Get Allan McKay's free 15-hour fireball VFX training course
Create a movie-quality shot of a fireball ripping through a plane interior with the FX guru's detailed new free course.
Thursday, June 15th, 2017
Free Resources
Get a free 16,000px HDRI every week from HDRI Haven
Download the first of artist Greg Zaal's free hi-res HDRIs today, showing an exterior scene at night. Commercial use.
Sunday, June 11th, 2017
Download 12 free HDR images of industrial environments
Get Philip Modin's 14-megapixel HDRs of factories and workshops. EXR format, for commercial use.
Sunday, June 4th, 2017
Get Midge Sinnaeve's free 8K landscape texture pack
Download 10 varied landscapes, each with 8K height, flow and normal maps, plus OBJ meshes. Commercial use.
Sunday, June 4th, 2017
ActionVFX releases 15 free burn mark textures
Download 15 black-and-white textures to complement explosions in VFX shots. Commercial use.
Monday, May 29th, 2017
3Dflow ships 3DF Zephyr Free
Download the new free personal edition of 3dflow's powerful image-based modelling software.
Friday, May 19th, 2017
Download HitFilm Express 2017 for free
Free editing and compositing app gets new audio and 360 degree video tools; support for 4K footage.
Friday, May 19th, 2017
Get Epic Games' free volume modelling plugin for UE4
Download this nifty new tool to paint volumetric objects directly in VR, complete with fluid velocities.
Monday, May 8th, 2017
See a special free screening of The Ningyo next weekend
Watch Miguel Ortega's creature-themed VFX short at Gnomon on 13 May, then see its production art at Gnomon Gallery.
Sunday, May 7th, 2017
Paste models between 3D apps with this neat free tool
Paste geometry and UV maps between 3D packages with Oliver Hotz's OD_CopyPasteExternal.
Tuesday, May 2nd, 2017
Get Epic Games' free model of a photorealistic human head
Download a free Unreal Engine 4 scene with a scanned model of a male head and 4K skin textures.
Sunday, April 16th, 2017
Ziva Dynamics releases free trial of Ziva VFX for Maya
Test the Maya skin and muscle system used on Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them for free.
Monday, April 10th, 2017
ActionVFX releases 15 free blood mist elements
Download high-quality practical elements to simulate bullet hits. 2K resolution, 60fps; commercial use.
Sunday, March 26th, 2017