Get Allan McKay's new free 18-hour VFX training course
Create a complete reverse-gravity destruction FX shot in 3ds Max and Nuke. Includes source footage and project files.
Wednesday, December 14th, 2016
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Gnomon releases Creating a Gun in Modo
Master pro techniques for prop design with Wolfenstein: The New Order art director Tor Frick's video.
Thursday, October 13th, 2016
Maxon ships Cinema 4D R18
Major update adds neat MoGraph options, object tracking, real-time knife tools, and Substance support.
Thursday, September 1st, 2016
Triumph releases Blend4Web 16.08
Toolset for turning Blender scenes into interactive web apps gets improved Normal Editor, more shading options.
Thursday, September 1st, 2016
Download a free real-time PBR shader for Blender
Aidy Burrows' free shader set-up mimics UE4's physically based shading in the Blender viewport.
Tuesday, August 30th, 2016
Gnomon posts full guide to look dev in V-Ray for Maya
Psyop CG supervisor Stephen DeLalla's 10-hour video provides a vital primer in look development.
Wednesday, May 18th, 2016
The Foundry ships Modo Indie 10.0
Export-limited version of Modo for indie game artists ships. Update is free to owners of Modo Indie 901.
Thursday, April 28th, 2016
Epic Games releases Unreal Engine 4.11
Big update to game engine includes new Sequencer cinematics editor. Source code for the upcoming VR Editor also available.
Wednesday, April 6th, 2016
Tachyon Render promises real-time PBR in Cinema 4D
Promising new C4D renderer uses game engine techniques for fast, accurate physically based shading.
Friday, March 11th, 2016
See more details of the new features in Modo 10.0v1
Update will improve look dev and asset export to UE4 and Unity 5, streamline baking, enhance vertex normal editing.
Tuesday, March 8th, 2016
Gnomon releases Octane Render for Maya training
Six-hour tutorial provides a full guide to shading, lighting and rendering with Otoy's GPU-based renderer.
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2016
Get Allan McKay's free tower destruction tutorial
Download the FX guru's eight-hour series of Max, thinkingParticles and FumeFX videos, with project files.
Tuesday, January 5th, 2016
FXhome ships HitFilm 4 Pro
Editing, compositing and effects app gets new 3D rendering, animation options, plus $299 Boris FX titling plugin 3D Objects thrown in free.
Wednesday, November 18th, 2015