Review: Digital Painting Techniques Volume 2
3DTotal's latest book repeats a familiar format. Lucky it also repeats the magic, says Fernando Caire.
Tuesday, February 8th, 2011
Free Resources
View a full episode from VES Award-nominated anime
Producer of Cat Shit One releases first episode online for free, and appeals for fan support.
Saturday, February 5th, 2011
Download 130 free plant models from Xfrog
Fully licensed for commercial use, and spanning a range of formats, including OBJ, LWO, C4D, 3DS.
Thursday, February 3rd, 2011
Get Manifesto: free titling for After Effects, Final Cut
Free plug-in pack quickly generates on-screen text suitable for demo reels and animation tests.
Friday, January 28th, 2011
Mari 1.2 now shipping
Texturing tool gets new mirror function, fractal noise shaders and Python integration - but no official support for ATI GPUs yet.
Thursday, January 27th, 2011
Q&A: Alex Sandri, Maya/mental ray guru
He spent ten years hunting bugs in the Maya/mental ray pipeline - but his new online masterclass will spare you that pain.
Thursday, January 27th, 2011
Shoran Software releases RenderPal 2.5
Multi-app renderfarm manager adds new licence-management system, auto crash avoidance.
Tuesday, January 25th, 2011
Could you help develop a 3ds Max crowd simulator?
Creator of new Agent 3ds Max crowd simulation system calls for co-development partners.
Monday, January 24th, 2011
Eye candy: first teaser for Final Fantasy XIII-2
It looks lovely, but we have no idea whatsoever what's going on in it.
Friday, January 21st, 2011
Survey reveals average motion graphics salaries
Animators: go freelance and raise your income by 50%, says the Motion Graphic Design Census.
Wednesday, January 19th, 2011
Next Limit updates Maxwell Render plug-ins
3ds Max, Maya, Softimage and LightWave plug-ins all now compatible with Maxwell Fire interactive renderer.
Tuesday, January 18th, 2011
The five miserable jobs that make VFX possible
Neither roto nor matchmove work voted #1, amazingly enough. Disclaimer: humour ahead.
Monday, January 17th, 2011
Autodesk to hold webcasts on future of 3ds Max
Sign up for one of three free 'webinars' on the ongoing Project Excalibur under-the-hood rewrite.
Friday, January 14th, 2011