Download free hi-res HDR files from HDRMAPS
Updated: Now including a complete free 8K sIBL of a country road, licensed for commercial use.
Wednesday, April 16th, 2014
Free Resources
Autodesk releases Toxik and MatchMover for free
Updated: Compositor and camera tracker available via the Exchange Apps store, along with Backburner.
Wednesday, April 16th, 2014
Gnomon to host free panel discussion on art direction
Free Headspace Q&A session on 17 April to feature Dylan Cole and The Darkness creator Marc Silvestri.
Friday, April 11th, 2014
Gnomon Gallery to host free Art of Titanfall exhibition
See behind-the-scenes images of men and mechs from Respawn Entertainment's online shooter.
Wednesday, April 9th, 2014
Download 60 free models of IKEA furniture from Proviz
Updated with 5 new models: get 3D furniture in OBJ, FBX and MAX format, licensed for commercial use.
Monday, March 24th, 2014
Download DDO for free
Get the current version of Quixel's Photoshop games texturing toolset, once priced at $499, for nothing.
Wednesday, March 19th, 2014
Gnomon to host free Making Of Frozen talk on 20 March
Visit the school's Hollywood HQ to see eight of Disney's key CG staff discuss the Oscar-winning film.
Thursday, March 13th, 2014
Otoy makes OctaneRender 1.2 free to students
Got an educational email address? Download the GPU-based renderer plus 3ds Max and Blender plugins.
Friday, March 7th, 2014
Download eight free 3D characters from xoio-air
Based on scans of real people, provided in MAX and OBJ format, and licensed for commercial use.
Monday, March 3rd, 2014
Download a free HDR image set from HDRI Hub
Get an sIBL image set of a city by night. Licensed for commercial use, and good for automotive renders.
Monday, February 17th, 2014
Download a free, fully rigged 3ds Max character
Get this cartoon figure, created with the BonyFace facial rigging system and the LH | Auto-Rig full-body rig.
Monday, February 3rd, 2014
Get Sprut: a free 2D fluids toolset for Nuke
Download this fast, flexible 2D fluid solver created by Framestore's Theodor Groeneboom.
Friday, January 31st, 2014
Get Vertex 2: 300 pages of free games art training
Art By Papercut's free eBook offers tips and tutorials on everything from concept art to facial animation.
Monday, January 27th, 2014