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Thursday, July 7th, 2011
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Crytek releases free editor package for Crysis 2
Modding toolset includes CryEngine 3 Sandbox Editor plus audio design and normal mapping apps.
Friday, July 1st, 2011
Review: V-Ray 2.0
Jason Lewis takes the 3ds Max plug-in renderer's new materials, stereo options and GPU-accelerated preview for a test drive.
Tuesday, June 28th, 2011
Allegorithmic releases free animated caustics map
Substance Caustics provides loopable caustic effects in 3ds Max 2012 and Maya 2012.
Friday, June 17th, 2011
Download six 'Smart IBL' HDR sets for free
HDR Labs makes six sets of HDR images for faster image-based lighting available as free downloads.
Monday, June 13th, 2011
Video tutorial: ZBrush skills from The Making of Dirge
Master the art of creature sculpting with this 50-minute masterclass from Alex Alvarez's Gnomon DVD.
Thursday, June 9th, 2011
New app lists hotkeys for (almost) every CG package
Gfx Hotkeys 2.0 shows keyboard shortcuts for over 30 VFX and 3D tools, for Windows, OS X and Linux.
Friday, June 3rd, 2011
Allegorithmic ships grunge and normal-mapping tools
Texture specialist ships new grunge and CrazyBump-style toolkits, calls for requests for future tools.
Friday, May 27th, 2011
Video: Indigo Renderer 3.0 goes GPU-accelerated
Unbiased renderer to support CUDA and OpenCL-powered real-time materials and camera editing.
Wednesday, May 18th, 2011
Q&A: Joe Menna, Batman collectibles super-sculptor
The leading creator of comic-book collectibles discusses art skills, working with DC - and how to break into the toy market.
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011
fmx 2011: Thursday's news
Our third show report delves into stereo to discover the problems of pre-viz, and why the world needs more stereo conversion artists.
Friday, May 6th, 2011
fmx 2011: Wednesday news
Our latest show report rises from the murk of industry politics to discover why the future is bright for open-source production tools.
Thursday, May 5th, 2011
Q&A: Erwan Maigret, director, The Bakery
We quiz the co-founder of the Tech Oscar-winning firm on its innovative new relighting and shading tools.
Wednesday, May 4th, 2011