Master Realistic Dog Grooming for Production with XGen
Image Engine grooming artist Jordan Soler's new Gnomon tutorial provides a complete guide to Maya's fur toolset.
Saturday, January 26th, 2019
Mari
Jens Kafitz releases Mari Extension Pack 4 R2
Popular suite of 250+ add-on tools for Foundry's 3D painting software now updated to support Mari 4.x.
Thursday, December 6th, 2018
Shotgun Software ships Shotgun 8
Major update to the production tracking system introduces new 'cloud-connected desktop app' Shotgun Create.
Wednesday, December 5th, 2018
Foundry makes its software free to students for a year
New Education Collective bundles also provide ongoing discounts on Nuke, Mari, Modo and Katana.
Tuesday, October 9th, 2018
Foundry ships Mari 4.2
Long-awaited new mirrored projection system lets users paint symmetrically on any model: no need for a specialised UV layout.
Wednesday, September 12th, 2018
Foundry ships Mari 4.1
Update improves Mari's handling of colour spaces and selection groups. Mac users get the same features - but in Mari 3.4, not 4.1.
Tuesday, June 12th, 2018
Foundry unveils Athera, its new cloud-based VFX platform
Updated: new service aims to let users run a full VFX studio via a web browser. Pricing now revealed.
Monday, April 30th, 2018
Allegorithmic releases Substance Designer 2018.1
Big VFX-focused update to the material authoring tool adds UDIM workflow, 30% speed boost when opening large assets.
Monday, March 12th, 2018
Sign up for Mari Live in Hollywood next month
See how top studios use the 3D painting tool at Foundry's user event at Gnomon on 1 February. Watch free online.
Friday, January 12th, 2018
Foundry ships Mari 4.0
Workflow-focused update gives the texture-painting app a decluttered new UI and better interoperability with other key VFX pipeline tools.
Wednesday, December 6th, 2017
Eye candy: Foundry's 2017 showreel
See the best work created with Nuke and Mari, from Rogue One and Doctor Strange to ads and VR.
Friday, December 1st, 2017
Gnomon releases Texturing and Shading for Production
Follow ILM artist Jesse Flores's eight-hour video tutorial in Maya, Mari, V-Ray and Substance Painter.
Tuesday, September 12th, 2017
Santhosh Koneru: a visual effects director's progress
The Blur Studio artist discusses his award-winning short, The Legion, and new CG project The Vikings.
Tuesday, July 18th, 2017