Krita Foundation ships Krita 4.4
Open-source painting software gets scriptable fill layers, support for dynamic colour gradients, and improved MyPaint colour picker.
Monday, October 19th, 2020
animation
J Cube unveils new standalone USD editing tool MUSE
Neat work-in-progress tool offers a 'fast, non-destructive' way to modify USD assets outside DCC apps.
Wednesday, October 14th, 2020
Check out fast 3ds Max cloth simulation plugin Dynamo
Deform Dynamics' real-time cloth simulation tool performs '10-100x faster' than Max's Cloth modifier.
Friday, October 9th, 2020
Autodesk ships Maya 2020.3 and Maya LT 2020.3
Latest updates improve character rigging and animation workflows with keyframe and mocap data.
Thursday, October 8th, 2020
Watch VIEW Conference 2020 online for free
Leading VFX and animation festival becomes an online event - and you can watch all the livestreams free.
Wednesday, October 7th, 2020
Nukeygara releases Akeytsu 2020.2
Major update to the character animation app adds support for retargeting and camera animation.
Thursday, October 1st, 2020
Download the first public demo of Redshift 3.0
New trial edition lets you test this major update to the GPU renderer, even if you aren't an existing user.
Tuesday, September 15th, 2020
Maxon ships Cinema 4D R23
Major update to Cinema 4D adds new character animation tools, better UV editing, and integrates the $399 Magic Bullet Looks suite.
Wednesday, September 9th, 2020
Eye candy: Maxon's IBC 2020 Cinema 4D demo reel
New round-up of the best C4D motion graphics and animation is a surreal, colourful two-minute trip.
Tuesday, September 8th, 2020
Blender Foundation releases Blender 2.90
Latest update to the open-source 3D app brings major changes to sculpting, rendering and simulation.
Tuesday, September 1st, 2020
Autodesk releases 3ds Max 2021.2
Latest Max update adds new Smart Extrude system and Spline Chamfer modifier, nine more OSL shaders.
Wednesday, August 26th, 2020
Unity to pay $120,000/year to fund Blender development
Donation to the open-source 3D app's dev fund will help fund 20 full-time core Blender developers.
Sunday, August 23rd, 2020
Create subtle performances for your animated characters
Master nuance in animation with ILM lead animator Ted Lister's new tutorials for Gnomon Workshop.
Tuesday, August 18th, 2020