Q&A: Maya effects expert Wayne Hollingsworth
Fresh from his work on Thor, the veteran technical director provides his advice for aspiring effects artists.
Friday, October 21st, 2011
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Thursday, October 20th, 2011
bluegfx announces free UK 3D expo on 3 November
Register online for free sessions from Saddington Baynes, Framestore and doublesix games.
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011
MachStudio Pro developer StudioGPU shuts up shop
Developer of GPU-accelerated renderer takes website offline - but app can still be downloaded for free.
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011
Abvent ships Artlantis 4
Standalone architectural renderer gains new radiosity engine plus iVisit 3D panorama-creation tools.
Monday, October 17th, 2011
Eye candy: Dvein's incredible titles for Eva
Watch droplets form into intricate organic machinery in this elegant intro to the Spanish sci-fi thriller.
Wednesday, October 12th, 2011
MBL PRO: create custom motion blur in Photoshop
Create complex multi-strength, multi-directional blur effects with Richard Rosenman's new plug-in.
Tuesday, October 11th, 2011
Joe Alter adds 3D paint tools to LipService for Maya
Current beta of the promising facial sculpting and animation plug-in gains intuitive 3D painting toolset.
Tuesday, October 11th, 2011
Autodesk releases Project Geppetto crowd simulator
Download the free work-in-progress 3ds Max arch viz crowd system from the Autodesk Labs website.
Monday, October 10th, 2011
GenArts ships Sapphire v6
Leading collection of VFX sparks for Autodesk, Avid and After Effects updated to version 6. Pricey, but still vital, say reviewers.
Sunday, October 9th, 2011
Gnomon announces Master Classes 2011 line-up
Sign up for two weeks of online training, hosted by the world's leading VFX and games artists.
Thursday, October 6th, 2011
Review: Professional GPUs - Nvidia vs AMD 2011
Jason Lewis puts Nvidia and AMD's latest professional graphics cards through a battery of real-world tests.
Tuesday, October 4th, 2011
Autodesk announces three free Max and Maya webinars
Sign up for online workshops on pre-viz, games character creation and creative visualisation.
Friday, September 30th, 2011