Autodesk ships Maya 2022.1

3D animation software gets new global search feature, tools for authoring interactive tutorials, and updates to the deformer system.

Thursday, July 29th, 2021

Master character look dev in Maya and Arnold

Discover how to light and shade a photorealistic human character with The Gnomon Workshop's tutorial.

Sunday, July 25th, 2021

Artlist acquires FXhome

HitFilm and Imerge Pro developer will become the rapidly expanding stock music and video content firm's in-house software division.

Thursday, July 15th, 2021

glTF files can now include accurate translucent materials

Real-time 3D file format gets new extensions for PBR material properties like index of refraction.

Wednesday, July 14th, 2021

Pilgway ships 3DCoat 2021

Long-awaited major update to the sculpting and painting app ships. Check out the new features, and changes to pricing and plugins.

Tuesday, July 13th, 2021

Discover how to create digital doubles via photogrammetry

Create production-ready 3D character models with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed new tutorial.

Tuesday, July 6th, 2021

Take-Two Interactive Software acquires Dynamixyz

Dynamixyz's facial mocap tech now available exclusively to Take-Two's own studios like Rockstar Games.

Monday, July 5th, 2021

To NFT or not to NFT?

Sales of digital art via NFTs divide opinion in the CG community. We spoke to artists and financial experts about the pros and cons.

Wednesday, June 30th, 2021

Pixar ships RenderMan for Blender

New RenderMan integration places the open-source 3D app on the same footing as Maya or Houdini.

Wednesday, June 30th, 2021

Adobe releases Substance 3D Stager 1.0

Intuitive new 'virtual photography' app features physics-aware layout tools, Vulkan-based GPU rendering.

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2021

Check out cool free lightweight modelling app MagicaCSG

Updated: fast, robust Boolean modeler now exports 3D assets to other DCC apps in PLY format.

Monday, June 14th, 2021

Discover 5 key new features from Blender 2.93 LTS

See the highlights of today's update to the open-source 3D app, from sculpting to 2D animation.

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2021

Discover how to create beatboards for pre-production

Create compelling illustrations of story beats for project pitches with The Gnomon Workshop's guide for storyboard artists.

Tuesday, June 1st, 2021