November 30, 2018
Master vital 2D and 3D techniques with new Gnomon tutorial Creating 360° Concept Art for Production. Read More »
October 30, 2018
Individual artists can now use the online 2D asset review and project management system for nothing. Read More »
March 8, 2018
Veteran After Effects particle tool to get full redesign; relaunch as part of Continuum 12 later this year. Read More »
July 15, 2017
See Fox Studios senior concept illustrator Alex Nice's workflow in Gnomon's new two-hour tutorial. Read More »
October 11, 2016
Get 33 individual plant species, including trees, shrubs and flowers, in over 10 common 3D file formats. Read More »
March 18, 2016
Free 1.5.4 update turns the app also known as Manga Studio into a robust, low-cost 2D animation tool. Read More »
March 9, 2016
Open-source 2D and 3D game engine gets improved scene editor and debugging tools, plus support for plugins and live scene editing. Read More »
September 22, 2015
Updated: 3D clothing design app gets new direct positioning tool, better pattern editing, faster sims. Now shipping. Read More »
November 26, 2014
Free After Effects plugins speed up keying and creation of glow effects, particularly for 2D animation work. Read More »
April 22, 2014
Naughty Dog artist Aaron Limonick's Concept Design Workflow sets out techniques in Modo and Photoshop. Read More »
January 31, 2014
Download this fast, flexible 2D fluid solver created by Framestore's Theodor Groeneboom. Read More »
November 13, 2013
Updated, now shipping: there's a new markerless facial mocap plugin and the Unity Cloud program, too. Read More »
October 18, 2013
See IKinema's free WebAnimate browser-based retargeting tool in use to create not 3D, but toon animation. Read More »
October 9, 2013
Updated: innovative hybrid 2D/3D tool gets lots of new render features, Python and Alembic 1.5 support. Read More »
October 9, 2013
Baffling online game gets almost equally baffling spin-off music video. Beautiful design and editing, though. Read More »
June 10, 2013
Amazon Storyteller takes scripts in RTF format and generates simple 2D storyboards automatically. Read More »
February 8, 2013
Open-source paint tool will 'soon be the standard' for 2D work in VFX on Linux, says ex-Digital Domain TD. Read More »
January 31, 2013
Updated: See the whole of Disney's charming fake-2D short here, along with a detailed making-of video. Read More »
January 23, 2013
New collection of shaders and tools creates 3D effects faster through ingenious 2D-style workflows. Read More »
December 31, 2012
Fans claim the $75 app's new OpenEXR support and 32-bit linear workflow make it a viable pro tool. Read More »