Eye candy: stylised new Marvel vs. Capcom 3 trailer

Action-packed new trailer brings comic-book and games heroes to brawling, cel-shaded life.

Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

On Blu-ray: Despicable Me

With so many animated features out this year, is this supervillain comedy up with the best, asks Fernando Caire, or just plain Despicable?

Monday, December 20th, 2010

Eye candy: Marek Denko's 'dirty, shiny' retro reel

Legendary CG artist puts some of his most famous images into motion for slick new retrospective.

Friday, December 17th, 2010

Tutorial: master the basics of linear workflow in Max

New online tutorial by Fred Ruff condenses the essentials into one handy five-minute read.

Friday, December 17th, 2010

Google Body Browser gives instant anatomy reference

New online app provides interactive display of human bones and muscles: ideal for sculpting.

Friday, December 17th, 2010

Q&A: Alexis Wanneroy, DreamWorks Animation

Fresh from his work on How to Train Your Dragon, Alexis offers his tips for improving your own animation.

Thursday, December 16th, 2010

Luxology ships modo 501

Packed release balances new tools, rendering speed enhancements and improved workflow.

Thursday, December 16th, 2010

Eye candy: see Boo-Boo kill and skin Yogi

He may be smarter than the average bear, but he's still decorating the floor of a hunting lodge.

Wednesday, December 15th, 2010

Chaos Group's PhoenixFD moves into liquid simulation

New 1.2 update adds liquid-simulation toolset to promising new 3ds Max smoke and fire engine.

Wednesday, December 15th, 2010

Hot new trailers: Batman, Uncharted, Resistance

Take your mind off the Christmas crush with our pick of the recent teasers for next year's holiday titles.

Wednesday, December 15th, 2010

Tutorial: Global Illumination Texture Baking & Lightmapping in Maya

How to bake global illumination and ambient occlusion to textures in Maya.

Tuesday, December 14th, 2010

Free Maxwell update adds interactive renderer

Maxwell Render 2.5 gains Maxwell Fire preview renderer, updates to subsurface scattering and scripting.

Tuesday, December 14th, 2010

Side Effects posts making of for new Katy Perry promo

Discover how Radium/ReelFX used Houdini to create a custom 'firework' tool for pyrotechnic promo video.

Monday, December 13th, 2010