cebas releases thinkingParticles 6.10
GPU-accelerated spectral renderer finalRender now bundled with the 3ds Max particle plugin for free.
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2021
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The 20 most popular Gnomon Workshop tutorials of 2020
Discover 20 video tutorials from the leading digital training firm that no CG artist can afford to miss.
Sunday, January 31st, 2021
Master Houdini's Ocean toolset
Discover how to simulate realistic ocean surfaces, complete with foam and spray, in The Gnomon Workshop's introductory tutorial.
Thursday, December 31st, 2020
Master Houdini particle effects
Get to grips with Houdini's VFX-industry-standard particle effects tools with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed new introductory tutorial.
Sunday, December 20th, 2020
Escape Motions releases Rebelle 4
Neat natural media paint package gets new thick oil paint system, true RYB colour mixing for watercolours.
Sunday, December 20th, 2020
10 key features for CG artists from Unreal Engine 4.26
Read our pick of the new features, from water and volumetric clouds to Booleans and GPU lightmapping.
Friday, December 4th, 2020
Black Friday and winter 2020 deals for CG artists
Updated: Check out our list of great seasonal deals on CG software, plugins, stock assets and hardware.
Monday, November 30th, 2020
The Gnomon Workshop ships Introduction to Maya 2020
Master modelling, animation, effects and rendering in Maya with this comprehensive tutorial series.
Saturday, November 14th, 2020
SideFX ships Houdini 18.5
Big update to the procedural 3D software adds KineFX character rigging toolset; updates to Solaris, Karma and the simulation tools.
Wednesday, October 21st, 2020
Nvidia announces Omniverse open beta
USD-based 'open collaboration' platform for CG work will become free to individual users this fall.
Monday, October 5th, 2020
Effective TDs ships Storm 0.5
Big update to the standalone fluid simulation tool adds new smoke solver, option to upres sims, and 'complete procedural VDB toolkit'.
Monday, October 5th, 2020
Master FLIP fluid simulation in Houdini
Follow The Gnomon Workshop's essential introductory tutorial to Houdini's fluid simulation tools.
Saturday, October 3rd, 2020
Chaos Group ships Phoenix FD 4.30 for 3ds Max and Maya
New force tuning option in the fluid simulation app lets users 'mask' forces to control sims precisely.
Thursday, September 24th, 2020