Discover how to create beatboards for pre-production
Create compelling illustrations of story beats for project pitches with The Gnomon Workshop's guide for storyboard artists.
Tuesday, June 1st, 2021
animation
Get the free V-Ray glTF viewer
Visualise models in the popular real-time 3D file format using the V-Ray renderer with Chaos's new set of open-source Python scripts.
Tuesday, May 25th, 2021
Check out Maya cloth tearing plugin TearKnit FX
Animate torn cloth without simulation with this unusual procedural geometry-based tool.
Tuesday, May 25th, 2021
Download the free Maya 2022 Bonus Tools
Get Autodesk's handy free set of Maya add-ons, now with real-time Boolean modelling tool Speed Cut.
Thursday, May 20th, 2021
Get ZBrushCoreMini 2021: the new free edition of ZBrush
Free non-commercial edition of ZBrush gets new sculpting brushes and now renders turntable movies.
Wednesday, May 19th, 2021
Scene Group ships Cavalry 1.1
Check out the new features in the next-gen animation and motion graphics software from the original creators of Maya's MASH toolset
Wednesday, May 12th, 2021
Create 3d Characters releases Zoo Tools Pro 2.5
Check out the neat new animation features in the popular set of productivity-boosting Maya tools.
Saturday, May 8th, 2021
Isotropix ships Clarisse 5.0
Big update to the look dev and rendering tool adds USD exporter, Arnold-compatible material and intuitive new lighting workflows.
Wednesday, May 5th, 2021
Deep FX Studio 1.3 ships
Check out the new features in Deep FX World's standalone multiphysics simulation and procedural animation software.
Tuesday, May 4th, 2021
Check out Introduction to Creature Design
New Gnomon Workshop tutorials set out key workflows for sketching and colouring creature concepts.
Monday, May 3rd, 2021
Epic Games buys ArtStation
Top online portfolio service will stay open to non-games artists and Unreal Engine users. Sales fees on ArtStation Marketplace reduced.
Sunday, May 2nd, 2021
Masterpiece Studio launches Masterpiece Studio Pro
See the new features in the VR tool suite for sculpting and rigging characters, now out of beta.
Saturday, May 1st, 2021
AWS launches Amazon Nimble Studio for VFX and animation
New service lets users set up a complete production studio in the cloud. See the price, specs and supported software.
Thursday, April 29th, 2021