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Free collection of 3Delight and RenderMan shaders simplifies the process of lighting hair and fur.

Wednesday, May 1st, 2013

New videos show the work-in-progress previz and VFX tool in use within both Maya and Softimage.

Wednesday, May 1st, 2013

Interesting new 'particle reflow' tool helps users layer small sims from many sources to create bigger ones.

Wednesday, May 1st, 2013

Environment-creation tools get new collision options for EcoParticles, new Color Channel Editor.

Tuesday, April 30th, 2013

Updated: New footage of Guillermo del Toro's epic robot-on-alien smackdown posted on YouTube.

Tuesday, April 30th, 2013

Free limited-resolution edition of the landscape tool gains FBX support, new Card node for billboards.

Tuesday, April 30th, 2013

Beautiful new showreel from French visualisation studio Enodo proves CryEngine does more than games.

Friday, April 26th, 2013

Need an accurate model of a real household appliance? Check out this collection of hand-vetted assets.

Friday, April 26th, 2013

Atomic Fiction was the first studio to render all the VFX for an A-list movie online. Co-founder Ryan Tudhope shares his tips.

Thursday, April 25th, 2013

Peter Aversten's texturing and look dev training blog includes videos on Maya, RenderMan... and yep, Mari.

Thursday, April 25th, 2013

You won't see much of the plot, but Rainmaker's teaser for the movie of the game is a neat animated skit.

Thursday, April 25th, 2013

Students and teachers can now get a copy of the GPU-accelerated Maya renderer for under $130 a year.

Wednesday, April 24th, 2013

Cult developer Thiago Costa tells us why he believes the future of high-end CG lies online.

Wednesday, April 24th, 2013