Eye candy: the Crysis 2 DirectX 11 Ultra Upgrade
See the making of for additional tech porn, then remortgage the house to buy a PC capable of playing it.
Tuesday, June 28th, 2011
Free Resources
VES careers fair takes place in Hollywood tomorrow
Swing by the Hollywood Renaissance hotel on North Highland Ave on Saturday 25 June.
Friday, June 24th, 2011
Genetica 3.6 adds support for text objects
Free update to node-based texture editor speeds workflow and adds option to create and style text.
Friday, June 24th, 2011
Rob Powers on LightWave's new three-year roadmap
NewTek VP discusses CORE tech, future upgrades, and hints at unification of Modeler and Layout.
Thursday, June 23rd, 2011
Review: Photoshop for 3D Artists Vol. 1
3DTotal's latest training book provides an in-depth guide to a topic that no 3D artist should overlook.
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011
Sculptris Alpha 6 ships
First Pixologic release of the free digital sculpting tool adds Mac OS X support and ZBrush-style navigation.
Tuesday, June 21st, 2011
Allegorithmic releases free animated caustics map
Substance Caustics provides loopable caustic effects in 3ds Max 2012 and Maya 2012.
Friday, June 17th, 2011
Autodesk launches free online file-sharing service
Project Nitrous offers cloud-based Dropbox-like service aimed at designers and architects.
Friday, June 17th, 2011
Eye candy: the Architectural 3D Awards shortlist
Some intriguing left-field choices add a dash of spice to arch viz's answer to the VES Awards.
Thursday, June 16th, 2011
Animate food and win a seat of Houdini Master
Enter Side Effects' Cook-Off contest to win Houdini licences, plus content from Stash and cmiVFX.
Wednesday, June 15th, 2011
Download six 'Smart IBL' HDR sets for free
HDR Labs makes six sets of HDR images for faster image-based lighting available as free downloads.
Monday, June 13th, 2011
New app lists hotkeys for (almost) every CG package
Gfx Hotkeys 2.0 shows keyboard shortcuts for over 30 VFX and 3D tools, for Windows, OS X and Linux.
Friday, June 3rd, 2011
Skillset releases free guide to essential VFX skills
Real-world 39-page guide to today's job market should be essential reading for all wannabe artists.
Thursday, June 2nd, 2011