Tutorial: Art Directing Explosions using Axiom in Houdini
Discover how to create a professional-quality VFX shot with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed guide to explosion simulation.
Sunday, April 28th, 2024
Free Resources
Dimension 5 Techs unveils D5 Render 2.7
Check out the new features in the real-time ray tracing renderer, including the D5 Scatter tool - and new AI tools, including Text to 3D.
Friday, April 26th, 2024
Adobe adds new generative AI capabilities to Photoshop 25.9 Beta
Latest public beta of the image-editing software adds new Firefly-powered text-to-image and background replacement features.
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024
The making-of for Watermelon Girl charts a five-year labor of love
Check out self-taught animator SouthernShotty's inspirational animation breakdown for his 13-minute, one-person Blender short.
Monday, April 22nd, 2024
Tutorial: Designing Spaceships for Games
Sharpen your concept design skills with The Gnomon Workshop's advanced masterclass, recorded by Star Atlas artist Jort van Welbergen.
Saturday, April 20th, 2024
Blockade Labs launches Skybox AI Model 3
Big update to the browser-based generative AI tool makes it possible to create 8K 360° environments from text prompts or sketches
Friday, April 19th, 2024
Jens Kafitz releases Mari Extension Pack 6 R2
Free update to the industry-standard set of add-on tools for Mari adds powerful new Node Editor and Ramp Editor.
Tuesday, April 16th, 2024
The Glaze Project releases anti-AI 'style cloaking' tool Glaze 2.0
Free tool to prevent generative AI models from learning artists' personal styles from online images is now faster and more robust.
Monday, April 15th, 2024
Trimble releases SketchUp 2024.0
Archtectural design and hard surface modeling software gets new higher-performance graphics engine with support for ambient occlusion.
Saturday, April 13th, 2024
Create Cinematic Concept Art for Films and Games
Discover key techniques in Blender and Photoshop with Larian Studios Art Director Jarold Sng's detailed tutorial for The Gnomon Workshop.
Sunday, April 7th, 2024
Chaos unveils Project Arena
Upcoming virtual production toolset will let studios use existing V-Ray assets on LED walls with full ray tracing "without any preprocessing".
Friday, April 5th, 2024
AWS launches Deadline Cloud
Online service based around AWS's free Deadline renderfarm manager 'makes it easy to set up a cloud-based render farm in minutes'.
Wednesday, April 3rd, 2024
Building Natural Environments Using Gaea & Houdini
Discover how to recreate real-world environments for VFX and game cinematics with The Gnomon Workshop's tutorial.
Saturday, March 30th, 2024