Sneak peek: Lumion 6
See footage rendered in the next version of the real-time visualisation software, but no feature list just yet.
Friday, October 16th, 2015
Free Resources
Pixar launches RenderMan for Houdini
New bridge plugin ships out of the box with Houdini 15, and supports RenderMan's advanced features.
Friday, October 16th, 2015
Side Effects ships Houdini 15 and Houdini Engine 2.0
Wide-ranging update adds new modelling, animation, simulation tools; native support for RenderMan RIS shaders.
Thursday, October 15th, 2015
Autodesk acquires iDraw, rebrands it as Graphic
Indeeo's GPU-accelerated vector drawing tool rebranded Graphic 3.0 and pressure sensitivity added.
Thursday, October 15th, 2015
Miguel Winfield releases MG-Picker Studio 1.5
Create flexible, scriptable custom picker GUIs for your Maya rigs, or use the free readymade templates.
Wednesday, October 14th, 2015
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
Natron 2.0 ships
Big update to the open-source compositor adds Python support, roto painting and new dopesheet. Check out the new features here.
Friday, October 9th, 2015
GenArts ships Sapphire 9
Suite of plugins for editing and compositing tools gets four diverse new effects, plus advanced options for building your own.
Friday, October 9th, 2015
Discover how 2D skills make for better 3D VFX
Free Q&A session with Riot Games at Gnomon's LA campus on Monday 12 October explores key skills for games artists.
Friday, October 9th, 2015
Autodesk Labs unveils Autodesk Raytracer for Max
Free tech preview offers 'easy-to-use physically based rendering' in 3ds Max, both locally and in the cloud.
Thursday, October 8th, 2015
Next Limit releases Maxwell Render 3.2
Updated, now shipping: Sizeable update to renderer adds features from faster SSS to light-emitting fur.
Tuesday, October 6th, 2015
F12 releases The Grove
Create realistic vegetation for use in Blender or export to other DCC apps with this neat new tree generator.
Monday, October 5th, 2015
Come to Gnomon's Crafting Star Citizen's 3D Concepts
Discover how the space sim's ships were designed at a free event at the school's LA campus on 8 October, or watch it online.
Friday, October 2nd, 2015