Santhosh Koneru: a visual effects director's progress

The Blur Studio artist discusses his award-winning short, The Legion, and new CG project The Vikings.

Tuesday, July 18th, 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

The best new hardware for CG artists from CES 2017

See our pick of the most desirable new kit: from 27" pen displays and 8K monitors to facial scanners.

Tuesday, January 10th, 2017

The best new CG software from Siggraph 2016

We round up over 30 of the key new tools to be announced at the show, from full 3D packages to plugins.

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2016

Autodesk unveils new M&E Industry Collection

Cheaper than the Entertainment Creation Suites it replaces on 1 August, though it omits Softimage.

Tuesday, June 7th, 2016

Capturing Reality releases RealityCapture

Updated, now shipping: Neat new 3D capture tool generates clean, ultra-detailed meshes from source images or scan data.

Thursday, February 4th, 2016

Cirri unveils Cirri and Cirri Lite photogrammetry software

New image-based modelling tools based on the tech behind ShapeScan promise pro quality at low prices.

Wednesday, November 27th, 2013

The Lone Ranger: the best VFX you never noticed?

Forget the plot: the backdrops are out of this world. ILM explains how it created the film's CG environments.

Monday, August 19th, 2013

Videos: the best of Siggraph 2013's technical papers

Our pick of the best CG research covers hair capture, smoke sims - and even fixes for bad handwriting.

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013

We can do previs from an airplane over the Arctic!

Gradient Effects' Sandbox tech lets users work on movie-res assets via an iPad, anywhere in the world.

Friday, August 10th, 2012

Google to sell SketchUp to Trimble Navigation

Architectural 3D modelling tool to go to satellite mapping specialist, but free version will remain available.

Friday, April 27th, 2012

VFX breakdown: the making of Stratego

Brain Zoo Studios dissects its pipeline for its award-winning trailer for the classic military board game.

Friday, March 23rd, 2012

Autodesk buys point cloud developer Alice Labs

Creator of the Studio Clouds point cloud editing tool for 3ds Max and Maya enters the Autodesk empire.

Sunday, October 16th, 2011