Artbeats adds S3D footage to royalty-free library
Check out the new stereoscopic section of the site and download a free test clip usually sold for $699.
Tuesday, January 11th, 2011
Free Resources
Free ZBrush resources: new PDF guide and male figure
Starter guide courtesy of Pixologic; updated athletic male figure courtesy of artist Nick Zuccarello.
Tuesday, January 11th, 2011
Free eBook reveals workflows of top animators
Download Animation Insiders and learn how Jason Schleifer and Pixar's Victor Navone tackle jobs.
Friday, January 7th, 2011
cgCoach.com offers pro feedback on demo reels
Upload your reel and get it critiqued for free by staff at studios from Animal Logic to Weta Digital.
Thursday, January 6th, 2011
New app exports Kinect motion data as BVH files
Japan's Actinia Software releases tool to export mocap from Kinect to 3ds Max, MotionBuilder, Blender.
Thursday, January 6th, 2011
SB2 ships new real-time SketchUp radiosity engine
Preview radiosity renders within SketchUp in real time with the $160 Render[in] plug-in.
Thursday, January 6th, 2011
Interview: LightWave VP and Avatar veteran Rob Powers
The man behind Avatar's virtual art department talks about his role in the development of LightWave 10.
Wednesday, January 5th, 2011
Exotic Matter ships Naiad
Innovative fluid simulation software used on Avatar and Dawn Treader gets full commercial release.
Tuesday, January 4th, 2011
Get Automatron 3ds Max animation plug-in for free
Download the rigging and animation tools created for Andy Murdock's classic short LOR: Lots of Robots.
Monday, January 3rd, 2011
Get Clarisse: intriguing hybrid 2D/3D graphics app
New free alpha enables users to modify renders by dragging models, lights around within image itself.
Wednesday, December 29th, 2010
New website offers 30MB of free textures daily
10 Ravens offers registered users chance to download textures and reference images for free.
Wednesday, December 29th, 2010
Animate a sheep and get seen in cinemas worldwide
Animate one of the sheep from Dygra Films' feature Holy Night, and see your work in the credits!
Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010
New plug-in puts cloud rendering inside Blender
Developer of innovative GreenButton plug-in now working on versions for 3ds Max and Maya.
Tuesday, December 21st, 2010