First release candidate for Blender 2.80 now available
The almost-final version of the long-awaited major update to Blender is now free to download.
Friday, July 12th, 2019
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10 expert tips for managing a visual effects project
Keep your post-production on track by following VFX producer Julia Kerguelen's 10 real-world rules.
Thursday, July 4th, 2019
Project Dogwaffle team releases Howler 2019 Build 66
Release extends digital painting app's animation tools, updating the Exposure Sheet and Frame Painter.
Tuesday, June 25th, 2019
Uppercut releases U-Render 2019.06 for Cinema 4D
'Really real-time' physically based renderer gets support for 360° spherical and overscan rendering.
Friday, June 21st, 2019
BrioVR lets you build VR and AR scenes in your browser
New cloud-based platform lets users turn standard 3D models into interactive VR and AR experiences.
Saturday, June 15th, 2019
Autodesk ships Maya 2019.1 and Maya LT 2019.1
Maya 2019.1 adds new options to use light expressions and overrides with render layers. Mainly bugfixes in Maya LT 2019.1.
Thursday, May 30th, 2019
IDV ships SpeedTree 8.4
Games edition of the tree-generation tool gets new wind animation algorithm, better texture atlas generation. Smaller updates to the Cinema edition.
Wednesday, May 29th, 2019
PSD to 3D turns Photoshop sketches into 3D scenes
Convert your 2D drawings into animatable 3D meshes in Maya with e→d films' neat new tool.
Tuesday, May 21st, 2019
New tool Masterpiece Motion lets you rig characters in VR
Intuitive new app lets users place bones and paint skin weights in VR, using an HTC Vive or Oculus Rift.
Tuesday, May 14th, 2019
Learn the art of lighting for animation
Master key skills in Maya, Arnold and Nuke with Sony Pictures Imageworks lighting TD Alex Corll's new video tutorial.
Saturday, May 11th, 2019
Luxion ships KeyVR
New 'one-click' VR solution lets 3D artists and designers view KeyShot scenes in virtual reality, complete with simple built-in interactions.
Thursday, May 9th, 2019
Academy Software Foundation to host OpenEXR, OpenCue
Industry open-source initiative to 'support and drive collaboration' around OpenCue render manager.
Friday, May 3rd, 2019
Eye candy: Chaos Group's new V-Ray VFX showreel
See amazing work created with the renderer, then follow our links to the studios' technical breakdowns.
Friday, May 3rd, 2019