Happy holidays to all CG Channel readers!
Site updates may be less frequent than usual over the next week, but normal service will resume on Monday 5 January.
Thursday, December 25th, 2025
Site updates may be less frequent than usual over the next week, but normal service will resume on Monday 5 January.
Thursday, December 25th, 2025
First formal USD spec marks a step towards making USD an ISO-ratified cross-industry standard. See what it means for CG software developers.
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2025
New 72GB edition of the RTX PRO 5000 increases memory capacity for GPU rendering and simulation. Check out its specs and street price.
Monday, December 22nd, 2025
New CUDA-based GPU solver makes smoke and fire simulation in the 3ds Max effects plugin '2-5x' faster than on the CPU.
Friday, December 19th, 2025
See how NVIDIA's top-of-the-range Blackwell GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs performed in real-world tests in popular DCC applications.
Find great seasonal discounts on CG software, hardware and assets. Deals available to New Year include 3DCoat, Mari, Marvelous Designer.
[Sponsored] Discover how these ultra-realistic digital humans were created - and how you can buy one of 100 exclusive lifetime licenses.
Get 3D scans created in Kiri Engine, retopologized and converted to LODs. Blender and FBX format with 4K PBR textures, CC0 license.
Wednesday, December 24th, 2025
ProductionCrate's free After Effects plugin adds beautiful Interstellar-inspired black holes to your VFX and motion graphics projects.
Sunday, December 21st, 2025
Games Environment Artist Marco Maria Rossi's modular Medieval Village asset pack is available for free until the end of the year.
Thursday, December 18th, 2025
New release removes all license restrictions from the Maya rigging toolkit - but update before 1 March 2026 if you're using an older version.
Tuesday, December 16th, 2025
The Gnomon Workshop is your industry-trusted training taught exclusively by professional artists
Cinematic Matte Painting Techniques by freelance Digital Matte Painter Liane Xuelian Li
Advanced Facial Blendshape Networks by Adam Spring, Facial Modeler, Blur Studio
Introduction to Fusion by Concept Artist, Art Director and Creative Director Kris Turvey
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Discover how the video for the Grammy-nominated track was created with KeenTools' FaceBuilder and FaceTracker for Nuke.
Key shot from the carjacking thriller was created using 3DEqualizer, Houdini and Nuke from 360-degree footage and Lidar scans.
See breakdowns of five key movies, TV series, cinematics and animated shorts created in V-Ray from Chaos's latest showreel.
Discover how the VFX studio used procedural growth simulation to create the environment for Amazon Prime Video's supernatural thriller.