Solid Angle releases Arnold 4.2.9
Core renderer gets support for refractive dispersion, better volumetrics. Maya plugin gets initial support for Bifrost.
Monday, September 21st, 2015
Free Resources
Valkaari releases Delta Mush for Cinema 4D
Fix deformation errors without weight painting with this neat implemention of Rhythm & Hues' Delta Mush system.
Thursday, September 17th, 2015
Allegorithmic launches Substance Share
Download free CG resources from Allegorithmic's new online platform, from Substance materials to this Iron Man model.
Wednesday, September 16th, 2015
Visit Gnomon's Becoming a World-Class Animator
See veteran animation director Marco Marenghi share his tips at a free event in LA on 17 September, streamed live online.
Monday, September 14th, 2015
Unity 5.2 ships
Game engine adds support for Windows 10, native integration with Visual Studio, plus new lightmap baking and Biped import options.
Friday, September 11th, 2015
Eye candy: Epic's Showdown Unreal Engine 4 VR demo
Watch this epic bullet-time-inspired mech battle demo - then download all of the UE4 assets for free.
Thursday, September 3rd, 2015
Google relaunches Zync render service in beta
VFX-friendly online service now available on Google Cloud Platform. Sign up to get $800 in free credits.
Thursday, September 3rd, 2015
Epic Games releases Unreal Engine 4.9
Wide-ranging update adds new rendering and animation options, plus experimental support for DirectX 12.
Tuesday, September 1st, 2015
Jasper Brekelmans unveils Brekel Multi Sensor
New tool will let users of his Brekel Pro software record mocap and point cloud data using multiple Kinect sensors.
Friday, August 28th, 2015
Luxion launches KeyShot plugins for Maya, Cinema 4D
Free add-ons let users access the renderer directly from their software or export BIP files without KeyShot.
Saturday, August 15th, 2015
Watch Sculpting Human Anatomy - Clay to ZBrush
See a free three-hour session from Naughty Dog's Glauco Longhi at Gnomon's LA campus on Thursday, or watch online.
Tuesday, August 11th, 2015
Richard Rosenman ships Ultraflares
Neat new plugin adds over 200 customisable lens flares and light effects to Photoshop and Painter.
Sunday, August 9th, 2015
Features planned for VPaint 1.5
See a list of new features planned for version 1.5 of the open-source app that creates vector animations that mimic 3D forms.
Saturday, August 8th, 2015