SiNi Software ships version 1.11 of its 3ds Max plugins
Utility toolkit IgNite gets updates to Sculpt, Scribe and Illumi; other plugins now support V-Ray Next.
Monday, August 6th, 2018
HDRI
Download Grzegorz Baran's 16 spherical 8K HDRIs for free
Use the Ubisoft environment artist's discount code to get his new 360 HDRI Panorama Pack 01 for free.
Friday, July 27th, 2018
Download Kungfujackrabbit Studio's 25 free HDRIs
Get 25 synthetic HDRIs for use in product renders. 10,000 x 5,000px resolution, for commercial use.
Sunday, July 15th, 2018
PlaySys ships Real HDR
Interesting new tool lets you place light sources on a 2D canvas to create your own synthetic HDRIs. Works in 32-bit linear colour space.
Tuesday, July 3rd, 2018
Download 29 free Eisklotz HDRIs at resolutions up to 16K
Get 29 high-res HDRIs of interior and exterior scenes, many with backplates. For commercial use.
Tuesday, July 3rd, 2018
Get Allan McKay's free eight-hour plasma VFX tutorial
VFX supervisor's new free training course comes with full project files in MAX, FBX and Alembic formats.
Thursday, May 31st, 2018
Download 300+ free 16,000px HDRIs from HDRI Haven
Updated: Many of the popular resource site's free HDRIs now come with 36MP backplates. For commercial use.
Sunday, February 18th, 2018
Black Friday and winter 2017 deals for CG artists
Updated with discounts valid until the New Year, including Affinity Photo and Marmoset Toolbag.
Thursday, November 23rd, 2017
Download 44 free 14MP HDRs of industrial environments
New website HDR Vault offers 14MP spherical HDRs of industrial and public spaces under a CC0 licence.
Sunday, November 12th, 2017
Luxion releases free KeyShot 7 content pack
Free installer adds 10 6K Aversis HDRIs and 150 3K Poliigon texture maps to the renderer's asset library.
Thursday, September 14th, 2017
Luxion ships KeyShot 7 HD and KeyShot 7 Pro for ZBrush
Low-cost versions of the renderer for ZBrush users get new UI customisation, materials and environment options.
Thursday, August 17th, 2017
Get a free 16,000px HDRI every week from HDRI Haven
Download the first of artist Greg Zaal's free hi-res HDRIs today, showing an exterior scene at night. Commercial use.
Sunday, June 11th, 2017
Download 12 free HDR images of industrial environments
Get Philip Modin's 14-megapixel HDRs of factories and workshops. EXR format, for commercial use.
Sunday, June 4th, 2017