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
Free Resources
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
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 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