Otoy ships Octane Render 1.2
Big update to GPU-based renderer adds volume fog, bokeh effects; better multi-threaded performance.
Friday, June 28th, 2013
Free Resources
Pixologic releases ZBrush 4R6
Free update adds cool ZRemesher retopology toolset, better ways to trim geometry and smooth UVs.
Friday, June 28th, 2013
VFX artist Miguel Ortega on the hunt for The Ningyo
The Digital Domain veteran tells us about his Faustian tale of obsession and underwater monster-hunting.
Wednesday, June 26th, 2013
EIAS3D releases EIAS 9.1
Free update to animation tool adds option to render larger production assets; faster, anti-aliased previews.
Wednesday, June 26th, 2013
Solid Iris Technologies ships Thea Render 1.2
Hybrid biased/unbiased renderer gets final-quality GPU-based engine, new 'field mapping' technology.
Tuesday, June 25th, 2013
Eye candy: The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot
The animated trailer for Ubisoft's tower-defence title is funny: the four-minute 'blooper reel' is funnier.
Thursday, June 20th, 2013
Video tutorials: master graphs in RealFlow 2013
Get more from RealFlow 2013's powerful node-based workflow with these three new Next Limit tutorials.
Tuesday, June 18th, 2013
Mad science: sculpt Unity models in augmented reality
GameDraw developer Mixed Dimensions announces support for meta's AR glasses. See a video here.
Monday, June 17th, 2013
Sites to bookmark: the Texturepilot texture library
Browse over 100,000 images tailored to games and VFX at this excellent, straighforward online library.
Thursday, June 13th, 2013
Concept artist Emmanuel Shiu on the art of After Earth
The Iron Man veteran talks us through his world and vehicle designs for M. Night Shyamalan's sci-fi drama.
Thursday, June 13th, 2013
Steven Longay releases TreeSketch 3.0 for iPad
Cool free app lets users 'sketch' trees via simple gestures, then export textured 3D models to Dropbox.
Wednesday, June 12th, 2013
PipelineFX ships Qube! 6.5
Better cost-reporting tools in the renderfarm manager turn your 'money faucet' into a responsive pipeline.
Wednesday, June 12th, 2013
Milan Suk releases BulletSOP 2.0 for Houdini
New free tool creates ultra-complex rigid-body simulations in Houdini using the Bullet physics toolset.
Thursday, June 6th, 2013