Clara.io: the power of your 3D software in the cloud?

Exocortex's ambitious new service aims to put the toolset of apps like Max or Maya inside your browser.

Wednesday, July 10th, 2013

Eye candy: How to Train Your Robot

Frail human jaw meets giant robotic fist in this neat short from students at the new Platige Academy.

Monday, June 10th, 2013

Play animations on your bike wheels with Monkey Light Pro

Ultimate hipster toy uses array of LED lights to screen 12-bit animation clips to passers-by as you ride.

Monday, May 27th, 2013

RaySupreme lets you create 3D images by typing

New tool lets users create scenes by typing in English descriptions. It's like Scribblenauts meets 3ds Max.

Thursday, April 11th, 2013

Spoof UFO video becomes YouTube hit, Wired story

Check out some nice work by Meni Tsirbas and his Gnomon students. Can you guess how much is CGI?

Tuesday, February 12th, 2013

Get up to 40% off your CG software before New Year

Last update: 28 December. Read our list of the best holiday offers available for CG applications.

Friday, December 28th, 2012

Enter your VFX work for the next VES Student Award

Submit your work by 30 November for a chance to win an expenses-paid trip to the Beverly Hills awards do.

Wednesday, November 21st, 2012

Video: high-quality facial scanning with your DSLR

Or 18 DSLRs, at any rate. See the impressive results possible with Ten24's video of its capture process

Thursday, July 19th, 2012

Thinkbox's Ember will let you mix fire and water sims

New tool will act like a compositor for simulations, enabling artists to splice elements into hybrid sims.

Tuesday, July 17th, 2012

Will you soon use a touch screen to sculpt models?

Wacom tech preview shows the new gesture-enabled Cintiq 24HD touch pen display in use to control Mudbox.

Thursday, July 12th, 2012

Ten killer tips for living to see your 40th birthday

Infusion Studios' Samuel Conlogue posts a neat list of ways for CG folk to achieve A Life Less Sedentary.

Friday, July 6th, 2012

Speed up your V-Ray renders by up to 30%

But only if you're running on an Intel x64 CPU, thanks to Chaos Group's neat new VRayEmbree helper tool.

Tuesday, June 26th, 2012

Problems with your Wacom tablet under Windows 7?

Saveen Reddy's handy Fix My Pen utility disables rings, Flicks and other everyday OS annoyances.

Sunday, June 24th, 2012