Weeds: the story of an indie short made by Disney artists
Discover how artists working in their personal time created a 3D short using the same tech as a Disney feature.
Wednesday, November 22nd, 2017
Houdini
Download 11 free 3D scans from Megascans 2018
Get free scans of ground materials, rocks and vegetation from Quixel's newly revamped online library.
Wednesday, November 22nd, 2017
SideFX releases Houdini 16.5
Video: see Houdini's upcoming retopology and facial autorigging tools, and a lot of neat new fluid, crowd and hair simulation features.
Tuesday, November 7th, 2017
Discover how Disney artist Kevin Hudson created 'Weeds'
Explore the making of an indie short created with Disney tech at Gnomon's free event next week. Watch free online.
Friday, November 3rd, 2017
Get Xolotl Studio's Substance Painter Live Link
Updated: neat plugin live links Substance Painter to Blender, Modo or Maya - and now 3ds Max and V-Ray.
Wednesday, October 25th, 2017
The Gnomon Workshop ships Introduction to Houdini 17
Get started with Houdini with Psyop veteran Robby Branham's step-by-step guide to core workflows.
Wednesday, October 18th, 2017
Redshift team releases Redshift 2.5
GPU renderer gets better sampling, firefly removal, Mac support, Cinema 4D and Katana plugins.
Thursday, August 3rd, 2017
Eye candy: SideFX's 2017 Houdini reel
See the best Houdini animation and VFX, from Alien: Covenant to mind-bending new J-pop promos.
Wednesday, July 26th, 2017
Watch the best CG shorts from Siggraph 2017
Watch highlights of 15 of the year's best animated and VFX shorts, with accompanying tech breakdowns.
Wednesday, July 26th, 2017
Redshift gets new GPU benchmarking utility
See how current Nvidia workstation and gaming GPUs compare in this real-world render benchmark test.
Friday, June 23rd, 2017
Deep FX ships Deep Rising FX 1.2 for LightWave
Affordable new particle-based fluid simulation plugin adds support for Bullet dynamics, OBJ mesh export.
Thursday, June 1st, 2017
yVR lets you view VR projects on your mobile in real time
New live linking tool lets you view VR scenes in 3ds Max or Houdini on a mobile device or remote PC.
Monday, May 22nd, 2017
YCDIVFX releases Nyx Sidekick
Now shipping: New €90 live-linking tool turns Houdini into an 'effects co-processor' for 3ds Max.
Sunday, May 7th, 2017