Download a high-resolution male human head for free
Available in ZTL or OBJ format from Ten 24's website, along with the full LightWave scene files.
Monday, February 14th, 2011
Free Resources
Get AE Render Manager: free render-control utility
Motion design studio Monologue releases fuss-free GUI for After Effects command-line renders.
Thursday, February 10th, 2011
Sign up for free making of Tron: Legacy event
500 places available for afternoon session with Tron's art and design team at Gnomon's Hollywood HQ.
Thursday, February 10th, 2011
Luxion releases free speed-boosting update to KeyShot
Near-real-time GI renderer also adds native import support for SketchUp 8.
Wednesday, February 9th, 2011
Download 130 free plant models from Xfrog
Fully licensed for commercial use, and spanning a range of formats, including OBJ, LWO, C4D, 3DS.
Thursday, February 3rd, 2011
Get Manifesto: free titling for After Effects, Final Cut
Free plug-in pack quickly generates on-screen text suitable for demo reels and animation tests.
Friday, January 28th, 2011
Artbeats adds S3D footage to royalty-free library
Check out the new stereoscopic section of the site and download a free test clip usually sold for $699.
Tuesday, January 11th, 2011
Free ZBrush resources: new PDF guide and male figure
Starter guide courtesy of Pixologic; updated athletic male figure courtesy of artist Nick Zuccarello.
Tuesday, January 11th, 2011
Free eBook reveals workflows of top animators
Download Animation Insiders and learn how Jason Schleifer and Pixar's Victor Navone tackle jobs.
Friday, January 7th, 2011
Get Automatron 3ds Max animation plug-in for free
Download the rigging and animation tools created for Andy Murdock's classic short LOR: Lots of Robots.
Monday, January 3rd, 2011
New website offers 30MB of free textures daily
10 Ravens offers registered users chance to download textures and reference images for free.
Wednesday, December 29th, 2010
Free Maxwell update adds interactive renderer
Maxwell Render 2.5 gains Maxwell Fire preview renderer, updates to subsurface scattering and scripting.
Tuesday, December 14th, 2010
E-on software releases two free versions of Vue 9
Vue developer releases PLE version of pro products and time-limited trial of lower-end apps.
Friday, December 3rd, 2010