Brillstudio releases ShaderMonger 2.0 for Maya
Free shader-management tool now offers automated download and installation from its online library.
Wednesday, October 10th, 2012
Free Resources
3D-Coat 4.0 in open beta
Try the update to the voxel sculpting and retopology app today on Windows: Mac and Linux to follow.
Monday, October 8th, 2012
Weta's Matthias Menz on new trends in CG lighting
Tintin's VFX Supervisor discusses new tools, techniques and the shift to artistically driven lighting.
Friday, October 5th, 2012
Eye Candy: Dreamworks Animation debuts trailer for 'The Croods'!
Get ready for a blast to the past with Chris Sanders' newest film!
Thursday, October 4th, 2012
Paint games flow maps with FlowMap Painter
Teck Lee Tan's intriguing free tool creates surface fluid flow patterns with only a few brush strokes.
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012
Maxon releases Cinema 4D Student edition
Free 18-month educational licence almost identical to the $3,695 Studio edition: now available worldwide.
Thursday, September 27th, 2012
Pixologic releases Getting Started with ZBrush 4R4
Free 34-page PDF guide rounds up key ZBrush tools and techniques, and links to online walkthroughs.
Wednesday, September 26th, 2012
Meet 10 leading concept artists at Forge this Friday
Mingle with 10 concept art superstars at this free evening show at Hollywood's Gnomon Gallery.
Wednesday, September 26th, 2012
Lightmap releases HDR Light Studio 4
Innovative real-time image-based lighting tool enables users to 'paint' highlights directly onto 3D models.
Monday, September 24th, 2012
OC3 Entertainment releases FaceFX 2013
Leading automated facial animation tool gets new pricing structure, new FBX pipeline for Unity and Blender.
Thursday, September 20th, 2012
Eye candy: The Hobbit trailer #2
We're not sure this needed to be a trilogy, but the new teaser for An Unexpected Journey still thrills.
Wednesday, September 19th, 2012
One to bookmark: modopedia
Pat Crandley's new video training resource collates hundreds of excellent free tutorials for modo.
Wednesday, September 19th, 2012
Autodesk unveils Gameware Navigation
Next-generation AI middleware to supersede the old Kynapse system on its release later this year.
Tuesday, September 18th, 2012