Airen 4D is an upcoming 'AI render engine' for Cinema 4D
Intriguing plugin uses Stable Diffusion AI models to turn simple geometry into photorealistic images, with detailed materials and lighting.
Monday, February 12th, 2024
rendering
Otoy backs the Blender Development Fund
OctaneRender developer becomes Blender's latest Corporate Patron, contributing at least €240,000/year to the open-source 3D software.
Friday, February 9th, 2024
JangaFX releases GeoGen 0.2
Intriguing 3D terrain and planet generator for real-time applications gets its second public release. Check out the latest features here.
Monday, February 5th, 2024
Tutorial: Creating Environment Art for Digital Production
Master current studio workflows with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed six-hour guide to environment art.
Saturday, February 3rd, 2024
Free tool: MaterialVault for Unreal Engine
VFX and visualization artist Scott Rafferty's open-source plugin gives UE5 a single unified interface to browse, edit and apply materials.
Sunday, January 21st, 2024
Tutorial: Creating a Large-Scale Aerial Shot
Use OpenStreetMap data to create a procedural 3D environment in Houdini with The Gnomon Workshop's beginner-friendly guide.
Saturday, January 20th, 2024
BCorona 2.0 lets you render Blender scenes in Corona
Unofficial Blender integration for the Corona renderer gets support for Blender 4.0 and an automated converter for Cycles shaders.
Friday, January 19th, 2024
Ynput releases Ayon 1.0
Open-source pipeline for VFX and animation work is now production-ready - and available in the cloud as well as to install locally for free.
Thursday, January 18th, 2024
Master Liquid Simulation in Houdini
Create art-directable simulations with The Gnomon Workshop's guide to Houdini's FLIP fluids and rigid body dynamics toolsets.
Friday, January 12th, 2024
Project Dogwaffle team releases Howler 2024.3
Check out the new features in the digital painting and CG art tool, like the updated CPU/GPU renderer.
Tuesday, January 2nd, 2024
How noOne created striking animated short Aether Saga
Check out facial scanning and motion-capture behind the impressive proof-of-concept teaser for a Skyrim-esque animated series.
Friday, December 29th, 2023
Tutorial: Creating a Custom 3D Kit for Concept Art
Discover how to create a library of 3D kitbash assets then use it to create concept illustrations with The Gnomon Workshop's tutorial.
Saturday, December 23rd, 2023
Hollywood Illusion releases Magic Nodes 2 for After Effects
Neat add-on that brings node-based compositing to After Effects gets support for 3D layers, cameras, node groups and multi-graphs.
Friday, December 15th, 2023