Wacom unveils multi-touch tablet for graphics pros

Includes a pressure-sensitive HD display, and out this summer. But is it cheaper than a Surface Pro?

Monday, March 4th, 2013

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

MindBomb releases Gfx Hotkeys 3.0

Updated: new free Lite edition of the iOS app lists keyboard shortcuts for key 3D, VFX and graphics packages.

Monday, February 4th, 2013

NewTek begins shipping LightWave 11.5

Well-received update adds Genoma rigging system, better After Effects interoperability, nice modelling tools.

Friday, February 1st, 2013

How Gnomon is reinventing online training

Gnomon's new live online courses make its legendary VFX tuition available anywhere in the world.

Friday, January 25th, 2013

Eye candy: ILM's epic Avengers shot breakdown

Updated: Watch breakdowns of the movie's most memorable VFX shots - now including the creation of Hulk.

Friday, January 18th, 2013

Eye candy: R'ha

It's aliens vs Skynet in Kaleb Lechowski's incredible one-man short, created in seven months in Blender and Maya.

Thursday, January 17th, 2013

Blender gets new Dynamic Topology sculpting system

Code for the eagerly anticipated Sculptris-like system committed to the trunk; test builds available now.

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013

Review: Dell Precision T5600 workstation

Dell's mid-range pro workstation packs a punch. Jason Lewis tests it alongside HP's high-end Z820.

Wednesday, December 5th, 2012

Review: Cinema 4D R14

The sculpting tools made headlines, but it's R14's camera tools that really help daily work, says Rob Redman.

Tuesday, November 20th, 2012

Try this at home: outdoor mini-sculpture with 3ds Max

Watch Greg Petchkovsky create this cool little piece via image-based modelling and 3D printing.

Monday, November 12th, 2012

Gnomon releases Hyper-real Insect Design DVD

New seven-hour ZBrush, Maya and V-Ray tutorial creates creepy crawlies with scientific accuracy.

Friday, November 9th, 2012

Gnomon launches 55 new online training courses

Study at the world's leading visual effects, games and design training school - from anywhere in the world.

Wednesday, November 7th, 2012