Eye candy: the Gnomon School 2014 Student Reel
Watch a ten-minute compilation of the best new work created at the top American CG school.
Wednesday, February 12th, 2014
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Eye candy: Decepticon Truck Crawl
Watch Digital Domain animator Kiel Figgins' ace Transformers homage, then check out the VFX breakdowns.
Monday, February 10th, 2014
Get Vertex 2: 300 pages of free games art training
Art By Papercut's free eBook offers tips and tutorials on everything from concept art to facial animation.
Monday, January 27th, 2014
Cool tech video: muscle-based locomotion for bipeds
New experimental simulation system automatically animates men, monsters - and even ostriches.
Wednesday, January 15th, 2014
NewTek releases free trial of ChronoSculpt
Try NewTek's innovative new tool for sculpting animation caches by hand. Works with most 3D packages.
Saturday, December 28th, 2013
New Mac Pro looks like a trash can, goes like a rocket
Updated: New Apple workstations now available to order, if you have $2,999 or $3,999 going spare.
Thursday, December 19th, 2013
BOXX introduces 12-core mobile workstation
GoBOXX 2725 is "likely more powerful than the desktop workstation you're currently using", says firm.
Wednesday, December 18th, 2013
So what is... The Foundry's Modo Steam Edition?
Our summary of the tech specs cuts through some of the confusion about the new $149 modding tool.
Wednesday, December 11th, 2013
Mercenaries Engineering releases Guerilla Render
Updated with more details: Download a free licence of the VFX renderer used by Prime Focus on Total Recall.
Wednesday, December 11th, 2013
Interview: DreamWorks FX veteran Alessandro Pepe
The versatile technical director discusses the key skills for today's TDs, and his tips for young FX artists.
Monday, December 9th, 2013
Tyroe lets you rank your CG skills against other job hunters
Sign up for the beta of this innovative portfolio-creation and review service from the team behind cgCoach.com.
Monday, November 25th, 2013
Eye candy: Caminandes: Gran Dillama
A hapless llama has a fur-raising time in the Blender Institute's latest, Chuck Jones-inspired, open movie.
Friday, November 22nd, 2013
Eye candy: Disney's snow simulation system from Frozen
See strange things simulated with CG snow in this video of the tech behind the new animated feature.
Thursday, November 21st, 2013