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Check out the neat new Sky Paint tools in the December 2024 update to the sky-creation tool for VFX, visualization and games work.

Friday, December 20th, 2024

Streamlined tool for generating skies for use in matte paintings or as environment maps gets 32K HDR export, better live sync with UE5.

Tuesday, November 21st, 2023

Free AI art tool turns your sketches into environment maps for use in game engines and DCC apps.

Friday, March 17th, 2023

Get 2,000 x 1,000px sky images to use in matte painting or as render backplates. For commercial use.

Sunday, February 13th, 2022

Online library of source images for matte painters now available as 16-bit DNG RAW and 32-bit EXR files, along with 360-degree HDRI skies.

Tuesday, June 29th, 2021

Multi-host plugin extends options for stabilising and converting 360° footage, adds little planet effects.

Friday, January 11th, 2019

See the creators of the award-winning series of VR shorts speak at Gnomon's LA campus on 16 Jan. Watch free online.

Sunday, January 7th, 2018

Low-cost versions of the renderer for ZBrush users get new UI customisation, materials and environment options.

Thursday, August 17th, 2017

See a charming 360-degree short using Sketchfab's new audio tools, directed by Studio Soi's Tim Rudder

Friday, July 14th, 2017

Digital environment tools get support for up to 16 viewports, can now render 360-degree output.

Friday, March 31st, 2017

For single-frame and viewport renders, at least. Things get interesting with network and sequence rendering.

Wednesday, November 16th, 2016

Free add-on lets artists view VR content on the Oculus Rift directly inside After Effects or Premiere Pro without rendering.

Monday, January 18th, 2016

The Theta captures 360-degree images in a single click - but is the quality good enough for CG pros?

Friday, September 6th, 2013