Maxon releases Trapcode Suite 17.1 for After Effects
See the new features in the latest update to Maxon's suite of motion graphics and VFX plugins.
Wednesday, September 15th, 2021
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10 key features for CG artists from Unreal Engine 4.27
See our pick of UE4's new features, from more in-camera visual effects tools to multi-GPU lightmap baking.
Monday, August 23rd, 2021
Continuum 2021.5 ships
Effects plugin suite for compositing apps gets new tools for creating 3D particle systems, plus nine new GPU-acclerated cinematic effects.
Friday, June 25th, 2021
D5 Render 1.9 ships
Dimension 5's rapidly evolving RTX-accelerated GPU renderer for 3ds Max and Blender gets new time-and-latitude based sky system.
Friday, May 28th, 2021
cebas releases thinkingParticles 6.10
GPU-accelerated spectral renderer finalRender now bundled with the 3ds Max particle plugin for free.
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2021
The 20 most popular Gnomon Workshop tutorials of 2020
Discover 20 video tutorials from the leading digital training firm that no CG artist can afford to miss.
Sunday, January 31st, 2021
Discover 10 key features for CG artists in Unity 2020.2
Read our pick of the new features in the game engine, from ray traced reflections to real-time compositing.
Monday, December 21st, 2020
Master Houdini particle effects
Get to grips with Houdini's VFX-industry-standard particle effects tools with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed new introductory tutorial.
Sunday, December 20th, 2020
10 key features for CG artists from Unreal Engine 4.26
Read our pick of the new features, from water and volumetric clouds to Booleans and GPU lightmapping.
Friday, December 4th, 2020
Red Giant releases Trapcode Suite 16.0 for After Effects
Big update to the VFX and motion graphics plugins adds new physics and flocking controls in Particular 5.
Wednesday, November 18th, 2020
Chaos Group ships Phoenix FD 4.30 for 3ds Max and Maya
New force tuning option in the fluid simulation app lets users 'mask' forces to control sims precisely.
Thursday, September 24th, 2020
Unity reveals 2021 roadmap
See the new tools for games artists due in Unity 2020 LTS, 2021.1 and 2021.2 - plus a bonus for anyone with a free Personal subscription.
Friday, August 14th, 2020
Discover five key features for CG artists in Unity 2020.1
Read our run-down of the key new features in the game engine, from better ray tracing to AI-driven character posing.
Thursday, July 23rd, 2020