EIAS3D releases EIAS 9.1
Free update to animation tool adds option to render larger production assets; faster, anti-aliased previews.
Wednesday, June 26th, 2013
animation
Eye candy: The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot
The animated trailer for Ubisoft's tower-defence title is funny: the four-minute 'blooper reel' is funnier.
Thursday, June 20th, 2013
Eye candy: Platige Image's 2013 demo reel
Cult Polish studio's latest work runs the gamut from cyberpunk cinematics to giant city-destroying cats.
Wednesday, June 19th, 2013
Watch the Siggraph 2013 animation festival winners
Not all of them can be shown online in full yet, but we've got extended clips and making-ofs for the others.
Tuesday, June 18th, 2013
Eye candy: How to Train Your Robot
Frail human jaw meets giant robotic fist in this neat short from students at the new Platige Academy.
Monday, June 10th, 2013
NFB releases free iPad animation app
Create shorts using digital versions of Norman McLaren's techniques - or watch 51 of his own films.
Saturday, June 8th, 2013
Animators' Toolkit for 3ds Max "creates cool stuff, faster"
$25 suite of scripts created by two VFX veterans boosts common rigging and animation tasks.
Wednesday, June 5th, 2013
Play animations on your bike wheels with Monkey Light Pro
Ultimate hipster toy uses array of LED lights to screen 12-bit animation clips to passers-by as you ride.
Monday, May 27th, 2013
Eye candy: Blur's Batman: Arkham Origins cinematic
At nearly five minutes, the gorgeous first teaser for the Batman prequel is virtually a short in its own right.
Monday, May 20th, 2013
DAZ 3D ships DAZ Studio 4.6 Pro
Free figure-posing and animation tool gets OpenSubdiv and Ptex support, new subsurface shader.
Friday, May 17th, 2013
Video tutorial: beyond key frame animation in 3ds Max
Watch a free one-hour tutorial from Chris Murray on using controllers, contraints and wire parameters.
Thursday, May 16th, 2013
Eye candy: the first Walking with Dinosaurs 3D trailer
The BBC's landmark series gets a movie makeover - but the teaser is more Disney than documentary.
Friday, May 3rd, 2013
Eye candy: the Ratchet & Clank movie trailer
You won't see much of the plot, but Rainmaker's teaser for the movie of the game is a neat animated skit.
Thursday, April 25th, 2013