Q&A: Thor concept artist Vance Kovacs
The Interplay veteran turned movie art star tells us about his eclectic career, and gives his tips for young artists.
Monday, January 20th, 2014
Free Resources
Solid Angle releases trial version of Arnold
Developer's new website makes top raytrace renderer available to small studios. Rent it for just $8.50 a day.
Friday, January 17th, 2014
Science.D.Visions releases €499 version of 3DEqualizer4
Foundation edition makes high-end matchmover accessible to students. Full version gets an update, too.
Wednesday, January 15th, 2014
Project Dogwaffle team ships Howler 9.1
VFX-friendly paint app adds support for GPU-accelerated rendering, compositing-focused new Crop tool.
Tuesday, January 14th, 2014
Tutorial: creature design in ZBrush and Photoshop
Hobbit concept artist Ben Mauro's free one-hour Yukon Pit Crew video shows the process from end to end.
Monday, January 13th, 2014
Artixels releases Resonance for Nuke
New image-generator plugin for VFX work creates caustics and organic effects quickly and interactively.
Thursday, January 9th, 2014
Q&A: Pacific Rim and Noah concept artist Allen Williams
The award-winning illustrator tells us about working with Guillermo del Toro, and his tips for young artists.
Wednesday, January 8th, 2014
A&G Tool Company releases MassFX Toolkit
Set up sims in a couple of clicks with this plugin to make Max's physics simpler and more art directable.
Tuesday, January 7th, 2014
Watch the tech sessions from Autodesk University online
Access hours of training videos and session handouts for free, particularly if you're a Max or Maya user.
Thursday, January 2nd, 2014
Allan McKay posts two new VFX pipeline training videos
Watch 45 minutes of free video training on creating custom pipeline tools for 3ds Max and FumeFX.
Saturday, December 28th, 2013
3rd Powers ships five new LightWave plugins
Cage Deformer, Lattice Deformer, Meta Mesh, Boolean Tool and Heat Shrink Plus manipulate complex geometry in real time.
Tuesday, December 24th, 2013
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
Escape Motions releases Flame Painter 2.5
Free update to unique digital painting tool adds Blur and Glow filters, full 64-bit support for larger images.
Friday, December 20th, 2013