Eye candy: best of E3 2014

Watch our pick of the best five cinematics - and one honorable mention - from last week's games industry show.

Sunday, June 15th, 2014

Gnomon ships new Gavriil Klimov concept art training

Design Techniques for 3D Concept Art sets out cutting-edge workflow in 3ds Max, Keyshot and Photoshop.

Friday, May 9th, 2014

Gnomon releases Creating Terrains with Satellite Data

New two-tutorial set provides comprehensive guide to creating detailed, art-directable 3D terrain.

Monday, April 28th, 2014

Matte Painting Techniques for Concept Design ships

Francesco Corvino's five-hour masterclass sets out better ways to create photorealistic environments.

Friday, March 28th, 2014

Autodesk announces its 2015 product releases

We assess the feature lists of the upcoming Maya, 3ds Max, Mudbox, MotionBuilder and Softimage 2015.

Tuesday, March 18th, 2014

New Autodesk initiative puts Max, Maya in your browser

Updated: Development partner Otoy makes streaming and OctaneCloud technology available free forever.

Monday, December 23rd, 2013

Gnomon ships Realistic Skin with ZBrush and KeyShot

Blizzard artist Dominic Qwek's ground-breaking tutorial reveals how to sculpt and render fine skin details.

Wednesday, November 6th, 2013

Q&A: Dylan Cole

The top concept artist explains his workflow - and reveals why listening to metal can help your matte work.

Monday, September 9th, 2013

Eye candy: Chaos Group's 2013 V-Ray showreels

There are - count 'em - four of them, from advertising to automotive work, and they're all absolutely gorgeous.

Monday, September 2nd, 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

Eye candy: the 2013 Maxwell Render demo reel

The focus is on animation, not ultra-realistic still images, but Next Limit's new reel remains a thing of beauty.

Tuesday, August 13th, 2013

VFX breakdown: Moo Studios' new Blue Moon spot

VFX supervisor Sebastiano D'Aprile explains how 'Brewmaster's Inspiration' blends stop-motion and painterly CG.

Wednesday, July 31st, 2013

Eye candy: the new Arnold demo reel

Latest client reel lifts the lid on the number of smaller studios using Solid Angle's speedy raytrace renderer.

Tuesday, July 23rd, 2013