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

RandomControl ships Arion for 3ds Max 2.70

Big update to unbiased renderer boosts speed, ups maximum render size, adds new relighting workflow.

Monday, June 2nd, 2014

Luxion ships KeyShot 5

Intuitive renderer with growing following among concept artists adds instancing, Sun & Sky system.

Friday, May 30th, 2014

AAA Studio cuts price of FurryBall by a third

Cost of a licence of the GPU-accelerated renderer for Maya and 3ds Max down to €599 ($820).

Monday, May 19th, 2014

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

Thinkbox Software ships Krakatoa for Cinema 4D

Updated: C4D port of particle renderer now shipping. Costs $400 less than the Max or Maya versions.

Tuesday, April 15th, 2014

Lightmap ships LightWave plugin for HDR Light Studio

LightWave3D Live Connection lets users create HDRIs in real time, and see the results in LightWave's VPR.

Tuesday, February 25th, 2014

Gnomon unveils complete guide to look dev in Modo

Games veteran Andras Kavalecz's 3D Look Development in Modo explores asset creation from start to finish.

Friday, December 20th, 2013

Spiral Graphics releases Genetica 4.0

Texture-editing package gets new, more intuitive workflow, 3D texture synthesis, native scripting language.

Sunday, May 26th, 2013

Thinkbox Software releases Krakatoa SR

New standalone version of the formerly 3ds Max and Maya particle renderer integrates into any pipeline.

Tuesday, March 12th, 2013