See making-ofs for Gnomon's Best of Term Award-winning projects
Watch tech breakdowns of award-winning projects from students at the leading CG school, like this Alien: Romulus-inspired Houdini simulation.
Monday, September 14th, 2026
environment art
Tutorial: Concept Art & Matte Painting for Film
Master professional techniques in Photoshop and Maya with ILM Art Director Igor Staritsin's masterclass for The Gnomon Workshop.
Saturday, September 12th, 2026
Discover Milk VFX's Unreal Engine pipeline for Surviving Earth
Discover how the VFX studio used UE5 from previs through to post to create the CG environments for the natural history documentary series.
Friday, September 4th, 2026
Master Cinematic Matte Painting for Production
Create environments for VFX and game cinematics using Blender, Photoshop and Nuke with The Gnomon Workshop's tutorial.
Saturday, August 22nd, 2026
Lux Aeterna turned time into a procedural system in The Dinosaurs
Discover how a shared Houdini timeline driving environmental FX powered the multi-million-year timelapses in the Netflix series.
Friday, July 24th, 2026
Tutorial: create cliff materials in Substance 3D Designer
Discover how to create game-ready materials with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed guide to modern environment art workflows.
Saturday, July 11th, 2026
Free tutorial: Lighting Realistic Rainy Weather in Unreal Engine 5
Master production-proven workflows for creating weather effects in UE5 with The Gnomon Workshop's free masterclass.
Saturday, July 4th, 2026
QuadSpinner releases Gaea 2.3
New version of the terrain design software adds new macro system and 16K baking, but release dates for Gaea 2.4 and 3.0 pushed back.
Monday, June 15th, 2026
Master Narrative Realism & Illustration with Steve Firchow
Improve your composition and Photoshop workflow with The Gnomon Workshop's masterclass in character and environment design.
Saturday, March 7th, 2026
Get a free kitbash asset pack worth $50
Vampawn Entertainment's Medieval Modular Wall Pack is normally sold for $49.99. Blender, UE5, FBX, GLB and OBJ formats. Commercial use.
Tuesday, February 10th, 2026
Get over 300 free assets for creating a graveyard environment
Cryptic Realms' Necropolis asset pack for Unreal Engine is usually sold for $99.99, but is currently free on Fab. For commercial use.
Tuesday, January 13th, 2026
Tutorial: master Vellum hair simulation in Houdini
Discover real-world visual effects production workflows with The Gnomon Workshop's Houdini character FX masterclass.
Saturday, January 10th, 2026
Get over 1,000 free 3D sculpting brushes from BlenderKit
Get free brushes for detailing characters, clothing, machines and natural environments from the popular Blender asset library.
Thursday, January 8th, 2026