New free beta tools add Ptex support to 3ds Max
Mankua's Stripes plug-in suite adds support for Disney's UV-less texture format inside Max.
Thursday, November 25th, 2010
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Video: Gnomon unveils 12 online masterclasses
February's line-up covers everything from Avatar's motion graphics to realistic skin. Pay once, get all 12.
Thursday, November 25th, 2010
Career advice: Jeff Campbell, SpinVFX
The VFX supervisor and Fight Club veteran gives his advice on breaking into the compositing industry.
Thursday, November 25th, 2010
CGschool announces free Max and V-Ray 2.0 webinars
Plus three other free one-hour sessions in arch viz training specialist's December line-up.
Wednesday, November 24th, 2010
Japanese site offers over 4,000 free mocap moves
Need an FBX file of someone flipping the bird or barfing? Mocapdata.com is for you.
Wednesday, November 24th, 2010
Epic Games posts cool new Unreal Engine 3 tech demo
Rain, God rays and extreme depth of field: check out the tech behind next year's Gears of War 3.
Wednesday, November 24th, 2010
Get insight3D: open source image-based modelling tool
Download an early release and help out its developer by sending in your feedback on real-world data sets.
Monday, November 22nd, 2010
Get 10 3D models free every week with 3D Rivers
Online model library to make randomly chosen models from its collection available for no charge.
Monday, November 22nd, 2010
Cinema 4D to get mental ray and iray renderers
New third-party add-on brings power of mental images render engines to Cinema users - for a price.
Friday, November 19th, 2010
Eye candy: (not particularly) new trailer for The Goon
Dark Horse's supernatural comedy comes brawling into cinemas, with animation courtesy of Blur Studio.
Friday, November 19th, 2010
Pre-order new 3DTotal book and get a spiffy T-shirt
Feed your mind and clothe your body by buying Digital Painting Techniques: Volume 2
Friday, November 19th, 2010
Mini round-up: cool new iPad apps for digital artists
New apps transform the iPad into a portable device for client sessions or a digital sculpting controller.
Thursday, November 18th, 2010
Round-up: new 3ds Max plug-ins, tools and shaders
(Almost) everything a Max artist could need, from vehicle rigging to complete virtual reality add-ons
Thursday, November 18th, 2010