Get careers tips from Blizzard, Disney and Pixomondo artists
See top Gnomon alumni share their career secrets at a free event at the school's LA campus this Saturday. Watch free online.
Wednesday, May 17th, 2017
Latest News
Red Giant releases Universe 2.1
Library of add-ons for compositing and editing apps gets six new tools, three for retro title effects.
Tuesday, May 16th, 2017
Nvidia releases Mental Ray for 3ds Max
New plugin version of Mental Ray is the first for 3ds Max 2018. Use it for free, if not for network renders.
Thursday, May 11th, 2017
Blender gets Google funding for next-gen skinning system
GSoC-funded work to add implicit skinning to Blender to be overseen by ex-DreamWorks animation head Jason Schleifer.
Wednesday, May 10th, 2017
Autodesk to discontinue perpetual licences of Arnold
Firm reverses its policy on acquiring the renderer from Solid Angle last April, moves to rental-only pricing.
Tuesday, May 9th, 2017
Andrew Hazelden releases KartaVR 3 for Fusion
360-degree VR content creation tool gets option to stitch footage from PTGui project files, direct Oculus Rift support.
Tuesday, May 9th, 2017
Get Epic Games' free volume modelling plugin for UE4
Download this nifty new tool to paint volumetric objects directly in VR, complete with fluid velocities.
Monday, May 8th, 2017
Allegorithmic stops 'major numbered versions' of its tools
Big annual releases of Substance Designer and Painter replaced with continuous updates, but you can still own outright.
Monday, May 8th, 2017
YCDIVFX releases Nyx Sidekick
Now shipping: New €90 live-linking tool turns Houdini into an 'effects co-processor' for 3ds Max.
Sunday, May 7th, 2017
See a special free screening of The Ningyo next weekend
Watch Miguel Ortega's creature-themed VFX short at Gnomon on 13 May, then see its production art at Gnomon Gallery.
Sunday, May 7th, 2017
Moka Studio ships Mosketch
Pose characters by drawing limb positions and lines of action directly onto the viewport with Moka Studio's intriguing new tool.
Friday, May 5th, 2017
Foundry releases Katana 2.6
Look dev and lighting tool gets new API to lay groundwork for native viewer based on Pixar's Hydra real-time rendering architecture.
Wednesday, May 3rd, 2017
Ten24 launches Anatomy 360
Next-gen anatomy reference app lets you work from hi-res 3D scans of actors, setting up your own custom lighting and camera views.
Wednesday, May 3rd, 2017