Autodesk ships Maya 2019.1 and Maya LT 2019.1
Maya 2019.1 adds new options to use light expressions and overrides with render layers. Mainly bugfixes in Maya LT 2019.1.
Thursday, May 30th, 2019
lighting
Learn the art of lighting for animation
Master key skills in Maya, Arnold and Nuke with Sony Pictures Imageworks lighting TD Alex Corll's new video tutorial.
Saturday, May 11th, 2019
Isotropix adds GPU ray tracing in Clarisse iFX 4.0 SP2
It's limited to the 3D viewport, not final output, but it can result in a render speed boost of 'up to 100x'.
Monday, April 29th, 2019
Next Limit launches RoomBox
New architectural visualisation platform converts 2D AutoCAD and Revit floorplans into complete 3D environments for final rendering.
Saturday, April 27th, 2019
Unity 2019.1 ships
Game engine gets new scene visibility controls, better GPU lightmap baking, support for AxF materials, OptiX render denoising.
Wednesday, April 17th, 2019
Sneak peek: Video Copilot's new Nebula 3D plugin
Video: see footage created with the firm's cool-looking new 3D volumetrics tool for After Effects.
Friday, April 12th, 2019
Get started in Clarisse V4
Master Isotropix's powerful set dressing, look dev and rendering software with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed new tutorial.
Saturday, April 6th, 2019
Master environment art workflows for videogames
Get started with Naughty Dog artist Martin Teichmann's new series of videos for The Gnomon Workshop.
Saturday, March 16th, 2019
Isotropix ships Clarisse iFX 4.0
Big update reworks the layout and rendering tool's lighting pipeline and adds USD support. See the key features and pricing changes here.
Friday, February 1st, 2019
Reallusion ships iClone 7.4 and launches iClone Open
New open Python API will let developers create custom tools for the real-time animation software.
Sunday, January 6th, 2019
Watch a complete guide to lighting in Unreal Engine
Master key lighting tools and techniques in UE4 with The Gnomon Workshop's training video.
Tuesday, December 18th, 2018
Wings 3D developers release Wings 3D 2.2
Veteran open-source subdivision modelling tool gets support for PBR materials, new Booleans system.
Monday, December 3rd, 2018
Discover how to create AAA game art for virtual reality
Discover how First Contact Entertainment created VR shooter Firewall Zero Hour at Gnomon's free talk next week.
Monday, November 26th, 2018