Download eight free 3D characters from xoio-air
Based on scans of real people, provided in MAX and OBJ format, and licensed for commercial use.
Monday, March 3rd, 2014
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Mixamo releases Fuse 'universal character creator'
Free tool generates custom male and female characters in OBJ format, licensed for commercial use.
Friday, January 24th, 2014
DAZ 3D ships DAZ Studio 4.6 Pro
Free figure-posing and animation tool gets OpenSubdiv and Ptex support, new subsurface shader.
Friday, May 17th, 2013
Daz 3D ships Aiko 5
But does the update to the anime stock figure look more realistic or "more like an ingenue cosplayer"?
Tuesday, February 26th, 2013
Get Genesis figures into Poser with DSON Importer
Export DAZ Studio 4's next-gen figures to Poser with this (temporarily) free new plugin.
Saturday, October 13th, 2012
Video: high-quality facial scanning with your DSLR
Or 18 DSLRs, at any rate. See the impressive results possible with Ten24's video of its capture process
Thursday, July 19th, 2012
Learn 3D figure work from Jeremy Engelman
Three-hour Gnomon training DVD reveals the 3D 'gesture painting' workflow of the DreamWorks character artist.
Monday, June 20th, 2011
Q&A: Joe Menna, Batman collectibles super-sculptor
The leading creator of comic-book collectibles discusses art skills, working with DC - and how to break into the toy market.
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011