th, 2012
Free Resources
Ryan Smith releases free beta of TreeGen for 3ds Max
Useful script creates custom trees for game use, with over 35 settings to control leaves and branches.
Monday, January 16th, 2012
Two new sub-$2,000 3D printers launched at CES
Will you opt for 3D Systems' cheap-but-clinical Cube or MakerBot's bigger, funkier Replicator?
Friday, January 13th, 2012
Discover the top 20 events in the CG industry in 2011
CGSociety posts its round-up of the movies, games and software that shaped your world last year.
Tuesday, January 10th, 2012
Atangeo ships Balancer 2.0
Polygon-reduction tool adds intuitive new visual workflow to control the decimation of your model.
Monday, January 9th, 2012
CGschool releases free 90-minute Onyx Trees tutorial
Create vegetation with the OnyxTREE STORM, Onyx2Max and OnyxGRASS plug-ins for 3ds Max.
Wednesday, January 4th, 2012
Oramyst launches royalty-free character design site
Buy or download royalty-free character concept art, complete with orthographic reference images.
Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012
ZBrush 4R2b update to add new FiberMesh hair system
Brush-based system for growing and styling hair to be included in Pixologic's upcoming free patch.
Friday, December 30th, 2011
Enter the Lollipop Shaders snow shading contest
Celebrate the latest updates to the RenderMan shader library with your chance to win two of your choice.
Thursday, December 29th, 2011
RandomControl releases Arion 1.6
Second major update to software in three weeks offers support for rendering scenes of infinite size.
Wednesday, December 28th, 2011
New site offers users 100% profit from model sales
Now out of beta: pay a flat fee to sell models through CGTrader, and pocket the rest of the profits.
Wednesday, December 28th, 2011
Review: Autodesk's 2012 entertainment software
Jason Lewis assesses how Maya, 3ds Max, Softimage and Mudbox 2012 perform in the real world.
Tuesday, December 27th, 2011
Read excerpts of Jamie Cardoso's new book for free
Arch viz artist posts extracts from 3D Realism: Practical and Easy Workflows on his blog.
Monday, December 26th, 2011