Download Unity's free digital asset packs for The Heretic
Updated: download a new shape-shifting 'VFX character' from the eye-catching Unity tech demo.
Thursday, May 21st, 2020
Character Animation
10 key features for CG artists from Unreal Engine 4.25
See the best new tools in the game engine and real-time renderer - from new ray traced materials to LIDAR support.
Wednesday, May 6th, 2020
Amazon ships Lumberyard 1.23
Free game engine gets new cloth simulation system for clothing and environment assets, plus better character animation performance.
Monday, February 24th, 2020
iClone Unreal Live Link now free to indie users
Reallusion makes plugin originally priced at $1,490 free to artists earning less than $100,000/year.
Monday, January 20th, 2020
Shoot and edit better video reference for animation
See Method Studios' Sarah Arduini set out her character animation workflow in Gnomon's new tutorial.
Wednesday, January 15th, 2020
Adobe unveils new Photoshop and Character Animator tools
See previews of a neat update to Content-Aware Fill and Character Animator's new keyframe system.
Thursday, October 3rd, 2019
Reallusion releases iClone Unreal Live Link
Plugin transfers iClone characters, lights and cameras to UE4 for real-time rendering, but it isn't cheap.
Friday, July 26th, 2019
Crytek posts 2019-2020 CryEngine roadmap
CryEngine 5.6 to add layered microfacet materials. CryEngine 5.7 to see real-time ray tracing, big animation update.
Monday, May 13th, 2019
Epic Games releases Unreal Engine 4.22
Game engine gets support for real-time ray tracing on Nvidia GPUs, plus new animation and virtual production tools.
Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019
Discover the secrets of MPC's creature work
Discover how the Oscar-winning studio creates CG characters at a free event at Gnomon next week. Watch online for free.
Saturday, February 16th, 2019
Autodesk releases MotionBuilder 2019
Mocap editing app gets Clean Up Scene tool, updates to the Story Window and Camera Switcher.
Wednesday, January 16th, 2019
Autodesk ships Maya 2019 and Maya LT 2019
Both get improved Viewport 2.0 performance; Maya gets cached playback for animation previews.
Tuesday, January 15th, 2019
Adobe releases Character Animator CC 2.0
New update adds AI-driven tool for transferring the art style of any source image to your animation.
Monday, October 15th, 2018