Amazon launches free online storyboarding tool
Amazon Storyteller takes scripts in RTF format and generates simple 2D storyboards automatically.
Monday, June 10th, 2013
Free Resources
NFB releases free iPad animation app
Create shorts using digital versions of Norman McLaren's techniques - or watch 51 of his own films.
Saturday, June 8th, 2013
Download Ten24's free hi-res scan of a human skull
Available as a ZBrush 4R5 ZTL file or decimated OBJ, and licensed for use in commercial work.
Friday, May 31st, 2013
Download 150 new Xfrog plant models for free
Get 38 common species in a wide range of standard formats, including OBJ, 3DS, plus Vue and Terragen.
Monday, May 27th, 2013
Unity makes Android and iOS add-ons free to use
Pricing for the game engine's mobile add-ons cut from $400 to nothing if you're an indie developer.
Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
Download a free 16,000 x 8,000 HDRI file
Get Michał Jaszowski's ultra-hi-res sIBL package of a sunny winter landscape from his Full Frame site.
Friday, May 3rd, 2013
Planetside releases free edition of Terragen 2.5
Free limited-resolution edition of the landscape tool gains FBX support, new Card node for billboards.
Tuesday, April 30th, 2013
UtopiaBook offers global agency for VFX freelancers
Register for the cloud-based service for free and get your reel in front of studios all over the world.
Monday, March 4th, 2013
Download a free hi-res scan of a male torso from Ten24
Updated: Along with the original textured ZTL file, get a new free full-body scan of a clothed male figure.
Thursday, February 14th, 2013
Download Para 3d 2.9 free
Grab the latest version of Ali Torabi's plugin for designing complex parametric arrays in 3ds Max.
Monday, January 14th, 2013
Download PD Pro 5 for free
And unlike Photoshop CS2, your copy of this painting and image-editing package is definitely legal.
Thursday, January 10th, 2013
Adobe hasn't made Creative Suite 2 available for free
Despite what you may have read on CNET or Gizmodo, or the fact that the download links are still live.
Tuesday, January 8th, 2013
FluidRay RT enters free beta
Updated: Physically accurate renderer based on Intel's Embree kernels becomes available for Mac as well as Windows.
Friday, January 4th, 2013