Animate food and win a seat of Houdini Master
Enter Side Effects' Cook-Off contest to win Houdini licences, plus content from Stash and cmiVFX.
Wednesday, June 15th, 2011
Free Resources
New app lists hotkeys for (almost) every CG package
Gfx Hotkeys 2.0 shows keyboard shortcuts for over 30 VFX and 3D tools, for Windows, OS X and Linux.
Friday, June 3rd, 2011
e-on software updates Vue PLE to version 9.5
Free edition of landscape generator gets new cloud-editing, relighting and EcoSystem painting tools.
Thursday, June 2nd, 2011
The Foundry ships Mari 1.3: now with Ptex support
Latest update to 3D painting tool also adds displacement preview, environment mapping.
Tuesday, May 31st, 2011
Autodesk trials cloud-based photogrammetry service
Upload reference images to Project Photofly to convert them to a free, downloadable 3D model.
Tuesday, May 31st, 2011
DAZ 3D ships DAZ Studio 4
New version of the free figure posing and animation tool offers unified rig for all characters, from kids to trolls.
Friday, May 27th, 2011
e-on launches LumenRT
Vue developer begins shipping new $295 real-time visualisation tool for SketchUp and SketchUp Pro.
Friday, May 27th, 2011
VoluMedic 3.0 for LightWave to go GPU-accelerated
Volumetric rendering app used at Zoic Studios to gain fully GPU-accelerated preview renderer, new interactive editing tools.
Thursday, May 26th, 2011
BlenRig 4.0 adds automatic skinning to Blender
Juan Pablo Bouza releases new version of his free automatic rigging and skinning system for Blender 2.5x.
Wednesday, May 18th, 2011
Gnomon Gallery to host Art of Legacy Effects show
See previously unseen art and props from the practical effects wizards behind Avatar and Iron Man.
Wednesday, May 18th, 2011
Volunteer to work at Siggraph Asia 2011
Sign up as a student volunteer and get free entry and accommodation for this year's Hong Kong show.
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011
Pixar releases RenderMan Pro Server 16.0
Update to industry-standard renderer adds new interactive raytracing options, deep compositing tools.
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011
Q&A: Joe Menna, Batman collectibles super-sculptor
The leading creator of comic-book collectibles discusses art skills, working with DC - and how to break into the toy market.
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011