Discover how to get a job at Industrial Light & Magic
Hear senior ILM recruiters give their VFX career tips at a free event at Gnomon in Hollywood this Thursday.
Monday, August 1st, 2016
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Download cool new free 3D sculpting tool PolyBrush
Now shipping: Sketch forms in 3D space and export them as OBJs with this neat new app. Free Lite edition; full version is $20/year.
Monday, August 1st, 2016
Unity Technologies ships Unity 5.4
New update to the game engine extends the particle controls and Cinematic Image Effects add-on.
Saturday, July 30th, 2016
Blackmagic Design releases Fusion on Linux
Fusion 8.2 makes the compositor available on Linux as well as Windows and Mac. Free and $995 editions available.
Wednesday, July 27th, 2016
Solid Angle releases Arnold for 3ds Max
Free preview build of the MAXtoA plugin provides native, cloud-ready integration between Max and the Arnold renderer.
Tuesday, July 26th, 2016
Allegorithmic releases Substance Painter 2.2
Neat new material layering system lets users visualise complex composite materials accurately within the software.
Friday, July 22nd, 2016
ftrack gets integration with Cinema 4D and 3ds Max
Free plugins let users access the cloud-based production tracking system directly within Max and C4D.
Thursday, July 21st, 2016
Blender add-on mimics the PxrDisney shader in Cycles
Updated: Onelvxe Studios' add-on mimics RenderMan's 'ubershader' in Blender. Now a paid-for product as well as a free beta.
Tuesday, July 19th, 2016
Side Effects cuts Houdini educational pricing
Education edition now available to colleges for $75/year, and free to high schools and instructors.
Friday, July 15th, 2016
Come to Substance Days at Gnomon next week
See three days of 3D texturing masterclasses from firms like Naughty Dog at Gnomon next week. Watch free online.
Thursday, July 14th, 2016
Get 20 free smoke plume and 10 dust wave FX clips
Download them in 2K resolution from new stock practical effects footage site ActionVFX. Licensed for commercial use.
Sunday, July 10th, 2016
Download Joost Vanhoutte's free textures and cutouts
Updated: Get 50 foliage cutouts, over 1,800 texture reference images, and 111 new free stone textures.
Sunday, July 10th, 2016
FurryBall RT 1.3 ships, adds new free 'Credit version'
Updated: Just logging in now gives you up 30 free hours of rendering a month, even for commercial jobs.
Thursday, July 7th, 2016