Master creature grooming techniques in Houdini
Learn to style digital hair and fur with The Gnomon Workshop's guide to current VFX workflows.
Monday, August 9th, 2021
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Wysilab releases Instant Terra plugins for Houdini and UE4
New early access plugins set up Instant Terra terrains in Houdini and Unreal Engine in a couple of clicks.
Monday, August 9th, 2021
Get the free RenderMan for Substance Painter 24.1 plugin
Open source plugin now converts Substances to RenderMan's new Lama materials, for use in Blender, Houdini or Maya.
Wednesday, August 4th, 2021
Maxon, Tangent Animation join Academy Software Foundation
Cinema 4D and LoUPE developers become members of industry body to promote open-source VFX tech.
Monday, August 2nd, 2021
AMD ships Radeon ProRender 3.2 for Blender and Maya
Free physically accurate GPU renderer gets new toon shading mode and deformation motion blur.
Monday, July 12th, 2021
Alexey Vanzhula releases Modeler 2021 for Houdini
Versatile modelling toolkit gets neat new tools for retopologising high-res ZBrush character sculpts.
Monday, July 12th, 2021
Download the free edition of RenderMan 24
Get the latest Non-Commercial edition of Pixar's renderer for personal use and plugin creation.
Wednesday, June 30th, 2021
Pixar ships RenderMan for Blender
New RenderMan integration places the open-source 3D app on the same footing as Maya or Houdini.
Wednesday, June 30th, 2021
Pixar releases RenderMan 24 with RenderMan XPU
Long-awaited update includes new hybrid CPU/GPU rendering mode. See all the new features here.
Wednesday, June 30th, 2021
Maxon ships Redshift 3.0.46
GPU renderer for 3ds Max, Blender, C4D, Houdini and Maya gets new OCIO 2-based colour management system, including ACEScg support.
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2021
View USD files inside Windows with this free Shell Extension
Activision's neat open-source USD Shell Extension lets you view and edit USD files directly in Windows.
Tuesday, June 15th, 2021
Master procedural shading in Houdini and Arnold
Discover how to create realistic shaders for VFX with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed new tutorial.
Wednesday, June 9th, 2021
Multiverse | USD 6.7 ships
Check out the new features in J Cube's USD-native Maya layout, look dev and lighting toolset. Freelancers can use it for free.
Monday, June 7th, 2021