Eye candy: the new Arnold renderer showreel
Recent outings at Digic Pictures and Psyop prove that the raytrace renderer is not "just for big studios".
Wednesday, February 13th, 2013
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VFX breakdown: the making of Little Kaiju
Animation director Nick Losq runs through the pipeline for this cute but gritty anime-inspired VFX short.
Wednesday, February 13th, 2013
Autodesk releases ExplodeGeometry for Max
Autodesk Developer Network's free plugin of the month... er, explodes geometry. In 3ds Max.
Tuesday, February 12th, 2013
Shotgun merges with Tank and Revolver
Get the production-management system, asset manager and shot review tool in one for $49 per month.
Monday, February 11th, 2013
Laubwerk releases new 3ds Max procedural plants kit
Try Plants Kit 1's easily editable high-detail assets before you buy with the bonus 'Freebie' edition.
Monday, February 11th, 2013
Why the visual effects business is failing
Tax breaks partly - but only partly - to blame for recent layoffs, says Digital Domain co-founder Scott Ross.
Monday, February 11th, 2013
Watch the evolution of real-time graphics since 2000
See graphics emerge from the Stone Age in this two-hour montage of GPU demos and benchmarks.
Friday, February 8th, 2013
Marius Silaghi releases Subd Recovery
Need to rig or unwrap a model you got online? This $40 app will recover its original subdivision levels.
Friday, February 8th, 2013
Krita 2.6 adds support for OpenColorIO, layered PSDs
Open-source paint tool will 'soon be the standard' for 2D work in VFX on Linux, says ex-Digital Domain TD.
Friday, February 8th, 2013
Matte Painting | December
Theme: The Hobbit
1st Place: Matty
2nd Place: Scharb
3rd Place: miragenz
Thursday, February 7th, 2013
Lynx Laboratories creates 'point-and-shoot 3D camera'
New Lynx A camera promises all-in-one 3D scanner and mocap system for the price of a full-frame DSLR.
Thursday, February 7th, 2013
Eye candy: Natalis
Watch the edited version and making-of video for last night's VES Award-winning student short.
Wednesday, February 6th, 2013
Five great VFX spots from Super Bowl 2013
Discover how the effects for our own fave five ads and teasers from Sunday's big game were created.
Wednesday, February 6th, 2013