Lightmap releases HDR Light Studio 8.2.2

Real-time lighting design software can now 'paint' highlights and shadows directly into interactive renders from Blender.

Wednesday, July 17th, 2024

Tutorial: Recreating a Historical Portrait in 3D

Discover how to create a realistic 3D character from scan data with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed guide to character art.

Sunday, July 14th, 2024

SideFX releases Houdini 20.5: check out its five key features

Discover the key changes in the procedural 3D software: from the revolutionary Copernicus framework to rigging, animation and simulation.

Thursday, July 11th, 2024

Tutorial: Real-Time VFX Fundamentals for Unreal Engine 5

Discover how to create an anime-style explosion effect in The Gnomon Workshop's beginner-friendly game art tutorial.

Sunday, July 7th, 2024

DeepMotion launches AI text-to-animation service SayMotion 1.5

Browser-based tool lets you create animations for humanoid characters by typing text prompts. Free in open beta, including for commercial use

Saturday, June 29th, 2024

Move AI launches AI-based real-time mocap solution Move Live

Markerless motion-capture software streams data live to Unreal Engine, or can post-process it to a 'AAA quality' Blender file.

Thursday, June 27th, 2024

RealityScan 1.5 saves 3D models directly to your phone

Epic Games' free 3D scanning app for Android and iOS now lets you download the 3D scan directly, rather than via Sketchfab.

Tuesday, June 25th, 2024

CLO Virtual Fashion releases Marvelous Designer 2024.1

3D clothing design app gets new PBR texture map generator, plus experimental new generative AI tools for patterns and graphics.

Tuesday, June 18th, 2024

Get an exclusive free 3D model from NoneCG

Download a 3D model of part of Tokyo in 3ds Max, Blender, C4D, Maya, FBX and OBJ format, with 4K textures. For commercial use.

Sunday, June 16th, 2024

Tutorial: Creating a Quadruped Rig for Production

Discover how to create production-quality rigs for four-legged creatures in The Gnomon Workshop's Maya masterclass.

Saturday, June 15th, 2024

See Mojo FX's VFX breakdown for Testament: The Story of Moses

Discover how the VFX studio created over 560 miraculous effects shots for the Netflix chart-topping religous minseries.

Friday, June 7th, 2024

Maxon releases Redshift 3.6.02

Check out the latest features in the renderer, including this cross-hatching effect in the new Non-Photorealistic Rendering system.

Thursday, June 6th, 2024

Golaem releases crowd animation tool Golaem 9

Major update to the Maya crowds tool adds new workflows for creating shots without simulation, and a new UE5-style ML Deformer.

Thursday, June 6th, 2024