Escape Motions releases Flame Painter 2
Unique app for creating images with 'flame brushes' adds power to paint strokes as editable vectors.
Thursday, May 23rd, 2013
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Trimble ships SketchUp 2013
New branding, new library of pattern fills, new online Extension Warehouse - but too much else.
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
Microsoft announces specs for Xbox One
As Microsoft unveils its rival to the PlayStation 4 and Wii U, we round up the key info for games artists.
Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
Back HitFilm for Mac and save on HitFilm for Windows
Fund FXhome's Kickstarter campaign to bring its low-cost FX tool to Mac and save $150 on the Windows edition.
Friday, May 17th, 2013
DAZ 3D ships DAZ Studio 4.6 Pro
Free figure-posing and animation tool gets OpenSubdiv and Ptex support, new subsurface shader.
Friday, May 17th, 2013
Chaos Group unveils V-Ray 1.6 for SketchUp
Try this major update to the renderer while it's in open beta and use $800 of software free for three months.
Friday, May 17th, 2013
Video tutorial: beyond key frame animation in 3ds Max
Watch a free one-hour tutorial from Chris Murray on using controllers, contraints and wire parameters.
Thursday, May 16th, 2013
14,000 petition Adobe to revive the Creative Suites
Users sign online call to 'eliminate mandatory online subscription model' for creative software.
Thursday, May 16th, 2013
Basefount Technology releases Miarmy 2.2
Budget Maya crowd-simulator adds option to control actors via particles, new squash-and-stretch system.
Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
Quixel ships dDo 5.0
'Mega update' to Photoshop texturing tool adds Marmoset Skyshop HDR rendering, unlimited triangle count.
Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
CD Projekt RED releases REDkit SDK and editor
Free toolkit enables modders and indie developers to create content using The Witcher 2 game engine.
Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
Q&A: Prometheus concept artist David 'vyle' Levy
The master artist tells us about his work, his creativity tips, and SB Explore, his upcoming art workshop.
Monday, May 13th, 2013
Cool tech videos: X-Particles 2 for Cinema 4D
Update to the particle plugin to add fluids, XPresso integration, full multi-threading. Check 'em all out here.
Friday, May 10th, 2013