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look development

Discover key texturing techniques for visual effects with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed new tutorial.

Thursday, May 27th, 2021

Updated: See what's new in Build 6 of the GPU-based alternative to Houdini's own Sparse Pyro solver.

Tuesday, May 18th, 2021

Big update to the look dev and rendering tool adds USD exporter, Arnold-compatible material and intuitive new lighting workflows.

Wednesday, May 5th, 2021

Wide-ranging update to the open-source renderer and its Blender plugin adds RTX acceleration, new stereo cameras.

Monday, April 12th, 2021

Real-time rendering toolkit gets new GPU-accelerated ray tracing system, new 3D painting toolset.

Monday, April 5th, 2021

3D texturing app to get Python 3 support, new USD workflows and updated brush engine, but macOS edition cancelled.

Friday, March 19th, 2021

Recreate realistic real-world materials in Maya and Redshift with The Gnomon Workshop's tutorial.

Monday, March 15th, 2021

Take a crash course in look dev for VFX and animation with The Gnomon Workshop's latest tutorial.

Monday, February 15th, 2021

Discover 20 video tutorials from the leading digital training firm that no CG artist can afford to miss.

Sunday, January 31st, 2021

Master industry-standard modelling and shading workflows in The Gnomon Workshop's masterclass.

Sunday, January 31st, 2021

Create production-ready grooms in ILM artist Kristin Farrensteiner's Gnomon Workshop masterclass.

Sunday, January 24th, 2021

See all the new features in the Houdini edition of renderer, from ACEScg to updates to VRayDirt.

Wednesday, December 16th, 2020

3D texture painting tool gets new options for creating and sharing procedural masks, isolating materials, and baking textures.

Friday, December 11th, 2020