Get Disney's new USD version of Moana's Motunui Island
Download the new USD version of the legendary production data set, optimised to render in RenderMan.
Wednesday, February 16th, 2022
Free Resources
Sketchfab's models of the month: February 2022
See the month's best real-time 3D models, including boots, armor and spaceships to download for free.
Tuesday, February 15th, 2022
Project Dogwaffle team ships Howler 2022.2
Low-cost digital painting and video processing app gets new Warp Mesh filter and tonemapping tool.
Tuesday, February 15th, 2022
Check out real-time hair creation tool Fiber Shop 2
Interesting standalone app authors fibre- or card-based hair for use in game engines and real-time apps.
Tuesday, February 8th, 2022
Discover concept art legend Iain McCaig's creative process
New two-part Gnomon Workshop tutorial sets out his approach to story development and concept art.
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2022
Blender Studio releases Watchtower
New free web-based production tracking tool provides a visual overview of a movie or animation.
Tuesday, February 1st, 2022
5 industry stories you may have missed in January 2022
See news of Autodesk's latest acquisition, Blender's latest backer, and a free glossary of virtual production terms.
Tuesday, February 1st, 2022
GraphN lets you create custom tools for Maya and Unreal
Updated: New visual programming system for Maya and Unreal Engine now free for non-commercial use.
Wednesday, January 26th, 2022
Trimble ships SketchUp 2022
Architectural modelling app gets improved curve drawing, new search and tagging features, native support for Apple's M1 processors.
Wednesday, January 26th, 2022
Unity acquires Ziva Dynamics
Buyout of leading character rigging and simulation tools developer strengthens Unity's portfolio of digital human and creature tech.
Tuesday, January 25th, 2022
Discover how to create an FX production shot in Houdini
New Gnomon Workshop tutorial reveals how to create a horror movie effect from start to finish.
Saturday, January 22nd, 2022
Chaos discontinues V-Ray for Modo and Katana
Sales of the Modo and Katana editions of the renderer have ended, but support continues until December 2022.
Friday, January 21st, 2022
5 steps to creating convincing photorealistic 3D portraits
Discover how to model, texture and light ultra-realistic 3D characters with tips from leading CG artists.
Wednesday, January 19th, 2022