Topaz Labs releases Gigapixel 7

AI-based app upscales images by up to 600% without losing detail, including 3D renders. Check out the changes in the latest release.

Monday, January 22nd, 2024

Free tool: MaterialVault for Unreal Engine

VFX and visualization artist Scott Rafferty's open-source plugin gives UE5 a single unified interface to browse, edit and apply materials.

Sunday, January 21st, 2024

Tutorial: Creating a Large-Scale Aerial Shot

Use OpenStreetMap data to create a procedural 3D environment in Houdini with The Gnomon Workshop's beginner-friendly guide.

Saturday, January 20th, 2024

Ynput releases Ayon 1.0

Open-source pipeline for VFX and animation work is now production-ready - and available in the cloud as well as to install locally for free.

Thursday, January 18th, 2024

Maxon releases Red Giant 2024.1

See the new features in the suite of effects plugins, including Magic Bullet 2024.1, Trapcode 2024.1, Universe 2024.1 and VFX 2024.1.

Thursday, January 18th, 2024

Auto-Terrainer 2 for Blender turns low-poly meshes into 3D terrain

Neat Geometry Nodes-based add-on turns low-poly guide meshes into detailed, customizable procedural 3D terrain. The base edition is free.

Wednesday, January 17th, 2024

Download Autodesk's free Maya 2024 Bonus Tools

Check out the changes to Autodesk's set of free add-ons for 3D modeling and UV editing, now updated to support Maya 2024.

Tuesday, January 16th, 2024

Marvelous Designer creator wins Sci-Tech Academy Award

3D clothing design software creator Jaden Oh wins tech 'Oscar', along with the creators of open standards USD, OpenVDB and Alembic.

Monday, January 15th, 2024

Adobe releases Substance 3D Modeler 1.6

VR sculpting tool's new Snake Hook mode makes it possible to create ultra-wiggly organic forms. Check out the other new features here.

Monday, January 15th, 2024

VFX breakdown | The Buccaneers | Absolute

See how Absolute turned shots of a castle taken into October into a snowy winter landscape for Apple TV+'s period drama.

Sunday, January 14th, 2024

Download 12 free movie-inspired 'Neural Looks' for color grading

Get 12 AI-based looks for grading motion graphics or VFX projects, applied via the free Freelab plugin for After Effects and DaVinci Resolve.

Sunday, January 14th, 2024

Master Liquid Simulation in Houdini

Create art-directable simulations with The Gnomon Workshop's guide to Houdini's FLIP fluids and rigid body dynamics toolsets.

Friday, January 12th, 2024

Check out Realtime's shape-shifting VFX for Doctor Who

See a VFX breakdown of the strange shape-shifting creatures Realtime created for the UK sci-fi show's 60th anniversary special.

Thursday, January 11th, 2024