Luxion ships KeyShot 3.2
Update to real-time rendering tool improves materials workflow, adds support for Maya 2013 scenes.
Thursday, May 24th, 2012
animation
See Arconyx's Kenny Roy animate live for six hours
Watch the Animation Mentor mentor at work for six hours today, in the first of a regular series of livestreams.
Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012
Eye candy: new trailer for Tron: Uprising
Upcoming Disney XD animated series bridges the gap between the original movie and Tron: Legacy.
Tuesday, May 1st, 2012
Eye candy: Exoids
See cyborg slug Gus Nitrous face off against sinister robot insects in the teaser for Meni Tsirbas's new short.
Monday, April 30th, 2012
Planetside Software releases Terragen 2.4
Free update marks first full outing for landscape generator's Animation Module, plus new fixes for GI flicker.
Tuesday, April 17th, 2012
Eye candy: Franssiss
Creature Comforts takes a turn for the dark side in the first 'talkie' from the cult Babioles shorts' creator.
Monday, April 9th, 2012
Eye candy: Childhood of a Circle
Archibald finds love beyond the end of the world in Kadavre Exquis' beautifully surreal animated short.
Friday, March 30th, 2012
Autodesk announces new features of Maya 2013
Lots of new animation tools, better interoperability with MotionBuilder, and nHair sims - but no iray just yet.
Wednesday, March 28th, 2012
UK government announces animation tax incentives
'Wallace and Gromit' scheme offers tax breaks on UK-produced games, animation to match those for VFX.
Wednesday, March 21st, 2012
Fabric Engine 1.0 gets official release
Create high-performance VFX tools with the development platform created by ex-Softimage staff.
Wednesday, March 21st, 2012
Eye candy: Ruin
OddBall Animation's gorgeous post-apocalyptic short has strange echoes of Spielberg's debut feature.
Monday, March 19th, 2012
Eye candy: The Chase
Watch a hundred cop cars reduced to twisted metal in Philippe Gamer's ultra-kinetic animated road movie.
Wednesday, March 14th, 2012
Blu-ray review: The Adventures of Tintin
It was overlooked at the Oscars, but Tintin's 3D debut could well be the best animated feature of the year.
Friday, March 9th, 2012