Why 2D art skills help you create better 3D VFX

League of Legends VFX lead Christina Wun explains how colour and shape can help you create compelling in-game FX.

Saturday, October 10th, 2015

How to create an undersea digital matte painting

Aaron Sims Company lead digital matte painter Didier Konings explains how he created this real production asset.

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2015

Eye candy: Maxon's 2015 Cinema 4D ad reel

See the coolest recent commercials created with the software - including many of The Mill's greatest hits.

Sunday, September 20th, 2015

Watch the Siggraph 2015 animation festival winners

See the best CG work produced throughout the world this year: from indie shorts to medical animations.

Tuesday, July 28th, 2015

E-on ships Vue Infinite 2015 and Vue xStream 2015

Updated: Features include a new NPR renderer, GoZ support. Free Personal Learning Edition out now.

Thursday, July 2nd, 2015

Luxion unveils KeyShot 6

New video: next update to the renderer to add node-based material system, interior lighting, region rendering.

Tuesday, June 9th, 2015

Marmoset releases Toolbag 2.07

Turn models into photorealistic 3D presentations to view in a browser with the new Marmoset Viewer.

Friday, June 5th, 2015

The Foundry ships NPR 2 Kit for Modo

Add-on for creating stylised render effects gets new XToon shader, options for blending in indirect lighting and reflections.

Friday, June 5th, 2015

Download the free Digital Emily 2 human head model

Get this free, hi-res scan of a female head in Maya or Alembic format, complete with 8K texture maps.

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015

Eye candy: Blender's 2015 Cycles demo reel

See the best new work created with Blender's raytracing engine, from photorealistic visualisation to charming CG shorts.

Thursday, May 7th, 2015

Eye candy: the fantastical new Miarmy crowds reel

See great new work created with the Maya crowd tool, from Chinese CG features to epic zombie-themed ads.

Monday, April 27th, 2015

Eisko ships PBR character shader pack for Unity 5

SSS skin shader used in digital doubles firm's real-time demos now available via the Unity Asset Store.

Thursday, April 9th, 2015

Creation Effects releases Creation Art Effects

New After Effects template mimics natural media and print effects, from ink and paint to pencil scribble.

Friday, March 27th, 2015