Tutorial: Creating Incendiary Burn FX for Game Characters
Discover how to create a character destruction effect using UE5's Niagara toolset with The Gnomon Workshop's introductory tutorial.
Monday, October 19th, 2026
particle system
New CG software you may have missed: 18 October 2026
Discover what's new in 10 key CG tools from Autograph, IlluGen, LiquiGen and Red Giant to Moho, ComfyUI and Nomad Sculpt.
Sunday, October 18th, 2026
Insydium releases NeXus 2026.1 in beta
Big update to the particle-based simulation add-on for Blender and Cinema 4D adds a neat new unified multi-material solver.
Thursday, October 1st, 2026
tyFlow 2.1 adds PhysX-powered vehicle rigging and simulation
Popular 3ds Max multiphysics plugin gets a complete new vehicle toolset, along with new Gaussian Splatting features.
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2026
Open 3D Foundation releases O3DE 2026.5
Open-source game engine gets new native particle system, updates to tonemapping and the physical sky, and automatic LOD generation.
Thursday, June 11th, 2026
NeXus for Blender is now free in beta
New Blender edition of the popular C4D particle and fluid simulation tool is free in beta for anyone who signs up for an Insydium account.
Saturday, June 6th, 2026
Boris FX releases Continuum 2026.5
New features in the effects plugins include AI-powered video deinterlacing and updates to AI facial matte generation.
Friday, May 15th, 2026
tyFlow 2.0 now simulates smoke and fire as well as particles
Popular 3ds Max particle and multiphysics add-on for VFX and motion graphics gets neat new GPU-based Zenith fluid engine.
Thursday, March 5th, 2026
Scene Group releases Cavalry 2.6
Check out the latest features in the motion design app just acquired by Canva, including a new Mesh solver for creating organic growth effects.
Wednesday, February 25th, 2026
Boris FX releases Continuum 2026
Check out the changes to the VFX plugins for compositing and video editing apps, including AI masking tools and revamped chromakeying.
Monday, November 3rd, 2025
Sneak peek: GPU-accelerated smoke and fire in NeXus
Check out nxExplosiaFX, the new smoke and fire simulation tool in Insydium's GPU-based particle effects add-on for Cinema 4D.
Friday, October 17th, 2025
Open-source tool Infinigen Indoors generates procedural 3D interiors
Updated: free Blender-based tool generates 3D interiors, from rooms to entire houses. Check out its new Infinigen-Sim toolset.
Monday, June 30th, 2025
Boris FX adds new AI tools to Continuum 2025.5
Effects plugins for compositing and video editing apps get new AI tools for generating masks and depth maps, and fixing glitches. Prices up.
Thursday, May 22nd, 2025