Lightmap releases HDR Light Studio 5

Big update readies real-time image-based lighting design tool for serious VFX work, including Alembic and FBX support.

Thursday, May 14th, 2015

DNA Research ships 3Delight for 3ds Max 2.0

RenderMan-compliant renderer used on Elysium now available for 3ds Max. The first licence is free.

Thursday, March 19th, 2015

Corona Renderer 1.0 ships

Long-awaited commercial release of 3ds Max renderer adds interactive rendering, SSS, big speed boosts.

Thursday, February 26th, 2015

HDR Sets releases HDR Sets GUI 1.2 for free

Create Smart IBL lighting setups in Maya and V-Ray semi-automatically with this handy free helper script.

Thursday, January 22nd, 2015

Download NoEmotion's 150 free 15,000 x 7,000px HDRs

Pick from 150 ultra-hi-res spherical HDRs, licensed for commercial use. Don't download them all at once!

Friday, December 12th, 2014

The best Black Friday and Cyber Monday discounts

Updated with 15 more offers for Cyber Monday! Save money on everything from RealFlow to HDRIs.

Sunday, November 30th, 2014

Download five free 4K light probes in EXR format

Check out Illuminated Tools' new set of free hi-res HDRIs. All are licensed for commercial use.

Friday, November 21st, 2014

Sneak peek: interactive renders in Corona Renderer

See the new 3ds Max renderer's CPU-based interactive preview tackle billion-poly instanced scenes.

Monday, October 20th, 2014

Download 30 free furniture and kitchenware models

Get Viz-People's high-detail models: some OBJ, all 3ds Max/V-Ray, and all licensed for commercial use.

Monday, October 6th, 2014

Project Dogwaffle team releases Howler 9.5

VFX-friendly paint app gets new cloud sculpting toolset, plus updated environment-creation tools.

Thursday, September 18th, 2014

PTGui 10 gets GPU-based image stitching engine

Create panoramas up to 10x faster with New House Internet Services' popular image-stitching tool.

Wednesday, July 30th, 2014

Download over 80 free 3ds Max, Maya & V-Ray materials

Updated: RenderBox Studio's free online library now includes two new sets of car paint materials.

Monday, July 21st, 2014

Expert advice: Marvel character artist Josh Herman

The creator of Iron Man's iconic suit explains his workflow, and his tips for making retopology less painful.

Monday, June 30th, 2014