Imagineer Systems ships MochaBlend C4D
Plugin turns mocha's 2D camera tracks into 3D motion inside Cinema 4D. It even converts roto splines into animated geometry.
Monday, February 15th, 2016
Free Resources
Download Maya object fracturing script IShatter
MOAB's neat tool for Maya and Fracture FX lets users paint shatter patterns directly onto 3D models.
Thursday, February 11th, 2016
See The Making of The Leviathan Teaser Trailer
Watch Ruari Robinson explain how he created the teaser for his new sci-fi movie in Gnomon's free online broadcast this Thursday.
Wednesday, February 10th, 2016
Luxion ships KeyShot 6.1
Update extends renderer's HDRI design and toon rendering capabilities and adds support for camera motion blur in animations.
Thursday, February 4th, 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
Adobe ships After Effects CC 2015.2
Updated Cineware 3.0 plugin now preserves Takes and Physical or Sketch and Toon render settings in imported C4D files.
Friday, January 29th, 2016
Download Tiago Medeiros's nMaker Tools for Photoshop
Set of 12 neat free tools automate common texturing tasks like generating normal and bump maps.
Wednesday, January 27th, 2016
Daz 3D ships Daz Studio 4.9
Figure software gets new live link to Daz's online store with 'some measure of DRM', updates to built-in Iray and 3Delight render engines.
Monday, January 25th, 2016
Autodesk releases Meshmixer 3.3
Update to mesh-editing tool adds support for creating multi-material prints, plus new mesh Unwrap option and SVG export.
Monday, January 25th, 2016
PipelineFX ships Qube! 6.8
Update to renderfarm management system expands job-submission capabilities of the ArtistView UI.
Monday, January 25th, 2016
Jens Kafitz releases Mari Extension Pack 3 R2
Updated: Free R2 update adds new edge wear presets, Quixel-like Dynamask system to the powerful collection of Mari tools.
Friday, January 22nd, 2016
10 questions to ask before you apply for an art job
Concept artist Eliott Lilly reveals the 10 key questions to ask yourself to plan a successful long-term career.
Tuesday, January 19th, 2016
Mettle releases SkyBox VR Player for After Effects
Free add-on lets artists view VR content on the Oculus Rift directly inside After Effects or Premiere Pro without rendering.
Monday, January 18th, 2016