Mamoworld releases MochaImport+ for Nuke

New plugin makes it easier to pull mocha Pro tracking data into Nuke; adds stablised precomp workflow.

Friday, April 4th, 2014

Marcus Nordenstam discusses Bifrost

Naiad's co-author turned Autodesk product manager tells us how Maya 2015's new fluid simulator will stir up FX artists' workflows

Monday, March 31st, 2014

NASA researcher turned matte artist Nathalie Mathé

The Fast & Furious 6 veteran tells us how a chance meeting with Ralph McQuarrie led to a career in VFX.

Wednesday, March 26th, 2014

Autodesk announces its 2015 product releases

We assess the feature lists of the upcoming Maya, 3ds Max, Mudbox, MotionBuilder and Softimage 2015.

Tuesday, March 18th, 2014

Gnomon releases definitive guide to 3D matte painting

Garrett Fry's new DVD, Advanced 3D Matte Painting Techniques, offers 10 hours of advanced instruction.

Wednesday, March 12th, 2014

Allegorithmic announces Substance Painter

Updated: Radical new games texturing app now in open beta. Pre-order it on Steam and save $74.

Friday, March 7th, 2014

The Foundry launches new software 'Collectives'

New Autodesk-style product suites offer savings of over 35% on cost of buying Modo, Mari et al individually.

Tuesday, February 18th, 2014

Q&A: Oblivion concept artist Thom Tenery

The top architectural designer looks back on a career that spans malls, Doom 4 and Hollywood movies.

Tuesday, February 18th, 2014

Q&A: ace mech creator Fausto de Martini

Blizzard's former 3D art director tells us about his move to movies, and his tips for faster design in 3ds Max.

Wednesday, February 5th, 2014

Chaos Group releases V-Ray 3.0 for 3ds Max

It's out of beta! Read more about version 3.0's render speed boosts, new features, and new pricing here.

Tuesday, February 4th, 2014

Q&A: Thor concept artist Vance Kovacs

The Interplay veteran turned movie art star tells us about his eclectic career, and gives his tips for young artists.

Monday, January 20th, 2014

Mercenaries Engineering releases Guerilla Render

Updated with more details: Download a free licence of the VFX renderer used by Prime Focus on Total Recall.

Wednesday, December 11th, 2013

Interview: DreamWorks FX veteran Alessandro Pepe

The versatile technical director discusses the key skills for today's TDs, and his tips for young FX artists.

Monday, December 9th, 2013