Foundry releases Katana 2.6
Look dev and lighting tool gets new API to lay groundwork for native viewer based on Pixar's Hydra real-time rendering architecture.
Wednesday, May 3rd, 2017
look development
Master Environment Creation for Film and Cinematics
New Gnomon tutorial reveals how to create a photorealistic 3D environment from start to finish.
Sunday, April 2nd, 2017
Chaos Group releases V-Ray 3.5 for Maya
Sizeable update to renderer adds interactive lights, better interactive look dev, resumable rendering.
Thursday, March 30th, 2017
DGDM releases VPR for Redshift 2.10
Handy Maya plugin for streamlining look dev workflow can now control Redshift lens shaders from within the VPR window.
Friday, February 24th, 2017
DGDM releases SLiB Leuchtkraft 1.6 for Maya
Updated: Nifty Maya lighting design plugin gets support for dome lights, option to import custom HDRIs.
Wednesday, January 25th, 2017
Get Allan McKay's new free 18-hour VFX training course
Create a complete reverse-gravity destruction FX shot in 3ds Max and Nuke. Includes source footage and project files.
Wednesday, December 14th, 2016
The Gnomon Workshop ships TRex Lookdev and Lighting
New video reveals professional Maya and Arnold workflows for integrating CG with live action.
Friday, November 25th, 2016
Redshift devs announce Redshift for Katana
GPU-based production renderer to get native integration with The Foundry's look development tool.
Thursday, August 25th, 2016
The Foundry releases Katana for Windows
Now shipping: Katana 2.5 makes powerful look dev tool available to non-Linux users for the first time.
Wednesday, August 3rd, 2016
Isotropix releases Clarisse iFX 3.0
Major update to the hybrid 2D/3D rendering software adds new PBR render engine and UV baking tools.
Wednesday, July 20th, 2016
Isotropix previews Clarisse iFX 3.0
Next-gen 2D/3D look development tool to get new PBR render engine, plus better handling of hair and fur.
Tuesday, May 31st, 2016
Gnomon posts full guide to look dev in V-Ray for Maya
Psyop CG supervisor Stephen DeLalla's 10-hour video provides a vital primer in look development.
Wednesday, May 18th, 2016
The Foundry ships Modo Indie 10.0
Export-limited version of Modo for indie game artists ships. Update is free to owners of Modo Indie 901.
Thursday, April 28th, 2016