DAZ 3D ships DAZ Studio 4 Advanced and Pro editions
High-end editions of the figure-posing tool add advanced render options, new rigging and skinning tools.
Friday, September 16th, 2011
animation
ARTVPS releases Shaderlight 2 for SketchUp
Interactive rendering plug-in gains animation support and option to swap out billboards for 3D models.
Thursday, September 8th, 2011
One to bookmark: Reference! Reference!
Need a video of a dwarf or a man twirling his mustache? This free animation reference library has both.
Wednesday, September 7th, 2011
Watch Autodesk's Siggraph 2011 masterclasses online
Free training sessions on next-gen head modelling, animation in Maya and Softimage, and VFX in Max.
Sunday, September 4th, 2011
Project Dogwaffle team releases PD Artist 2
Cut-down version of PD Howler removes animation tools and half the price from the digital paint app.
Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011
Eye candy: For The King
A coachman goes through some serious job-description issues after his boss decides to dispense with the horse in this sparky new short.
Wednesday, August 17th, 2011
Siggraph 2011: see the new tools in Softimage 2012.5
Watch Autodesk's movies of the new modelling and simulation tools in the upcoming Advantage Pack update.
Wednesday, August 10th, 2011
Eye candy: Mac 'n' Cheese
Looney Tunes meets Team Fortress by way of naughty nose candy in this amazing new student short.
Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011
Maxon announces feature list for Cinema 4D R13
Major update adds physically based renderer, stereoscopic toolset and new rigging and animation tools.
Monday, August 1st, 2011
Siggraph 2011: Luxion to preview KeyShot 3
High-performance stills renderer gets into movies with easy-to-use new technical animation toolset.
Monday, August 1st, 2011
Watch the shortlist for Rushes Soho Shorts 2011
See (most of) the nominees for the CG-related categories in the leading festival without resorting to Google.
Wednesday, July 27th, 2011
Eye candy: Hitch
Pascal Monaco and Felix Meyer's Vertigo-inducing Hitchcock homage proves that motion graphics aren't strictly for The Birds.
Friday, July 22nd, 2011
Eye candy: Defective Detective
A bungling sleuth starts to see red in Avner Geller and Stevie Lewis's killer Student Oscar-winning short.
Thursday, July 21st, 2011