Tutorial: Creating Foliage for Videogames

Discover how to create custom SpeedTree trees and plants for games with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed tutorial.

Wednesday, December 27th, 2023

Radical now supports real-time facial motion-capture

Browser-based AI mocap platform now extracts facial and full-body animation from the same video. Available with free subscriptions.

Friday, December 22nd, 2023

Ephere releases Ornatrix 8 for 3ds Max

Check out the new features in the hair and fur plugin, including a point-and-click groom-creation system, and the option to 'box' operators.

Friday, December 15th, 2023

Get Khronos Group's open-source iOS app for viewing glTF files

Free tool lets users view glTF and GLB files in augmented reality, with PBR materials. Source code available to other app developers.

Sunday, December 10th, 2023

Chaos releases Vantage 2.2

Real-time renderer for exploring large V-Ray scenes gets better hair and fur rendering, better denoising and upscaling, new firefly filter.

Saturday, December 9th, 2023

How new AI workflows helped create indie VFX short BYE-BYE

VFX artist Freddy Chávez Olmos reveals how generative AI and Nuke's CopyCat toolset created digital make-up for his horror short.

Friday, December 8th, 2023

LightWave Digital releases LightWave 2023

Veteran 3D animation software gets its first update in over three years, following a change of owner in April. Check out its new features here.

Thursday, November 30th, 2023

Otoy unveils the Octane 2024 product roadmap

Check out the features due in the GPU renderer in 2024, including MaterialX support, new AI assistant OctaneGPT, and light field baking.

Tuesday, November 28th, 2023

Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Winter 2023 deals for CG artists

Discover great seasonal discounts on 3D assets, apps and software, including offers still valid until the end of December.

Tuesday, November 28th, 2023

Planetside Software updates Terragen Sky

Streamlined tool for generating skies for use in matte paintings or as environment maps gets 32K HDR export, better live sync with UE5.

Tuesday, November 21st, 2023

BiteTheBytes releases World Creator 2023.4

Check out the new features in the terrain generator, including a new system of SImulation Layers for distributing sediment.

Monday, November 20th, 2023

Animation breakdown | Bodies title sequence | Studio AKA

See Studio AKA's narrated breakdown of its enigmatic titles for the Netflix crime series, created in Maya, UE5 and After Effects.

Monday, November 20th, 2023

AMD launches Radeon Pro W7700

See how the 'most powerful pro workstation graphics card under $1,000' performs with apps like 3ds Max, Maya and After Effects.

Friday, November 17th, 2023