Download a free 16,000 x 8,000 HDRI file
Get Michał Jaszowski's ultra-hi-res sIBL package of a sunny winter landscape from his Full Frame site.
Friday, May 3rd, 2013
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Ezequiel Mastrasso releases eze Shader Suite
Free collection of 3Delight and RenderMan shaders simplifies the process of lighting hair and fur.
Wednesday, May 1st, 2013
Planetside releases free edition of Terragen 2.5
Free limited-resolution edition of the landscape tool gains FBX support, new Card node for billboards.
Tuesday, April 30th, 2013
One to bookmark: The Mari Channel
Peter Aversten's texturing and look dev training blog includes videos on Maya, RenderMan... and yep, Mari.
Thursday, April 25th, 2013
Render_autosave saves Max renders in progress
Take the sting out of crashes with this free script to save and resume long mental ray and V-Ray renders.
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
AnimSchool releases AnimSchool Picker for Maya
Select and manipulate rig controls or geometry on 3D characters faster with this free picker GUI plugin.
Monday, April 22nd, 2013
Augment turns Max models into augmented realities
Free AR app for Android and iOS gets 3ds Max exporter, plus support for custom tracking markers.
Friday, April 12th, 2013
Autodesk unveils ReCap Studio and ReCap Photo
New products reconstruct 3D environments from scan data and photographs. Get Studio for free.
Friday, March 29th, 2013
IKinema rolls out WebAnimate 2
Updated: Free browser-based mocap editing and retargeting tool now out of beta and ready to use.
Wednesday, March 27th, 2013
UtopiaBook offers global agency for VFX freelancers
Register for the cloud-based service for free and get your reel in front of studios all over the world.
Monday, March 4th, 2013
See Rafael Grassetti demo ZBrush 4R5 live
Watch SCE's lead character artist in action at Pixologic's free user group meeting in Hollywood on 7 March.
Tuesday, February 26th, 2013
Blender 2.66 adds Bullet physics, Dynamic Topology
Impressive update adds high-end rigid-body dynamics, true claylike sculpting to the open-source app.
Friday, February 22nd, 2013
Download a free hi-res scan of a male torso from Ten24
Updated: Along with the original textured ZTL file, get a new free full-body scan of a clothed male figure.
Thursday, February 14th, 2013