Boris FX releases free update to Continuum 2019
Free 12.0.1 update improves performance of the effects plugin suite's new Particle Illusion toolset.
Monday, February 25th, 2019
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Download over 100 free Arnold materials from Visualact
Get 117 metal, plastic and ceramic materials as Maya scene files with 2,048px textures. Commercial use.
Sunday, February 24th, 2019
Get CGWire's free production-tracking spreadsheets
Download readymade templates for scheduling and tracking CG projects. XLS, ODS and PDF format.
Sunday, February 24th, 2019
Get SideFX's free AliceVision photogrammetry plugin
New plugin makes it possible to use the open-source image-based modelling framework from Houdini.
Friday, February 22nd, 2019
Discover the secrets of MPC's creature work
Discover how the Oscar-winning studio creates CG characters at a free event at Gnomon next week. Watch online for free.
Saturday, February 16th, 2019
FXhome ships HitFilm Pro 12.0 and HitFilm Express 12.0
Now available: 'Biggest ever' update adds threaded rendering, GPU video decoding to the editing and compositing app.
Friday, February 15th, 2019
Visit the 2019 Gnomon Student Gallery show
See some of the world's best student CG art at a free exhibition at the school's Hollywood gallery.
Wednesday, February 13th, 2019
Download 300 free measured materials for Unity
Get Unity Technologies' new free library of real-world automotive materials, from chrome to car paint.
Monday, February 11th, 2019
Get 25 free cutout people and 25 free sky backgrounds
Download Kaiserbold's free photographic resources. Various resolutions; skies licensed for commercial use.
Sunday, February 10th, 2019
Download 100 free high-res HDRIs from HDRMAPS
Mainly exterior scenes, provided in EXR format at 10,000 x 5,000px resolution. For commercial use.
Sunday, February 3rd, 2019
iToo Software ships Forest Pack 6.3 for 3ds Max
Scattering plugin adds option to edit distribution and colour of objects during interactive renders.
Friday, February 1st, 2019
Intel releases open-source denoiser Open Image Denoise
New render denoising system is CPU-based, AI-driven, hardware-agnostic. See it in action here.
Thursday, January 31st, 2019
Quixel releases Mixer for free
Next-gen material creation tool is now available to download for free during its beta. Will become a $99 perpetual licence on final release.
Wednesday, January 30th, 2019