Review: Dell Precision M6600 mobile workstation

Jason Lewis used to be a sceptic about mobile workstations - until he tried this sleek, unflashy workhorse.

Friday, April 20th, 2012

Gnomon ships 150-minute Alex Alvarez tutorial for free

Explore the creation process for the large-scale illustration pictured above in The Making of 'Gathering'.

Thursday, March 29th, 2012

Gnomon releases new Environment Sculpting DVD

Create detailed CG environments with David Lesperance's (literally) ground-breaking masterclass.

Thursday, March 22nd, 2012

Review: HP Z210 workstation

HP′s entry-level pro workstation is a powerful beast in its own right, as Jason Lewis's benchmarks reveal.

Tuesday, March 13th, 2012

Luxology ships modo 601

'Most significant update ever' adds over 50 major new features, including character animation tools.

Wednesday, February 29th, 2012

Marius Silaghi releases Form 1.0 for 3ds Max

New plugin adds ZSphere-alike modelling tools to 3ds Max for quickly roughing out organic forms.

Tuesday, February 21st, 2012

Mario Baldi creates free FiberMesh to Maya script

Another day, another free tool for exporting ZBrush 4R2b hair to the 3D app of your choice for rendering.

Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

Wayne Robson creates free FiberMesh-to-Max plugin

You wait a week for a tool to convert ZBrush 4R2b hair to splines, then two come along at once.

Monday, January 30th, 2012

Exocortex releases Species rigging plugin for Softimage

Blend stock body types to create a base mesh, then apply a rig created by Animal Logic's Eric Thivierge.

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

Atangeo ships Balancer 2.0

Polygon-reduction tool adds intuitive new visual workflow to control the decimation of your model.

Monday, January 9th, 2012

Review: Autodesk's 2012 entertainment software

Jason Lewis assesses how Maya, 3ds Max, Softimage and Mudbox 2012 perform in the real world.

Tuesday, December 27th, 2011

Aaron Sims: from creature guru to Hollywood director

The legendary designer discusses his VFX short, Archetype, intended as a calling card for a full-length film.

Monday, December 5th, 2011

Javier Edo releases Forger: cool sculpting app for iPad

New tool from the Double Negative TD looks considerably more ZBrush-like than existing apps.

Friday, November 11th, 2011