See how Big Picture Studio de-aged Chow Yun-Fat for One More Chance
See how the studio created 3D facial replacements based on the Hong Kong action star's younger self for the 2023 comedy drama.
Wednesday, January 31st, 2024
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Download Autodesk's free Maya 2024 Bonus Tools
Check out the changes to Autodesk's set of free add-ons for 3D modeling and UV editing, now updated to support Maya 2024.
Tuesday, January 16th, 2024
How noOne created striking animated short Aether Saga
Check out facial scanning and motion-capture behind the impressive proof-of-concept teaser for a Skyrim-esque animated series.
Friday, December 29th, 2023
Bring a statue to life with Character Creator and ZBrush
[Sponsored] Discover how to create facial animation for a real-world statue with ZBrush and Reallusion's intuitive character software.
Wednesday, December 20th, 2023
Get Epic Games' free Pose Driver Connect for Maya and UE5
Handy free tool transfers secondary animation set-ups authored in Maya to MetaHumans and other characters in Unreal Engine.
Thursday, December 7th, 2023
Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Winter 2023 deals for CG artists
Discover great seasonal discounts on 3D assets, apps and software, including offers still valid until the end of December.
Tuesday, November 28th, 2023
Autodesk releases Maya 2024.2 and Maya Creative 2024.2
3D modeling and animation software gets updates to LookdevX, the character rigging and animation tools, and to USD for Maya.
Wednesday, November 15th, 2023
5 key features in Blender 4.0
Discover the latest changes to the open-source 3D app, from Geometry Nodes, Cycles and shading to the Viewport Compositor.
Tuesday, November 14th, 2023
VFX breakdown | Strays | MPC
Check out the CG dogs MPC created for the canine comedy, with the help of Houdini/USD-based fur grooming toolset LOMA.
Thursday, October 26th, 2023
Nekki releases Cascadeur 2023.2
Sizeable update to the AI-assisted character animation software adds audio capabilities, plus support for USD files and quad meshes.
Monday, October 23rd, 2023
Sneak peek: Houdini 20
See the new features due in the next major version of Houdini, including updates to animation and simulation and the Karma renderer.
Thursday, October 19th, 2023
Reallusion ships ZBrush Face Tools
New plugin makes it easier to refine head meshes from Character Creator in ZBrush, including sculpting custom expressions.
Tuesday, October 17th, 2023
Rig and showcase 3D characters for free with AccuRig 1.3
Reallusion's free auto-rigging tool now also generates animated previews of your 3D characters to share with clients or collaborators.
Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023